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PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the…
ArchiveTranscript of meeting: church leaders and SACC presiduim with the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet
… Transcript of a meeting between Church leaders and SACC presiduim with the Prime Minister and members of the Cabinet held in Pretoria on August 7th 1980. ……
ArchiveWorld day of prayer for free Namibia May 4th 1988 : In Commemoration of the Kassinga massacre
… Offset litho; black and brown; World day of prayer for a free Namibia May 4th 1988 : In Commemoration of the Kassinga massacre, May 4th 1978 … World day of…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… Allan Boesak, liberation theologian, chairman of the Western Cape region of the African National Congress (ANC) and director of the Foundation for Peace and…
Statement of the christian institute re the report of the Van Royen commission, Johannesburg, May 24, 1997
… statement is written by CF Beyers Naude. It a statement of the Christian Institute report of the Van Rooyen Commission which took place in Johanesburg ……
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, … President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South…
ArchivePersonal Message to H. E. R. F. Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Information from Under Secretary of State Lawrence S. Eagleburger
… A personal message from the US Under Secretary of State to the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the situation in southern Africa ……
ArchiveReport of a meeting with Prof. Willem Kleynhans
… Handwritten report of a meeting between representatives of the African National Congress and Professor Willem Kleynhans of the University of South Africa to…
EventTreason Trial of 16 UDF members resumes
… years after the first Treason trial in 1956, 16 members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) were accused of treason in the Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court…
ArchiveAction against students and intimidation of students
… C to the President's Report at the 45th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 6th-14th July, 1969…
EventAngola becomes independent of Portuguese colonial rule
… Angola becomes independent after 14 years of armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The three … de Angola, (MPLA), the Front for the National…
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… More than 200 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against … that forced the university to rescind on its…
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were missing when the trial … broken down. The adjournment came as a blessing to many of the accused as…
EventMember of the African National Congress and Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Thizwilondi Mabudafhazi is born
… Member of the African National Congress and Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs since 17 June 1999, Rejoice (Joyce) … Member of the African National…
EventThe "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch
… a fight with the town’s Coloured residents on the corner of Andringa and Plein Street in Stellenbosch. [i] According … at a local café in order to purchase…
PlaceJock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
… This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was born in 1885 along … https:/…
EventMacmillan’s 'winds of change’ speech in Parliament
… British Conservative prime minister, delivered his 'winds of change' speech, condemning apartheid, to members of both Houses of Parliament in Cape Town . He…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
… spectacular sandstone Mountain is a backdrop for the town of Zastron , in the South-Eastern Free State Province of South Africa. At 2207 m (approx. 7240…
4. Complaint of ill-treatment on an estate
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … conditions were bad. Among the latter was the estate of J…
ArchiveThe preliminary nature of the Constitutional document
… property and rights to education, power-sharing and rights of minorities, reconciling freedom of speech, organisation and electoral activity with the need to…
EventState of emergency is lifted in Natal
… President F.W. De Klerk lifted a four year state of emergency in Natal. The state of emergency was as a result of the violence caused by a power struggle…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… The historic multi-racial convention called The Congress of the People started in Kliptown, near Johannesburg. The proposition for this form of gathering…
EventMorgan Tsvangirai becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
… Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 11 February 2009 as part of what was known as The Unity Government, in partnership … former…
Bathandwa Ndondo
… Lulama Sidumo (nee Ndondo),worked. Following the death of his grandmother, his mother took him to her elder sister’s … in 1980. Ndondo then registered at the…
EventMinister of Public Works Stella Sigcau dies
… Former Transkei Prime Minister and Minister of Public Work Stella Sigcau died at Durban's St Augustine Hospital at the age of 69. Sigcau died of a recurring…
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
… A National Day of Prayer was peacefully observed, despite fears of violence between youth and security forces in Soweto and … (NIR) as a way to foster peace,…
EventOldest part of Johannesburg, Marshalltown, is planned
… Albert and Cornelius streets. During the first quarter of the same year Gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The discovery of Gold in the…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… Tshabangu’s two decades-plus visual repertoire, the best of which was showcased earlier this year at Johannesburg’s … and ultimately liberating. With its…
The Unsung Hero of South African Photography
… Tshabangu’s two decades-plus visual repertoire, the best of which was showcased earlier this year at Johannesburg’s … and ultimately liberating. With its…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… Two members of the African National Congress, Mr Mzimasi Isaac Giwu and … in Bisho for terrorism training and being in possession of firearms and explosives…