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Stanley Bongani Nkosi, SA artist who built an art gallery in Katlehong in 1982, is born in Newcastle, Natal. (Johannesburg Art
Balthazar Johannes (John) Vorster, premier (1966-1978) and state president (1978-1979) of SA, is born in the district of Jamest
ArchiveMeeting between the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Ambassador H Nickel of the United States: Cape Town, 20 March 1984
Minutes of a meeting between South African Foreign Affairs Minister, Pik Botha and the United States Ambassador, Mr H Nickel, to discuss the conditions…
ArchiveMeeting between the Honorable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador H Nickel of the United States: Cape Town, 12 March 1984
Minutes of a meeting between the South African Foreign Affairs Minister, Pik Botha and the American Ambassador, Mr H Nickel, about a statement made by the…
ArchiveMinutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei held in Grahamstown on August 29 and 30, 1980
Minutes of meeting of the Christian Consultation on Resettlement in the Ciskei discussing the socio-economic impact of forced removals and relocations on Black…
Cedric Mayson, former Methodist Minister, banned for five years in 1977 and detained on 27 November 1981, appears before the Pr
According to figures from the South African Police, the number of unrest-related deaths in Natal since 1 September 1987 up to t
… Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race …
ANC president Oliver Tambo, in a speech in Lusaka, rules out negotiations with the SA government and declares 1987 to be “the y
The Public Service employs 1 042 392 people – a decrease of 23 607 from December 1999. Seventy-one per cent of employees are
BiographyCaleb Mayekiso
Caleb Mayekiso was an African National Congress (ANC) supporter who was arrested on 16 January 1964 in Graaff-Reinet, Cape, and sentenced to three years`…
Biographical contribution on Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
… time where she met ANC leaders including Thabo Mbeki . In 1989, the fall of the Berlin Wall affected South Africa as …
BiographyKenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a prominent Nigerian author, activist and television producer. He garnered attention by leading a nonviolent campaign against the…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 76th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1988
Compatriots, Once more it is January 8th, the anniversary of your movement, the African National Congress. Today we observe its 76th year of active struggle…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
It is with a deep sense of pride and honour that I speak today on behalf of the South African Communist Party, which celebrates the 60th year of its birth, on…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
Caiphus Semenya is a South African composer, musician, and arranger that became known for his musical work while living in Southern California during South…
BiographyOliver Kgadime Matsepe
Oliver Kgadime (Phukubjane) Matsepe was born on 22 March 1932 in Tafelkop, Groblersdal district. He was the son of Malua Matsepe, senior police sergeant and…
BiographyMaritz Barrymore
Maritz Barrymore was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). He trained as a painter from 1950-1953 at the University of Rhodes, Eastern Cape,…
BiographyKate Dinkwetsi Molale
Kate Dinkwetsi Molale was born in 1928 and died in 1980 after a car accident. In 1954 she was elected as Secretary General of the Sophiatown branch of the…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
A beautiful Victorian building tucked into an avenue of majestic Jacaranda trees is the home of Hamilton School. This school in the heart of Pretoria has a…
BiographyShirish Nanabhai
Shirish was born one of eight siblings on 1 March 1938 at 51 Commercial Rd, Fordsburg. Jasmath Nanabhai, Shirish J. Nanabhai’s father, was from the village of…
BiographyAbdullah Abdurahman
Abdurahman, who was born in Wellington (Cape Town ) on 18 December 1872 and graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Glasgow in 1893.He return to…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 71th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1983
Today, January 8th, we mark the 71st anniversary of our organisation, the African National Congress. We are beginning a new political year. We must therefore…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… the 1980s, prompting the global ban on all ivory trade in 1989. …
ArchiveSouth African Sugar Asssociation 1974 - 1980
ArchiveSchoemen may investigate meat 1980 - 1991
ArchiveToo little too late 1987 - 1993
ArchiveRestructuring fishing may be necessary 1997 - 1999
ArchiveTownship jive, Zimbabwe 1987 by Paul Simon
ArchiveEdward Kennedy’s 1985 Visit to South Africa
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