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Address to the nation by ANC President, Nelson R. Mandela, on the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani 10 April 1993
… wherever we are, we hold memorial services in honour of one of the greatest freedom fighters this country has ever … Chris Hani in a manner befitting a hero…
EventDaniel Toroitich arap Moi arap Moi wins the first multi
… Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was first appointed to one of the African seats in Kenya's Legislative Council in … power and enhance his personal fortunes. Moi…
PlaceClarkebury, Eastern Cape
… or three rude cottages, and numerous (Xhosa) huts. About one hundred Tambookie families resided here at this time." … Sotho language-speaker, and coming…
Document 69 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 22 March 1937
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 69 - Letter from … £105 having been subscribed by local…
The Great Trek Was Not Over Abolition by Ron (Republican Trekker Volk), 30 October 2008
… as their ancestors had done from the VOC power back almost one century & a half earlier. The British Imperialism in the … over 2 generations. Piet Retief’s…
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 24TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CARICOM CONFERENCE, Montego Bay, Jamaica, 2 July 2003
… up without bootstraps? I am certain that we are of one mind that one of the prerequisites for the victory we seek is our … we have the task to decide what we…
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… of a number of workers. The workers were divided and about one-third refused to strike. The strikers, with the help of … same time, I became involved in two…
EventBirth of Paul Kruger
… In 1842 he married Maria du Plessis with whom he had one son. Thereafter he married Gezina du Plessis, who bore … William H. Worger and Rita M. Byrnes. One…
ANC caucus statement on death of Adelaide Tambo, 01 February 2007
… deep sense of loss news on the death of struggle icon and one of our movement`s veterans, Adelaide Tambo. A moment of …
EventPolice constable is buried alive at Ackerville cemetery near Witbank
… police officers received amnesty. Mandlazi Solomon was one of those police officers killed. …
ArchiveBoycott the Can
… Box We demand our jobs back! Metalbox workers An injury to one is an injury to all …
ArchiveSome reflections of civilisation in Africa
… civilisation and society in Africa and his belief is that, one of the marks of civilisation, is the ability of people in …
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… of the Revolutionary Command Council. Nasser is seen as one of the most significant political figures in Egyptian …
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… a technique used in extremely deep scuba diving. Gomes is one of very few people to have descended below depths of …
EventDeputy Minister of Interior Affairs, P.W. Botha, introduces the Republican Referendum Bill to Parliament
… the Union and South - West Africa were to be regarded as one constituency. … Anon, (1960), 'One question Only for Vote on Republic,' from The Star, 11 …
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… of the Premier Mine and his service to industry. He was one of the co-founders and a chairperson of what became the …
EventFirst sextuplets in the world to survive their infancy are born in Cape Town
… ranging from 2 lb 6 oz (1.1 kg) to 4 lb 6 oz (2.0 kg) Only one of the six children, Grant, still lives in South Africa …
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… securing 5th place in the 2009 general election. She is one of the most recognised faces of the struggle …
EventEleven people are killed in eSikhawini township
… The massacre took place a few hours after approximately one thousand residents of the pro-African National Congress …
EventDulcie September is assassinated in Paris
… "if ever there was a soft target, Dulcie September was one." …
EventArchbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested
… arrested outside parliament while leading a protest march (one of many) against the death sentence of the 'Sharpeville …
EventJohannesburg Magistrate court is bombed
… a police officer at John Vorster Square at the time, was one of the personnel who attended to the first explosion not …
EventFamine anniversary in Ethiopia
… repeated droughts and famine. The 1984 famine was one of the worst in Ethiopian history. In 2002 humanitarian …
Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… Adriaan van der Stel. Upon his retirement, Simon was one of the largest landowners at the Cape. He settled on his …
EventBartolomeu Dias reaches present Mossel Bay
… to a lack of understanding, a crossbow was fired killing one of the Khoi. The Post Office Tree, where seafarers from …
EventPharmaceutical companies drop a lawsuit against South Africa ending an international battle over patent rights and profit
… to manufacture their drugs. This, as South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of HIV and AIDS among its …
EventNotorious ‘SOWETO’ policeman dies
… Brigadier Theuns Swanepoel ("Rooi Rus"), one of the most feared interrogators of the South African …
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… alleged by Bantu Holomisa, but stated that he has told no-one else in the African National Congress (ANC) about the …
EventPaul Adams becomes SA’s youngest Test Cricket player
… 18 years and 340 days. Adams represented South Africa in One Day International (ODI) matches played from 26 to 30 …
EventCellist and music teacher Betty Pack is born
… of which she was a conductor. During August, 1975, she was one of a group of instructors who accompanied the first South …