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PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… water', is generally attributed to the famed King Shaka of the Zulus. During one of Shaka’s campaigns, he and his army stopped to rest here. … water, he said…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
… Nelson Mandela, leader of the Transvaal branch of the African National Congress (ANC), was acquitted of treason charges after a four year long trial. Mandela…
PlaceSouth African National Museum of Military History
… The Museum of Military History offers adults a fascinating look at all forms of war vehicles and weapons. And it will captivate children with the visual…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… New Nation, Felix Ndimene alleged that the Selous Scouts of Pietersburg and Five Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR), part of the SA Special Forces, together with…
ArchiveOrganisational Report of the National Executive Committee
… Organisational Report of the African National Congress National Executive Committee … Alfred Nzo to the First Legal National Conference of the ANC in Durban,…
PlaceUniversity of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape
… noted with sadness the violent protests at the University of Fort Hare that have resulted in the academic programme being abruptly halted. The Chairperson of…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship between the Zulu and the … Voortrekkers. Retief was in high spirits at…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… son Matthew Berger (9 years) stumbled across a new species of hominid, Australopithecus sediba, estimated to be 2 million years while looking for fossils at…
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… After the Goldstone Commission's first disclosure of the complicity of elements of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in violence in … Fraser, R. (1992)…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next … eng.net…
EventTrade Unionists convicted of kidnapping and assault
… Fholisani Mufamadi and Moses Mayekiso were convicted of kidnapping and assault after the holding of security policeman Monge Maleka in the Congress of South…
EventItalo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
… On 2 August 1928, Italy signed a twenty-year treaty of friendship with Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). In the treaty, which was called the Italo-Ethiopian…
EventKwame Nkrumah orders release of political prisoners
… President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered the release of the last of his political prisoners,…
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… notice published on 6 November 1964 gave the names of 303 persons on whom banning notices under the General Laws Amendment Act of 1963 (the so-called 90 Day…
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… Zephania (Zeph) Mothopeng, President of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) since 1984 dies in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Mothopeng's death came at the…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… Allan Boesak, liberation theologian, chairman of the Western Cape region of the African National Congress (ANC) and director of the Foundation for Peace and…
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, … President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South…
Amendment to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No.52 of 1951
… Suggested amendments to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No. 52 of 1951 … Amendment to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the…
ArchiveThe position of the Democratic Movement on participation in institutions of minority rule in the oppressed communities
… Article outlining the position of the Democratic Movement on participation in institutions of minority rule in the oppressed communities. … The position of…
ArchiveReport of a meeting with Prof. Willem Kleynhans
… Handwritten report of a meeting between representatives of the African National Congress and Professor Willem Kleynhans of the University of South Africa to…
EventTreason Trial of 16 UDF members resumes
… years after the first Treason trial in 1956, 16 members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) were accused of treason in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court…
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… President Marais Viljoen three weeks later. As a result of the adoption of the Republic of South Africa Act, which made provision for a three-chamber ……
ArchiveAction against students and intimidation of students
… C to the President's Report at the 45th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 6th-14th July, 1969…
ArchiveThe origins and the decline of the Roosboom Village and the struggle of its community for survival
… Journal article about the origins and the decline of the Roosboom village in northern Natal, and the struggle of its community for survival. … The origins…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The three … de Angola, (MPLA), the Front for the National…
ArchiveRule of security defence and code of conduct: Introduction - let us defend our ANC and our people
… Memorandum, possibly compliled by Joe Slovo, about the rule of security defence and code of conduct for ANC. Note that the document is barely legible. … Rule…
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were missing when the trial … broken down. The adjournment came as a blessing to many of the accused as…
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… More than 200 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against … that forced the university to rescind on its…