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PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
… River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. It lies about 10 km from Uitenhage, which is about 30 minutes drive from … established wilderness area in the…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria
The foundational Years of the University of Pretoria were welcomed with great turmoil. In 1889, the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) proposed that a…
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… By 10:30 on 16 June 1976, thousands of students had gathered in … 2 Indian AND 496 African. Many areas were affected - 22 townships in the Transvaal, 16…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education By 10:30 on 16 June 1976, thousands of students had gathered in … 2 Indian AND 496 African. Many areas…
PlaceNamaqua National Park
… 2004 work begins on proposed corridor to coast. In 2005 land acquisitions to consolidate corridor negotiations …
ArchivePreface by Denis Goldberg
… After 22 years as a political prisoner and 24 years thereafter I … afterwards. We were together for 46 years including the 22 years of separation. When I was…
Arthur Chaskalson: 24 November 1931 - 1 December 2012 by Jeremy Gauntlett, 4 December 2012
… in 2001, Chief Justice. He retired from active duty in 2005, but continued to deliver lectures and to advise …
PlaceCentral African Republic
… that was approved in late 2004 and democratic elections in 2005, in which Bozizé was elected president. In 2019 the …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… the African National Congress (ANC) calls for March 28 to be observed as a day of mourning. March 22, Hendrik Verwoerd tells the South African Parliament…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… In 1981 when the Council's election took place only 10% of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women and labour …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Natal, between the Zulu's and the Voortrekkers. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza …
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… two questions, conduct a survey as follows: Ask 8 to 10 people what they think of our national flag. (Make sure …
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… the number of delegates from any branch shall not exceed 10; provided further that members of the National Executive … Provincial Committee or the Provincial…
PlaceRondevlei Nature Reserve
Rondevlei Nature Reserve lies in Grassy Park, which makes it sound like a rather large grassy area when in fact the nature reserve is anything but. Rather, it…
PlaceLady Frere, Eastern Cape
… San Rock Art Site: The site lies approximately 22 km South of Cacadu (Lady Frere) at Esweni, a few metres …
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie? Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock
Special Screening of Wat Was Hie?Followed by an engaging discussion with filmmaker Luke De Kock of Cammisa Create.Wat Was Hie? is a powerful site-specific film…
PlaceKlerksdorp- Matlosana Local Municipality
The City in Matlosana Local Municipality; (previously the City Council of Klerksdorp) is a Category B Municipality situated within the Dr Kenneth Kaunda…
PlaceSlangkop Lighthouse, Kommetjie- Cape Town
The Slangkop Point Lighthouse in Kommetjie has a long history dating back to 1914 when it was scheduled to be completed. When World War 1 broke out, the…
Following the January meeting of health ministers in London, a decision is taken that December 1 become World Aids Day
… of Health: London declaration on AIDS prevention, 28 January 1988 . Geneva: World Health Organization. …
EventSir Benjamin D'Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
The Mfengu (or Fingo in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of…
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
Edenburg is situated 83km South-West of Bloemfontein. This typical Transgariep Town, nestled in the golden prairies alongside the Country's busiest National…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high … ps://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2015/2015-10…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high … ps://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2015/2015-10…
EventFinal legal note on the SS Mendi
A brief report appeared on the 13th of November in the Times, which was the last of the legal conclusions around the sinking of the SS Mendi troopship, from…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… Chapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 Chapter 10 Problems of imprisonment Chapter 11 The escape Chapter 12 …
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
… On 28 June 1894 the Natal Legislature planned to introduce the … On 17 July 1894 a lengthy mass petition signed by 10 000 Indians was submitted to the Natal…
PlaceOld Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
This is an engaging structure, with a high pitch roof, dormer windows and ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of…
PlaceRoodepoort Town School, Rex Street
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 March 1989. The Old Roodepoort Town School, consisting of …
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… Andries Dreyer was born on 10 January 1872 in Philadelphia, in the present day Western …
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… was completed. The car could ascend the mountain in under 10 minutes and carried 19 passengers and a conductor. …