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EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… Constitution. On 19 September the first consolidated draft of the new Constitution was ready, but the first refined … 22 November 1995. The 63-page document…
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… or Haile Selassie, as he was later known, was born the son of Ras Makonnen Wolde Michael, the Governor of the region of Harrar. He is credited for…
EventQueen Victoria of Britain approves Charter for Rhodes
… Company (BSAC). This was the final step in the process of the formation of Zambesia (as it was then called); the first being the granting of the charter on…
EventUnion of South Africa officially ceases to exist
… In March 1961, at a Conference of Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in London, the South … Monarchy to a Republic. Subsequently, the Union of South Africa,…
EventHouse of Representatives impeaches American President Bill Clinton
… the White House. This was during Bill Clinton's first term of office. A relationship developed between the two later in … confide in her co-worker, Linda…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th … and Abdurahmans. The context is Cape Town, South Africa of the 1930s…
ArchiveOptions for a redefinition of NUSAS structure and functioning
… Paper delivered at the 51st Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 8-15 July 1974. Discusses…
ArchiveMinutes of NWEC Meeting, 11 - 15 April 1989
… Minutes of the African National Congress National Women's Executive Committee meeting. Meeting to discuss the state of organisation of South African women,…
EventMinister reports 23 acts of sabotage in RSA
… in history search archive Two years after the formation of Poqo and a year after the formation of Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK), liberation armies of the Pan…
ArchiveText of telex received from Rev Frank Chikane
… Telex from Rev Frank Chikane, General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA,…
EventOldest example of written Afrikaans appears in a poem
… artillery fire from British warships. In the aftermath of this battle, an anonymous poet composed what is considered one of the oldest examples of written…
ArchiveLetter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary, SACP, to the Central Committee, Communist Party of the United States of America
… Letter from Moses Mabhida to the Communist Party of the United States of America rejecting the announcement that sanctions against … Secretary, SACP, to the…
ArchiveDraft theses: The Workers Party of South Afr
… The theses is written on the basis of both the economic and political conditions of South Africa and serves as a programme for the Workers' Party of South…
Statement of ANC National Working Committee, 5 September 2011
… The National Working Committee of the African National Congress, met today in its regular session to deal with organizational matters. One of the issues that…
ArchiveLetter from J L J van Vuuren, Chief Director of the Northern Cape Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Northern Cape, for a population survey of the Xhosa people…
ArchiveSport: Threat to the security of the state
… interference in sports in line with apartheid ideology of white dominance. Instances of harassment of people and events connected with the South African…
ArchiveA Survey of race relations in South Africa: 1973
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1973 and includes … Indian and African population groups matters; Commission of inquiry into certain…
EventThirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attack
… hand grenades were allegedly thrown into the crowd of Inkatha supporters, killing five. The other eight people … in retaliation. After various submissions by…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… G. Brownell Source:www.bbc.com The flag is made up of six colours: chilli red, white, spectrum green, blue, black and yellow represent a symbol of the unity…
ArchiveSummary of Congress reports and recommendations for 1981
… Summaries of reports presented at the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, … Summary of…
ArchiveExhibition of work by the childrens art cent
… Multicoloured art work of country scene with butterflies and birds. Notice of exhibition of children's art at Michaelis School of Art Gallery, Orange ……
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… first permanent modern observatory was erected at the Cape of Good Hope (now known as Cape Town) byFearon Fallows, a … were already making significant…
EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… Nelson Mandela was a member of the banned African National Congress and a famous black … prisoner in South Africa. In 1964 Mandela was convicted of sabotage…
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kabila was the country's first … Mbeki, who played a major role in…
EventSibusiso Ndebele, The premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the ANC, is born
… The current premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC), Sibusiso Joel … Department…
ArchiveSixteen blocks of brick walls with cell windows
… Black and white poster. Comprises sixteen identical blocks of artwork of brick walls with cell windows with a man's head peering over the window ledge. The…
Minutes of Extended Management Committee, 11 August 1981
… Minutes of an extended ANC Management Committee meeting, to discuss various organisational issues. Includes minutes of a National Executive Council meeting…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… One of the most gruesome attacks on township residents was … out by armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg. In what has become…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… Andries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom after moving away from Natal and heading … the Graaff Reinet district in the Cape Colony on…
ArchiveHistory of Wages Commissions: formation, aims and structure
… Working notes from the National Union of South African Students Labour Directive, July workshop, University of the Witwatersrand, 2-4 July 1982. Discusses…