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EventSelassie becomes emperor
… as Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito. After 45 years of rule, Selassie was … ousted by Marxist dictator…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 31 Carstens Street, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… The construction of this double-storey House dates from the 1880s, probably at the behest of CG Prince. It has a number of fine Victorian and …
ArchiveCircular from N Pityana to all SRCs and SASO
… written to Student Representative Council's in support of the resolution by Black students to boycott Black … if any further Black students are excluded…
ArchiveLetter from Clive Nettleton to various organisations
… Letter from Clive Nettleton, Vice President of National Union of South African Students (NUSAS), to … about a report back on further development at the…
ArchiveIsolera Sydafrika!
… Black poster with white letters. Black and white photograph of a pair of soldiers boots on a board with black faces underneath. At the bottom, on the left…
PlaceLions Head, Mt.
… is between Table Mountain and Signal Hill , adjacent too the Twelve Apostles Mountain Range , in Cape town. The best thing about the Lion’s Head hike is…
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
… Molly Blackburn was a political activist who joined the Black Sash in 1955. She later left black Sash when she felt that the group was not very active. She…
EventBram Fischer is released from prison on health grounds
… Abram “Bram” Fischer was a lawyer, chairman of the South African Communist Party and an anti-Apartheid activist. He joined the SACP, a close ally of the…
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… born in Witbank, South Africa. Masekela grew up playing the piano and at a young age was introduced to the trumpet by Father Trevor Huddleston. Masekela…
EventKenya lifts ban on sports links with South Africa
… On 20 June 1991 the Kenya National Sports Council sent a letter to its 39 … athletes to sports events in South Africa. This marked the end of Kenya’s 15 year…
EventBafana Bafana loses to Gabon at Odi Stadium
… coach Trott Moloto made surprising changes to his team for the African Nations Cup qualifier game against Gabon at the Odi stadium. Most of the foreign-based…
EventFilm producer, Jamie Uys passes away
… director who made 24 films. Prizes for his work included the 1981 Grand Prix at the Festival International du Film de Comedy Vevey for 'The … People'. 'The…
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
… he embarked on a journey to South Africa to catalogue the stars, nebulae, and other objects of the southern skies. He arrived in Cape Town on 15 January …
ArchiveLetter to Comrade Y Zungu
… Robert Petersen to Comrade Y Zungu, Chief Representative of the ANC, for the attention of the Regional Political Committee, regarding …
ArchiveNaude wins appeal
… The Director of the Christian Institute of South Africa, Rev Dr C F Beyers Naude, was charged and …
ArchiveGuatemala in Central America
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of an aeroplane on a red background and black and white … hands holding a machine gun. Airmail letters and stamps at the foot…
ArchiveSpeak : women making history
… poster with black lettering. Black and yellow artwork of children. Black and white image of women marching. Story of the march by women on 9th August 1956…
EventSaxophone player, Bobby Hendricks, dies in Cape Town
… He was a renowned South African saxophone player known as the "King of 'Langarm' music" (straight arm music),a dance music … could not read or write music,…
PlaceCoerney, Port Elizabeth
… Coerney is a River and Railway station 64 km North of Port Elizabeth, on the route to Rosmead, situated in the Sundays River Valley in Sarah Bartman District…
PlaceCyphergat Station
… The village of Cyphergat was the headquarters of the Cyphergat Coal Mining Co (Ltd). The railway line …
EventWorld Press Freedom Day
… Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), the objective of World Press Freedom Day is “to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the…
Samesprekings: Staatspresident met die Kabinet van die Oorgangsregering van Nasionale Eenheid (Orne) van SWA, 21 Mei 1986, Kabinetskamer, Tuynhuys, Kaapstad
… Report from a meeting held between representatives of the South African Government, including the State President, and representatives from South West …
Palestine: a homeland denied
… Black and white poster. Star of David artwork containing a person with a scarf around the head. Issued by the Iraqi Cultural Centre, London on the occasion…
EventSA artist Mmakgoba Sebidi is born
… Helen Sebidi was born in Marapyane (Skilpadfontein) in the Hammanskraal area. Her grandmother, a traditional artist, … also studying and teaching pottery and…
ArchiveLetter from N Z Cindi to Clemens Kapuo
… Letter from N Z Cindi, on behalf of the President, Black Peoples Convention, to Clemens Kapuo inviting him to be the guest speaker at the Annual National…
PlaceAndriesburg, Eastern Cape
… A Mountain, 2 106 m high about 30 km North-West of Queenstown and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xhosa name of 'KwaHelisi', derived from…
ArchiveZero tolerance
… and white calendar with title in red letters. Photograph of a black woman holding a straw mat. Government poster with words - Office on the status of women…
ArchiveDont hang Theresa
… Black and white poster with artwork of Mother Theresa standing next to a rope hanging and a map of Africa. Words on the bottom of the poster: Imprisonement…
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… The African National Congress (ANC) has noted a public … for forgiveness. Comrade Carl is highly regarded for the role that he has played in the struggle for…
EventCape Colony Prime Minister opposes War
… William Philip Screhreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2 (South African War), summarised the …