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PlaceWonderboom Nature Reserve, Pretoria
… The Wonderboom Nature Reserve and is Home to a 1000 Year Old Fig Tree, or Ficus Salicifolia, known as the 'Wonderboom' [wonder tree]. Legend states that the…
Address by President Mandela at ECOWAS Abuja, 30 October 1998
… Your Excellency, the Chair of ECOWAS Heads of State Excellencies Distinguished … Ladies and Gentlemen It is indeed an honour for me as the Chair of SADC, to…
A volatile case of Afrikan vs. Indian in KwaZulu-Natal by Jackie Shandu, 7 April 2015, South Africa
… But is it time to review that definition, based on the hostilities and inequalities that exist in KwaZulu-Natal? The EFF is certainly not planning to turn a…
EventSASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
… Bantu Steven Biko , leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and pioneer of the Black Consciousness philosophy, died in police custody at…
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… Following the Kinross mine disaster killing 177 miners (all migrant … fellow mine workers held memorial services throughout the mining industry to mourn…
PlaceCampanile, Port Elizabeth
… The Campanile was erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers and is situated at the entrance to the … https://pathfinda.com › Home › Eastern…
PlaceMoses Mabhida Stadium
… Durban like you’ve never seen it before. Take a ride up the SkyCar to the top of the arch where you’ll be rewarded with spectacular and …
PlaceEllis Park
… and was first named for Mr J.D. Ellis who initially made the land for the stadium available. The stadium is home to Johannesburg's rugby team, the …
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 2 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … born I started working again, but now I went to work at the factories because I was a…
PlaceLibya
… with an ancient history, has more recently been known for the 42-year rule of the mercurial Colonel Muammar Gaddafi - and the chaos that has followed his…
EventSouth African Prime Minister, John Vorster resigns
… African Prime Minister since 1966, John Vorster , shocked the nation by announcing his resignation from office, at the request of his colleagues, on the…
EventDe Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. is founded to exercise control over diamond production in South Africa
… over virtually all diamond production in South Africa. The company was registered in Kimberley, and was the merger of the De Beers Mining Company and…
PlaceFrankfort
… Frankfort is a small farming town situated on the banks of the Wilge River in the Free State province of South Africa. The town was laid …
EventStampede kills twelve people in Harare
… stampede that killed twelve people. Among those killed in the stampede were four children, the youngest age five. The stadium was filled to capacity with…
PlaceSouth Sudan
… Egypt attempted to colonize the region of Southern Sudan by establishing the Province of Equatoria in the 1870s. Islamic Mahdist revolutionaries overran the…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
… Celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s life is an opportunity to move away from the cliché-ridden assessments of his multi-faceted … personality…
EventSA military integration is disputed
… The transition in the South African Defence Force (later SANDF) was not achieved without difficulties. It came to the surface that a dispute ensued between…
PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
… to Pietermaritzburg , Natal. There, Gandhi was seated in the first-class compartment, as he had purchased a first-class ticket. A White person who entered…
ArchiveIndia’s African Sufis - Demystified! by Blanche Michael
… From the hypnotic effects of the circular motions of the spiritual dancing of whirling dervishes to the mesmerising qawwali [1] performances of the likes of…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… Last Wednesday David Goldblatt wrote an email to the Chancellor of Orders explaining that he was declining the Order of Ikhamanga, a national honour awarded…
EventOrigin of Johannesburg’s name is explained
… Bernhard Rissik and Christiaan Johannes Joubert - the only document dealing directly with the origin of the city's name. Some controversy exists concerning…
PlaceLegogote Mountain Region, Mpumalanga
… South-East of eLundi and 12m North-East of White River. The name is said to be Swazi for "the large one' or 'eternal one'. Also recorded as 'Lugogodo'. The…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… Located on Mzilikazi Street in Mofolo, the Mofolo Arts Centre is a hub of cultural and artistic exploration in Soweto. The centre is one of the few…
PlaceOliewenhuis Art Museum
… collect, conserve and exhibit works of art which represent the heritage of South African art on behalf of and to the advantage and edification of the entire…
PlaceTanzania
… The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama explored the East African coast in 1498 on his voyage to India. By 1506, the Portuguese claimed control over the…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… A fire virtually destroyed the historic Wanderers Cricket Club in Johannesburg, reducing … like historic documents, photos, trophies and records. The fire,…
Statement by Nelson R. Mandela on his relationship with his wife 13 April 1992
… The relationship between myself and my wife, Comrade Nomzamo Winnie Mandela, has become the subject of much media speculation. I am issuing this statement to…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… If a life could be mapped, that of the Honorable Arthur Chaskalson would surely appear as a … to human rights, and leading, without deviation, to the bench…
EventBomb meant for Kangaroo Court judge, May Ledwaba kills sleeping William Ledwaba
… in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. In evidence furnished before the Amnesty Commission of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, policemen Eric … and Deon Gouws…
PlaceFort Wiltshire
… Fort Wiltshire was erected by the British military during the frontier war of 1818-19, and was named in honour of Lt-Col Thomas Wiltshire of the 38th…