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PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
… Valley Estates were orange growing farms owned by Whites. The land initially formed part of the Berlin Mission’s land holdings. In 1924 this fragment of …
EventWinkie Direko is born
… Isabella Winkie Direko, former teacher, winner of the Bloemfonteiner of the Year Award in 1993 and Premier of the Free State since 17 … Hayes, S.ed2000. Who…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… Born in the Eastern Cape, Chief Daliwonga Kaiser Matanzima was made paramount chief of the emigrant Thembu clan. He was a strong proponent of the …
Accuser insulted as Zuma hailed at court (IOL), 14 February 2006
… as a king who could do no wrong by thousands outside the Johannesburg High Court, his alleged victim and her supporters were insulted and abused by the crowd…
EventOliver Tambo returns from exile
… Oliver Tambo, former President of the African National Congress (ANC), returns to South … going into exile nearly thirty years ago. Tambo was one of the…
Inner-Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers …
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
… with their Commandos for damage done to their farms by the British troops. The proclamation was made during the second South African War … which broke out on…
Enuga S Reddy: Notes on meeting with Dr. Cassim Jadwat -1997
… a student at Sastri College in Durban. [A.I. Kazi, leader of the Natal Indian Congress for twenty years (from 1920s to … were fighting his conservative…
PlaceVrede
… Vrede, 'the town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust . It was named in 1863 after a dispute between ……
EventTony Leon is born
… The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He…
Placem'Bashe Lighthouse
… The m'Bashe lighthouse lies on the Wild Coast , part way between East London and Port St … recommended putting up a few beacons on the coast East of Port…
EventCar bomb explodes outside Air Force headquarters
… On the afternoon of 20 May 1983, two African National Congress (ANC) cadres, … in Pretoria and parked their vehicle in close vicinity of the building which…
EventFrederick Lugard, British colonial administrator, occupies Kano, West Africa
… Frederick Lugard was the British colonial administrator of West Africa from 1895. He was one of the foremost practitioners of the colonial system of indirect…
PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
… From the 17th century onwards, water for Cape Town's domestic use was fetched by slaves from public fountains. The Pump House was named as such because it is…
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
… Appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC), General Johan … National Commissioner (1990-1995), admitted that he gave the order in 1988 for…
PlaceFort Schanskop
… After the Jameson Raid in 1896, Pres Paul Kruger of the “Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek” decided to protect Pretoria …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… Francisco de Almeida served as the viceroy to the Portuguese State of India from 1505 to 1509. Upon his successor taking over he … David Johnson, 2013…
EventSA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years
… During the Apartheid regime, Eugene de Kock was a colonel in the South African Police force. He acted as the commander of a counter-insurgency group located…
EventFormer anti-apartheid activist, Allan Boesak accuses ANC
… Dr Allan Boesak, former anti-apartheid activist, leader of the World Alliance of Churches and patron of the now disbanded United Democratic Front (UDF), was…
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… The Democratic Party (DP), formed when factions from various opposition parties to the National Party (NP) merged, indicates that it represents a coalition…
EventButhelezi says Zulus would continue carrying cultural weapons
… Party (IFP) leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi warns that the deals struck between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African … " cultural…
Foreword
… This report reproduces the papers presented at a Symposium held to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. They sparked…
EventKing George VI is born
… Cottage in Norfolk on 14 December 1895. George ascended the English throne following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who…
EventVlakplaas Commander testifies before Harms Commission about secret police killings in 1981
… a parliamentary hit squad, with 16 police officers. The existence of the unit was first revealed publicly in 1988 on the eve of … (SAPA) (1996), " Dirk…
Soweto: urban politics, poverty and race in apartheid society
… A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of …
Event’Purple rain’ used on women protesters
… The police in Adderley street, Cape Town used their new water cannons to suppress a Cape riot that had, for the third time, spread to White areas. The…
PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… The First River Temple, built the banks of the Umbilo River, near Bayhead Durban, in 1875. … for a new freeway that was being built in Durban . Part of the…
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… in astronomy from about 1816. Herschel's father was the famous astronomer Frederick William Herschel, the discoverer of the planet Uranus.From 1816 Herschel…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
… The world's oldest stone tools have been discovered, scientists report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were…
PlaceSoweto Theatre
… The Soweto community was in need for a proper formal theatre … and performances would be held in community halls. [i] The City of Johannesburg commissioned…