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Constitution Hill celebrates Helen Suzman's birthday

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 (7 months ago)

7th November 1917 marked the birth of Helen Suzman and to honour and celebrate this thought leader, Constitution Hill in association with the Helen Suzman Foundation have come together to bring to life and share the life and times this incredible woman.

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Why we celebrate Women's Day in SA

Wed, 8 Aug 2012 (9 months ago)

South Africa celebrates Women’s Day this year on Thursday 09 August 2012.

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Nelson Mandela social media timeline

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 (10 months ago)

Great initiative making the history of our hero more accessible to today's generation.

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Monument and Museum Monday

Mon, 21 May 2012 (12 months ago)

This week we look at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, a city precinct, anchored by the South African Constitutional Court, and the site of Johannesburg’s notorious Old Fort Prison Complex.

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Wonder Women of the Free State

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 (17 months ago)

In a recent article in the Mail & Guardian attention was drawn to the large number of remarkable women hailing from the Free State - South Africa's heartland.

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Day of Reconciliation in South Africa

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 (17 months ago)

This coming Friday is another South African public holiday and as usual we like to educate those readers who don't know what the significance of our holidays are...

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Monument Monday - Freedom Park

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 (18 months ago)

This week our Monument Monday post takes us to Pretoria's Freedom Park...

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ANC 100th Anniversary Gold Medallions Available Online

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 (19 months ago)

Several high value gold medallions specially minted to commemorate 100 years of the ANC (1912-2012) are currently listed for sale on the South African marketplace bidorbuy.co.za .

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Farewell to Kadar Asmal

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 (23 months ago)

Tributes from around the world are flooding into South Africa at the news of the passing of ANC stalwart Kadar Asmal this week.

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Albertina Sisulu Remembered

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 (24 months ago)

Just weeks after casting her vote in the local government elections, struggle veteran Nontsikelelo Albertina Sisulu has passed away, aged 92. She was laid to rest at a state funeral this weekend.

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