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PlaceDutch Reformed Church, 23 Main Street, Jansenville
… The building was designed by architect Carl Otto Hager, whose plans were later revised by AH Reid of Port Elizabeth. The cornerstone was laid on 16 August…
EventNeil Aggett dies in detention
… Neil Aggett , Transvaal organiser for the Food and Canning Workers Union and African Food and … while in detention by hanging himself with a scarf. He is…
EventUN investigative team visits SA
… South Africa from 9 to 10 June to meet representatives of the Government, political parties and organisations. The delegation aimed to gather factual…
EventSRC president Ngwako Ramalepe dies
… Ngwako Ramalepe, president of the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Modjadji … in police custody after first being assaulted by police at the Kgapane…
EventExpelled ANC leader abandons court action
… he was abandoning a Supreme Court action aimed at forcing the African National Congress (ANC) to reinstate him as a … instead to organise a national…
ArchiveClothing Workers Union: we demand jobs and a living wage for all
… in green and black. Cartoon on unemployment; words from the Bible: "Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit His kingdom?…
ANC hits back at Jimi Matthews
… JOHANNESBURG - The ANC has hit back at former SABC Acting CEO Jimi Matthews … conduct from him. Matthews says his exit was brought on by the recent changes…
EventFormer SA Cricket Captain, Hansie Cronje, dies
… On 1 June 2002 the former South African Cricket Captain, Hansie Cronje, died … in a Hawker Siddeley 748 - 372 aircraft which crashed into the Outeniqua…
PlaceApiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
… River which has its source in the Fountains Valley and flows through Pretoria. Said to have been named after the large population of Vervet monkeys that…
PlaceGoudini Health Spa
… Positioned beautifully on the mountainside as you go along to Worcestor, is a health resort! This region in the Worcester district is noted for its medicinal…
EventSA Sculptor Thomas Lehupela is born in Thaba ‘Nchu
… sculptor, was born in Paradys Location, Thaba 'Nchu in the Orange Free State (now Free State Province). In 1984 … Lehupela met Father Frans Claerhout, who…
EventDieter and Ruth Gerhard are detained
… The South African government announced at a special press … with alleged espionage. Gerhardt was commanding officer at the strategically important Simonstown…
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
… The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young, paid a two day visit to South Africa at the invitation of mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer…
EventHelen Joseph dies
… human rights activist, Helen Beatrice May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 and, with Lilian Ngoyi and…
EventKenya becomes a one party state
… united to form a party with near-complete control over the government. In 1964, Kenyatta had the legislature create the position of president and granted him…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… Angered by the manner in which Haiti's President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was allegedly forced to flee his country, the fifteen-nation Caribbean Community said…
EventMcBride is conditionally released from prison
… who had been held in Mozambique for six months on charges of gun-running and espionage, was conditionally released from prison. In the meantime investigation…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.1 1989
… and Contributors CONTENTS: Comment, A.W. Oliphant STORIES: The Prophets, Bheki Maseko; Happiness is a Punch in the Eye, Lawrence Maimane; A Day in the Life,…
EventAfrikaans author Mikro is born
… Robertson and Carnarvon. He continued with his studies at the University of Stellenbosch and completed his BSc degree in Agriculture. … and Ritchie. From…
ArchiveSpeak
… by Speak Collective, is a publication focussing on issues of interest mainly to women. Violence against women, … by trade unions, including domestic workers,…
EventDon Mattera withdraws from public performances
… During the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices Festival, South African poet, journalist and … Mattera is now deeply involved in improving the…
EventSouth African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe is born
… for writing both stories and music for children. Some of her work has been used in different schools and universities around the world. She also appeared on…
South African Students Organisation: Resolut
… The document contains a list of the resolutions tabled …
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: Resolut
… The document contains a list of the resolutions tabled …
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… tourist street located in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. The street is lined with the Donkin Street Row Houses - stunning Victorian style … 1880, lending it a…
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… football for 17 years and was awarded footballer of the year three times. He played for Kaizer chiefs from … and also played for Orlando Pirates, Wits…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
… Actress Ashley Callie, most famous for her portrayal of Leonie Haines in the soap opera Isidingo, died on 15 February 2008. Callie was … car. She suffered…
EventA new right-wing group Aksie Eie Toekoms (Action for our Own Future) (AET) is founded in Pretoria.
… towards desegregation. Lubbe and his peers, inspired by the father ofAapartheid, H.F. Verwoed, advocated for a White … that which is their own. He also felt…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Botswana
… The South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana registered a convincing 2-0 victory over the national team of neighbouring Botswana , two years after…
ArchiveLet us rally
… Call to the Conference of the All-African Convention. …