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EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… settled in Jerusalem, Israel, where he died on 27 October 1973. Source: Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South …
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
… the struggle of black South Africans. He died in London in 1973. …
PlaceHouse Preller, Hartebeesport
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 March 1973. At the same time, but as part of a separate Government … 2/3/1973 …
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… in 1964 and Meyokgo ya bjoko (Tears of the brain) in 1973. His father was a senior police sergeant and his …
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… Minister of the Lebowa Homeland, a position he held from 1973 till his death in 1987. Phatudi suffered from diabetes …
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… post office service and other areas. He died on 7 October 1973, aged 58, and was buried in Brooke Street Cemetery. …
EventCliff Drysdale, the tennis star is born
… remained under the top ten best players in the world until 1973.[iii] From 1963 to 1973 Drysdale won various national titles in South Africa, …
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… Bongo was a Muslim, having converted to the religion in 1973. He adopted the name “ Omar” soon after. He was married …
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… forces at Omugulugwombashe in northern Namibia. In 1973 a resolution passed by the United Nations General …
ArticleSouth African Student Organisation (SASO)
… state repression. The Repression of SASO On 26 February 1973, the South African Minister of Justice, Mr Pelser issued … it stood for the ‘true' liberation of…
ArticleKey sites
… result in the demolition of the Indian Market. In March 1973, a fire destroyed the Indian market. Two-thirds of the … site of the old Victoria Street Indian…
The Road to Durban: Workers’ struggles, student movements, and the resurgence of resistance politics in Namibia and South Africa by Heike Becker
… This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference My … The paper is focused on the period preceding the 1973 Durban strikes…
ArticleHermanus Loots aka James Stuart Timeline
… of MK, under the code name ‘James Stuart’. [ii] 1964 - 1973 Undergoes military training in Odessa, Kishinev and …
ArticleThe Information Scandal
… own propaganda war. The propaganda war started as early as 1973 following John Vorster accepted Mulder's plan to shift …
ArticleANC January 8th Statements
… January 8th, 1974 - No statement issued January 8th, 1973 - No statement issued January 8th, 1972 …
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… Tribes . Fort Hare Papers, Vol 3, pp 19-30. DE LANGE, MM . 1973. Aspects of South African Beadwork, particularly of the …
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… to Paris in the UTA Pavement Artist Competition, and in 1973 a prize at the Sao Paulo Biennale. He was also …
A Matter of ‘Principle’: Corporate America and the South African Worker in the Early 1970s by Mattie C. Webb
… This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference While … world opinion against apartheid in South Africa, the 1973 Durban…
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… apartheid propaganda with the use of state resources. In 1973 Vorster had agreed to shift R64 million from the state …
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… Onderdak (Shelter), 1965 Kruis of Munt (Head or tail), 1973 …
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo, male choral group, win a Grammy Award
… was formed in 1960 and released their first album in 1973. It was originally named Ezimnyama. When Shabalala …
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
… the 'Freedom of Port Elizabeth's African Townships' in 1973 in recognition of his efforts to better the position of …
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… from pursuing singing as a career. Laubster died on 17 May 1973 … 7 May 2012]|Johans Borman Fine Art Maggie Laubser (1886 - 1973) , [online], Available at:…
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… Club and subsequently Secretary of the club its self. In 1973, Sojane was appointed club manager, a position that had …
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… ever to win two Olympic marathons. Bikila died in October 1973. …
EventMarais Steyn dies
… he defected to the ruling National Party (NP) in 1973. As member of the NP, Prime minister B.J Vorster …
EventStanley Bongani Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Newcastle, Natal
… a decorator of lamp bases at the Artlite factory. In 1973 he became a full-time artist. He travelled to London …
PlacePublic Library, Port Elizabeth
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 December 1973. Reviewed 10 June 2016, Jilldutoit Port Elizabeth, … 7/12/1973 …
PlaceCity Hall, Port Elizabeth
… The City Hall was proclaimed a national monument in 1973. It burnt down in 1977 and was rebuilt. Also in the …
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… until the 1940s. Boonzaaier died in Cape Town in 1950. In 1973, his work was included in the exhibition ‘South African …