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EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… conclusion of the Rivonia Trial in 1964. The condition of his release is that he renounces violence, and violent … bring about change in South Africa…
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… 26 December 1918 in Qamata in the Transkei. Together with his brother Kaizer Matanzima, they founded the Transkeian … In 1979 George was appointed as the…
PlaceBethal
… was abducted and she was believed to have been tortured to death in the 1980's. Her remains have never been found. The …
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… had put much pressure on the Mthethwa, resulting in the death of Dingiswayo and the scattering of his forces. Earlier historical explanations of change ……
David Goldblatt,The Transported of KwaNdebele by L'oeil De La Photographie, 26 September 2016
… has documented the social and political developments of his native South Africa with a critical yet compassionate … commitment to the medium is epic. He is…
PlaceHouse Schoch, Boschdal, District of Rustenburg
… of the Transvaal, there are manuscripts pertaining to his father Wilhelm August Schoch, a Swiss immigrant to South … published by Brieg, Kubisch, 1910. Both…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… is typical of the materials that Eaton liked to use in his designs and the house was designed to blend well with … factory. At these places he learned…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… in the First World War, attaining the rank of major. His partner A. Hamilton was killed in the conflict. Tait … to design the War Memorial in Boksburg, but…
ArchiveGarment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Five years after the Government forced him to relinquish his general Secretary, the name of E. Sachs still lives in … members enjoy a 40-hour week. Emil…
Dream of Total Liberation of Africa is in Sight - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 72nd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1984
… Cape has made it impossible for Koornhof to carry out his schemes. He has been unable to govern at will. In … jobless outcasts. Many are condemned to a slow…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 72th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1984
… Cape has made it impossible for Koornhof to carry out his schemes. He has been unable to govern at will. In … jobless outcasts. Many are condemned to a slow…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… the machines guns and bombs; we will not respect Malan and his unjust laws; Swart says he is the master of Justice, but … her release from prison. [36] In…
Women under indentured labour in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall
… the persona of her husband, and this merging lasts beyond death. A dutiful wife (patrivrata) worships her husband, regardless of his worth or character, as…
EventDavid Phaswane Mogano, SA artist, is born in Pietersburg , Northern Transvaal
… Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) in 1932.Upon completing his high school studies he left for Johannesburg. In … at Joubert Park in the Johannesburg inner…
EventLiberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe publically offers to resign
… Doe offered to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country. Doe was eventually kidnapped during a truce … meeting, tortured and on 9 September he…
EventAllan Boesak is born
… for Black South Africans against apartheid. During his involvement in politics Boesak occupied influential … of African National Congress (ANC) in Western…
EventThe Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party
… new democratic Parliament. Hendrickse is remembered for his contribution to the struggle against apartheid and for … he played in the transition to democracy…
EventSA sprinter Oscar Pistorius reaches the final
… High, Oscar Pistorius, fell coming out of the start of his 200m heat for leg amputees, then showed mind-blowing … at the Athens Paralympic Games. He was…
EventLouis Hayward, South African–American Actor dies.
… in England where he met playwright Noel Coward who became his patron. He starred in a few British films before he left … man in the iron mask and The Son of…
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… member of the Bakongo ethnic group. Kasavubu did not know his father and lost his mother at the age of 4. He was raised by his older brother who sent him to…
EventGeneral Christiaan de Wet attacks Rooiwal railway station during the South African War
… the Free State commandos. A day before the assault De Wet, his men and burghers, set off from Smitsdrif. Following a few … a burgher with a flag of truce to…
EventANC member and UDF-leader Christmas Tinto, is born in Mqanduli in the Transkei
… the former Transkei , now part of Eastern Cape Province . His involvement in political activities started at an early … detained in Pollsmoor Prison and on …
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… had been carrying. Pryce was partially decapitated by his helmet strap and died instantly. Pryce is the only Welsh … Grand Prix. A statue of him has been…
Chapter 2 - No equality under the Union Jack, 1900 - 1910
… Gumede was unable to attend this inaugural meeting. His involvement in the Anglo-Boer War prevented him from … of African Affairs. The Editor of Izwi La Kiti…
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
… liberation and then proceed to a socialist revolution? In his thesis Lenin avoided any definite strategic commitment, … workers and the backward character of…
Chapter IV - Becoming an activist
… to ”” "not a penny less, not a penny more!" I sensed his great concern for the clothing workers as people, and … called "spit and polish". Nor did I fit into…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… treaties with a great show of military might, while his negotiator and interpreter was young Theophilus … lives of missionaries would be placed in extreme…
ANC Youth League Manifesto 1944
… guarantee him an independent pursuit of destiny or ensure his leading a free and unhampered life. He has been defeated … heritage of all Mankind and claims…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… Conference in Accra in December 1958, which encouraged his becoming radical. Nkrumah assured Lumumba that he had the support of the rest of Africa in his…
UCT defends stance on artistic freedom after Goldblatt pulls out by Paul Herman (News24), 4 March 2017
… recently told UCT management that he wants to move his collection from the university after eight years, saying … transparencies, negatives and digital items…