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PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader … prisoners of war were used to build Improvements on the estate. One of which, a windmill, was…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… South African singer Miriam Makeba dies at the age of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda City, because of the purple flowered bush that flurishes there! It has recently changed its name to Tshwane! The…
EventSouth Africa closes its borders with Lesotho
… On 1 January 1986 the South African Government closed its borders with Lesotho, cutting off fundamental food and fuel supplies. The relationship of the South…
EventA cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people
… killing between 250 and 350 people in Kinshasa, Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo). The plane, allegedly on its way to deliver supplies to Jonas ……
PlaceMac-mac falls
… The Mac-mac falls is the second highest falls in the Mpumalanga tour route, its shimmering waters plunge to a depth of 65m. The Mac mac Falls is 13 km from…
PlaceBourke's Luck Potholes
… This natural water feature marks the beginning of the Blyde River Canyon . The potholes were named after Tom Bourke, a gold-digger who …
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… The Portuguese expedition set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a crew of 148 men in a squadron of three square-riggers, the Sao Gabriel, the Sao…
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… The Queens Fort Museum fort erected in 1848, originally housed the Artillery Unit of the Free State, and depicts all major military conflicts from …
"What I think of Macmillan`s speech": Article by Albert Luthuli, 1 March 1960
… The eminent British statesman, Mr. Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Britain turned to Africa, including the Union, "to see." But, in the end, he did more…
Message sent to Canon Collins by ALbert Luthuli, 1 March 1956
… message. I have quite a little audience here around me in the house of a friend who has been doing the recording for us. I am grateful to you for giving me…
Funeral of Sean MacBride: Oliver Tambo, 05 May 1988
… an Irishman, spent time in prison for his part in the struggle for independence of his own people. From 1973 to … Commissioner, he distinguished himself in…
PlaceCasa Labia,198 Main Road, Muizenberg
… Clifford Hume Knight purchased the land in 1901, and subsequently built his residence upon … style with features reminiscent of a Venetian palazzo. The…
PlaceMuseum Africa
… major history and cultural history museum, is housed in the Newtown Cultural Precinct's old fruit and vegetable … and photographs has been collected since…
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
… facts against a former fellow student-leader charged under the Terrorism Act. At the time Mazwai was a journalist with the Sowetan. In the early 1980s the…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
… commit suicide in Pretoria while being pursued by the police. Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his accomplice and lover, Joey Haarhoff, were linked to the…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… Joe Slovo, the communist intellectual widely credited with being one of the masterminds of South Africa's national reconciliation, died after a long battle…
PlaceBergtheil House, 16 Queen’s Avenue, Westville
… Named after Jonas Bergtheil, this museum is situated in the leafy suburb of Westville, almost midway between Durban and Pinetown. The museum is housed in…
PlaceConstitutional Court of South Africa, Johannesburg
… and bureaucratic Braamfontein - is now Constitution Hill , the home of South Africa's highest court. Constitution Hill … prisons (all of them now museums)…
PlaceSouth End Museum, Port Elizabeth
… Click on image to enlarge The South End Museum Trust was started in 1999 when a group of people from the disadvantaged communities of Port Elizabeth and who…
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
… Just behind “the Brickworks” is what is known as the Vlakfontein Monument.The Vlakfontein Monument was erected to commemorate the …
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA’s richest gold deposit
… On 3 June 1954, a mining engineer at the Erfdeel farm in the Orange Free State pulled up a drill-core laden with ore from nearly 6,000-feet. The Essayists…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… One of the most gruesome attacks on township residents was carried … south of Johannesburg. In what has become known as the Boipatong massacre, township…
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… Built in 1926, the aging steam ship was pressed into service as a troop transport by the Royal Navy and had already carried thousands allied of ……
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… The building was designed by architect Stanley Hudson and was erected in 1911 as the Old Court House, and is the oldest public building in the central…
EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… This was the first such declaration of a State of Emergency by the Apartheid state. During these periods, the government had free reign to suspend civil…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… The New Germany Lutheran Church is the oldest congregation in the ELCSA(NT). Located in the greater Durban area, this … https://showme.co.za/durban…
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… The excellent Portrayal of Life as a Migrant Worker, found at the Worker’s Museum in Newtown, Johannesburg , was … sensationalising any aspect of this tragic…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… President P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela , leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had been…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… (Stephanus Johannes Paulus) was born on 10 October 1825 in the Steynsburg district. When the Great Trek started in 1836, he joined the trek party of Hendrik…