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… At its first legal congress in four decades, the South African … Communist Party (SACP) decide to appoint Mr. Chris Hani as its n …

… Little is known about Elias Moretsele's youth. At an early age he moved to Johannesburg where he joined the South … Johannesburg, a non-political club that was formed so that its members could help one another and provide social … the Freedom Charter against the Africanists who rejected its multiracial basis. At the time, especially within the ANC …

… in Natal, the son of a policeman. After receiving his early education in Ladysmith, he entered Adams College in … working with Selope Thema on the  Bantu World  in the early 1940s in Johannesburg, Ngubane's early interest in … to the Liberal Party, and in the late 1950s he was elected its national vice-chairman. In December 1958 he represented …

… of her beloved birth-place as a ‘white area’. By the early 1960s, Benjamin was a talented jazz singer and in great … first touring with the Jazz Epistles in Europe in 1962. In early 1963, while Benjamin was performing with fellow Cape … This album was finally released thirty four years after its first recording, and captures Benjamin’s sublime and …

… ships the ‘Walvis’ and the ‘Oliphant’, which were loaded too heavy to sail from the Netherlands with Jan van …

… causes it took up than might otherwise have been the case. Its success in mobilising support for the 'Sharpeville Six', … South Africa Non Racial Olympic Committee (SANROC) in the early 1960s, and was the Acting President when co-founder … in the capital and stayed for around five years, raising its profile in Iraq as well as securing important financial …

… whole.The Indaba continued from April to November 1986 and early in 1987 Dhlomo was part of the delegation which … in September 1989. By early 1990 the Indaba had wound down its activities, and ceased to function after the resignation of its executive director.In 1987 Dhlomo became managing …

… profession. Hashe became involved in the labour movement early on in her life. In the early 1950s she was elected Assistant Secretary of the … attitude to the increasing attacks on the organisation and its members when she stated 'We will not budge an inch. We …

… The National Party loses its Edenvale, Johannesburg seat to the PFP, its first by-election defeat since it came to power in 194 …

… The Congress of SA Trade Unions has urged its alliance partner, the ANC, to clarify its stance on political and human rights ab …

… Van Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament …

… The political economy of education: its place in democratic struggles …

… The Cape Colony extends its boundaries to the Keiskamma River. …

… The Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa …

… The United Arab Republic reverts to its former name, Egypt. …

… The Cape Parliament guarantees freedom of speech in its proceedings. …

… South Africa announces an 18 percent devaluation of its currency. …

… South Africa announces an 18 percent devaluation of its currency. …

… The Eminent Persons Group releases its report on South Africa. …

… Britain continues its ban on arms supplies to South Africa. …

… The Red Cross of SA institutes its emergency rescue unit. …

… IFP decides to end its parliamentary boycott of mid-February. …

… South Africa requests the Soviet Union to withdraw its consulates. …

… Barclays Bank (SA) announces its new name First National Bank. …

… Barclays Bank (SA) announces its new name First National Bank. …

… Racism and its impact on Black women: a South African perspective …

… African Electricity Supply Commission (ESKOM) announced its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France. … ESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France …

… 1980, under the chairmanship of Justice M. Steyn, tabled its report. The Commission recommended that a general council … official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report …

… The chimes at the Union Buildings is broadcasted before the early morning new bulletins of the South African Broadcasting …

… Mary Elizabeth Barber, an 1820 Settler and early SA naturalist, author and painter, dies in Malvern, …