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ArchiveTowards a mixed economy in South African agriculture
… and national liberation in South Africa, the perspective of the ANC, the de Janvrian Model, the agrarian question in …
PlaceLongkloof, Main Road, Hout Bay
… was subdivided in 1946 the building was used for a number of years as a farm stall. It was declared a National Monument …
PlaceGoudini Health Spa
… medicinal springs, fruit and grapes. The name is probably of Hottentot origin and means 'bitter honey valley'. Governor …
PlaceThe Pretoria Synagogue
… protected under the National Heritage Resources Act (25 of 1999). The infamous Treason Trial took place at this …
PlaceOld Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg
… was designed by Herbert Baker after the amalgamation of eight mining companies in April 1909, when Crown Mines Ltd …
EventHelen Joseph is put under house arrest
… Sabotage Act, introduced by the newly appointed Minister of Justice, B.J Voster. The conditions attached to her arrest … Joseph, H. (1986). Side by Side:…
EventSA Sculptor Thomas Lehupela is born in Thaba ‘Nchu
… Father Frans Claerhout, who introduced him to the medium of wood. He is primarily self-taught, but gives credit to the … Rankin, E. (1989). mages of wood…
EventThere is an assassination attempt on Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg
… The first assassination attempt was made on the life of Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred…
EventThe United Party is formed
… a merger between the National Party, under the leadership of General J.B.M. Hertzog, and the South African Party under … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five…
EventDieter and Ruth Gerhard are detained
… They were jailed in December 1983 after being convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. … (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key…
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
… paid a two day visit to South Africa at the invitation of mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer. On his visit, Young met … Southern African Political History: a…
EventF.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse
… Willemse on this date. The couple met at the University of Potchefstroom where they were both students and where De …
EventWhite entrepreneurs to be given contracts in the ‘homelands’
… cancelled, by actively encouraging economic exploitation of them, based on their race and their need for work while …
EventHelen Joseph dies
… activist, Helen Beatrice May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 … Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of…
EventBeverly Mashinini wins a bronze medal
… won a bronze medal in Athens, Greece. She was a member of the South African Paralympic team Amakrokokroko, which …
EventJRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein
… (Hilary, born 1894) went back to England for a change of climate in 1895. His father stayed behind, but died …
EventKenya becomes a one party state
… In 1964, Kenyatta had the legislature create the position of president and granted him considerable executive powers. …
ArchiveStudents and action in society
… Approach to student power; Economics and race; The power of contemporary radical thought; African socialism; Black …
PlaceStump Memorial, near Doornkop
… stump). The stump memorial is really just a burnt piece of wood with a plaque next to it. The three memorials … stump). The stump memorial is really just a…
ArchiveSpeak
… by Speak Collective, is a publication focussing on issues of interest mainly to women. Violence against women, …
PlaceDie Stem Parsonage, Simonstown, Cape Town
… and its verandah was added in 1820. The music for part of South Africa's national anthem, Die Stem van Suid Afrika, … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of…
EventAmanda Coetzer, SA’s highest ranked tennis star, is born in Hoopstad, OFS
… on 22 October 1971 and began playing tennis at the age of six. Coetzer began her professional tennis career in 1988. …
Rally to commemorate Joseph Sithole’s funeral
… 23 September 1984 the apartheid regime banned the funeral of the late Joseph Sithole. Nonetheless, activists in the …
EventWole Soyinka is born
… read the presentation speech by Professor Lars Gyllensten, of the Swedish Academy Click here to read our feature about …
EventBritish troopship wrecked – 372 drown
… Bay, about twenty-five kilometres from Cape Agulhas. Of the 378 people on board, only six survived. The wreck was … Siyabona Africa, To the Foot of Africa -…
9 Ships run ashore in Table Bay
… proving again that the Cape was quite aptly called 'Cape of Storms' (Cabo das Tormentas) by Bartholomeu Dias , the …
EventDon Mattera withdraws from public performances
… Mattera is now deeply involved in improving the community of Eldorado Park, in which he lives. Source: This Day, August …
Statement issued by the Vigilance Committee, Grahamstown
… need for the Council to address problems such as shortage of housing in the locations, excessive rental fees and the …
ArchiveFreedom and state security in the South African plural society
… This paper tries to iron out the concerns of the government and its citizens regarding security and …
PlaceWestoe, Westoe Road, Mowbray
… to Francois Pieter de Necker in 1785 and formed part of the Farm Coornhoop. The House, Built in a Cape Dutch style …