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When Bapu kicked the ball by Mario Rodrigues
Cape Democrats by Keith Gottschalk
Inaugural Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge memorial lecture
Speech by Rev. Dr. Allan Boesak at the launch of the United Democratic Front, 20 August 1983, Rocklands Civic Centre, Mitchell’s Plain
President, distinguished platform guests, ladies and gentlemen! We have arrived at a historic moment. We have brought together under the aegis of the United…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 7 August 2013 - 20 August 2013
Marikana should be a catalyst for change, 22 August, 2012 - Gaye Davis
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
On Thursday August 16, 34 striking miners were shot dead by police at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Rustenburg. It is not yet clear why the police were using live…
Marikana and the New Politics of Grief, 20 August, 2012 - Jon Soske
In July 1981, 1,700 workers at the Penge asbestos mine in the Northwestern Transvaal struck after a bitter, two year struggle for recognition by the Black…
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
Programme Friday, 18 October 2013 17:00 – Opening of festival market and entertainment Saturday, 19 October 2013 08:00 – Zumba Dance Exercise Group Market…
EventSA jazz singer, Letta Mbulu is born in Soweto
Letta Mbulu was born in Soweto on 23 August 1942. As a teenager she joined the cast of the play King Kong and toured the US with other artists like Miriam…
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
Police opened fire killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana, North West Province. As a result, 78 people were left wounded while more than 250 people were…
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
James Kantor was a lawyer who owned a law firm and employed his brother in-law Harold Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe was an active member of uMkhonto we…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was born in Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm,…
EventFlash floods kill at least 73 people in the Marrakesh region of Morocco
Violent overnight storms triggered flash floods in the Marrakesh region of Morocco. The storms overflowed three rivers Gigaya, Ourika and Gamat. The floods…
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
Barry Micheal Hough was a literary critic and author of Afrikaans teenage fiction. He was born in Johannesburg in 1953. He obtained a BA Communications degree…
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EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
Elvis Ramoloyi was beaten to death by a mob after a confrontation with two men who got upset when he reversed his car too close to where they were standing…
EventPieter Willem Botha resigns as state President of SA
South African President, Pieter Willem Botha, resigned from his position as state president seven months after a minor stroke that led to his admission in…
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the former Prime Minister, Barthélémy Boganda (who…
EventA statement is issued following talks between John Vorster and Ian Smith
A statement issued simultaneously in Lusaka, Zambia and Salisbury, giving details of proposals agreed to after two days of talks between South African Prime…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
Professor Bob Hepple was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Alex Hepple, was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the…
EventWhite sympathisers join evicted Black squatters in a protest
About 100 White sympathisers joined evicted Black squatters in a protest against the demolition of shanty dwellings outside Cape Town. This was the third day…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 24 July 2013 - 6 August 2013
AFRA Newsletter 2 (Feb. 1988)
AFRA Newsletter 13 (Nov. 1991)
AFRA Newsletter 10 (Feb. 1991)
Newsletter 18 – Beyers Naudé, 26 July, 2013
EventThe South African government is to grant self-government to KaNgwane
The South African government was to grant self-government to KaNgwane. This move was seen as confirmation that it had finally abandoned its land deal with…
EventStudents protest at the University of Fort Hare
Students protested at the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape on 7 August 1973. The students’ organization, the South African Students Organisation …