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PlaceAogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
… Village at the site of the present Port Nolloth. The Khoikhoi name Aukwatowa; for … unihabited until James Alexander's discovery in 1852 of copper, 160km…
EventANC promulgates its constitutional proposals
… The African National Congress (ANC) announced its constitutional proposals during the Convention for Democratic South Africa (CODESA) talks. … council would…
ArchiveNotes from meeting with Pete Hathorn and Ross Harker
… Notes of a meeting held between Pete Hathorn and Ross Harker pushing for the complete abolition of the Trespass Act of Section 1 of the Illegal Squatting Act…
EventGandhi leaves South Africa
… Mohandas Gandhi, after successfully leading campaigns of Passive Resistance in this country, finally left from Cape … Deliberations between Gandhi and Gen J…
ArchiveUnited Womens Organisation: mass meeting
… Black and white, with artwork of soldiers sitting on a tanker, holding weapons. Notice of a mass meeting to be held at the Nonzwakazi Methodist Church 0n 13…
EventDr Stanley Mogoba is born in Polokwane
… Dr. Stanley Mogoba, future president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) in 1997, was born in … on this day. He was detained on Robben Island during the…
EventAmichand Rajbansi is fired from Parliament
… South African President P.W. Botha fires the government's only Indian Cabinet Minister, Amichand … with effect from 1 January 1989. He also removes him from…
ArchiveInner Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the …
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… from newspaper. Black lettering and illustrations. Notice of August 9th workshop in Durban. Description of origin of … of National Women's Day, 1956 - 1981…
PlaceAnagob, a Mountain Peak in Northern Cape
… Hill 926 m high, situated 18 km North-East of Riemvasmaak and 60 km North-West of Keimoes. The name is of Khoikhoi origin means 'Tree Hill' recorded as such…
YWCA Building, 178 Long Street, Cape Town
… The building was restructured in 1903 by J Parker, of the architectural firm Forsythe & Parker, and was dedicated …
EventLouis Washkansky dies
… Fifty four year old dentist Louis Washkansky, recipient of the first successful human heart transplant in the world, died in Cape Town, eighteen days after…
PlaceAmbrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province
… Name employed in the 18th Century for the Coastal Area on the peninsula between Danger Point and … is thought to refer to St. Ambrose, who was the Bishop of…
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… The African National Congress (ANC) National Disciplinary Committee (NDC) following the disruption last week of businesses situated around ANC headquarters…
EventCyclone Favio, a powerful tropical storm, strikes Mozambique
… 22 February 2007, a category 4 cyclone named Favio struck the central province of Inhambane in Mozambique. Although the cyclone was concentrated in Inhambane…
EventVaal Triangle erupts in violence
… Evaton, Sebokeng and Sharpeville, five Black townships in the area known as the Vaal Triangle exploded into what some have described as a … Three township…
EventSA Rugby team loses to New Zealand
… The South Africa Rugby team, the Springboks, were beaten 18-29 by the New Zealand team … This was Francois Pienaar's final match as captain of the Springboks…
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
… The Staatsmodelskool (State Model School), started in 1893 by … was refurbished by Lord Alfred Milner and opened as the Pretoria Boys High School under the…
ArchiveEgalite
… Multicoloured poster. Oval of rainbow colours, containing artwork of two people, one white, one black, with a red heart in the centre, holding a globe of the…
African Union Anthem lyrics in English, French, Spanish Portuguese, Arabic and Swahili
… English Version Let us all unite and celebrate together The victories won for our liberation Let us dedicate … To defend our liberty and unity O Sons and…
EventSouth African History Online goes live
… The South African History Online non-profit organisation's … operations on 22 January 2001. CEO Omar Badsha founded the organisation as a Section 21 non…
EventAZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement
… Leaders of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), the Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) …
ArchiveNow Cape Town...Now Langa too is burning
… The circular informs University of Cape Town students of a mass meeting to be held in response to the political turmoil that had begun to affect Cape Town…
ArchiveEducate for socialism
… with artwork and text in red and black. Artwork of man holding the Azanian Peoples Organisation flag, over the map of South Africa. Image of the a hand in a…
ArchiveCiskei Commission: interviews
… Transcript of interviews of E.N. Belewa and Mr Tindleni , to the Ciskei Commission of Inquiry, regarding the negative impact of separate development with…
EventAlgerian terrorist, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid dies
… in Algeria. He was an Islamist militant who became one of the top three military commanders of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a Mali-based militant …
EventGuinea-Bissau is granted independence
… Guine Portuguesa, was granted independence by Portugal. The country became independent eight months after the death of the leader of, Portuguese for African…
EventHolomisa on corruption
… The ANC strongly denies Holomisa's charge of accepting payments from Sol Kerzner. In May 1996, Bantu … head of Sun International, had donated two million…
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… midfield player, who was awarded Kick Off's accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bucks in 1997, is born in … Wilkisky, R., (2004). …
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… The Queens Fort Museum fort erected in 1848, originally housed the Artillery Unit of the Free State, and depicts all major military conflicts …