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A tribute to Sam Ramsamy and others who fought apartheid sport by E.S. Reddy
… to play in South Africa. It announced "concessions"from time to time, none of which satisfied the Olympic principle of … Fortunately, two important…
49. The certificates are burned
… been giving to my fellow-countrymen for some length of time, by friends. I have been ridiculed by those who do not … Act or to the Validation Bill that is to…
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… This contrasts with the attention it attracted at the time it was published, when it was widely read, reviewed and … its own. Ravan Press published a new…
Nelson Mandela’s leadership: his ‘obstinacy and stubbornness’ (Part 2) by Raymond Suttner, 11 June 2018
… a course of action as a matter of principle. At the same time Mandela’s stubbornness coexisted with flexibility and … The sometimes-impetuous Mandela was…
ANC NGC – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Marius Strydom (News24 Voices), 12 October 2015
… a significant source of resources for the ANC. By the time negotiations took place, the ANC’s military machinery … never know. The ANC’s only major military…
PlaceWestern Cape Province
… The names come from the title of the Dutch ruler of that time, the Prince of Orange. The stone that was used for the … but reverse it — one hectare, one…
Document 28 - Letterfrom E. R. Roux to the Central Executive, Communist Party of South Africa, 25 September 1928
… the moment and likely to remain so for a longer or shorter time. In view of the growing extreme shortage of native … action, they will merely make the…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… of proletarianisation of white women took place at this time. The black proletariat began to enter into semi-skilled … the gap between white black workers…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
… system are living, perhaps even thriving, on borrowed time. Tomorrow is our day. Oliver R. Tambo President, ANC ES …
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… a house rented from the Johannesburg City Council at the time. By 1971 the Bill Ainslie Studios had become a school …
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… of school students, but with little to lose and time on their hands to roam the streets, they became the most …
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… Thabo Mbeki, who was not as well known as Mandela at the time, was to replace him as president of the ANC in 1998 and …
EventANC’s chief representative in Swaziland, Stanley Mabizela, writes a letter to the ANC following a visit by Thabo Mbeki and Max Sisulu
… sheep with their flock’. We all wanted to talk at the same time and to hear everything at once! Even the P.A.C chaps …
EventLibya becomes independent
… possessions in Africa to gain independence. At the time of independence Libya, a former Italian possession, was …
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
… abroad repeatedly toured South Africa while at the same time the Springboks became a team to be reckoned with on …
EventMac Maharaj is born
… Director of Public Prosecutions in 2003. This came at the time Ngcuka's office was investigating him for corruption and …
EventAt a summit SA Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
… discussed South Africa's labour laws for the first time since the 1950s. Non-racial unions agreed to continue …
EventPrime Minister P.W. Botha announces Ciskei will become independent on 4 December 1981
… territory in 1972. The Chief Minister of the time was Justice Mabandla. While Botha may have announced …
EventJournalist and anti-apartheid activist M.P. Naicker dies
… failure en route on a flight from London to Berlin. At the time of his death Naicker was also a journalist for the ANC …
EventDr Chris Barnard performs second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital
… was performed almost a month after the first, this time on Dr Philip Blaiberg, whose dauntless spirit made him a …
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda’s former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… to an army coup in 1985 in which he was ousted a second time and exiled to Zambia. Obote's rule was marred by …
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… clinic where he died. Mlokoti's death, which came at the time when South Africa was bidding to host the 2006 World …
EventNP set to withdraw from GNU
… and particularly President Nelson Mandela, had decided the time for majority rule had arrived. A specific example was …
EventSouth Africa concludes an agreement with the Marconi Company for a high
… year that radio was revealed to the public for the first time at the Great Empire Exhibition. In 1926, developments …
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… been the first known case of SARS in South Africa. At the time, the number of deaths caused by SARS stood at least at …
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, Kaggia studied political science, journalism and …
”A House in Harrington Street”, photographic exhibition by Nicholas Eppel
… reflects three years in the life and household of long-time Harrington Street resident, Elizabeth Barrett, and stand …
EventPeter van der Merwe, South African cricketer, dies
… as a left-side spinner. Though he began as a bowler, over time his batting became better than his bowling leading him …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… of Wales. Their tumultuous marriage ended in 1996. At the time of her death they had two sons. A year later, Diana got …
EventUnion of South Africa officially ceases to exist
… referendum supported him. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National …