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PlaceMandela Capture Site, Howick in Kwa Zulu Natal
… Visit the Capture Site between Nottingham Road and Howick in KwaZulu-Natal. In 2012, to mark the 50th anniversary of Mandela's arrest, a sculpture was…
ArticleCaste - meaning, profession, religion
… or "Ahamudaiyan" is derived from the root aham, which, in Tamil, has many meanings, it means a house or the earth, … LGqSDtOpyIDXYHrHPtS4-Ju1f38&hl=en&ei…
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… National Congress (ANC) celebrated a centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein. The centenary was celebrated in a year-long programme that involved all the…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… was carried out by armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg. In what has become known as the Boipatong massacre, township…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) took refuge in the United States consul general's office after escaping from detention in Johannesburg Prison…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of … of Kenyans…
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, in his home in Johannesburg. He was born in Mvezo village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918…
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
… bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, Mozambique and injured 5 people. Captain Wynand … Petrus du Toit was caught later and admitted…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
… dry seasons as a reason for allowing their taxes to fall in arrear. But why the evil day of solemnly calling them to … us, a very difficult problem to solve…
EventThirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attack
… Thirteen people were killed and eighteen injured in an attack on Soweto residents after an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) rally at Jabulani Stadium. In the…
Document 1 - Keir Hardie, “Stoned in South Africa”, 1907
… - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South Africa", 1907' I landed at Durban, and was, of … was acute, and the Unions were alarmed at…
PlaceAmanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… water', from Zulu. Zimeme High School is a public school in Amanzamnyama, KwaZulu Natal. In 2014 there were 234 registered learners. The school starts with…
EventThe second Ashanti War breaks out in Africa
… the first one. The Ashanti Kingdom had its headquarters in Kumasi, which was in the interior, but also dominated the coastal tribes of the … Europeans…
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… women against the carrying of passes by women took place in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State), where … workers. The women involved were an…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… On 30 June 2011 the biggest Arts event in South Africa, known as the National Arts Festival, will be celebrating 37 years since its inception in 1974. This…
ArchiveBefore Dawn Culture in Another South Africa (CASA)
… CASA TOOK PLACE IN AMSTERDAM IN DECEMEBR 1987 AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 SOUTH AFRICAN … REST OF THE WORLD 'BEFORE DAWN' IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF ANC IN LUSAKA AND…
EventThird Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand
… Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was opened by … the first full…
ArchiveNotes on the migrant labour system in Lesotho
… economy. Five out of six citizens of Lesotho held jobs in South Africa, 45% of adults were absentees working and residing in South Africa even though they…
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… saying that the law was bringing misery and deprivation in its wake and turning policemen into "peeping toms". Suzman made these statements in the House of…
EventAttempted coup in Equatorial Guinea sees fifteen arrested
… On 8 March 2004, 15 suspected mercenaries were arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Many of the suspects were South … mercenaries from South Africa en route to…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Introduction
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke FOR A PEOPLE engaged in a liberatory struggle it is necessary to rewrite the … by…
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
… by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This letter written in Gujarati by Mohamed Ebrahim Seedat from Newcastle on 12 … correspondence exchanged between close…
EventLimpet mine explodes and damages substation in Durban
… A limpet mine exploded and damaged a substation in Jacobs, Durban. Later a second limpet exploded and … explosion, two limpet mines exploded where a sub…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South Africa's … border…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… to assist with missionary work, which the LMS started in 1816 under the Bechuana society of Chief Mothibi. Moffat … was accompanied by his wife Mary, whom he…
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
… were killed near Pietermaritzburg. Political conflict in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa caused the death of 200 residents of Vulindlela and…
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,…
EventSuspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges
… Tanzanian, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a prime suspect in the bombing of two United States of American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,…
EventOldest example of written Afrikaans appears in a poem
… following sustained artillery fire from British warships. In the aftermath of this battle, an anonymous poet composed … diverse andere helden bij de bloedige…
In the first post-independence election in Transkei, the ruling Transkei National Independence Party (TNIP) is returned to power.
… In the first post-independence election in Transkei, the ruling Transkei National Independence Party … In the first post-independence election in Transkei,…