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ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 6: Towards social change
… Report of the Social Commission of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society … change in South Africa; Cultural and ethnic politics in the…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 4: Dont vote! its not a crime
… some fears and anxieties of those members with regards to the consequences of them not casting a vote or registration to vote. Some of the fears that face…
ArchivePrejudice in modern perspective
… The twelfth in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Dordon W Allport and centres around the subject of prejudices be it a "love prejudice" or …
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1951-1952
… in South Africa in 1952 and includes chapters on: The functioning of South Africa's sovereign Parliament; International affairs and events outside the Union;…
PlaceMagistrates Court, Main Road, Simonstown
… The building was erected in 1776 with Christoffel Brand as … after his arrival in Simons Town on 21 May 1776. Towards the end of the 18th century it was…
EventSA artist Sfiso Mkame is born
… he drew on sand walls. He received formal art training at the Open School and the Little E. Theatre in Durban. In 1986 he was a student teacher in screen…
EventBusiness leader Matome Maponya is born
… of several food companies in his name and deputy chair of the Agricultural and Rural Development Corporation Ltd (ARDC), was born in Thabakgone, Tzaneen in…
EventNIC calls for Passive Resistance against Ghetto Act
… on 13 June, which was designated "Resistance Day" to mark the beginning of Passive Resistance against the Ghetto Act or The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian…
EventDraft laws are gazetted
… The draft laws were gazetted, providing some benefits for … of tenure for Blacks qualified to be in White areas. The Minister of Cooperation and Development,…
EventFormer Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born
… Born into a working class Afrikaner family, he captained the South African national rugby team, better known as … 1993 until 10 August 1996. Many would…
EventP.W. Botha petitioned to open all sports venues
… The Sowetan reported that a petition calling for all sports venues to be opened to all races was handed to the state president, P.W. Botha. The petition,…
EventChris Hani succeeds Joe Slovo as Chief of MK
… Chris Hani, freedom fighter, political activist and at the time Deputy Commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in Zambia, … Joe Slovo, who had been appointed…
EventSchabir Shaik is convicted on two corruption charges
… and one count of fraud by retired Judge Hilary Squires at the Durban High Court. The outcome of the politically charged trial, which implicated Zuma, …
EventPrincess Margaret dies
… Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 71 at King Edward VII Hospital. She…
Gandhiji’s vision of a free South Africa: A collection of articles by E.S. Reddy
… "If we look into the future [of South Africa], is it not a heritage we have to leave to posterity, that all the different races commingle and produce a…
PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… The main Grey College Building was designed by Architect WH … opened in 1907 by Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams, after whom the hall was named. It was declared a…
ArchiveBolt Number 9 August 1973
… Editorial, Christopher Hope. A Look at the Line, Mongane Wally Serote. Fernando Pessoa: The Man with Four Faces, John Torres. Pretoria 1956 to 1960: A White…
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
… The lighthouse, which was probably designed and built by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in South Africa, and was officially opened on…
EventDr Chris Barnard divorces his second wife
… The world known medical practioner, Dr Chris Barnad divorced … spite of Barnard publicly declaring his love for Barbara, the couple failed to reconcile…
EventG7 meeting on world finance kicks off in London
… Top finance officials from seven of the world's richest countries, the G7 (now Group of 8 after the inclusion of Russia), opened a two-day meeting in London …
EventRamzi Yousef, alleged mastermind of World Trade centre bombing goes on trial
… Pakistani descent. Yousef was later suspected to be one of the planners of the 1993 World Trade Centre bombing. He was later arrested by Pakistani Inter…
EventSA artist, Dumisani Mabaso is born
… From childhood until 1974 he received art education at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Dube, and also for 2 years studied art at the Mofolo…
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… Founder and first president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) , Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe (54), passed away in the Kimberley General Hospital between…
EventBantu Holomisa is dismissed
… Environment and Tourism Minister after revealing that the African National Congress (ANC), received a sum of R2 million from former Prime Minister of the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… Contributors To Kill a Man's Pride by Mtutuzeli Matshoba, The Poet in Love by Nape 'a Motana, The Slumbering Spirit by Jayapraga Reddy, Two Dimensional by ……
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… wide attention from a largely white patronage. Despite the support of some of these patrons, he was ultimately … was a virtual outcast in terms of his own…
EventNelson Mandela’s son, Thembekile is killed in a car accident
… Thembekile “Thembi” Mandela, the eldest son of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase was killed … inmates was filled with anguish at not being allowed by the…
EventLesotho and Swaziland threatened with sanctions
… The government of South Africa threatened Lesotho and … and international trade security. Although in support of the banned liberation movement, they could…
EventPrime Minister Botha visits Soweto
… Premier P.W. Botha became the first South African prime minister to visit Soweto. His visit included talks with the Soweto Community Council during which he…
EventAfrikaans Writer Breytenbach is sentenced
… to nine years imprisonment for high treason under the Terrorism Act by the Pretoria Supreme Court. He had pleaded guilty for … group fighting apartheid in…