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EventThe railway line between Cape Town and George is opened.
… Until then, the main form of transport had been wagon and ox and cart and horse. Later, the railway was extended over the Outeniqua … The railway line…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and assaulted Indian Passive Resisters. This followed a call … had asked the government to stop …
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met in … Kissinger, in an attempt to create a region of political and…
ArchiveZambia, the ANC and the struggle against apartheid 1964-1990
… context of the conflict between the liberation movements and the White minority governments in Southern Africa, and seeks to find out to what extent Zambia's…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… Front national secretary-general Mohammed Valli Moosa and its acting publicity secretary Murphy Morobe in a … a year. The following year on 15 September 1988…
Dr Abraham Faure (79), registrar and secretary of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Cape Province and founder of De
… Dr Abraham Faure (79), registrar and secretary of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church in the Cape Province and founder of De Honigby , first church…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and 14 October 1976, Volume 27
… evidence from Ezra Mandikole Mantini, Mangaliso Alf Kumalo and Enoch William Dumizani Duma, all reporters from the … to the Commission of Inquiry into the…
EventPolitical activist and trade unionist James La Guma is born
… Political activist and trade unionist James Arnold (Jimmy) La Guma, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and president of the South African…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to ravage the areas with heavy … continued for months, flooding large…
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… Former Minister of Defence Magnus Malan and General Constand Viljoen, former commander of the South … brought against them by the Namibian government. Malan…
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… as a Civil Administrator during the Nigerian Civil War and wrote a novel based on his experiences. In 1973, after … corporations, Royal Dutch Shell in…
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… Cape (then Cape Colony). Malherbe was a novelist, poet and dramatist who helped to establish Afrikaans as a cultural … South Africa. Malherbe published…
EventFlorence Josephine Zerffi, SA still life and landscape painter, dies
… She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts Academy in Berlin. In South African, Zerfifi … she also used needle…
EventDr JT van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician, dies
… He became involved with the Khoi Khoi of the Cape Colony and was interested in alleviating their economic plight. His … (the study of language) which helped…
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… 1941 he travelled to Durban, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) and enrolled at Adams College at Amanzimtoti, south of … he came under the influence of Dr Nkosazana…
ArchiveTen fighting years against racism repression and exploitation! 1982 - 1992
… National Union of Mineworkers poster. Yellow and red poster with title in black letters and black border. Red, yellow, black and red logo of National Union…
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… in the Cape Colony, Maria Magdalena Laubster was a painter and printmaker. Her expressionistic work was initially … art in Cape Town for two months under…
ArchiveAssessment of the current political situation and the way forward
… Assessment of the current political situation and the way forward by the African National Congress Political Military Committee. Examines policies and trends…
EventGeneral Lothar Neethling sues Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail
… 1990 General Lothar Neethling sued the Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail for R1, 5 million. The lawsuit was … Johan Kriegler ruled in favour of the Vrye…
EventThe World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration is launched
… On 28 March 1979, The World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration with South Africa was launched in … Committee against Apartheid. Several…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year old daughter, Katryn, were killed by a … in anti-apartheid politics. He was banned in…
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was … in the Communist Party organ, The…
EventJomo Sono, South African soccer player and director, is born
… was brought up by his grandparents after his father died and his mother abandoned him. He was forced to work from a … order to help support the family. He…
EventNathaniel Nakasa, South African journalist and writer, dies in exile
… This forced him to leave the country on an exit permit and leaving in that manner meant he would never be allowed to … for Drum Magazine, associated with the…
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
… Sisulu, met with two government officials, Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Gen. Magnus Malan in Cape Town, to … was fuelling up…
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
… Senate of the Union of South Africa. He was very popular and loved for his openness, to the point of winning a presidential election unopposed. A talented…
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… journalism, working in Cardiff (Wales), Toronto (Canada), and London (England) before rejoining the Dispatch in 1960. … East London Daily Dispatch. He…
EventCharles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands
… made careful observations about both the geology and biology of the islands. Darwin was particularly struck by … great contribution to science was in…
ArchivePaper, wood and Allied Workers Union. : PWAWU Annual General Meeting
… Silkscreened; black and blue; Paper, wood and allied workers union. : PWAWU Annual General Meeting … Paper, wood and Allied Workers Union. : PWAWU Annual…
ArchiveSouth African Railway and Harbour Workers Union (SARHWU): Hlanganani basebenzi
… Offset litho; black, red and yellow; South African Railway and Harbour Workers Union : Hlanganani Basebenzi … South African Railway and Harbour Workers Union…