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ArchiveConstitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa
… Draft of Constitutional guideline for a democratic South Africa from the African National Congress Constitutional Committee. Lists … on which a democratic…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… Former President Nelson Mandela, speaking in a meeting of international dignitaries in Bangkok, Thailand, said he could not receive a better birthday gift…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… from Britain in 1964 concedes defeat to Bakili Muluzi in the country's first multi-party election. With 30 years at the helm as Africa's longest ruling…
Arise! Vukani!
… was published by Action Youth in Johannesburg representing the principles of Action Youth which are cited as anti-racism, … Eldorado Park, Riverlea, Bosmount…
ArchiveRemember June 16: victory is certain
… White poster with black lettering. Image of black cross with hand raised in centre surrounded by nine … mound at bottom. Notification of a meeting to be held…
EventColdest day in Pretoria
… The Coldest day in Pretoria in recent history was on 12 June 1963. The temperatures plummeted to a minimum of -3, 6 and a maximum of 7, 5 degrees Centigrade…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its … 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations…
EventRioting erupts in Soweto
… in Soweto and spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, again banned public meetings under the Riotous Assemblies Act…
ArchiveNative, Bantu and African
… Discussion with African friends and a study of opinion among them long ago convinced me of the great importance attached to correct forms of politeness, the…
SASPU Focus
… at its annual congress during December 1981 NUSAS adopted the theme 'Campus Action for Democracy' for 1982. This slogan … to cover educational issues and to…
EventKing Dinuzulu dies
… Dinuzulu ka-Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu nation, released from prison by Prime Minister … At his own request he was buried with his ancestors on the Mpembeni…
EventSA composer Benjamin Tyamzashe is born
… in 1890. B-ka-T gained national popularity through the music that he composed. His music enjoys a wide popularity within the education sector and is…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
… to reports, on 30 November 2008 Linden arrived at the Baiyun International Airport, in Guangzhou without … a normal search procedure, customs officers found…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… History of India and the British conquest. Artwork of scenes of India. Map of India and of the trade routes. Series of folders numbers 3521-3529 and …
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
… Netto Serrano (21) was killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were injured, of whom…
ArchiveWe celebrate women's struggles: we celebr
… and blue poster. Title in red letters. Inscription on the walls of a cell in women's prison in South Vietnam: "The mountain is only so high...our capacity is…
ArchiveBill Nair interview
… with Bill Nair where he was asked to first comment on the state of the United Democratic Front since Murphy and Valli were …
EventANC leader, Oliver Tambo, dies after a long illness
… On 24 April 1993, former President of the African National Congress (ANC),Oliver “OR” Tambo died … after a long battle with illness. Tambo was born in the…
EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
… detainees, Harold Wolpe, a listed Communist arrested on the Bechuanaland border, Arthur Goldreich, caught in the Rivonia raid, Moosa Moolla, accused in the…
EventSouth African poet Vincent Oliphant is born
… in 1954 in Alicedale, a small town near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. His first book of poems, Bloed vloei in stilte (Blood flows in silence), was … in…
EventLocal elections receive go
… with legislation that was passed in September by the Constitutional Court, necessitating the holding of elections before December, 1995. The Election Task…
EventStander gang hits 3 banks
… On 19 January 1984, the Stander gang robs three banks in less than an hour in the Johannesburg city centre. The Stander gang was a group of three men led by…
ArchiveThe Trotskyist Groups in South Africa - A Retrospective View by Baruch Hirson (Encyclopedia of Trotskyism On-Line: Revolutionary History: Volume 4, No. 4, 1993, South Africa)
… THE HISTORY of the South African Trotskyists during the 1930s and into the … on South Africa (or should have known) that investment in gold mining had played…
Transkei independence
… The book contain a series of essays on the issue of the Transkei independence. …
EventJB Marks is born
… (now North West Province) on March 21 1903. He was the seventh child of an African railway worker, John Thelelwa Marks, and Betty … He identified as an…
EventKaren Muir
… At the young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley became the youngest world record holder in any sport in the history …
EventDemocratic Alliance federal conference in Port Elizabeth
… The Democratic Alliance held a federal conference in Port … Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Mmusi Maimane, 34, was elected the New Black DA leader to succeed Ms…
EventBrett Kebble is shot dead
… Andile Nkuhlu, Kebble's business partner and member of the ANC Youth League, who was expecting Kebble at dinner, said that Kebble was the victim of a callous…
Black Student Politics
… is generally recognised that mass popular struggles during the 1970s and 1980s played a pivotal role in eroding apartheid and creating the conditions for the…
Negotiations
… Article looking at the question of negotiation and the approach of the democratic movement. …