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PlacePiquetberg
… drostdy was transferred to Worcester in July 1822, but in about 1838 most of its area was brought under the district of …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… politics, “1 Goal: Education for All”, was a much talked about campaign. “1 Goal: Education for All”, supported by …
PlaceOld Lutheran Church, Kroondal
… and was consecrated on 24 June 1896. Prior to this, from about 1891, regular services were held in the dining room of …
PlaceMarket Square, Port Elizabeth
… town centre is a historical icon that reveals much about this old coastal town. It is home to the City Hall, …
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… maintained. Provision was made inside for the housing of about 100 men, together with stores, food and ammunition. …
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… violence, and violent protest, as a means to bring about change in South Africa. Mandela communicates his …
EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
… Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel came about after he delivered a speech in Egypt stating that he …
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… In early 1966 John Lennon was reading about Christianity and when he was interviewed by Maureen …
EventThe Bisho Massacre occurs
… and continued firing indiscriminately into the crowd for about five minutes using machine guns and rifle grenades. …
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
… Alistair Sparks, Alex Boraine and Gretha Fox. Notable about these delegates is that the majority were …
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… was the son of an explorer, however little else is known about his early life. Da Gama was said to have been educated …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… in African History" [online] Available at: africanhistory.about.com [Accessed 6 July 2009] Wallis, F. (2000) …
Entering Namibia without visas
… administration. There was some talk in the corridors about the possibility of the Council going to South West …
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… of South African Cartooning'. Andy has written extensively about Zapiro and worked with the cartoonist on his book 'The …
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… in Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). This represented an about turn from his announcement of the Unilateral … A. ‘This Day in African History: 24 November’ ,…
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… a pilgrimage of his followers from all over South Africa. About 3 000 people arrived at Ntabelanga and proceeded to …
ArticleTuberculosis
… Latent TB and Diagnosis It is also estimated that about 80% of the population of South Africa is or have been … . This is due to various factors, such as…
BiographyFanele Mbali
Fanele Mbali was born on 1 December 1937 in a village called Eqolweni. Mbali’s father, Charlton Babana Mkhonto and his brother William Ntozakhe decided on the…
ArchiveRecollections of the Resurrection of Women’s Day, 40 Years Ago by Julie Wells
… for me to visit her – which I did! I knew a fair amount about the apartheid policies before I came, as I did quite a … got Started Over the years, I have…
Exhibition Opening: Tales of History Retold
… be held on Saturday 15 th November at 11h00 – all welcome. About AVA: The AVA is a non-profit, membership-based art … of visual art. Its digital archive is…
The Student Wages Commissions, the 1973 Durban Strikes, and the Politics of Statistics by Grace Davie
… new levels of attention to what household surveyors said about the minimum needs of the average urban family. … household subsistence becoming ubiquitous,…
PlaceComrades Marathon- 'House' or Museum
… and largest ultramarathon in the World. "There are stories about the colourful characters who have become synonymous … in exhibit, collected over the years…
Chapter 2 - THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD
… for the conditions at the time. Party cells, consisting of about three to five members, were the foundation of the … 1965, Fischer skipped bail and was to go…
The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by Carol Hermer
… went to church in the morning but no one would say a word about all that's happening because we have this informer, … know what's going to happen till late…
"We have Decided to Liberate Ourselves": Address to the Royal Commonwealth Society by O. R. Tambo, London, 23 June 1986
… of view of what the Commonwealth wanted to do to bring about an end to the apartheid system. The question was … of measures to be imposed upon Pretoria in…
Archive"Racism, Apartheid and a New World Order": Speech in Acceptance of the Third World Prize on Behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela by O. R. Tambo, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, 5 May 1986
… this relationship. In its essence, racism is therefore about domination and works both to justify existing … white, the North and the South, that we have…
ArchiveChapter 1 Break down the walls by Denis Goldberg
… of “the revolution”. Back in the 1950s we did not talk about the “walls” dividing people of different racial groups in apartheid South Africa. We spoke about…
ArchiveThe boundless energy of Paul Grendon; artist, painter, activist and documentary photographer by Chris Ledochowski
… It is with great difficulty that I find myself writing about a friend so recently deceased and who was so much part … His focus had changed. He had become…
Input by ANC President Jacob Zuma at the Farewell service for former President Nelson Mandela, Waterkloof Airforce Base, 14 December 2013
… leader of our people. So many things have been said about Madiba because he has done so many things. He has … needed to change. Madiba, who always spent time…
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… insignificant! This raises the important question about what is different in the life styles and material … the absolute imperative to have a rational…