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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 to the South African government by Mahatma…
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 Pretoria to discuss majority rule for Rhodesia. South African…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
Police arrested United Democratic Front national secretary-general Mohammed Valli Moosa and its acting publicity secretary Murphy Morobe in a pre-dawn raid on…
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
Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Ezra Mandikole Mantini, Mangaliso Alf Kumalo and Enoch William Dumizani Duma, all reporters from the Sunday Times…
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
On 26 February 2000, it is reported that Cyclone Eline, which struck the Southern African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was…
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 African Defence Force (SADF), denied accusations on two…
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
Born in the Ogani District of Nigeria, Ken Saro Wiwa studied English at the Government College Umuahia. He took up a post as a Civil Administrator during the…
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
On 28 May 1881, Daniel Francois Malherbe was born in Dal Josafat, Paarl, in the Western Cape (then Cape Colony). Malherbe was a novelist, poet and dramatist…
EventFlorence Josephine Zerffi, SA still life and landscape painter, dies
Florence Louise Josephine Zerffi was born in 1882, London, England. She came to Cape Town in 1916 after studying art in London and at the Arts and Crafts…
EventDr JT van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician, dies
Dutch missionary Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp was the first missionary to work among the Xhosa. He became involved with the Khoi Khoi of the Cape Colony and…
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was born on 19 June 1917 at a place called Bukalanga/ Bulilima later known as Semokwe Reserve.He started his primary…
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 of…
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
Born on 14 April 1886 in a wheat farm called bloublommetjieskloof in the district of Malmesbury in the Cape Colony, Maria Magdalena Laubster was a painter and…
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…
PlaceBlaauwberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand
… Area status was conferred on public-owned portions of land, as well as a section of private land comprising the site of the Battle of Blaauwberg, in … One of…
EventGeneral Lothar Neethling sues Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail
On 20 January 1990 General Lothar Neethling sued the Vrye Weekblad and the Weekly Mail for R1, 5 million. The lawsuit was sparked by newspaper reports in…
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 Oslo, Norway. The initiative enjoyed the…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year old daughter, Katryn, were killed by a letter bomb at…
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
The twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was…
EventJomo Sono, South African soccer player and director, is born
Ephraim Matsilele “Jomo” Sono was born in Orlando East in Soweto. Sono was brought up by his grandparents after his father died and his mother abandoned him…
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
An African National Congress (ANC) delegation headed by Walter Sisulu, met with two government officials, Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok and Defence…