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PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular Afrikaans toilet humour…
PlacePella
In the mid-1880s a huge Cathedral was built in the Bushmanland desert oasis of Pella by French Missionaries who at first had absolutely no idea what they were…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… making them feel “more powerless” as time progressed. [11] Furthermore, most women also suffered from “dizziness, … in South Africa,” until she returned…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
An Invitation to a Gripping True StoryJoin us for an exclusive evening at Ike's Bookshop, Durban's beloved independent book haven, to celebrate the launch of…
PlaceKoelfontein Wine Farm
… on the grounds. Noble cultivars were first planted in the 1990’s, followed by Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon …
EventGwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… respective organizations. Mothopeng died on 23 October 1990 and Gwala died of a heart failure on 21 June 1995. …
EventIvory Coast's new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… crime rose dramatically in the capital, Abijan. By 1990, a strike of civil servants and students led to the …
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
Music Music was a central feature of the urban culture that developed in Johannesburg and in Sophiatown in particular. It was here that the most important…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… a radical change in government policy on February 2 1990. With the unbanning of the African National Congress …
ArticleRight to Organise Timeline 1500-1994
1500-1800 This period is marked by the advent and growth of the Atlantic Slave Trade affecting West Africa, Central and East Africa. On the Southern African…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 1 - The Transition in Context by Christopher Saunders
… process and emerged as a liberal democracy in March 1990 was an essential preliminary to the South African … ended not with Namibia’s becoming independent in…
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng's 2 years suspension
… 800m silver medallist Hezekiel Sepeng was banned on 11 May 2005 from all competition for two years, following a …
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Conclusion - By Riashnee Pather
… a few attempts to kick start the organisation in the 1990's the NIC seems to be destined to remain in the past. … College, later to be known as the…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… establish the Aryan Benevolent Home in Pietermaritzburg 11. At the age of 19 he was also appointed secretary of the … century South Africa. [New York:…
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… against the introduction of the Bantu Education Act and 1990 provided a significant turning point with the release of …
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… found fertile ground for its propaganda and agitation. 11 The appalling working conditions of the Jewish artisans in … See South African News (S.A.N.), …
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
PlaceUnion Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
… only 17,500 guilders and it was bought a Year later for 11,600 guilders by Murdoch Morrison. The latter is noteworthy …
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… Earl of Caledon , Governor of the Cape Colony from 1807-11; annexed that part of the District lying North of the Berg …
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress - 25 November 1992. The strategic perspective of the ANC is the transfer of…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… on the Moon since Neil Armstrong stepped out of Apollo 11 in July 1969. While astronaut's Eugene Cernan and Harrison …
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… a wonderful potential to bring us all together.... We have 11 different official languages but only one word for the …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke
… established 66 concentration camps for them, accommodating 11 500 people at the height of their existence. Mortality …
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… 7,553 were literate 1904 census: 30,398 residents, of whom 11,262 were literate. The Village of Oudtshoorn was …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… to consider the option of a negotiated settlement. 1990 2 February, F. W. de Klerk delivers a speech at the … releases of political prisoners will start on 1…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… It is not difficult to see therefore, how, by 1990, when the Nationalist government and the ANC began a … to announce that these had been shelved…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… is the third most spoken language in South Africa. [11] Jansen argues that the language can be regarded as a … culture, and identity (Cape Town: Kwela, 2003)…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… until after the demise of the apartheid regime in the 1990’s. Due to the fact that the Market Theatre ran as a …
PlaceRondebosch
… , as a commitment to a peaceful negotiation process in 1990 - the beginning of the end of Apartheid . Rondebosch …
EventFive American nuns are shot to death in Liberia
… Johnson, former ally of Taylor, formed his own army. By 1990, neighboring African countries formed a military force …