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PlaceBarton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… was erected in 1888 by EF Bourke, who later became the first mayor of Pretoria. It is one of the last remaining examples of the kind of elegant mansions…
PlaceMapungubwe
… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa ,…
Call for United Front by Albert Luthuli, 5 November 1961
… The result of the General Election has brought about no real change. If anything, it has given the Nationalist Party a much firmer mandate to press ahead…
Botha's British Allies by O. R. Tambo(Observer), London, 10 November 1985
… When the Pretoria regime imposed new restrictions on the press a week ago, it was in the hope that by pushing the ugly reality of apartheid …
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… As a direct result of the abortive Jameson Raid of 1896, the Volksraad of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek realised that they would have … There were four…
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
… Last week fighter aircraft flying in formation to look like the figure "100" swooped down The Mall and over Buckingham Palace to mark the centenary of the…
David Goldblatt: Structures of Dominion & Democracy (Artthrob), 31 March 2015, Durban, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
… and secular sites that declare or are expressive of the values or ethos of the people who built them. These sites also allow us a glimpse into the everyday…
PlaceFort Wonderboompoort, Wonderboom-Pretoria
… Completed on 4 September 1897 by the Krupps firm, Von Dewitz and Weiner, the fort cost £49 000 and had the same type of entrance as Fort Schanskop. Ramparts…
PlaceMauritius
… Though Mauritius lies in the waters of the Indian Ocean , between the continents of Africa and Asia, it is situated below the … Though Mauritius lies in the…
PlaceMorocco
… of western North Africa, Morocco borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) is located in the uMzinyathi District in kwaZulu-Natal. The Farm was previously owned…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… Vice-Minister of Education, Madame Wei Yu, President of the University, Professor Wang Dazhong, Your Excellencies, … Ladies and Gentlemen: First of all, let…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… The Sudwala Caves are the oldest known caves in the World and lie in the Drakensberg Escarpment, which separates the Highveld from … media/blog/explore-the…
PlacePilanesberg Game Reserve
… The reserve features the "Big Five" animals that is so popular with tourists: … game reserves , Pilanesberg National Park is possibly the most accessible…
PlaceState Theatre, Pretoria
… Designed by Hans and Roelof Botha, the theatre was completed in 1981. Situated on the Corner of Sisulu Street and Pretorius Streets, the Theatre covers the…
Press Conference in Maputo: Comments by Oliver Tambo on South African offer of territory to Swaziland, 5 March 1982
… at a press conference in Maputo, Mr. Tambo said that the ANC had already held two sets of discussions with the Swazi authorities on the South African "offer"…
ArchiveStatement on Mbeki's recall, by Jacob Zuma on behalf of ANC NEC, 22 September
… The National Executive Committee of the ANC met over the weekend of the 19th to 21st September 2008, to deliberate …
PlaceKruger National Park
… The Kruger National Park was proclaimed on 31 May 1926 under the newly formed National Parks Board of Trustees , which became the controlling body of the…
PlaceNaval Hill
… An extremely popular spot providing excellent views of the Town and the Franklin Game Reserve forms part of the Hill. Several types of big and small game can…
Document 1 - Keir Hardie, “Stoned in South Africa”, 1907
… at Durban, and was, of course, soon being interviewed by the Press. Then, as now, the racial question was acute, and the Unions were alarmed at the manner in…
ArchiveGarment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Five years after the Government forced him to relinquish his general Secretary, the name of E. Sachs still lives in people's minds with the Garment Workers'…
PlaceGroote Kerk, Pretoria
… The Dutch Reformed Kerk, Pretoria was established in 1854, when it separated from the Rustenburg congregation. The site where the first church was built…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… From the book: Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism commissioned by The Department of Education Industrialisationand rural change … on…
PlaceOld Presidency
… This building served as the official residence of the presidents of the former Republic of the Orange Free State, it was declared …
PlaceOrigins Centre
… The Origins Centre at Wits University in Johannesburg is a … destination for anyone interested in learning about the rich and diverse history of Southern…
ArchivePhotographer Ernest Cole: Of bondage and freedom – Discovery of trove of negatives a game changer by Ivor Powell (Daily Maverick), 30 November 2017
… By the age of 25, when Ernest Cole fled South Africa for exile in New York, he had already cut the template for the way the experience of apartheid would be…
PlaceNederlandse Hervormde Kerkgebou, Pretoria
… The ‘Nederduitsch Hervormde' congregation was founded on 8 and 9 September 1855 in Pretoria. It was one of the independent churches started by the …
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: ANC Statement on Policy Conference state of readiness, 25 June 2012
… The African National Congress is more than ready with its preparations for the fourth National Policy Conference which will kick off with a colloquium on…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
… a City of its own, although it has now merged with the Suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, there is barely … line over which you cross, other than a…
88. Gandhi’s legacy
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Jerry Coovadia, professor at the Natal University Medical School…