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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… It was this latter chief to whom Henry Mandela entrusted his young son, Nelson Mandela . February, African mineworkers … Prophet Enoch Migijima, the leader…
EventAhmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France
… CÁ´te d'Ivoire gained independence in 1960, he returned to his home country. Unhappy with his post- colonial new reality, Kourouma expressed his grievances…
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty for his role in the bombing of a trade union headquarters in … and express willingness to concede to…
South African Prime Ministers from the National Party
… below). P. W. Botha became the new State President, until his resignation in 1989, when he was replaced by F. W. de …
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
… as Bafana Bafana's first coach, but a discrepancy with his coaching qualifications led him being turfed. Stanley … AFCON. Ephraim "Shakes" Mashaba (2002-2003…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Pan African Parliament, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, 16 September 2004
… they have had to endure unnecessary wars, resulting in the death of innocent people, their displacement within their own … very well why Chinua Achebe said…
The Gandhi You May not Know by Rajmohan Gandhi
… Ba. But by far the most vivid recollections I have are of his two final years, which were often spent in Delhi, partly … quarter to nine at night to see him…
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… struck Abram Fischer's name off the roll of advocates for his role in the struggle against apartheid. As an advocate … and argue a case in England,…
EventWinston Churchill, is captured by Boer forces during the Anglo-Boer War
… developed a keen interest in war correspondence. Some of his early literary works were reports on various military … of the Anglo-Boer War in South Africa…
Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the1940s by Mohamed Adhikari
… schemes for African businessmen, himself included. During his presidency the ANC's membership fell to below 1 000 … 1930s by packing poorly-attended annual…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Committee (NEC), who became the Acting President after the death of Chief Albert Luthuli, assumed the leadership of the … him an international icon of the…
ArchiveRemembering to think critically: Rick Turner 40 years on by Anthony Egan, 8 January 2018
… 1978, a 36-year old political philosopher was shot dead in his Durban home by ‘person or persons unknown’. Richard … to the end of a five year banning order…
EventBoutros Boutros Ghali, former UN Secretary General, is born
… University of Cairo. With an impressive academic career as his basis, Ghali started his political career as a member of the Arab Socialist Union … Secretary…
The values of David Goldblatt by Zachary Rosen,13 June 2017
… documentary and fine art, frequently speaks of values in his public commentary. This mantra of values comes from the … into the fabric of South African…
ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… the important events in your life – birth, marriage, death and school certificates, your passport – they are all …
ArticleA History of the Springbok Legion
… alienating to many Legion members. This period rang a death knell for the Legion as it had been.” ( Lazerson, …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by A. P. Mda
… my memories of Lembede, two things stick out in my mind ”” his scholarliness and his innovative analysis of the freedom struggle. His dedication to his…
Towards Simon’s Town – The life of Peter Clarke by Joline Young
… but navigates the world around him with a probing mind. His use of words is so beautiful and melodic, that I could … in many parts of this text. Being a…
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… George Teboho Mokgalagadi, with his hair dyed golden, won a Paralympic world record gold medal 100m sprint in his first international competition at the…
PlaceSuggested Gandhi Trail, Through Durban
… in first-class compartments. Gandhi protested and produced his ticket, but was warned that he would be forcibly removed … a White police officer pushed him…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… A caption beneath the portrait informs us: “Here, on his bed, in 2007, Ellen Pakkies strangled her son Abie.” To make this and the other pictures in his…
PlaceDie Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
… and then returned home to South Africa, which is when his artworks became so prominent in this country. A collection of his works as well as some of his…
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… J.J. Hadebe replied to Thabo Mbeki’s request to complete his Masters Degree. Mbeki, who would become South Africa’s … 1964, asking the organization if he…
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… KwaZulu-Natal. He is the second child of five children of his parents. He matriculated in Inkamana High School in KwaZulu-Natal. Gwala spent his adult life…
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… Band, Senegal’s most famous band. He left the band to form his own, Á‰toile de Dakar in 1979. By 1995, N’Dour had his own recording label, Jololi . His music…
EventAllan Boesak’s plea for the acquittal on fraud charges is rejected and the case is postponed to the following year
… as a pastor in Paarl between 1967 and 1970. After received his PhD from a university in New York, he led a parish in … movements in South Africa. Although…
EventTatamkhulu Afrika South African poet, writer and struggle activist dies
… to an Arab father and a Turkish mother on 7 December 1920. His parents relocated to South Africa in 1923 where they died … renamed him John Charlton. After…
EventRonald Harwood , Oscar winning screenwriter, is born in Cape Town, South Africa
… in 1951 to pursue a career in the theater. He changed his name to Harwood after an English master told him it was … of Sir Donald. He would later draw from…
PlaceHankey
… on demeaning public display from 1810 in London until her death in Paris on December 29,1815. Her dignified burial many …
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
… Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu celebrates 47 years since his coronation as Isilo (King) of the Zulus of South Africa. … the eldest son of Paramount Chief…