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EventMohammed Valli Moosa is born in Johannesburg
… He became actively involved in politics while studying at the University of Durban-Westville. He found himself on the wrong side of apartheid laws for…
EventRetief Goosen is born.
… Limpopo province. Goosen, famously known by his nickname "The Goose" became a professional golfer in 1990 and received … a world ranking of 22 at that time…
EventNelson Mandela continues his international tour
… The African National Congress (ANC) deputy president, Nelson … In Sweden Mandela had an opportunity to reunite for the first time after 28 years with his…
EventMinister of Public Works Stella Sigcau dies
… Stella Sigcau died at Durban's St Augustine Hospital at the age of 69. Sigcau died of a recurring heart problem. In … Thabo Mbeki reshuffled his cabinet, she…
ArchivePOTWA
… Assoication; (Mr Privatisation speech): My machines can do the work of 1000 men. (other man) Where will they find new … with banners) UDF We demand…
ArchiveBolt Number 11 December 1974
… Cover, Andrew Verster. Madagascar, Patrick Cullinan. The Idea of a Critical Sociology of Music, Michael Nupen. Two … translated by Jonathan Crewe. With My…
EventRuben Xulu is born
… in both stone and wood. He exhibited in 1965 and 1978 in the Bantu Inter Faith Art Exhibition and Mariannhill Art … Natal. He passed away in 1985. Source:…
EventFifth banning order for Albertina Sisulu
… leader Walter Sisulu, was placed under a banning order for the fifth time since 1963. Click here to read more about the life of Albertina Nontsikelelo …
ArchiveWhose Reality Mr. Botha?
… hundreds of innocent people killed; SAP and SADF polluting the townships; Fascist vigilantes allowed to attack us; … striking workers beaten and teargassed;…
Liberation
… " a journal of democratic discussion", and was aimed at the intellectual elite. Contributors to the magazine include Michael Harmel, H.J. Simons, Joe Slovo, …
EventPhyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho
… Richard (Rick) Turner and others. In Lesotho she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in … children who had left South Africa,…
PlaceCentlivres, a Railway Siding-16 Km from Uitenhage
… The Railway Siding of Centlivres was probably named in honour … South Africa in 1820, and served as Civil Commissioner of the Uitenhage District from 1849…
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
… on 17 May 1838 in South Yorkshire, England. In 1857, at the age of 19, he came to South Africa. Sir Hulett founded … On 5 June 1928 Sir James Liege Hulett…
Umsebenzi
… Umsebenzi, mouthpiece of the South African Communist Party, deals with issues relating to the national liberation struggle, from a Communist …
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1953-1954
… and 1954 and includes chapters on: Politics and attitudes; The plans and activities of non-European organizations and … work making for improved race…
EventBurundi gains independence from Belgium
… Burundi, a country located east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained its … German East Africa, Burundi gained its independence under the…
EventZwelakhe Sisulu is arrested
… Zwelakhe Sisulu is arrested Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA), … arrested in terms of Section 9 (1)…
EventMaluzi Gigaba is born
… appointed deputy minister by president Thabo Mbeki after the 2004 general elections. Previously, he had been African … Congress (ANC) member of parliament…
EventSwanepoel and Du Preez found guilty of killing soldiers
… Du Preez's younger brother Petrus was acquitted after the state failed to prove that he had envisaged the soldiers' death. Leisanyane and Van Wyk were…
EventLimpet mine explodes and damages substation in Durban
… injured others and two electrical workers who arrived at the scene of the first explosion. Just nine days after this explosion, two … Ance C. (2011), ‘Never…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah
… An attempt on the life of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana fails. Nkrumah … oppressive. Four years previously he had passed the Preventive Detention Act,…
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major role in the compilation and translation of the English-Xhosa-Afrikaans dictionary. References: Verwey, …
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… composer who was a founder member and first secretary of the Bantu Social Centre in Beatrice Street, Durban (YMCA), … were widely acclaimed and are still…
ArchiveCultural considerations for a democratic South African Constitution
… Paper produced by the ANC Department of Arts and Culture from an in-house … South Africa, held in Lusaka, Zambia. Argues that the formation of constitutional…
PlaceFeathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
… Port Elizabeth's Feather Market Centre is located on the corner of Baakens Street and Military Road, Central and, as its name implies, was an extension of…
EventAn intricate prisoner exchange takes place in Maputo, Mozambique
… to find information on "hostile elements which threaten the Safety of South West Africa (Namibia) and South Africa". These included SWAPO, the African…
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… This was seen as long standing political feud between the supporters of African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha … engaging De Klerk in talks they could…
ArchiveInternational Childrens Day June 1
… world with pictures of children in continents; text: Ask the children; International Childrens' Day June 1; All children have the right to a name, enough…
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… in Algeria’s fight for independence from France. He became the country’s premier in 1962 and was elected president in … his close friend in 1965. He was…
EventLucas Seage is born
… attended Mofolo Arts Centre in Soweto and studied under the veteran artist Sydney Kumalo. He was one of the resistance artists, who saw art as a weapon…