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PlaceJagersfontein
… holes in the World. This Town is located South-West of Bloemfontein . A 50-carat diamond was found on a Farm in 1870 … holes' in the World. This Town is…
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit , Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg , Durban … and is named after Peter Mokaba,…
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
… At a National Party (NP) Congress in Bloemfontein, the South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha …
EventThe launch of the Progressive Women’s Movement of SA
… On 8 August 2006, hundreds of women gathered in Bloemfontein to launch a new national women’s movement, a …
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 …
The 1994 South African Election by Phyllis Jordan
… to answer is: How could two supposedly sworn enemies, the ANC and the National Party, find common ground on which to … to examine and analyze two issues: 1)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 …
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 …