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The Battle of Square Hill
… in Palestine. [xvii] Grundlingh describes the Battle of Square Hill as the ‘high point’ [xviii] of their expedition. The Battle of Square Hill is where the…
ArticleZion Christian Church (ZCC)
… independent churches in the 1990s is the Zion Christian Church [i] . Its members, estimated to number between 2 … primarily in urban townships and rural…
ArticleDutch Reformed Church (DRC)
… Jan van Riebeeck formally established the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) of South Africa in 1652. The history of the church has been very much bound with the…
Mandela speech at a Methodist church service in Langa
… Mandela speech at a Methodist church service in Langa …
Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference
… Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church
… Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa
… Mandela at the first Triennial Conference of the Methodist church of South Africa …
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… of ZAR, named after General Andries Pretorius. The first church is designed and built by the Devereau brothers and … Pretorius, is elected first President of…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… Bedford, England. Huddleston is christened at St Paul’s Church in Bedford. 1921-1937 Huddleston attends Lancing College, Christ Church, at Oxford University…
ArticleTimeline on the defacing of statues
… woman raised me”. 6 April, The statue of Paul Kruger in Church Square in Pretoria is defaced with green paint. 7 April, The … Cape is defaced. He was the…
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… George's Street and in 1875 both the Wesleyan and Lutheran church buildings were completed. In 1875, the Basotho … initially as a school and hall, but it was…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… Gazette are printed. 1852 First Roman Catholic church is built in St George's Street May, the NG congregation moves to their first church in Kerk Straat…
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… paid salaries but were exempted from taxes and quitrent. Church and State Freedom of religious worship was established. In 1804, by means of the Church Order…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… 1850 The Nederduitsch Hervormde Church (Nederduitsch Reformed Church) establishes a congregation in Rustenburg. 16 … of annexation is announced in Pretoria’s…
ArticleThe Cape Coloured Corps and the First World War
… followed by the ICC. The ICC would pass through them, take Square Hill and then protect the right flank of the Brigade. … The Cape Corps succeeded in their…
ArticleEuropean missionaries in southern Africa: the role of the missionaries
… had its price. Tyler (1891) reported in 1891 that the church at Nqumba, Natal, had adopted, among several others, … No polygamist shall be allowed to become…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… African tragedy of our time.’ Demonstration at Trafalgar Square organized by the Anti Apartheid Movement. Source: … the idea of a boycott was anathema –…
Mission Stations - G-H
… "The same year (1799) the Brethren built a very neat church, from remittances sent them by the society in Europe, … different part of the institution was…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… are also many monuments in and around Pretoria: Café Riche Church Square Fort Klapperkop Fort Schanskop Freedom Park Groottekerk Melrose House Paul Kruger…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… the school and becomes a confirmed member of the Lutheran church. 1924 After a few stints in various employments, … addresses a gathering in Alexandra…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… after the first 25 had been sold, the stands about Market Square come up. At this point, the bidding begins to find its … square should be set aside for…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… people from Langa to the police headquarters in Caledon Square, Cape Town. The protesters offered themselves up for … of between 2000 and 5000 people from…
Mission Stations - N-S
… worship; thirty-nine persons were members of the Christian Church; seventy children regularly attended the school, which … to each cultivate a garden. In the…
Abbreviations - Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Lands (England) CN : General Board of Foreign Missions, Church of the Nazarene (USA) CUSA : Congregational Union Church Aid and Missionary Society of South…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… came for them to leave they found that no Dutch Reformed Church minister from the Cape was prepared to accompany the expedition, for the church synod opposed…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… west of Port Elizabeth it covered an area just under 14 square miles. When Muller died in 1845 his farm was inherited … number of stands were also reserved…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… The ruins of the former Christian holy city contain a church, a baptistery, basilicas, public buildings, streets, … patios crowd along narrow streets around…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… to establish permanent schools. To become a member of the church was in any way a higher priority than being taught at … and ten farm schools with 333…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… provided by the congregation of S Peter's, Eaton Square, London. Without their timely aid we should have been … it, or still less to erect a more seemly and…