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ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
… In 1996 Michael Scurr penned the following article on the restoration of the Old Cape Archives (today the Centre for the Book). It … Restoration of the Old…
Message to the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party by O. R. Tambo, April 1989
… Comrade Joe Slovo, General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Dan Tloome, Chairman of the South African Communist Party, Distinguished…
‘African Gandhi’: The South African War and the Limits of Imperial Identity by Goolam Vahed
… Mahatma Gandhi achieved greatness for the struggles that he fought on the political, economic, cultural and moral fronts. His ideas … appeal beyond the…
The tragedy of history: When caricature displaces the truth by Thabo Mbeki, 11 January 2016
… would seem that what Churchill actually said, speaking at the British House of Commons on 23 Jan 1948, was, “For my part, I consider that it will be found…
Circular Letter To Organisations Concerning The Arrest Of J. N. Singh Under The Immigration Act, November 9, 1946
… Dear Sir/Madam, The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Bill has become law. The already so weak and feeble democratic structure of South Africa…
Statement released after discussions between the deputy minister of Planning
… Statement released after discussions between the deputy minister of Planning Mr Andre Fourie and a United Democratic Front's delegation led by Mr P Molefi…
ArchiveBuild a better church for the future of all our youth
… background with title in red letters. Coloured photographs of people at church. The month of compassion August 1985. Request for donations and gifts to ……
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… Hasting Kamuzu Banda was the leader of Nyasaland which became Malawi in in 1964, with him as its … in the UK where he practiced medicine, later moving to…
ArchiveKora: A Lost Khoisan Language of the early Cape and the Gariep by Menán du Plessis
… it to fruition than initially expected. This makes me all the more grateful for the tolerance that has come my way from members of the Koranna and Griqua…
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… On 4 October 1929 the Table Mountain cableway, one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, was … Table Mountain Ariel Cableway (2011). …
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held in Johannesburg
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg 2 to 5 November 1959. Discussed were minutes of previous meeting, resolutions, press…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 15 to … Survey, magazine, finances, regional reports, minutes of previous conference, migrant…
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
… Human rights abuses were common in South Africa during the apartheid era and the liberation struggle was aimed at bringing these abuses to … an end. When…
Address at the launch of the Kruger National Park Centenary Celebrations Skukuza, 26 March 1998
… Ministers and Provincial Premiers; Chief Executive Officer of the National Parks Board; Distinguished guests; … Bayede! Conservation in its nature is…
EventThe decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the First Matabele War (Ndebele), Zimbabwe
… The most decisive battle of the Matabele War of 1893 was fought between the Matabele Warriors (Ndebele), … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… The trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist, member of the banned South African Communist Party (SACP) and former … 2013]|O’Malley, P., ‘1966’ , from…
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… At the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Assembly held in … es Salaam, Tanzania, Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira became the first African to be elected…
EventJosephine Wood, founder of the South African Library for the Blind, is born in Grahamstown
… was born on 22 January 1874 in Grahamstown . She was one of six children of the first mayor of Grahamstown, George Samuel Wood and his … Frances Elizabeth…
ArchiveReturning to the scene of the crime by Inside Time (Inside Time), 31 May 2017
… criminal convictions who would be prepared to return to the scene of their crimes and be photographed. But the plan was not just to take pictures, but…
Dr C.P. Mulder resigns as Minister of Plural Relations and Development on instruction of the prime minister because of irregula
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 548. … Dr C.P. Mulder resigns as Minister of…
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa announces wage increases of fifteen percent and twenty-eight percent respectively, for Bla
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … The Chamber of Mines of South Africa announces…
Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media Workers Association of South Africa, and son of Walter Sisulu, is arrested under
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … Zwelakhe Sisulu, President of the Black Media…
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia appears before the League of Nations to appeal for help following Italy’s invasion of Ethiop
… Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia appears before the League of Nations to appeal for help following Italy’s invasion of …
Speech by President Mandela at Parliament on the occasion of unveiling of Statue of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 26 January 1995
… Speech by President Mandela at Parliament on the occasion of unveiling of Statue of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru 26 January 1995 …
Luanda, capital of Angola, becomes a port of call for South African Airways with the airline’s operation of a 10-seater Junkers
… Luanda, capital of Angola, becomes a port of call for South African Airways with the airline’s operation of a 10-seater Junkers …
The House of Assembly defeats Prime Minister Hertzog’s motion of neutrality and adopts Smuts’ amendment in favour of joining th
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 86 … The House of Assembly defeats Prime Minister…
Dr Frans Geldenhuys, first editor of ‘Die Landbouweekblad’ and first head of the SA department of agricultural economics and ma
… Dr Frans Geldenhuys, first editor of ‘Die Landbouweekblad’ and first head of the SA department of agricultural economics and ma …
WWI: A body of Active Citizen Force (A.C.F.) troops of the Union of SA, nearly 1 800 strong, lands at Lüderitsbucht (Angra P
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 508 … WWI: A body of Active Citizen Force (A.C.F…
Dr Zola Sidney Skweyiya, Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, is born.
… Dr Zola Sidney Skweyiya, Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, is born. …
Nomatyala Hangana, Deputy Minister of Provincial and Local Government of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is b
… Nomatyala Hangana, Deputy Minister of Provincial and Local Government of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is b …