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PlaceAmandelboom, Town in Northern Cape
… the so-called coloured township of Williston Village in the Upper Karoo, best you not be hung-over. That's … might turn the corner and encounter the…
PlaceAlicedale a Village in Albany District
… A Village in the Albany District, some 42 km West of Grahamstown. Named … the reception of the 'Resort Hotel'. The Town was named in honour of Mrs. Alice…
EventOlympic games end in Athens
… The International Olympic games, which were held in Athens, Greece, came to an end with a spectacular closing … China, which is set to host the next Olympic…
Event18 mineworkers die in Carletonville
… 1999, a team of AngloGold mineworkers at the Mponeng mine in Carletonville accidentally drilled into a pocket of flammable methane gas in the rockface. They…
EventBritish troops land in Madagascar.
… Madagascar, a mountainous large island in the Indian Ocean, consists of many rivers and high … to India and Ceylon. On 4 May 1942 British troops landed in…
ArchiveRevolutionary struggle in South Africa
… Announcement of a public meeting to take place in London, about the revolutionary struggle in South Africa. … Revolutionary struggle in South Africa …
ArchivePaper workers hold sit-in
… About 400 workers at Carlton Paper in Wadeville recently staged a sit-in as management had refused to pay any attention to their … Paper workers hold sit-in …
ArchiveWork in Progress 56/57
… Offset litho; Black and yellow; Work in Progress 56/57 : 1988. On sale now. A poster advertising an issue of the journal Work in Progress. … Work in Progress…
ArchiveArticle in underground leaflet Freedom
… Article in underground leaflet 'Freedom' issued by the South African Communist Party in November 1967 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the … Article in…
ArchiveIndustrial unrest in South Africa
… B Tabata on industrial unrest and strikes by Black workers in South Africa. Provides a brief history of the rise of capitalism in South Africa and a…
EventAnother death in police custody
… Johannes Mashego (26) died in police custody in Parys, OFS (now Free State Province). His relatives … Another death in police custody …
ArchiveWork in progress: COSATU congress
… Black poster. White and yellow lettering. Number 54 in yellow letters in top right hand corner. Image of a miner, wearing a hard … Work in progress: COSATU…
ArchiveDiscussions in Brazzaville: 6-9 September 1988
… media reports of a Cuban troop and equipment build-up in Angola; national conciliation requirements as a key issue to peace in Angola and the implementation…
EventA curfew is lifted in Venda
… A curfew, which was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the … to normality. Ravhele's forced resignation culminated in the six weeks of…
EventNeil Aggett dies in detention
… and Canning Workers Union, allegedly commits suicide while in detention by hanging himself with a scarf. He is the first White person to die in detention…
PlaceAmbleside, a Railway Siding in Mpumalanga
… Carolina on the route Machadodorp to Breyton. It was named in 1868 by Archibald Sinclair, recalling the Wreck of the … the town of Ambleside. Which is, North…
Students and action in society
… the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: Approach to … thought; African socialism; Black…
Students and action in society
… the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: Approach to … thought; African socialism; Black…
ArchiveStudents and action in society
… the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: Approach to … thought; African socialism; Black…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… was unchanged. Television was not to be introduced in South Africa. In 1971, the SABC was finally allowed to introduce a … party of South Africa from June…
ArchiveDead in one's own lifetime
… at UCT, 1-4 May 1979. The six papers are entitled "Dead in one's lifetime", "Art and bondage", "Internationalism and provincialism in contemporary White…
EventP.W. Botha appears in court
… Former State President P.W. Botha appeared in court for refusing to testify at the Truth and … former South African State President appeared at a court in…
EventRonald Harwood , Oscar winning screenwriter, is born in Cape Town, South Africa
… Born Ronald Horwitz in in 1934, he moved to from South Africa to London in 1951 to … screenplays for such notable films, The Browning Version (1994) with…
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
… two dramatic spells as head coach. Augusto Palacios (1992-1994) Taking Bafana Bafana to the 1994 African Cup of Nations … that painfully failed at the last…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… The Pope arrives in Lesotho Pope John Paul , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking crisis that revealed Lesotho's … The Pope…
Nelson Mandela's address to rally in Cape Town on his release from prison
… Nelson Mandela's address to rally in Cape Town on his release from prison …
What was the world like in the mid-fifteenth century? (move to archive)
… What was the world like in the mid-fifteenth century? (move to archive) …
President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major
… President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major …
President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major
… President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major …
Book Launch: In Transit - Autobiography of A South African Freedom Fighter by Fanele Mbali
… Book Launch: In Transit - Autobiography of A South African Freedom Fighter …