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Richard Maxwell (Dick) Haldane, trade union leader, dies in Cape Town. He was honoured with the Award of Merit from TUCSA in 19
… dies in Cape Town. He was honoured with the Award of Merit from TUCSA in 19 …
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: Minutes of the 4th National Council Meeting held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to 17th March 1974
… Peoples Convention held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to 17th March 1974 … Council Meeting held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to…
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… two Khoi men later joined them. Their plan was to march from the rural districts gathering slaves on the way and then … rest for the night. The next morning…
The Afrikaanse Handelsinsituut
… in a period when the Afrikaners felt they were alienated from the mainstream of the economy, and the Afrikaner … who had become directors of new businesses…
Opening Speech at the International Solidarity Conference, on the Theme "From Apartheid to Peace, Democracy and Development"by O. R. Tambo, Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… at the International Solidarity Conference, on the Theme "From Apartheid to Peace, Democracy and Development"by O. R. …
ArticlePoqo
… in Xhosa and the organisation drew most of it's following from the Western Cape and the Transkei. Arguably the largest … laws were strengthened when the…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… were killed on the spot, most of them burned alive. Far from suppressing Christianity in the region, the incident … with another nine Catholic victims of…
BiographyRick Turner
… the Natal Indian Congress . Biko had by then broken away from NUSAS to form the South African Student Organisation … mediator between SASO’s black students…
Jonas Malheiro Savimbi
… began in Angola. In 1958, he was granted a scholarship from the United Church of Christ to attend university in … Angolan parties and Portugal. The…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… Newspaper Press Bill, introduced under Prime Minister BJ Vorster, sought to create a press council that would operate … (NPU) and the major newspaper…
BiographyNithianandan ‘Elvis' Ganese Govender
… not material things. The birth of a political activist In 1976, Elvis enrolled at the University of Durban- Westville … activities. It was a period that saw…
Summary Minutes of exploratory discussions held in London on 3 May and 4 May 1988 between a South African Delegation and an Angolan Delegation, facilitated by a Delegation from the United States
… Meeting between representatives from South Africa, Angola, Cuba and United States to … and an Angolan Delegation, facilitated by a Delegation from the United…
From Manenberg to Soweto: Race and Coloured Identity in the Black Consciousness Poetry of James Matthews by Mohamed Adhikari (African Studies, 62, 2, December 2003)
… From Manenberg to Soweto: Race and Coloured Identity in the …
Excerpts from Rev. Frank Chikane’s (Chancellor of National Orders) speech at the Award Ceremony of the New National Orders, Union Buildings, Pretoria, 2 December 2003
… Excerpts from Rev. Frank Chikane’s (Chancellor of National Orders) …
Opening Speech by Oliver Tambo at the International Solidarity Conference, on the theme “From Apartheid to Peace, Democracy and Development”, Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… at the International Solidarity Conference, on the theme “From Apartheid to Peace, Democracy and Development”, …
Message From Moses M. Kotane, Walter Sisulu, J. B. Marks And Dr. Y. M. Dadoo Read At The Unveiling Of A Memorial To Johannes Nkosi In Durban, July 18, 1953
… Message From Moses M. Kotane, Walter Sisulu, J. B. Marks And Dr. Y. …
All of the political factions from Ivory Coast sign a new peace accord in Accra at the close of a two-day summit headed by thir
… All of the political factions from Ivory Coast sign a new peace accord in Accra at the …
All of the political factions from Ivory Coast sign a new peace accord in Accra at the close of a two-day summit headed by thir
… All of the political factions from Ivory Coast sign a new peace accord in Accra at the …
Message from ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to Arthur Krim on the occasion of the people for the American Way Award ceremony 8 November 1992
… Message from ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to Arthur Krim …
Cape slavery may be dated from this date, (or 28 March, as given in two other sources) when the Amersfoort , with some 170 slav
… Cape slavery may be dated from this date, (or 28 March, as given in two other sources) …
Ten-year-old Liam Aspeling, snatched from a car on his way to school the previous day, is found unharmed but guarded by an arme
… Ten-year-old Liam Aspeling, snatched from a car on his way to school the previous day, is found …
SAA diverts from its regular flights to Europe via the east coast of Africa and switches over to the Atlantic route to fly to E
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … SAA diverts from its regular flights to Europe…
Some 200,000 Coloured workers stay away from work (15 – 16 September) in the Cape Town area. The extent of the strike is unex
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … Some 200,000 Coloured workers stay away from…
The Boeing 707 Pretoria of SAA crashes just after take off from the Windhoek airport en route to London with 122 people on boar
… The Boeing 707 Pretoria of SAA crashes just after take off from the Windhoek airport en route to London with 122 people …
A female teacher is attacked by two robbers on her way to school and is saved by more than 100 pupils from Orlando North Second
… on her way to school and is saved by more than 100 pupils from Orlando North Second …
Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 men by land
… Gov. George Napier wants to cut off the Voortrekkers from the harbour in Port Natal and sends Capt. Smith with 125 …
The ANC leader in the Kwazulu Natal midlands Sifiso Nkabinde is expelled from the ANC and named as a ‘spy for the enemy’ by Jac
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … in the Kwazulu Natal midlands Sifiso Nkabinde…
Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
… Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp …
Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp in Congo in an effort to end the 2 1/2-year civil war.
… Soldiers from Uruguay become the first armed UN troops to set up camp …
Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier
… of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier …