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PlaceGovernment Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… The government building complex was completed in 1877 … Chamber was already in use on 31 May 1875. In 1895 the upper storey was completed and in 1902 the…
EventSeretse Khama is born
… Sir Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 in Serowe in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, now known as Botswana. He studied in South … with a…
EventPeter Clarence van Riet Lowe, archaeologist and civil engineer who built 109 bridges in SA, is born in Aliwal North, CC.
… A civil engineer by profession, Clarence was in charge of construction of over a hundred bridges in South Africa. It was during the construction of the…
ArchivePaper on National Civic Movement delivered at UDF National General Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991
… Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991. It deals with the role of UDF in building the Civic Movement, role of Civic Movement in transition …
ArchiveMkhumbane our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards
… This study is concerned with all the material structures of everyday life and the nature of power in the African shacklands of Cato Manor …
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…
Bonn - Pretoria Axis
… On December 16th, 1965 (the then Dingane's Day), Pieter Botha, as Defence Minister in the South African White minority government, announced loudly ……
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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 …