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PlaceOld Post Office, Fleming Street, Port Elizabeth
… This building is today commonly referred to as the ‘(old) Post Office Complex’ but contains 4 conjoined buildings. The complex is situated on erf 3787 but…
PlaceZambia
… gained independence from Britain with Kenneth Kaunda as the country’s first president, and proclaimed one-party rule. Their independence came four years…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… The warm, welcoming and friendly Tourism Folk from Darling, believe that peace and quiet of the foremost importance! A calm and peaceful Retreat from … of…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Stanley Uys, 01 August 1983, Londo
… Question: What has the ANC`s attitude been to violence? TAMBO: For decades we did not think violence had a role to play in the ANC`s struggle: not until the…
ArchiveRemembering to think critically: Rick Turner 40 years on by Anthony Egan, 8 January 2018
… Forty years ago, in the early hours of January 8th 1978, a 36-year old political philosopher was … to students, colleagues and friends as Rick) was coming to…
Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958]
… Document 40 - Anti-CAD, Why You Should Not Vote [1958] The Anti-C.A.D. Movement was formed in 1943 to fight the Coloured Advisory Council and the beginnings…
PlaceCrossroads Township
… Crossroads Township is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Province. Crossroads emerged as a shanty…
PlaceAliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
… The alternative name in 1850, for Mossel Bay . It was the first place that Europeans landed, that was Bartholomew … to search for a trading route to India,…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 9: Law, justice and society
… Report of the Legal Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. … The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society …
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 10: So
… Report of the Political Commission of the Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society. … The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society …
PlaceBacksberg Wine Estate & Cellars
… Our family history in South Africa starts back at the beginning of the last century when my grandfather arrived at the shores of …
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… From the 17th to the 20th centuries, Robben Island served as a place of banishment, isolation and imprisonment. Today it is a … a poignant reminder to the…
EventFreedom Day is celebrated in South Africa
… 27 April commemorates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa. … South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the…
"Form united front now": Interview with Albert Luthuli, 5 May 1962
… "The violence and terror that could be unleashed by the Government against all its opponents once it is armed … to forming a broad united front so as to…
Freedom Day Call by Albert Luthuli, 3 June 1956
… ANC President-General Albert Lutuli calls on all lovers of freedom in our land to commemorate the past deeds for freedom and to rededicate themselves to the…
PlaceKruger House Museum
… Situated at 60 Church Street, this was the home of President Paul Kruger. It was his personal property as the ZAR did not have an official residence for the…
EventDemonstrators close down businesses and government offices in Lesotho
… and government offices in Lesotho as protests against the outcome of the 23 May 1998 election results intensified. The protests … Southall, R. and Fox, R. …
EventGerman Lieutenant-General Lothar von Trotha lands in Swakopmund, South West Africa
… The scorched earth campaign conducted by Germany against the Herero people in South West Africa (now known as Namibia) … the first genocides in the twentieth…
PlaceRegina Mundi, Catholic Church, Soweto
… Regina Mundi Catholic Church is located in the Township of Soweto, in the Suburb of Moroka. The Church forms part of the rich … ica.net/na/en/travel/article…
PlaceEmpangeni
… Empangeni, a town about 160 km from Durban on the R34 just off the N2, is positioned in the hilly countryside of the Uthungulu district. The area around…
EventSouth Africa mandated to govern South
… The League of Nations, the world body formed after World War 1 in 1919, afforded … (now Namibia). The mandate gave South Africa full power of administration…
Nelson Mandela University presenting AEE REP qualification programme
… The Nelson Mandela University will be hosting the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) qualification programme the …
EventSouth Africa readmitted to United Nations
… For South Africa this date signaled the end of decades of international isolation . The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) recalled … on 18 June…
PlaceHout Bay East and West Forts
… Found on opposite sides of the Bay entrance, on the mountain. Origanally built to protect the Bay entrance! …
PlaceGaries
… To describe Garies as in the middle of nowhere does not do any damage to the reputation of the Town (for those who stay here, …
EventNational Party wins general election
… The National Party under Dr H.F. Verwoerd claimed majority of votes in a parliamentary general election, Verwoerd's last … before his assassination in office…
PlaceTokai Manor House, Tokai Road, Tokai.
… The farm was originally granted to Johan Rauch in 1792, … had sold it on to Andries Teubes, who probably built the manor in 1795-96 according to a design by…
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original building into sections and transported it to ……
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. …
EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
… The armed mercenaries entered the Seychelles disguised as a beer-drinking tourist party, "The Ancient Order of Froth-Blowers." Hoare's objective was to…