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EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
… despite not being the South African champion at the time.[iv] Raymond claimed the title after his Olympic victory …
Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, December 1964
… Algiers at the beginning (not the end) of November, at no time was there any meeting between Mr. Leballo and myself …
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… Free State – reflecting the name of the province at the time – while gaining the status of an independent university. …
EventUmkhonto we Sizwe bombs Church Street, Pretoria
… in its objective to cause the most harm as its detonation time was 16h30 in the afternoon, [iv] a peak rush-hour for …
PlaceHout Bay East and West Forts
… of the National Heritage Resources Act of 1999 at which time the site became automatically graded as a Provincial …
PlaceSeal Island
… and undercover areas and individual seating. Breeding time for Cape Fur seals generally takes place in …
ArchiveInterview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa
… leader in the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) at the time of this interview, was born in 1952 and graduated from …
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… sport as advocated by the apartheid government at the time. The organisation faced severe repression from the …
Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky to T. W. Thibedi, 4 September 1932
… that the material hindrances would be great in this time of deep crisis, Are many negro comrades unemployed in …
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… regime. Among the leadership of of ANC during this time included Walter Sisulu and Nelson Mandela , with Albert …
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… duty. In 1977, conscription was once again increased, this time to 2 years and 30 days annually for 8 years. Due to an …
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
… from the public and a second commission was sent up, this time under S.M. Motsuenyane.On 23 August 1993, the …
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… transfusion during heart surgery. Ashe, a vocal and long-time protester against apartheid, was approved a visa to …
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… Robert McBride, at the time a high-ranking official in the South African Department …
EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
… his place as king. Moshoeshoe went to exile again this time in the United Kingdom. He was able to become king again …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… down, and this marked the start of the genocide. By the time the United Nations (UN) troops had been stationed in …
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… Africa for nations to become independent, and at the same time to do justice to all, does not only mean being just to …
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… We shall indeed be grateful, if he can find time to do this for our remote and backward country. South …
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… Africa and across the world devote one minute of their time and the fight for social justice, transformation and …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… building was not an impressive structure and even in its time was regarded to be ineffective. Its powder magazine …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… declaration, which included the following words; " The time comes in the life of any nation when there remain only two choices: submit or fight. That time…
ArchiveReflections on life in a rearview mirror by Jo Ractliffe, 27 Jun 2011
… the world of contemporary photography and yet at the same time it constitutes a major archive. You’re talking about a … and there”. What images are being…
Address delivered by Nelson Mandela, Deputy President of the African National Congress to the graduation ceremony at MEDUNSA 23 March 1991
… ignoring the inequality that exists. We know that for some time Medunsa because of its origins has been viewed with … and that is normal democratic practice…
Remarks by President Jacob Zuma, the Grand Patron of the National Orders, on the occasion of the awarding of the National Orders Awards, on Freedom Day, Presidential Guest House, 27 April 2012
… that there had been no defeat. In another day, another time, we would emerge to reclaim our dignity and our land. It was only a matter of time and Sophiatown…
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… Orders and Codes of Conduct as adopted or amended from time to time, as well as all policies and decisions properly adopted … years, providing that he is on…
PlaceOude Molen, Alexandra Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Maitland
… visit. The mill, marked Nieuwe Molen on the maps of that time, is a massive truncated-cone tower-type structure fully … can grind three times the quantity…
Business leaders pay tribute to Mandela by staff writer, December 8 2013
… world has indeed lost one of the greatest leaders of our time," CEOs Sim Tshabalala and Ben Krugersaid in a statement. … and indeed for many millions around…
In memory of Archbishop Dennis Hurley by Phyllis Naidoo, 16 September 2009, Durban
… was an area for whites. Very few whites came to Mass. From time to time Hurley and his mother sat here as well. He was a … David got everyone screaming and…
27. Transvaal Indians respond to the 1895 arbitration decision
… of your petitioners who had occasion to wait upon him from time to time in connection with the grievances of the Indians in the … some of your petitioners,…
Chapter 5. A Rebel’s Daughter - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… my father would soon come cycling back from his work. Some time later, we received letters from my father and … was paid only 17s. 6d. a week and there was a…