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EventPik Botha is born
… Affairs from 1994 until 1996. In 1996, he renounced his National Party membership and retired from politics when … joined the African National Congress (ANC)…
EventArchbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
… Transvaal (now North West). Tutu is best known for his role as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and for his belief in the possibility…
EventBeyers Naude refuses to testify before the Schlebusch Commission
… the parliamentary Schlebusch Commission. The reason for his refusal was that the commission was not open to the … 1975 he was convicted by the Pretoria…
EventSalman Rushdie’s visit is still on
… other governments such as India and South Africa censored his book Satanic Versus. Many Islamic groups, including South … for committing blasphemy against…
EventPres. Nelson Mandela accompanies Queen Elizabeth II on a coach drive through the streets of London.
… Mandela visited England. On 12 July 1998 he concluded his four-day visit to England by accompanying Queen Elizabeth … II, at Buckingham Palace on June 25. He…
EventPhumizile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed as SA Deputy President
… Africa. She replaced Jacob Zuma, who had been fired from his position by President Thabo Mbeki on 14 June 2005 for his alleged corrupt relation with Schabir…
EventCaribbean countries refuse to send troops to Haiti
… Jean-Bertrand Aristide was allegedly forced to flee his country, the fifteen-nation Caribbean Community said it … he was offered amnesty in South Africa,…
EventPresident Hosni Mubarak collapses
… Parliament deputies applauded him as he continued with his speech. He told the members of parliament that he has not … minister, informed the media that…
EventMonty Naicker dies
… played a crucial role in the history of South Africa and his name is well documented amongst the political icons of … during the Defiance Campaign and was…
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… of chief rabbi for more than thirty years. A year after his arrival he was appointed part-time professor of Hebrew at … translated numerous Hebrew material…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… one of the leading figures in Griqualand East. Both he and his father were extremely active in the 1890s on behalf of … as 'die Hervormer', the Reformer. A…
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… Tambo left alone and arrangements were then made for his wife Adelaide and his children to follow. Once they reached London, they …
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… began running after he completed high school. Early in his career he broke the record by winning five straight IAAF … and was honored with the Abebe Bikila…
EventBernert Willemsz Wijlant, the first White baby, is born at the Cape
… European babies to be born in the Cape. Baby Wijlant and his parents were officially the first family to move into the Cape Fortress. His father Barenz…
EventSouth African President Charles Roberts Swart opens the first session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly
… In his speech during the opening of the first Legislative … the Transkei and would train its successors in office. His speech came a year after Transkei…
Speech at Meeting to Commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to Condemn the 600-year Alliance between Britain and Portugal by O. R. Tambo, London, 20 June 1973
… the enemy is so engaged, he will succeed in concentrating his forces to liquidate our national liberation movements one … the world to demand the release of…
ArchiveApartheid - a vigilant witness
… one important way. Ernest Cole, formerly Kede, who changed his name to be granted ‘coloured’ status in pursuit of … the same time working from the inside and…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
… had become domestic servants and gardeners. Seme shared his thoughts with colleagues, Montsioa and Mangena, while Selby would also invite his brother Richard…
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… being that he is a qualified medical doctor who attained his degree from the University of Cape Town.[ii] Riaad … film “Outrageous”.[iii] He is also a…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… to challenge this injustice through the study of law. Upon his return to South Africa, he worked as an advocate in … Prime Minister after the defeat of…
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
… sick-comforter at the Cape, Willem Barentz Wijlant and his wife became the first people to move into the … as an employee of the Dutch East India Company …
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… surveillance here. The FBI wanted to question him about his ties with al-Qaeda. US attempts to arrest him had been … Aldgate and Liverpool Street attacks…
EventSA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years
… De Kock's testimonies were heard here, revealing not only his own involvement in ANC deaths, but the involvement of … responsible for ordering multiple…
PlaceFort Wiltshire
… Somerset, who then returned to England on leave. In his absence it was visited in May 1820 by his deputy, Sir Rufane Donkin, who found that the tower had ……
Closing remarks to the 13th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government, 03 July 2009, Sirte, Libya
… and will have met the former President of the ANC, His Excellency Oliver Tambo, who always reminded his cadres that the strength of the ANC came from the…
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
… as I propose to write that history myself.” Whatever his exact words, Churchill’s comments drew attention to the … of this, would also have their own…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 21 May 1962 during the second reading of the General Law Amendment Bill
… minister for over-emphasising the security of the state. His action in combating the communist threat proved … advanÂtage of this discontent in these…
ArticleThe New Group
… Lippy Lipshitz, for example, required piano lessons for his daughter, and Neville Lewis was prepared to exchange a …
Petros Mulaudzi of Nthabalala village
… documenting the life of a man named Petros Mulaudzi and his family. In February 2010 I returned to Nthabalala to …
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
… and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the first time alongside his documentary photographic essays for which…