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EventOlympic games end in Athens
… The International Olympic games, which were held in Athens, Greece, came to an end with a spectacular closing … China, which is set to host the next Olympic…
Event18 mineworkers die in Carletonville
… 1999, a team of AngloGold mineworkers at the Mponeng mine in Carletonville accidentally drilled into a pocket of flammable methane gas in the rockface. They…
EventBritish troops land in Madagascar.
… Madagascar, a mountainous large island in the Indian Ocean, consists of many rivers and high … to India and Ceylon. On 4 May 1942 British troops landed in…
ArchiveRevolutionary struggle in South Africa
… Announcement of a public meeting to take place in London, about the revolutionary struggle in South Africa. … Revolutionary struggle in South Africa …
ArchivePaper workers hold sit-in
… About 400 workers at Carlton Paper in Wadeville recently staged a sit-in as management had refused to pay any attention to their … Paper workers hold sit-in …
ArchiveArticle in underground leaflet Freedom
… Article in underground leaflet 'Freedom' issued by the South African Communist Party in November 1967 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the … Article in…
EventAnother death in police custody
… Johannes Mashego (26) died in police custody in Parys, OFS (now Free State Province). His relatives … Another death in police custody …
BiographyAudrey ‘Bobbie’ Cobden
… Audrey ‘Bobbie’ (her childhood nickname) Cobden was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (now Gauteng) on 15 April … an integral role during the 1957 bus…
ArchiveDiscussions in Brazzaville: 6-9 September 1988
… media reports of a Cuban troop and equipment build-up in Angola; national conciliation requirements as a key issue to peace in Angola and the implementation…
EventA curfew is lifted in Venda
… A curfew, which was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the … to normality. Ravhele's forced resignation culminated in the six weeks of…
EventNeil Aggett dies in detention
… and Canning Workers Union, allegedly commits suicide while in detention by hanging himself with a scarf. He is the first White person to die in detention…
PlaceAmbleside, a Railway Siding in Mpumalanga
… Carolina on the route Machadodorp to Breyton. It was named in 1868 by Archibald Sinclair, recalling the Wreck of the … the town of Ambleside. Which is, North…
ArchiveDead in one's own lifetime
… at UCT, 1-4 May 1979. The six papers are entitled "Dead in one's lifetime", "Art and bondage", "Internationalism and provincialism in contemporary White…
EventFawcett Commission into Concentration Camps in South Africa
… The Fawcett Commission headed by Millicent Fawcett in 1901, was established as a result of an outcry against the treatment of Afrikaners in concentration…
BiographyPregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender
… Pregaluxmi (Pregs) Govender was born on 15 February 1960 in Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). Her father – a writer … Govender’s understanding of the issues…
O. R. Tambo Interview with Mayibuye on the Current Situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in General 1984
… them through a referendum to accept this strategy in their own interests, in the interests of continued white … the light of reactions to it of the vast…
BiographyTiyo Soga
… Tiyo Soga was born in 1829. He was the most famous pupil of the Lovedale missionaries. On a visit to Scotland in 1857, he became the first black South…
BiographyBarney Simon
… force behind the growth of indigenous South African black drama and served as the artistic director of the non-racial Market Theatre in Johannesburg from its…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… The Pope arrives in Lesotho Pope John Paul , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking crisis that revealed Lesotho's … The Pope…
BiographySimon Nkoli
… “If you are Black and gay in South Africa, then it really is all the same closet…inside … the revelation that he was romantically involved with a black man…
Archive1988: Ecumenical decade: Churches in solidarity with women
… White background with black lettering. Five black and white photographs of women. List of aims of … 1988: Ecumenical decade: Churches in solidarity with…
Nelson Mandela's address to rally in Cape Town on his release from prison
… Nelson Mandela's address to rally in Cape Town on his release from prison …
What was the world like in the mid-fifteenth century? (move to archive)
… What was the world like in the mid-fifteenth century? (move to archive) …
President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major
… President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major …
President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major
… President Mandela's address at the Banquet in honour of Prime Minister John Major …
Book Launch: In Transit - Autobiography of A South African Freedom Fighter by Fanele Mbali
… Book Launch: In Transit - Autobiography of A South African Freedom Fighter …
"Some Basic Principles of African Nationalism." Article by A. M. Lembede, in Inyaniso, February 1945
… of African Nationalism." Article by A. M. Lembede, in Inyaniso, February 1945 …
Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1980 - 1990
… Timeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1980 - 1990 …
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… Reagan's veto, several high profile companies divested in name only. IBM calmly announced that it had sold its South … itself would no longer have assets,…
ArchiveWhite farmers in Tsitsikamma area
… List of white farmers living in the Tsitsikamma area … White farmers in Tsitsikamma area …