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One of the organisers of the 1956 Women's March, Lilian Ngoyi
Simon Gqubule
Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule was born on 18 February 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his father earned two pounds and five shillings a month which was not enough to support the family and put him through school. However, his Chaplain managed to arrange a bursary for him and it was through this that he attended a teaching college.
History Classroom Grade 10 Topic 3: The French Revolution
History in Images
A young victim of the atrocities committed by Belgium in the Congo stands next to a missionary.
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Riot police play a game of soccer with youths in Nyanga on 27 August 1976. Photo by John Paisley
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www.lib.uct.ac.za
A certificate of slavery for an infant named Sophie, dated 1827 Cape of Good Hope.
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www.theculturetrip.com
Riot police attempt to block the way of workers leaving a May Day meeting at Khotso House in Johannesburg in May 1985.
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www.digitalcollections.lib.uct.ac.za
A family sits outside the front door of their District Six home in Cape Town in the 1970s, prior to their forced removal. Photograph by Jansje Wissema.
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www.digitalcollections.lib.uct.ac.za
The Reburial of Mapungubwe Human Remains
The reburial of the human skeletal remains at Mapungubwe an Iron Age archaeological site located in Limpopo Province, was preceded by a handover and cleansing ceremony involving traditional healers and members of the communities that claimed to be the bona fide descendants of the human remains. On 29 October 2007, the symbolic handover ceremony took place at the University of Pretoria and was well attended.
The Missing Persons Task Team (MPTT) to Investigate Apartheid Missing Persons Cases
The Missing Persons Task’s Team (MPTT) emerged as a recommendation after the conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in 1996 in its Final Report. The TRC was committed to correcting the injustices of apartheid, one way was through locating the graves of those who went missing between March 1, 1960 and May 10, 1994. Due to the large amount of people who were still missing (estimated around 477), at the end of the TRC, the MPTT was entrusted with this task.
The SAS Somerset Museum
The SAS Somerset is stationed at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (V&A Waterfront), Cape Town. The SAS Somerset is a bar-class boom defence vessel, a type of net-laying ship that was used during World War II and is the only ship of its kind still in existence. The ship was previously called Ship No 280, since 15 April 1941, when it was built in the Blyth shipyard, Northumberland, by the Blyth Shipbuilding Company in England. In 1942, the ship sailed to South Africa and reached Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) in 1947.
The ship was renamed the SAS Somerset in 1955 to commemorate the horse that carried Dick King from Durban to Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, in 1842. A seahorse is displayed on the ship's crest and badge to highlight this connection. On 24 May 1988, the ship became a museum after the South African Navy handed the ship over to the South African (SA) Cultural History Museum now Iziko Museums. The ship museum opened to the public on 2 September 1988 and is still open to the public daily.
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Cape Town Heritage (2020), SAS Somerset, Available online: www.cape-town-heritage.co.za/museum/sas-somerset.html. Accessed [16/05/2020].
CapeTownMagazine.com (2020), SA Maritime & SAS Somerset Museum at the V&A Waterfront, Available online: www.capetownmagazine.com/arts-culture/sa-maritime-and-sas-somerset-museum-at-the-v-and-a-waterfront/104_22_17165. Accessed [16/05/2020].
Iziko Maritime Centre (2020), Maritime Centre, Available online: www.iziko.org.za/museums/maritime-centre. Accessed [14/05/2020].
SA Naval Museum (2019), The future of SAS Somerset, Available online: www.sanavymuseum.co.za/2019/02/05/the-future-of-sas-somerset/. Accessed [14/05/2020].
The South African Police Service Museum
The Muizenberg Police Museum, also known as South African Police Services (SAPS) Museum, is situated on the Main Road in Muizenberg, Cape Town, Western Cape. The museum is located where the police station and old magistrate’s court was based. It opened on 21 June 1990 but closed a few years later due to damage to the property.
The museum was reopened by Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko on 23 March 2016 after undergoing renovation. Inside the museum there are displays showcasing criminal cases, an old charge office and the original jail cells. There is also antique furniture and various police items such as uniforms. Other displays include two coins from the Dutch East-India Company (VOC) era and a depiction of the Battle of Muizenberg. There is no entrance fee and the museum is open every day.
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Blaauwberg Online (2009), South African Police Museum, Available online: www.tourism-cape-town-western-cape.blaauwberg.net/busslistings.php?id=1813. Accessed [20/05/2020].
Monique Mortlock (2016), SAPS Museum reopened in Muizenberg today, www.ewn.co.za/2016/03/23/Saps-museum-reopened-in-Muizenberg-today. Accessed [20/05/2020].
Show Me (2009), The Police Museum in Muizenberg also known at the SAPS museum, Available online:
www.showme.co.za/cape-town/tourism/tourist-attractions/the-police-museum-in-muizenberg/. Accessed [20/05/2020].
Monique Mortlock (2016), SAPS Museum reopened in Muizenberg today, www.ewn.co.za/2016/03/23/Saps-museum-reopened-in-Muizenberg-today. Accessed [20/05/2020].
Show Me (2009), The Police Museum in Muizenberg also known at the SAPS museum, Available online:
www.showme.co.za/cape-town/tourism/tourist-attractions/the-police-museum-in-muizenberg/. Accessed [20/05/2020].