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Chapter 2: The Nature and Character of Vigilantes in Kwazulu-Natal
2.1 Introduction Before embarking on the nature and character of vigilantes in KwaZulu-Natal, it is important to clarify certain aspects that are most…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church and Parsonage, Three Anchor Bay
The church building was officially opened by Dr Andrew Murray on 9 July 1879. Eight months later, on 10 March 1880, the congregation seceded from the Groote…
New Khoisan name for Cape Town, 25 June 2012
Cape Town - It may take some getting used and some Capetonians will probably have difficulty getting their tongue around the Mother City’s new name: //Hui …
EventThe last general election of the Union of South Africa takes place
The last general election of the Union of South Africa before it became a Republic on 31 May 1961, was held with the National Party (NP) under Adv J.G…
EventMoses Mabhida receives awards
Moses Mbheki Mabhida, trade unionist, politician and Umkhonto we Sizwe commander, was awarded the Soviet Order of the People and the Order of the People's…
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
A former member of the Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal), representing the Vryheid district in 1897 and also Boer general during Anglo-Boer…
EventWorld Press Freedom Day
According to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), the objective of World Press Freedom Day is “to evaluate press freedom…
EventBoer negotiators travelled from Vereeniging to Pretoria to present their proposals
Boer negotiators travelled from Vereeniging to Pretoria to present their proposals for surrender to British representatives, Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener…
ArchiveBolt: magazine of the Literary Society, University of Natal, Durban Vol.2 No.1 1971
Editors: Tony Morphet and Mike Kirkwood. Contents: Two Poems, Douglas Livingstone. Arthur, or The Man Who Was Afraid of Nothing, Christopher Hope. Photographer…
EventInternational Day of Families.
The International Day of Families was proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 1993, as a day to provide an opportunity to celebrate families…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially recognised as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of…
ArticleNapoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte. Source: www.historywiz.com A new absolute ruler After the fall of Robespierre in 1794, a new group of people took over the government…
Archive2004 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2004 (Before National Elections)
State of the Nation Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki: Houses of Parliament, Cape Town 6 February 2004 Madame Speaker Chairperson…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
The beginning of 1974 was characterised by confusion and uncertainly in international relations. There was the Watergate scandal in which President Nixon of…
VIII - The Pathologists
From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa The cause of death revealed in the medical evidence was not disputed. Death was…
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
Micere Githae Mugo is an internationally known world speaker recognized for her literary works, essays and writings which she has used as a platform to…
Banishment
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner Just before my five years was finished in 1969, they took me to Pretoria jail…
ArchivePOTWA
A2 black on yellow silkscreen; cartoons of workers and bosses; text: POTWA Post and Telecommunication workers Assoication; (Mr Privatisation speech): My…
ArchiveInterview with Potlako Kitchener Leballo
Oral interview, conducted in Nairoi, with P. K. Leballo (1924-1986) a leader in the Africanist movement and later in the Pan Africanist Congress, serving as…
ArchiveBolt Number 12 July 1975
EDITORS Mike Kirkwood and Tony Morphet Contents: Cover, Nils Burwitz; Five Poems, Christopher Hope; from Local Colour, a novel by Stephan Grey; Two Poems,…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Jeppetown, Johannesburg
The foundation stone of this building was laid on 5 May 1906 by General Koos de la Rey, and the church was officially consecrated on 26 January 1907. It is…
EventRSA golf team is expelled from Greece
The Greek Government expelled the two-man South Africa team of Dale Hayes and Hugh Baiocchi from the World Cup international men's team golf championship…
EventFanie de Villiers ends his last Test triumphantly
Popular fast-bowler Fanie de Villiers played his last cricket match for South Africa in the third Test match against Pakistan at St George's Park, Port…
EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first democratic President
After South Africa's first national democratic elections in April 1994, Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first democratic President at the Union…
EventThe name of the military base, Voortrekkerhoogte is officially changed to Thaba Tshwane
Thaba Tshwane is the military headquarters of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in Pretoria. The base had been known as Voortrekkerhoogte…
EventRuben Xulu, SA artist, dies in Marian Hill
Ruben Xulu was a sculptor who specialized in wood and stone. He was born deaf on 10 May 1955. His disability was never a hindrance. Throughout his career,…
ArchiveFederation or desolution
The 33rd lecture in the Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture series delivered by Alan Paton in Johannesburg on 23rd May 1985, in which he believes that…
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ArchiveMemorandum to the Shlebusch [sic] Commission of Enquiry into Certain Organisations on the paper presented to the NUSAS seminar at Botha's Hill by Jonty Driver
Personal comments to the Schlebusch Commission of Inquiry into Certain Organisations by Paul Pretorius, President of the National Union of South African…
Call for United Front by Albert Luthuli, 5 November 1961
The result of the General Election has brought about no real change. If anything, it has given the Nationalist Party a much firmer mandate to press ahead with…
Salim Essop takes centre stage during first day of Ahmed Timol inquest by Amanda Khoza (News24.com), 27 June 2017
The man who was arrested alongside late anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Timol in 1971, took centre stage at the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday during the…