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PlaceNZASM Goods Office, Railway Street, Pretoria
… The building was erected by the Netherlands-South Africa Railway Co, probably in 1896, and is the largest and best remaining example of the Company's…
PlaceDolobran, Parktown, Johannesburg
… was built in 1906 for Sir Charles Llewellyn Andersson, son of the famous explorer Carl Andersson. Andersson had amassed … and brilliant accountancy. He was a…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of … everyculture,1985, '…
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… Passes and measures to control the mobility of the Black population particularly centring on White urban …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994…
ArchiveBlack consciousness and white liberals in South Africa: paradoxical anti-apartheid politics
… Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject of …
Obituary: Dr Hastings Banda by Richard Dowden (Independent), 27 November 1997
… practitioner and politician: born 14 May 1898; Minister of Natural Resources and Local Government, Nyasaland 1961-63; … 1971-94; died Johannesburg 25…
PlaceFirst Raadsaal
… Click on image to enlarge The oldest remaining building in Bloemfontein, the First Raadsaal is part of the National Museum. The modest building of dung…
PlaceNoupoort
… Noupoort is a town in the Eastern Karoo region of South Africa. With the start of the Railways in Noupoort nearly all the … travelbucket.co.za/noupoort…
PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who mined the nearby deposits of limestone. … …
PlaceRhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
… Situated on the Northern slope of Table Mountain is a must see Memorial too Cecil John Rhodes. Behind the Memorial lies a unique Restaurant and Tea Garden…
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… In a strongly worded statement, the African National Congress rejected the constitutional proposals by the National Party calling it … demonstrated the party…
PlaceQuaqua
… Quaqua, or Qwaqwa, was a homeland created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) that had been granted to the followers…
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
… inspiration is spurred by his many years as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria. It was during this time, that he became…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with … vulnerable. There were major food scarcities and the cost of living…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the economy was in a dire state with … vulnerable. There were major food scarcities and the cost of…
ArchiveZondeni Veronica Sobukwe interviewed by Ntsikelelo Sandi,King Williams Town,12 May 1997
… Ntsikelelo Sandi will lead you with questions on behalf of the Commission. ADV SANDI: Thank you Mr Chairman. Let me … You have made a request, Mrs Sobukwe,…
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
… At least eighteen people were killed on the day of the funeral of Sam Ntuli, an African National Congress (ANC) … M. (ed) (1998). A Crime Against Humanity:…
EventSA pledges support for a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia
… The South African government under leadership of Prime Minister John Vorster pledged support for the United States of America's (USA) efforts to bring about…
PlaceGreen Point Common
… In the 18th century, this area was known by the Dutch as 'De Waterplaats' (The foreshore). The Green … Common was vested land, which was granted to the City…
EventA two-day All-in African Conference starts in Pietermaritzburg, Natal
… The two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates … political bodies was hosted in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. The conference called for a national…
PlaceNelspruit
… A quaint little town, near the Kruger National Park. Known now as Mbombela, which has a World Cup Stadium. This stadium which was built for some of the 2010…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… The United Nations (UN) Committee on the Policy of Apartheid of the Government of South Africa …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… a South African poet, committed suicide by walking into the sea. Jonker was 31 Years old. The advanced ideas inherent in Ingrid Jonker's poems have … French,…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian…
PlaceConcordia
… The village of Concordia was established in 1863 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. It seems probable that its …
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
… artifacts. Particularly noteworthy is a collection of late 18th and early 19th century Cape furniture. The Drostdy Museum was built by the Dutch East India…
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
… Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain Range. Named after Joao Albasini … Settler in the Lowveld and he subsequently became head of the Magwamba Tribe,…
Apartheid’s Twisted Dream: David Goldblatt’s South Africa by Joseph Lelyveld, 2 July 2010
… As a matter of crude shorthand, the South African photographer David … when he was starting out more than a half century ago, the comparison at this point…
PlaceMowbray
… The village of Mowbray was established in about 1853 on the farm Welgelegen, in an area more commonly known as Drie Koppen. This name was of Dutch origin,…