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PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up to first level, and the second storey with…
Pro Veritate
… a Christian monthly journal, reflects a theological point of view towards the ideologies of the ruling National Party. Christian viewpoints on such …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… at Bizana, Transkei (now known as Eastern Cape). During the 1940s, he enrolled at the University of Fort Hare where he became active in politics. Tambo was …
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… Blacks attended a mass funeral in KwaNobuhle township for the twenty-eight people killed by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March 1985. The…
PlaceGreat Brak Rivier
… The village of Great Brak Rivier was founded by Charles Searle, an … together with his wife and four children, emigrated to the Cape in 1859. They landed at…
Copyright, Disclaimer & Privacy policy
… & Privacy policy Material on our website is subject to the Creative Commons Copyright Policy (unless otherwise … resource and for this reason we would like…
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… Formally known as the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, this Stadium is situated in Rustenburg, which is a charming Town at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountain…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into force. The country’s … www.tourismnorthwest.co.za [Accessed: 23 January…
EventIFP commemorates Shell House shootings.
… Thousands of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters marched through the streets of Johannesburg to mark the anniversary of the 1994 Shell House shootings…
ArchiveLetter from John Daniel, President, to University Principals and others
… Circular letter from John Daniels, President of NUSAS, reporting on the effect of the Commission of Enquiry into Improper Political …
PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank Joubert Art and Design Centre in the leafy suburb of…
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… The excellent Portrayal of Life as a Migrant Worker, found at the Worker’s Museum in Newtown, Johannesburg , was … balanced presentation without…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… State President P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela , leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.11 No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 1993
… Shimmer Chinodya; Nhamiwa's Magic Stick, Maria Munsaka; The Jungle Peacemaker, Blessing Museki; The Story of how the Tortoise Shell Became Patterned, Lackson…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was sworn in as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United … She was accompanied by her husband…
EventChina promises to increase imports from Africa
… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as a … the West with regard to being the premier trading partner of…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… Charles van Onselen was born on 14 August 1944, in the South African town of Boksburg, Gauteng (then Transvaal).[i] van Onselen has become one of the most…
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… In 1981 she started her political career by winning the Provincial Council seat of Walmer, Port Elizabeth, for the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). A year…
EventA Whites-only referendum in SWA gives a support on Black majority.
… overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule in the country. Out of the total White population of 99,000, fifty-two thousand of …
PlaceLuderitz, Namibia
… Luderitz is a quaint harbour town on the Atlantic Coast in Namibia . It boasts German history, art-deco architecture and excursions to the ghost town of…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… Located on Mzilikazi Street in Mofolo, the Mofolo Arts Centre is a hub of cultural and artistic exploration in Soweto. The centre is one of the few…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, with the rest damaged. Several other…
EventThirteen residents are gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police
… down in Mamelodi by South African police. This followed the declaration of a State of emergency on 25 July 1985 by President PW Botha … in 36 of South Africa…
PlaceRichtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape
… The 1600 square kilometers in area is the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape. This is a dramatic Mountainous Desert in the Northern Cape of South…
PlaceGordonia Division
… Magisterial district and division in the North-West in the Cape Province. Named after Sir Gordon Sprigg, who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony four times…
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… On 19 August 2002, an Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upheld a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal. The 31 year old woman had…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial …
ArchiveANC/UCT Position Paper proposals
… Report of a meeting between the ANC and the University of Cape Town on the education crisis. Includes handwritten …
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… for change. Street theatre can be a dynamic example of popular pedagogy and kindle interest in and enthusiasm for popular education. The lecture will be a…
EventProposal for a new constitution
… Minister of Constitutional Development, Gerrit Viljoen on 27 August … should begin in 1991 and be completed within two years. The African National Congress…