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EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… It is alleged that Antjie Somers was a bandit dressed in woman’s clothes who attacked travellers … his job (having accidentally killed someone) and becoming…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… became the first Anglophone, independent African state to become an associate member of the European Economic … move to become an associate member of EEC…
EventReconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng
… 1990, at an informal meeting in Cape Town , President F.W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela agreed to reschedule formal talks between the Government and the ……
ArchivePhotography pundit David Goldblatt takes ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Matsepo, 2 June 2017
… in Birmingham and Manchester. The portraits, part of a series called Ex-Offenders, show men and women at the scene … with the arts organisation Multistory in…
EventThe condition of Edwin Smith, the youngest baby in SA to undergo open-heart surgery, improves
… Edwin Smith became the youngest baby in South Africa to undergo open-heart surgery. Edwin was operated at J.G. … The son of Nico and Martha Smith, Edwin was…
EventHajara Ibrahim appears before a Nigerian Islamic court to launch an appeal against her conviction for adultery
… Sharia law refers to a body of Islamic religious laws and deals with aspects of … was by 31 year-old Amina Lawal. She was raped by a family friend, and…
New Year Message to U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations by O. R. Tambo, 29 December, 1964
… We wish, Sir, to place on record that the United Nations has this year shown a new firmness and determination in the handling of the South … in South…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… Party of South Africa (later SACP). In 1943, he helped A. B. Xuma revise the African National Congress (ANC) … during the mineworkers' strike in 1946. He was…
EventThe Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan
… Due to South Africa’s Apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s, many countries were cautious to be seen as allies with the country. Japan was one of these ……
Letter delivered to the Secretary of State, Dr. H. Kissinger, from the South African Council of Churches
… Letter, published as an article in a journal, from South African Council of Churches to US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to request him to remember…
ArchiveLetter delivered to the Secretary of State, Dr. H. Kissinger, from the South African Council of Churches
… Letter, published as an article in a journal, from South African Council of Churches to US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger to request him to remember…
EventThe UN requests States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South Africa with immediate effect
… The United Nations(UN) requested States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South … Executive Council in South Africa became operational. A…
EventDe Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. is founded to exercise control over diamond production in South Africa
… March 1888, De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. was founded to exercise control over virtually all diamond production in … in 1860 on De Beer's farm, in…
ArchiveOpening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students
… Opening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South … University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November to 4 December 1980…
ArchiveTo all residents of Soweto, hostels, Reef and Pretoria, we say: remember you are all Blacks
… Students' Representative Council, in English, Zulu and a translation into Afrikaans, is an appeal to all residents of Soweto and surrounding areas to stop…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the World Festival of Youth and Students, 05 July 1985, Moscow
… Freedom and Justice. We count on your continued support to bring to fruition the ideas enshrined in the Freedom Charter - the … liberation movement, adopted…
EventEsther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zurich
… Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, was born in Zurich, Switzerland. Her … emigrated from Russia via England and…
ArchiveLetter from R F Botha to The Honourable Alexander H Haig Jr, Secretary of State, United States of America
… Letter from Pik Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Alexander M Haig, US Secretary of State, regarding Cuban … of 23 September 1981, of the South African…
EventZimbabwe and England draw in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match with England needing one run to win
… Zimbabwe and England drew in in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match on 22 December 1996. England was the favorites to win the game and came close several times. …
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… Natal Colony (now KwaZulu Natal) into the Transvaal to purposefully defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 … He was arrested the following day at…
EventThe body of the former president Nelson Mandela is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria.
… On 11 December 2013, Nelson Mandela’s body is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria. As the body was … waiting guard of honour was formed in Madiba Street…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… modern forms of communication from the development of a postal system right through to the cell phones that we use today. "Communication is the … that live…
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… was born in Tzaneen on 11 September 1986. Ralepelle moved to Pretoria and attended Pretoria Boys High School, where he … his reputation was tainted when he…
EventA national congress, under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, meets to discuss the ‘poor White problem’
… problem' or the Armblankevraagstuk as it was referred to in Afrikaans, was a significant political issue in South Africa in the late … century. The issue of …
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
… South Africa and Mozambique began discussions which led to the creation of a cross-border conservation park which will include the … President Paul Kruger,…
EventImperial German Forces forced to unconditional surrender by Union of South Africa Forces during World War I
… 1915 the Imperial German Forces officially surrendered to General Louis Botha’s troops at the Khorab Memorial. This … Forces. In May of the following year,…
EventSeven impalas are trapped in a camp and viciously beaten to death at Skukuza, Kruger National Park
… (SANP) employees were arrested for beating seven impalas to death and cutting them up for meat in Skukuza, Kruger … Park. Witnesses saw the four men lock the…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Ayatollah Khomeini, 13 February 1979, Iran, Maputo, People`s Republic of Mozambique
… and the oppressed masses of South Africa we express to you our immense joy at the glorious success of the Iranian … Your victory demonstrates the…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… bar, restrictions, discrimiÂnations at home. (Sgd) - A.B. Xuma President - General South African National Congress Note: Moses Kotane wrote to Dr. Xuma on…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. His father was a committed Protestant Sunday school teacher and probably influenced the young David to grew up with…