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EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… was born on 2 November 1958 in Soweto, Johannesburg. His talent for athletics became apparent in his primary school years, which he spent at Isaacson Primary…
EventEduardo Mondlane, president of FRELIMO, dies
… family and was a shepherd as a child. Mondlane completed his secondary school education at Lemana in Northern … Nations, a position that led him back to…
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… for Zimbabwe where he lived until the age of seven. He and his mother immigrated to South Africa following her marriage to a South African Journalist. Owing…
ArchiveEl Salvador
… Photograph of a young boy, wearing a red scarf over his mouth, with his fist raised, holding a large bunch of flowers. …
ArchiveThe arch agitator of the Union by Shula Marks, 31 January 2019
… Champion’s influence on workers in the years leading up to his banning in 1930. The first of this two-part series … in the flesh of the local authorities…
PlaceKruger National Park
… declared war on the British Empire after it had rejected his ultimatum of 9 October 1899 to withdraw its troops massed … occupied, port in the early 1800’s,…
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… Rule 25.5(o) of the ANC Constitution for issuing, in his capacity as SG of the ANC Youth League, a derogatory and … for swearing at a journalist and for…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… more conservative one, a development that was to lead to his eventual dissociation from the Natal Indian Congress … ahead anyway. However Kajee was extremely…
Chapter 11 - Negotiating the final constitution
… reflected five issues on which there was deadlock: the death penalty, lockout clauses, education, the appointment of … a 'package deal'. Roelf Meyer of the…
Fortieth Anniversary of the 1946 Mine Strike
… cross examining and contradicting witnesses, found his starring role eclipsed by the deep and detailed evidence … natives were wounded. Six other natives…
ArchiveRubin Hare, affidavit re treatment by police following arrest on November 7, 1974, in Cape Town, International Universities Exchange Fund, The New Terrorists, 1976
… on 13 February 1975, by Rubin William Hare regarding his treatment by police following his arrest on 7 November 1974 in Cape Town …
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… and attention to detail and gesture intrinsic to his work. He has been involved in photography for more than 35 years, during which time his work has proved…
6. Tonight, have your door open
… ago the young master ... came to the estate and I made his food for him and about 1 month afterwards Mr. Ramart came … That is not right and I told him to…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… on acceding to Parliamentary power, lie outlined it in his Smithfield speech of November 13, 1925, and embodied it in his four Bills of 1926 the Land…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… met Mbeki at the Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka. He communicated his plan to bring a delegation of businessmen, including … session at De Lange’s hotel. De Lange…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… The Town is named after : 'Captain Jeffreys', who sailed his cargo ship on the East Coast of South Africa on trading expeditions in the 1840’s. It was…
EventPortuguese navigator Bartholomew Dias erects the first stone cross on the South African coast
… Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Dias erects his first padrÁƒo, or stone cross, at Kwaaihoek near the … soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. Details of…
28. The Dealer’s Licences Act is an attempt to weed out smaller traders
… Courland and the Naderi early last year. He was noted for his most violent speeches. He has carried his hatred of the Indians into the portals of the town ……
28. The Dealers’ Licenses Act is an attempt to weed out small traders
… Courland and the Naderi early last year. He was noted for his most violent speeches. He has carried his hatred of the Indians into the portals of the town ……
ArchiveRemember 230 dismissed Clover workers - PMB
… Photograph of a black man's face with the Clover Logo over his mouth, and the title over his face. Issued by FAWU. …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… of Natalia at Pietermaritzburg, and Pretorius established his farm on the site of the future Edenvale. But the …
ArticleSharpeville
… any warning to disperse, opened fire on the unarmed crowd. His colleagues followed suit. The firing lasted for …
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2017 submissions
… research and humanitarian work in Morocco and Jordan. His focus is on methods of empowering silenced voices through …
ArticleFrontline States
… The president of Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama , explained his country position and others by stating that: [A]s a …
OSEO report on Allan Boesak
… under investigation. It was suggested that they suspend his appointment until the after the investigation, but the …
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… minister, Cde Mac will bring wealth of experience into his new responsibility. He played a leading role in the … Zuma on the G20 infrastructure working group…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… a Voortrekker elder; Jacobus van Zijl; built a Church on his Farm: 'Keerom' . This in Afrikaans means: 'Defend … this Town and shortly after it was named-…
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… in a cartoon-like style. Msimang exhibited widely and his work is represented in numerous corporate collections … of times at the UZ Festival of African Art…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… minister in Hermanus, and later Cape Town, and because of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first … and books, and was also an avid…
EventLucas Mangope, Bophuthatswana homeland leader is deposed
… Mangope governed Bophuthatswana from 1977 until 1994. His reign was characterised by widespread corruption and … rioting broke out in Bophuthatswana and…