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EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… to his/her home and could not be seen with more than one person at a time. Living under banning orders also meant that one could not be quoted, and therefore…
EventThe Boipotong massacre takes place
… outside Natal on 7 June 1990. Violence escalated. One such violent incident was the Boipotong massacre that … that the police were involved, as the ANC…
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… 42 people. It was believed that Father Lapsley was one of the targets. While living in Zimbabwe, he discovered … received two pieces of mail from South…
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… instance he published a number of publications including one that became the cornerstone of radical Afrikaner … of the Afrikanse Nasionale Studentebond ANS…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… the communist intellectual widely credited with being one of the masterminds of South Africa's national … the post 1994 government, Slovo was charged to…
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… ‘The four just men’ in 1905, about taking the law into one’s hands. He wrote more than 150 novels, selling more than 5 million in one year. In 1911 he wrote …
PlaceTransvaal Museum, now known as the National Museum of Natural History
… of the ZAR on the 1st of December 1892. In 2010 it was one of the founding Museums of Ditsong Museums of South … once roamed across South Africa and…
ArchiveWe Demand Our Jobs Back
… jobs back! Metalbox workers; unity is power; an injury to one is an injury to all …
The Gambia: 50 years of independence, 20 years of terror by Fatou Diagne (Pambazuka News), 17 March 2015
… the persecutions of the past 20 years that have spared no one. Military officers, mothers, judges, lawyers, ministers, … police. INFORMATION DEFICIENCY In a…
PlaceAbbasas Mountains, Namaqualand
… The name of Khoikhoi origin and means 'to carry on one's back'; the Mountain looks as though they are carrying …
Release political prisoners
… May 1986. Black and white image of people behind bars, one with raised fist. NUSAS Action for democracy. Quote from …
ArchiveAsinamali Masihlanganeni
… Nonke Nizoniziwela! Etang Kaufela le tlo ikutlwela! Come one Come all! Sign the Petition; The Boycott Continues …
ArchiveRag 74
… figures of three medical people with initial 'W' on each one's T-shirt. …
PlaceBloemfontein Orchid House
… House. © University of the Free State The Orchard House is one of the most modern nurseries of its kind in the Southern …
ArchiveR200 pension for life!
… Forty yea old Maria Maseko was one of the first workers discovered to have the cotton dust …
PlaceBacksberg Wine Estate & Cellars
… a butcher shop at Paarl train station. The story goes that one morning someone arrived at the shop and asked if he would … after the sale he often used to…
'States of Emergence', at Warren Siebrits Modern and Contemporary Art by Sean O'Toole, November 2002
… The meaning of the standard test for colour-blindness, one Payne inserted into the block where his photograph ought … liberal response to the epoch it…
PlaceStevenson Gallery, Woodstock-Cape Town
… to find a home in South Africa, which at the time had only one serious contemporary art gallery. In 2005 and 2006, … shareholdings have been allocated to key…
Mines, Masters and Migrants - Life in a Namibian Compound by R. J. Gordon, (Ravan Press), Johannesburg 1977, reviewed by Philip Schemer
… ethnic labels given to various workers — for example, one supervisor told the author that "Angolans are regarded as … chores. The contract workers see their…
PlaceHershel Memorial Obelisk, Claremont-Cape Town
… and in 1934 the obelisk was declared a national monument, one of the first to be so recognised. Today it is within the … centre of rotation of his great…
PlaceSabie Sands Game Reserve
… of this Area. "Seeing the "Big Five" in the wild is one of the most memorable things one can ever experience!" The African continent is the only … is the …
Ahead of the Bushfire Festival: Five things you might not know about Swaziland
… Swaziland is the last absolute monarchy in Africa (and one of the last few left on Earth!) The monarchy has ruled … and radio broadcasting stations. The…
PlaceBerg River
… and provides water for the people. The Berg River was one of many habitats of Hippos but in the late 1600’s hunters … shot in 1869 by Martin Melck when it…
Don’t eat potatoes!
… eat any potatoes. We used to condemn a potato when we see one that had a hole or a black mark. We used to tell the … the market the workers wouldn't even…
PlaceWaaihoek Farm
… and Colenso in an area called Sun Springs near Nyandu. One couple from Sun Springs said they were issued with … their livestock during the move. Waaihoek…
ArchiveNUSAS reconstruction
… consisting of three NUSAS Commission reports. The first one is called Commission of NUSAS reconstruction, followed by …
ArchiveDetentions: bannings, restrictions, harassment, we will not be silenced
… White, red and black poster. Image of a hand with police on one side and state on the other. UDF Logo. Issued by …
ArchiveThe Black Conciousness Movement, Black People
… One of the major decisions taken by the BPC was the …
ArchiveOver 1 500 detained since July 20
… One of the major reasons for the State President, PW Botha, …
PlaceMarket Theatre
… in basic theatre and performance skills and ran as part of the Market Theatre. The Lab still operates to this …