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EventOmar Badsha, South African photographer, is born
… and the Western Cape for close to 38 years, during which time he was detained and harassed by state agents. Badsha …
EventSA artist, Daniel Sefundi Rakgoathe is born
… Transvaal province. Rakgoathe went on to be the first full-time student in the fine arts section at Rorke's Drift. The …
EventANC attacks Koeberg nuclear power station
… injuries, reported.MK sabotaged the Koeberg plant, at the time Africa's only nuclear reactor plant to dispel …
EventEnd of the road for the Union Jack in Africa
… In a historic move, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British …
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… for Democratic South Africa (Codesa) . Codesa was at the time beginning to chart a way forward on a new constitution …
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
… planted a tree in memory of those who had died during this time. …
EventWalter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba and Ahmed Kathrada address the public after 26 years
… attended by thousands of South Africans. It was the first time that these leaders were able to speak to South Africans … Powell, I. (1989). "A time warp…
EventLand beyond the Great Berg River is annexed
… new district of Tulbagh, proclaimed in 1804. At the same time the area was declared a separate sub-drostdy, with its …
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament for the first time in his career on home soil since he turned pro in 1989. … & Rousseau|South Africa Info Ernie…
EventUDF distances itself from Madikizela
… as it was the leader in protest against apartheid at the time when these crimes were committed and it was also closely …
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
… delivers his farewell address to Parliament. He says it is time for South Africans to end sterile debates and divisive …
EventLansana Conte’ leads a coup that deposes Guinea’s interim government
… Touré, Conte’ who was a Lieutenant in the army at the time, toppled the government just hours before a new leader …
EventPriscah Jeptoo is born in Nandi Kenya
… in 2008 but has achieved so much in such a short space of time.jeptoo was runner up in the World Championships in …
EventA Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59
… driving. He was later released on R1000 bail. At the time, no other offender had ever been caught travelling at …
EventPope John Paul II begins his tour of Africa.
… to effect change. During his trip Paul got to spend time with the Masai of Kenya and met the King of the Ashanti …
PlaceDurban Main Post Office
… left of the building. It served as the town hall until the time of the Union in 1910, and is situated opposite the …
The Neglected Tradition
… exhibition of art by 'black South Africans, I spent much time consulting artists, educators and members of …
ArchiveThe 1957 Alexandra Bus Boycott and its unsung heroes by Roseinnes Phahle, June 2019
… demands – the Freedom Charter was yet to come. About this time Father Sidebotham, the head of the Community of the … said to have silenced him. It was Mendi…
Daily reflections by Virginia MacKenny, September 2002
… for the next hour - my bus arrives in three minutes - on time. I go to the Press Office and receive my kit - maps as … composition, acts of counting or…
A Biography of Ernest Cole by Anna Hutchinson
… who worked for Drum magazine at the time. Themba advised him how to apply to work in the … their passion for photography and “cool” jazz. By the time he…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 12
… He was working with the demonic energy of a man to whom time had become the only wealth worth possessing. He knew … the most part we are governed by the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter II - Functions of the Missionary
… superior organisation and more varied resources. From the time of their second occupation (1806) the main strategy … cheap labour force. It is a remorseless…
ArchiveRemembering French Investments In Apartheid South Africa, 17 December 2013
… technologies, in total disregard of UN sanctions. At the time, there was little protest. This article was originally … reaching a value of more than one…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1980 - 1989 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… * Islamic library; * Janazah chamber. Over a dozen full-time staff are employed to teach and administer the Darul … is Islam and Why We Need It? [in English…
PlaceMarket Theatre
… Theatre ran as a non-racially biased theatre, which at the time, was against the laws of the country, it was recognized … pushed the confines of censorship…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
… It is time for intensified mass action against the racist structure … actions. United power of labour is unchallengeable. The time to finally bury the…
PlaceWoodstock
… of 4,000 Florins, he had incurred with Jan Winterbach. In time, a number of families began to Build their Homes near … of Fishermen, who had been drinking at…
Document 40 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to the Communist League of America’, 26 April 1932
… necessary with every issue of the Militant. Send us from time to time propaganda leaflets for free distribution if you have …
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… he traveled in Africa and America, and worked for a short time as a teacher. In the 1960s he was the director of … politically active. Most of his literary…
67. The Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact, 1947
… Charter . This joint meeting further resolves to meet from time to time to implement this declaration and to take active steps …