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EventSA signs Nuclear Non
… South Africa was one of the countries that signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to curb the spread of …
EventWalter Sisulu’s appeal is dismissed
… The Transvaal section of the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the African National … Walter Sisulu against a six years sentence of imprisonment. Sisulu…
EventANC attack on Booysens Police Station
… Station Johannesburg. Pamphlets were scattered demanding the release of Walter Sisulu from Robben Island. In 2000, the Amnesty Committee of the Truth and…
EventSASOL plant explodes again
… The SASOL petrol plant in Secunda, Mpumalanga Province, went … after a giant gas explosion, this time not as result of a political attack or sabotage but…
ArchiveCircular from Strini Moodley to Dear Black Brothers and Sisters
… The circular is intended as a voice of solidarity with the students of the University of the Western Cape in taking …
ArchiveNew links with international labour
… John Copelyn, the acting general secretary of the National Union of Textile Workers, has been appointed to …
EventPeter Lindenberg, South Africa’s powerboat champion
… Peter Lindeberg won the European Barefoot Water-Skiing title in 1977.[i] Peter … powerboat racing title, as well as set a world record in the ramp jump in…
EventA Xhosa film wins Golden Bear award
… The South African Xhosa film uCarmen eKhayelitsha became the second South African movie to compete and first to win … in Germany. The film was shot in the…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… headed by Brigadier-General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a faction of the Liberian military failed to take power from Samuel … a third coup attempt since Samuel Doe…
Says no to xenophobia, 19 April 2015
… The African National Congress has emphatically denounced … nationals in our country. We have further called on the people of Africa to unite against these…
EventNelson Mandela arrives on Robben Island to serve his five-year sentence
… 27 May, 2013 marked for 50th anniversary of Nelson Mandela arriving on Robben Island as prisoner. On 5 August they were stopped and arrested just outside the…
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… The property was granted to Matthys Coeymans in 1669 and its … was subsequently erected in a Cape Dutch style. During the 19th century a number of Victorian…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… This House was probably erected in 1895 and has a number of prominent Architectural features including an unusual hexagonal Turret surmounting the front…
EventTutu leads biggest anti-apartheid protest march in South Africa
… in Johannesburg and Durban with Anglican bishops at the helm. The marches were organised to fight against the apartheid system, including the freeing of…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… On 6 January 2002, the African National Congress (ANC) celebrated its 90th … Park Stadium, Durban. ANC President Thabo Mbeki addressed the masses that came…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… implicated former state President and Deputy President of the Government of National Unity, F.W. de Klerk, of … condoning a 'dirty tricks' campaign that was…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading figures in Griqualand East. Both he and his ……
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
… visited Sisulu's house and found out that Sisulu had fled. The incident happened while he was awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a 6 year sentence. On…
EventProminent leaders are arrested in Uganda
… The Most Reverend Janani Luwum, Anglican archbishop of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Boga-ZaÁƒÂƒÂ¯re, together with two government ministers, were arrested on…
EventFirst Black US ambassador is sent to South Africa
… Former Director of the Office of West African Affairs and Ambassador to Liberia, Edward Perkins, was appointed as the first black American ambassador to…
EventEleven African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury
… when Rhodesian police opened fire on a rioting crowd on the outskirts of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). In … 1965 whites in Southern…
EventAllan Boesak is arrested
… Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without permit, but charges were subsequently dropped. In the…
ArchiveProgressive theological education
… a reconstructed address by Frank Chikane, a Minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Chruch, to the Koinonia Conference of Theological Education at the …
ArchivePriests, protests and politics
… This article discusses the role of clergy in the church in South Africa and the application of Christian …
EventBritish mission to subdue Sekhukhune is abandoned
… was abandoned after having failed with heavy loss of life on both sides. The attempt to subdue Sekhukhune came after the British Annexation of the Transvaal …
EventState Security Council Approves Cross
… The State Security Council (SSC) approves guidelines for the conducting of military operations against liberation movements in …
ArchiveNkosi Sikelele I-Afrika
… Since 1997, The South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new English lyrics with extracts of the hymn "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" and the…
Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.
… people are killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the ANC and PAC in Matola, a suburb of Maputo, Mozambique. Portuguese engineer…
EventNamibian artist, John Ndevasia Muafangejo, dies
… Namibian artist John Ndevasia Muafangejo died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Katutura Township, Windhoek. … 1943 in Etunda lo Nghadi, Ovamboland,…
ArchiveNUSAS 61st Congress, 28 November - 1 December, Wits, 1983
… Programme for the 61st Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of …