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ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.3 Sep-Oct 1980
… Mvemve, Landi kaThemba. Columns and Features: VOICES FROM THE GHETTO Mr. Petrus Xaba, Alexandra pensioner by Eddie … Katlehong Artists, Malopoets. DRAMA…
PlaceJesser Point Lighthouse
… Jesser Point Lighthouse is the most Northerly light on South Africa's East coast. This … Lighthouse was established in 1986. It is situated within the…
PlaceClarkson, Eastern Cape
… A Moravian Mission Village in the former Humansdorp District, 26 km South-East of Assegaaibos Railroad Station, located in Cacadu District … feet tall, he…
Accredited Events
… The National Centenary Task Team (NCTT), has established a sub committee referred to as the Content and Copyright Sub Committee whose primary … is to…
PlaceZonderwater
… Situated in the Highveld of Gauteng, just outside Cullinan near Pretoria. The Zonderwater museum and the Italian Military Cemetery are … https://www…
EventUS Senator Edward Kennedy visits SA
… In January, Senator Edward Kennedy of the United States visited South Africa to show his anti-apartheid support to the South African people. He was hosted by…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 … , a prominent Colonial administrator and Chief Magistrate of Transkie , which is…
EventSA writer, Nadine Gordimer, wins Nobel Prize for Literature
… South African writer Nadine Gordimer won the 1991 Nobel Prize for Literature. She was the first woman in 25 years to be awarded the honour and the seventh…
ArchiveMeeting between Cosatu/UDF and ANC held in Harare on December 1 - 3, 1988
… Report of a meeting between the Congress of South African Trade Unions, the United Democratic Front and the African National Congress …
EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… in Langa , a township near Cape Town . She was named after the American country singer Brenda Lee. The daughter of a pianist, Brenda began singing to her…
EventMahatma Ghandi sends a telegram to Dr. Dadoo
… At a meeting attended by 6,000 Indians, at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of E.I. Asvat, a decision was taken to launch the…
EventRSA golf team is expelled from Greece
… The Greek Government expelled the two-man South Africa team of Dale Hayes and Hugh Baiocchi …
EventNP wins by election
… In the by-election at Randfontein, formerly Dr. Connie Mulder's seat, the National Party (NP) candidate wins, but with a much … Nasionale Party (HNP). The by…
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Protector of Labour and Indian Immigration, wrote to the…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.4 Jul-Sept 1960
… Contents: Sunshine and Sharpeville. Cartoon, David Marais. The Nineteen Days, anon. correspondent. The Lion and the Cockrell, Michael Picardie. Cartoon, Gask…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
… On the outskirts of Uitenhage is Cuyler Manor; a Historical giant in Nelson Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the Swartkops River and the old road to…
EventSouth West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… The South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) was … Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo Ya Toivo. The party was originally formed to advocated…
EventConstable Vlotman is given a R500 fine and a five year suspension sentence
… On 18 January 1987, Constable Vlotman a member of the South African Police Services (SAPS) who assaulted … Vlotman had jumped out of a police Casspir and…
EventA teachers training college in South Africa opened in Wellington
… South Africa opened on 26 January 1896, in Wellington, in the Western Cape, South Africa. It was a settlement of the 1688 French Huguenot refugees and this…
EventWorld Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally
… first held in 1995.By celebrating this Day throughout the world, UNESCO seeks to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property…
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… A public memorial service was held by the state to commemorate the Rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen, at Loftus Versfeld … The public memorial for Joost…
EventRhodesia withdraws from Summer Olympic Games
… The International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games held in Munich, Germany. The … a few…
EventTripartite Alliance plans mass action
… The Tripartite Alliance, consisting of the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of South African Trade Union …
EventBophuthatswana drops squatting charges against Bosplaas residents
… The 'homeland' government of Bophuthatswana under the presidency of Chief Lucas Mangope decides to withdraw its squatting …
EventPolitical parties call for Constitutional changes
… parties in parliament tabled more than 300 amendments to the constitutional legislation. The New National Party (NNP) strove for the insertion of a lockout…
EventPolitical activist and lawyer A. P. Mda is born
… Political activist, teacher and lawyer, co-founder of the African National Youth League (ANCYL) and its … was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape. Under Mda's…
EventLife magazine is banned in Egypt after publishing an unflattering article about King Farouk
… years as a general interest light entertainment magazine. The magazine featured illustrations, social commentary and jokes produced by some of the best…
EventPhumizile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed as SA Deputy President
… Former Minister of Minerals and Energy, Phumizile Mlambo - Ngcuka was … with Schabir Shaik. Shaik had been found guilty by the Durban High Court and the…
EventPresident Hosni Mubarak collapses
… live on television in Cairo. After forty-five minutes of medical attention, Mubarak returned to parliament. … applauded him as he continued with his speech…
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… in Cape Town on his first state visit to South Africa at the invitation of President Nelson Mandela. The visit, from 11 to 13 August, marked continuing good …