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EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… Louis Trichardt was one of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and … at: www…
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… During the 1850s Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the …
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… while demonstrating in central Johannesburg against the detention of a fellow clergyman who had supported the school boycotts by Coloured and Indian students…
PlaceGanyesa
… The massive North West Province of South Africa is home to Ganyesa, which is formally part of the Kagisano / Molopo Municipality. This is a rural Village ……
EventSouth Africa signs SADC treaty
… The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was originally known as the Southern African Development Co-ordination Conference … It was formed in 1…
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
… The Kroondal congregation was founded by a group of German speaking farmers, artisans and entrepreneurs living in and around the village of Kroondal, on 2…
Appeal for action against Apartheid - Statement issued jointly by Chief Albert Luthuli and Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr,10 December 1962
… Joint statement by Chief Albert J. Lutuli and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1962 In 1957, an unprecedented Declaration of Conscience was issued…
ArchiveArt Fair forced to reinstate Mabulu painting after Goldblatt threat by Matthew Krouse (Mail & Gurdian), 28 September 2013
… The FNB Jo'burg Art Fair, running in Sandton until Sunday, has been full of surprises. The Mail & Guardian reported on Friday that artist Ayanda …
EventBambatha Rebellion
… The Bambatha Rebellion took place near Greytown in KwaZulu-Natal. The first signs of discontent started at the end of 1905, when government … Reader's Digest…
EventClampdown on 'conflict diamonds' begins
… Representatives of the diamond industry and government, from more than thirty … of rough diamonds, in an unprecedented effort to weed out the 'Black market'…
PlaceNgcobo
… On 1 November 1859, a day known in the Christian calender as All Saints Day, Chief Fubu of the amaQwathi met with Archdeacon Waters and the Rev John …
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… Cuba and South Africa agreed to a formal ceasefire. Under the terms of the ceasefire and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its … 'Southern Africa Pact Set,…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… The Defense Amendment Bill, designed to make military service … for White young men, was passed on 9 June 1967 - with the support of the opposition…
PlaceCompany Gardens in Cape Town
… Garden is a large Public Park and Botanical Garden, set in the heart of Cape Town . This Garden features: a Rose Garden; Japanese … Garden; Fish Pond and…
Congo gains its independence from Belgium
… The colonization of Congo was precipitated by the persistently violent and cunning efforts of King Leopold II as well as the European explorer, Henry … “The…
PlaceEastern Fort/Battery and Blockhouse, Chapman’s Peak, overlooking Hout Bay, Cape Town
… Dutch and British administrations also perceived that the Bay offered a possible landing place to an invading military force. Consequently, towards the end…
”Africans and San Francisco.” Statement by Dr. A. B. Xuma, May 8, 1945
… written me and others have asked me personally what part the African National Congress is taking to bring to the attention of Allied Nations and [the]…
Address by President Mandela at a Masakhane rally in Vosloorus Katorus, 21 September
… Renewal of Katorus In 1993 when I toured the Katorus area with Adrian Vlok I was in pain. The community was divided into two groups at war with each …
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… The land was granted at the turn of the 18th century by Governor Willem Adriaan van … De Wet family in 1809 when it was purchased by the widow of Hendrik de…
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… Introduction Nelson's letters reflect the volumes that remain unsaid because of the censorship rules that prescribe and proscribe the …
PlaceCity Hall, Cape Town
… This is a large Edwardian building in the centre of Cape Town city. It was built in 1905, on the Grand parade, West of the Castle of Good Hope. Messrs … This…
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… and was appointed as a Professor in both these fields at the University of Cairo. With an impressive academic career as his basis, Ghali started his…
PlaceMarket Square, Port Elizabeth
… The Market Square in the heart of the Port Elizabeth town centre is a historical … this Christian king and patriarch. There is also a replica of the famous…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, … December 1977 this 'homeland' was granted independence by the South African government…
Document 16 - Letter from Clements Kadalie to E. R. Roux, 10 October 1928
… 10 October 1928 INDUSTRIAL and COMMERCIAL Workers Union of Africa (I.C.U.) NATIONAL COUNCIL … original letter you wrote to him with regard to myself…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… The gallery, Stevenson, was founded in 2003 after two of its founding directors Michael Stevenson and Andrew da … that had yet to find a home in South Africa…
EventSA’s Fifa membership reinstated
… after being expelled, South Africa had its membership of the Football International Federation Association (Fifa) reinstated on 3 July 1992. In 1956, the…
EventKenyan mediates in SA election deadlock
… J. Okumu urged Chief Buthelezi to participate in the forthcoming general election. Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) … Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi to…
District Six: 3,000 ex-residents on land claims waiting list by Diana Mellow (GroundUp), 23 September 2016
… Six residents and their descendants will campaign for the area to become a National Heritage site. District Six was … a whites-only residential zone on 11…
Burundi: A year later, still in crisis by Simon Allison (Daily Maverick), 05 May 2016, South Africa
… gender activist from Burundi, is what life is like at the moment for that beleaguered country’s citizens. “In … today is not safe tomorrow. Civilian life…