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EventProf. Raymond Arthur Dart, SA anthropologist and expert on the Taung skull, dies in Sandton, Johannesburg
Raymond Dart was born in Queensland Australia in 1893. One of nine siblings, he grew up on a farm herding cattle. He won a scholarship to study at the…
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
On 22 January 1984, amidst the Apartheid government’s constitutional reform plans, the United Democratic Front (UDF) embarked on an ambitious campaign to…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… on the Representation of Natives Bill and Native Land and Trust Bill be submitted to parliament by a … no permanent or peaceful solution of the franchise or…
ArchiveTo all residents of Soweto, hostels, Reef and Pretoria, we say: remember you are all Blacks
The circular issued by the Soweto Students' Representative Council, in English, Zulu and a translation into Afrikaans, is an appeal to all residents of Soweto…
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
Today marks the anniversary of the longest cricket test match in history. The game was played between South Africa and England in Durban. The game continued…
EventSouth Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna
South Africa was a founding member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora, known as the CITES Treaty. This…
EventEsther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, is born in Zurich
Esther Franks, physician and first woman ophthalmic surgeon to practise in SA, was born in Zurich, Switzerland. Her parents emigrated from Russia via England…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
John Koenakeefe Mohl was born in Zeerust in the Noth West province. He began drawing at a very young age and would often get in trouble in school for not…
EventZimbabwe and England draw in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match with England needing one run to win
Zimbabwe and England drew in in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match on 22 December 1996. England was the favorites to win the game and came close several times. …
ArchiveSummary notes of a meeting between Mr D W Auret and Mr Marx of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Minister, Silvino da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cape Verde: Praia, Cape Verde, 19 March 1986
Report from a meeting between representatives of the South African Foreign Affairs Department and the Foreign Minister of Cape Verde to discuss the situation…
EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
A service in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of the Most Reverend Desmond Tutu as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican…
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
Boer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, died at his home in Potchefstroom at the age…
EventA fire in a boarding school in Kenya kills fifty-eight boys and seriously injures twenty-eight others
More than 50 teenage boys died when their dormitory caught fire in a secondary school near Nairobi, Kenya. The raging fire is reported to have spread quickly…
EventBoeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.
Two members of the extreme right-wing group, Boeremag, Dirk Hanekom and Henk Van Zyl, were apprehended on a farm in Memel district, Free State. They were taken…
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947
Call For Renewed Struggle Against Ghetto Act: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo, December 1947 16 The Joint Passive Resistance Council of…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issued the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation. The Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation…
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 2 Corespondence Section 2 General (Undated)
From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 2 - Corespondence Section 1 General (Dated)
From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa Ramgobin and Ian Edwards
Statement at the International Conference on the EEC and South Africa by O. R. Tambo, Dublin, 27 January 1979
This Conference, organised by the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, is of tremendous importance to the struggle for national and social emancipation of the…
ArchiveEconomic restructuring in post-apartheid South Africa: the role of local government rural and urban development
Discussion paper prepared for a seminar between the African National Congress Department of Economics and Planning, Congress of South African Trade Unions and…
ArchiveMemorandum proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC
Memorandum to the National Executive Council proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC. Covers…
ArchiveEldorado Park and Kliptown: A Housing Survey, Conference Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1978
Eldorado Park and Kliptown: A Housing Survey- Conference Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 16 March 1978 discussing role of Black Sash…
EventLord Kitchener And Louis Botha engage in doomed peace talks during the Second Anglo-Boer War
On February 28 British commander Lord Kitchener met Boer commander Louis Botha at Middelburg. The talks ultimately came to nothing, resulting in Kitchener…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the World Festival of Youth and Students, 05 July 1985, Moscow
Let the fortieth anniversary of the victory over fascism inspire and mobilise the world youth for Peace, Freedom and Justice. We count on your continued…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
Two Southern African countries, South Africa and Mozambique began discussions which led to the creation of a cross-border conservation park which will include…
PlaceSanddrift, Richtersveld
… This is a land steeped in legends and mysteries, where dramatic desert …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 2: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… were made from Iron The first farmers’ attitude to the land The Khoikhoi and the San When the first farmers began to … but sometimes they had to move to new…
What was the nature of resistance to apartheid during these decades, and how was this resistance part of wider resistance in the world to human rights abuses? (under construction)
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
On 18 February 1960, South African Police (SAP) detectives continue to give evidence at the Treason trial against the accused. The 156 accused in the trial…
ArchiveLetter from H A Combrinck, Germiston Area Director of the East Rand Administration Board to the Assistant Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
Letter from the East Rand Administration Board to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing on the East Rand for the…