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EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… Benjamin Mzimkulu (Ben) Macala was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State). As a young …
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… buildings. His more famous works are the Reserve Bank in Bloemfontein and the Merensky Library at the University of …
ArticleAll Members of South Africa’s 5th Democratic Parliament 2014
… First names Party Abrahams Beverley Lynnette ANC Adams Freddie ANC Alberts Anton FF+ America Derrick DA … Nosimo Zisiwe…
PlaceOld Presidency
… resided in the building until the British occupation of Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900 when the building served as the … is a fascinating must see on…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… From 1 to 9 January 1914, Hertzog’s supporters met in Bloemfontein to form the National Party, and to lay down its … organizations such as the African…
Chapter 11
… to the Conference of the All African Convention sitting in Bloemfontein, Dec. 18, 1940. "Dear Sir, "At the annual conference of the African National Congress…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
… biographical note to: Prof. Heidi Hudson at: [email protected] by 31 July, 2012. Notification of acceptance of …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
… lovely sandstone mountains in the northeast. Capital City: Bloemfontein Bloemfontein is an important centre of education and … rights of workers, and she was…
EventThe South African government is to grant self-government to KaNgwane
… claims about land. In September 1982, the Appeal Court in Bloemfontein ruled that the Presidential Proclamation issued … 2013)| South African History Online,…
Speaking Notes for the President of the African National Congress, President Jacob Zuma, during the MKMVA National Conference, 12 October 2012
… and friends; I bring revolutionary greetings from the ANC National Executive Committee to this important conference … in our national calendar in general and…
Griqua community
… people’s history is not directly intertwined with that of Bloemfontein, however their history had an important … soon be adding information on the English…
Chapter VI - A strange kind of goal bird
… that I should have to report to the magistrate's court in Bloemfontein, so I arranged to drive down there on the Monday … would join us!). Zindzi brought a…
PlaceFouriesburg
… was the Provisional Capital of the Free State, after Bloemfontein had been occupied by the British in March 1900. … not very frequently. Construction of the…
EventFormer SA Cricket Captain, Hansie Cronje, dies
… match fixing. Cronje was born as Wessel Johannes Cronje in Bloemfontein on 25 September 1969. He made his Test debut for …
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… now held in the University of the Free State's library in Bloemfontein. Another collection of his papers is held in the …
EventWorld Aids Day
… a special event called the National World AIDS Day in Bloemfontein, Free State, and in Pretoria, Gauteng. Related …
EventZola Budd, former SA athlete and World Record holder, is born
… Budd was born to an Afrikaans family on 26 May 1966 in Bloemfontein. She was one of five children. Budd was …
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… the national elections with the African National Congress (ANC) topping the list with 54 percent, while the National … Judge Johan Kriegler . The African…
PlacePhuthaditjhaba, Free State
… warm smiles. Phuthaditjhaba is about 255 kilometres from Bloemfontein, and around 350 kilometres from Durban. Durban …
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… worker who was a member of the African National Congress (ANC). Eventually, the reactors were opened in 1984 and 1985 … advanced thyristors to convert it to…
ArticleList of SADF raids into Neigbouring Countries
… 1981 1 August Harare, Zimbabwe; car bomb kills chief ANC representative Joe Gqabi Gaborone, Botswana; car bomb kills ANC executive member 1982 March …
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Onkgopotse Tiro SASO Parcel bomb. - Zambia John Dube ANC Parcel bomb. 1978 8 January Durban Dr. Rick Turner Banned … of Natal Shot dead at home. -…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… of Native Workers are Joining the Communist Party in Bloemfontein; … which organisation … ever faced calamities, … black press, and moderate black political…
EventThe Draft South Africa Act is signed
… Natal and Cape, the draft South Africa Act was signed in Bloemfontein after fierce debate. The different laws …
EventM.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State
… great crowd and took place at the Dutch Reformed Church in Bloemfontein. Steyn, who was not yet forty years of age, was …
EventEmily Hobhouse is born
… to be present at the unveiling of the Woman's Monument in Bloemfontein in 1913, and it is here that her ashes were …
EventAdoption of the Orange Free State constitution
… State was recognised as an independent territory under the Bloemfontein Convention in 1854. The convention guaranteed … www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 2…
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
… Learners, Educators and Parents of Oranje Girls School in Bloemfontein, South Africa, about their experience of the …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Mughal Empire
… and Albert Museum [online], available at http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/a/the-age-of-the-mughals/ (Accessed: … and Albert Museum [online], available…
Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
… also formally relate to SANSCO. The lawyer and underground ANC activist Griffiths Mxenge, assassinated in 1981, urged … policy-making organ" of SANSCO was…