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History of the Labour Movements in South Africa
… The history of working people, and particularly Black workers, to organise is inextricably tied to the … workers who came to Southern Africa from across the…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… of the key issues since South Africa achieved democracy in 1994 and as such an overview of what has been achieved … The government intended to redistribute…
BiographyMohamed Farouk Asvat
… restricted document; being granted limited passports in 1987 and 1988 to take up his scholarships. From 1971 to … a drug rehabilitation programme, an…
BiographyDean Hutton
… Dean Hutton is a genderqueer artist living in Johannesburg interested in portraiture as co-authorship; social media as narrative; … other news publications…
EventZola Budd of SA and Mary Decker of the USA collide accidentally during the 3000m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
… Zola Budd and Mary Decker are athletes who took part in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Budd, a South African, was … competing under British citizenship due…
Olivia Forsyth takes refuge in British embassy in Luanda
… Olivia Forsyth escaped from her guards and took refuge in the British embassy in Luanda. She was a self-confessed SA spy of the security police in the…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… Introduction In a democratic society, the observance of chieftaincy faces … was – and still is - a common form of authority within Black African communities…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… Gender roles in Ndebele home-making From the 1940s onwards the settlement … of chevron or "Union Jack" patterns rendered in white or black upon a plain grey…
BiographyDr Hoosen Mia Haffejee
… Mia Haffejee was born on 6 November 1950. Haffejee grew up in Pietermaritzburg and completed his primary schooling at … his secondary schooling at Woodlands…
Basebetsi be merafong ba batla meputso e lekaneng bakeng sa ho phele ho Chamber of Mines (article written in Xhosa language)
… Basebetsi be merafong ba batla meputso e lekaneng bakeng sa ho phele ho Chamber of Mines (article written in Xhosa language) …
Former defence minister Magnus Malan joins former SA Defence Force chief Constand Viljoen in denying any knowledge of mass grav
… Former defence minister Magnus Malan joins former SA Defence Force chief Constand Viljoen in denying any knowledge of mass grav …
Sir John Coode, SA harbour engineer who designed the seaward defences of Table Bay, is born in Bodmin, Cornwallis, England.
… Sir John Coode, SA harbour engineer who designed the seaward defences of Table Bay, is born in Bodmin, Cornwallis, England. …
Gideon Roos, SA actor, broadcaster and co-founder of SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation), is born in Worcester, CC.
… Gideon Roos, SA actor, broadcaster and co-founder of SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation), is born in Worcester, CC. …
Johannes Jacobus Fagan, SA composer, commits suicide in London because of worsening health problems and the death of his young
… Johannes Jacobus Fagan, SA composer, commits suicide in London because of worsening …
Samuel Silverthorne Bailey, surgeon and hospital pioneer in SA, marries Hester Aletta van Reenen, daughter of J.G. (Jan) van Re
… Samuel Silverthorne Bailey, surgeon and hospital pioneer in SA, marries Hester Aletta van Reenen, daughter of J.G. (Jan) …
Brig. Theuns Swanepoel (”Rooi Rus”) (70), one of the most feared interrogators of the SA Security Police, dies in Roodepoort.
… Rus”) (70), one of the most feared interrogators of the SA Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. …
The British Conservative government’s intention to resume arms supplies to SA is announced in the House of Commons. Other Commo
… government’s intention to resume arms supplies to SA is announced in the House of Commons. Other Commo …
Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius) (76), SA theologian, poet and co-translator of the Bible into Afrikaans, dies in Pretoria.
… Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius) (76), SA theologian, poet and co-translator of the Bible into Afrikaans, dies in Pretoria. …
Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author, i.a. “Die Stem”, advocate and editor of Het Zuid-Westen, is born in Ladismith, C.P.
… Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author, i.a. “Die Stem”, advocate and editor of Het Zuid-Westen, is born in Ladismith, C.P. …
The SA cricket team loses the 5th test against England with 24 runs in Headingley. England wins the series 2-1.
… The SA cricket team loses the 5th test against England with 24 runs in Headingley. England wins the series 2-1. …
Twenty Burundian parties sign an agreement in SA on sharing power, but eleven parties, including the main Tutsi party Uprona, f
… Twenty Burundian parties sign an agreement in SA on sharing power, but eleven parties, including the main …
The first completely SA built aeroplane is flown by John Weston in Kimberley. He establishing a South African non-stop flight r
… The first completely SA built aeroplane is flown by John Weston in Kimberley. He establishing a South African non-stop flight …
The SA rugby team plays for the first time against a team of the British Isles, and lose 0-4 in Port Elizabeth.
… The SA rugby team plays for the first time against a team of the British Isles, and lose 0-4 in Port Elizabeth. …
The last six SA mercenaries from the attempted Seychelles coup are pardoned, freed and arrive in Johannesburg. The Minister of
… The last six SA mercenaries from the attempted Seychelles coup are pardoned, freed and arrive in Johannesburg. The Minister of …
The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen
… The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen …
Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author and writer of the words of Die Stem, dies at his home ‘Arbeidsgenot’ in Oudtshoorn.
… Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author and writer of the words of Die Stem, dies at his home ‘Arbeidsgenot’ in Oudtshoorn. …
EventStats SA reports that the number of commercial farming units in South Africa decreased by 26% between 1993 and 2002
… Stats SA reports that the number of commercial farming units in South Africa decreased by 26% between 1993 and 2002 …
David Nthubu Koloane, SA artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He received his art training at the Bill Ainslie Studi
… David Nthubu Koloane, SA artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He received …
William W.P. Selborne (82), British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony (1905-1909),
… William W.P. Selborne (82), British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony …
SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid
… Pretoria News Weekend, 21 Feb 2004. Today in history … SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the…