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ArchiveInner Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the …
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ArchiveEnvironment Week: symposium
… Black and white poster. Artwork in shape of a skull. Notice of a symposium at University of the Witwatersrand, Council of Architectural Students, on the 31st…
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…
EventSamuel Marks (77) dies in Johannesburg
… Sammy Marks was a diamond buyer of Kimberley, founder of the African and European Investment Company and Senator in the Parliament of the Union of South…
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 …
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). …
ArchiveSouth African and Western Initiatives
… Covers United Kingdom interest in South Africa and the attitude of the UK towards the ANC, the views of the United States and …
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…
Culture and Resistance - Cynthia Kross
… This article by Cynthia Kross was published in 1982 in the South African magazine Staffrider. (Vol. 5.2) The articles describes the recent 'Culture and…
EventPFP stays its ground concerning president Vorster
… John Vorster on his appointment as State President on the grounds that not all the evidence of the Erasmus Commission had been made public. The party ……
EventANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros Boutros
… National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at Dakar. The two leaders discussed…