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Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… era, died in a Stellenbosch frail care centre at the age of 82, following a stroke. Early in his life, as a Rhodes …
PlaceSongimvelo Game Reserve, an Early Archaeological Site
… already identified. Since 1991 at least four species new to science have been collected from the reserve. In … of Life”. This feature, together with the…
Acceptance speech of the President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony Oslo, Norway, 10 December 1993
… In front of this distinguished audience, we commit the new South Africa to the relentless pursuit of the purposes … to realise that history will not be…
ArticleAfrikaans community, 1883-1899
… flows of immigrants and capital investment from abroad. New towns, railways, roads and harbours were built, and new urban markets opened up for locally…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… the role and future of the Benefit Fund, suggested that a new strategy should be adopted. Trade unions should be formed … which would later prove critical in…
ArticleThe National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU)
… Unions (AZACTU) made the decision to merge and form a new union federation as both federations were to some degree … the possibility of both AZACTU and CUSA …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… and Clarence Makwetu who was the Secretary of the PAC for New Flats branch. 25 March, The Minister of Justice suspends … National Organizer. October, Leballo…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… the economic policies of War Communism. He felt Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP) had diluted socialism, but he was … produce. In order to reach the required…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… is now in the balance. 22 June, Smuts makes Gandhi a new offer to repeal the Act, but amendments would be made to … The third Immigration Bill is passed…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter XII - End and Beginning
… of British supremacy meant the establishment of the new economic system, of capitalism. The discovery of diamonds … Trusteeship," which is Imperial …
Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
… began his activism within his community at a very young age; in fact, some of his peers recall him being active in … individual who joined the liberation…
PlaceMbaula Village, Phalaborwa
… of which 42.8% are male and 57.2% are female. The Median age is- 19 (which is the age that divides the population in two parts of equal size, …
EventTsafendas, murderer of South African Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, dies
… Prime Minister Hendrik F. Verwoerd in 1966, died at the age of 81 at the Sterkfontein psychiatric hospital on the …
EventElize Botha dies
… P.W. Botha, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 75 in the Wilderness, Western Cape. About three …
EventMonty Naicker dies
… banning orders that were imposed on him. Naicker died, age 67, on 12 January 1978. … Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography , v.1…
EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… At the time of his death at the age of 74, Ken Gampu was a well known veteran actor in South …
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Archaeological Society and wrote books like The stone age cultures of South Africa and Method in prehistory. He …
EventFrederick Courteney Selous, traveller, hunter, writer and naturalist dies in Beho-Beho, Tanganyika. He came to Southern Africa
… Frederick Courtney Selous came to South Africa at the age of nineteen in 1871. Inspired by the writings of …
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… Archaeological Society and wrote books like The stone age cultures of South Africa and Method in prehistory. He …
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… In early 1991, a national conference was held and a new body called the National Advisory Group (NACOSA) was … to potentially use against black South…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… their efforts did not produce desired impact on forming new and stable unions and recruiting new members. SACTU affiliation on the Witwatersrand remained ……
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
… untold and undocumented. The conference seeks to open up new areas of research and new conversations on this topic which, in spite of its … struggle by…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… In 1940, Alfred Xuma was elected the new president of the African National Congress (ANC), and a … running of the ANC. This he accomplished by introducing…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 21 May 1962 during the second reading of the General Law Amendment Bill
… had, I want to refer to an article which appeared in the New York Post. In it reference is made to the "Liberation … prohibit communists from attending…
PlaceHoly Cross Mission & Hospital, Eastern Cape
… and breastfeeding women as well as children under the age of six years old. Other citizens are charged according to …
EventGeneral Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
… and political leader. Plaatje died of pneumonia at the age of 55 while on a trip to Johannesburg. He was a prolific …
EventSouth African swimmer, Penny Heyns, wins a gold Medal at Atlanta Olympics
… Springs, Gauteng Province. Heyns began swimming at a young age and displayed great skills. Her swimming was exceptional, …
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… South Africa, Sir Patrick Duncan, died in Pretoria at the age of 72. He came to South Africa as Sir Alfred Milner's …
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… title. Matlala had been introduced to boxing at a young age by his father, and turned professional in 1979. Under the …
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… and developed bone cancer. He died in Lebowakgomo at the age of 75. He was buried at the Heroes Acre in the government … The New York Times (1987). ‘ Cedric…