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International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… in each class from the entire sporting community. Instead, competition is limited to whites only and it is from them … official recognition with the…
EventRhodesia withdraws from Summer Olympic Games
… to compete in sprinting and jumping events did not make competition fair for white athletes competing for other …
EventBafana Bafana lose to Egypt in the African Cup of Nations final
… was South Africa's second appearance in this continental competition after winning the previous one on their home soil …
EventNoble South Africans win Nobel Peace Prize
… on three different occasions. Chief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli was the first Black African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1961. Luthuli,…
ArticleThe following is a list of 43 names of those killed in the stampede at a soccer match at Ellis Park stadium
… Gugu Majozi, no age given, from Jabulani, Soweto Maggie Luthuli, no age given, from Protea Glen, Soweto Kenneth …
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… Activist and serves on the Advisory Board of the Gandhi Luthuli Documentation Centre at the University of …
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
… the readmission of South African rugby into international competition on condition that a non-racial controlling board …
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening Ceremony of the President’s Cup 2003 Fancourt 20 November 2003
… In 1946, he invited US hero, Sam Snead, for a friendly competition in South Africa and stunned Sam with his victory … South Korea, and Zimbabwe, good luck…
EventSouth African poet Vincent Oliphant is born
… poems. In 1995 he received the second prize in a poetry competition held by Concept, a Belgian cultural organisation …
EventJohn Vorster says SA will welcome Maoris
… rugby community to isolate South Africa from international competition. This move came at a time when international …
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… Hezekiel Sepeng was banned on 11 May 2005 from all competition for two years, following a drug test on 21 …
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… record gold medal 100m sprint in his first international competition at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. He fell …
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
… will be held on 12 April 2012 at 9am on the 6th Floor of Luthuli House. The date of the 12th April 2012 was suggested … of the NDCA African National Congress…
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… first prize and a trip to Paris in the UTA Pavement Artist Competition, and in 1973 a prize at the Sao Paulo Biennale. …
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… the Black Movie Awards in Los Angeles in 2006, heading off competition from established actors like Denzel Washington, …
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… he painted African National Congress (ANC) leader, Albert Luthuli as Jesus. The painting, named Black Christ, depicts Luthuli crucified on the cross next to…
Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps and Visit of the President, 19 June 2013
… will be visiting Upington as part of the launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps on the 22nd June 2013 (Saturday). The … visiting homes; meet with first time…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… South Africa would remain a white man's country . Albert Luthuli , who would later become leader of the African … goad them out of their ' resigned endurance…
EventAdam Tas is arrested
… the fact that abuse of power by officials led to unfair competition with burghers. From documents in the desk of Tas, …
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… market and was a finalist in the Sanlam Youth Story competition. He went on to write several other books that …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… the Separate Representation of Voters Bill. 30 May, Chief Luthuli succeeds A.W.G Champion as the president of the … members of the ANC Youth League in Natal…
PlaceOld Presidency
… in 1882, President Johannes Brand submitted plans for a competition to design the 'new' Presidency to the Volksraad. … the prize money of £100. An…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… turning point, which he attributed to Chief Albert Luthuli . Luthuli, a father figure whom Buthelezi claimed as a mentor, …
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… the Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe, along with Chief Albert Luthuli and Dr. Yusuf Dadoo , the ANC’s highest award. …
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… White led unions attempted to protect their jobs from competition Coloured workers and artisans. At times, there … against the colour bar in the trade unions…
ArticlePaper abstracts and biographies of speakers
… in 1961, together with Moses Kotane and Chief Albert Luthuli, allegedly under Quaker influence. With his wife Ray … these cadres were those who were later…
EventThe first OK Bazaars opens on the corner of Eloff and President Street in Johannesburg
… Africa, as the establishment of this franchise led to competition between stores in small towns throughout the …
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… at 2.16.0. South Africa's isolation from international competition from the 1970s hampered Malan's ability to …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… chose his successor. This may have been due to the fierce competition between Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa, who were …
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… In 1937 he won the first prize in the May Esther Bedford Competition. In 1944 he was commissioned by the Bantu Welfare …