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Black Review
… (BCP),Durban, which was a major organization within the Black Conciousness movement. It was intended as a survey of contemporary events and trends in the…
ArchiveMonth of Compassion 1986
… people; text: Month of Compassion 1986; ...This is true: the hour comes, and it is now, and the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… of National Women's Day, 1956 - 1981. Cartoon Strip giving the message of the Women's charter on left and illustration of two women and … fists on right with…
EventSolly Sachs leaves South Africa
… This move followed after two notices in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act (1950) had been served on … him on 19 May 1952 and his arrest on two…
EventTrader and philanthropist Mohamed Joosub dies
… birth place Ranavav, India where he was born in 1862, at the age of 14. He undertook a voyage to South Africa in 1876 … 1883. He had befriended Mohandas…
EventSouth African President Thabo Mbeki hails Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for making history by becoming Africa’s first elected woman president in post-war elections
… football legend George Weah who secured only 40,6% of the votes. Though international observers declared the elections free and fair, minor irregularities…
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
… to end sterile debates and divisive reproaches about the past and focus their energies and resources on solving the country's problems. De Klerk, a co…
EventCol Eugene de Kock testifies in Court
… in Pretoria Supreme Court by revealing his part in the apartheid regime's 'dirty tricks' campaign. Pleading in … leading National Party (NP) figures and…
EventSeretse Khama is born
… Sir Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 in Serowe in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, now known as … with a Bachelor of Arts in 1944. In 1966, he…
EventEllen Khuzwayo is born
… languages) and other books, was born in Thaba-Nchu in the Orange Free State. She was principal actor in a … - Place of Goodness, that received first prize at…
EventEducationist Godfrey Nakene is born
… Ga-Ramokgopa, Pietersburg district. Nakene became one of the first Black student to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts … 1983 on his farm Kameelrivier in…
EventTransvaal Republic tries Chief Malebogo
… allow his people to pay hut taxes and waging war against the Transvaal Boers in defence of his autonomy. Although he … Malebogo languished in prison until…
EventPolitical activist Mvulane Zacharia Bheki dies in detention
… 1985. When he failed to appear in court along with the others on 7 March, his family grew concerned. They later … recounted how Mvulane had been beaten and…
EventAhmed Ben Bella is moved to a French hospital after 11 days of hunger strike
… invited by Bella where he received military training from the Algerian National Liberation Front at bases of the latter across the border in Morocco. On June…
EventEmmanuel Frimpong, Ghanaian footballer, is born
… he attended school in Tottenham. He joined Arsenal at the age of nine and has played for them since. He is … of birth, Ghana. He is hoping to represent…
EventTogo and South Africa establish diplomatic relations following a visit by Nelson Mandela
… Nelson Mandela in 1996, Togo and South Africa set the platform to establish diplomatic relations. President … met then President of Togo, Gnassingbé Eyadéma,…
EventNelson Mandela is arrested
… military training in Oujda, Morocco, and after attending the All Africa People’s Conference in Ethiopia. He was … with incitement to strike and with…
EventSA artist Sydney Khumalo is born
… and later Edoardo Villa. He was an art instructor at the centre until 1964, when he became full-time artist, … receiving guidance from Edoardo Villa. In 1967…
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
… to immediate discussions. Every day that is lost will make the resumption of the process more difficult and may lead to the loss of further lives. Annexures…
EventSA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
… 1946 as a Catholic missionary. He was initially posted to the Orange Free State, where he worked among the black people living in and around Bloemfontein. He…
Imbewu Yesini
… In commemoration of Woman's Month, the CYPHER proudly presents "Imbewu Yesini". Through poetry … journeys through our gendered experiences, questioning the…
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… She won numerous awards throughout her career, among them the Corobrik National Ceramic Award in 1988 and the Standard Bank Young Artist Award in 1990.Her…
EventFormer Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born
… Robert Brian (Bobby) Skinstad, the youngest ever Springbok rugby captain, was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Skinstad captained the Springboks in…
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
… only surviving son, Makgatho Mandela, died of HIV/AIDS in the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. His father put up a … HIV/Aids. He stressed that being…
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… Zambia, to a Kenyan father and a Zimbabwean mother. The family moved back to his father’s homeland, Kenya, before … rugby player. Ologa made his Test debut…
EventKenyan politician, businessman and mathematician, George Saitoti dies
… disadvantage in his future political career. He studied in the US where he specialized in mathematics and economics. On his return to Kenya Saitoti entered…
EventGeorge Pauling, builder of railway lines in SA, dies
… and Central African countries. He came to South Africa at the age of 20. His company Pauling and Co. was a major contributor in the development of railways…
EventSA artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba is born
… never returned to live in South Africa again, but visited the country after 1994 for his Retrospective exhibition in … in his work but also motivated him to…
ArchiveNUM, FEDTRAW, rural, parliament and miscellaneous
… on NUM, as Anglo American Corporation yesterday appeal to the National Union of Mines workers to resume talks aimed at … of Transvaal Women (FEDTRAW) did not…
EventMandela persuades Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103
… altogether 270 people, crew, passengers and residents of the town. Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to hand over the suspects to be tried in a Scottish…