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The Children’s Charter
… protected and cared for. Children are vulnerable members of society. South Africa’s Bill of Rights states that children have special rights which include the…
PlaceRepublic of Congo
… The Republic of Congo, also known as Middle Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, and Congo (but not to be confused with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly…
The National Tree
… Real Yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius The Yellowwood family is primeval and has been present in this part of Africa for more than 100 million years. The…
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament
… Introduction The Tricameral Parliament , a three-tiered assembly that presided over the last decade of Apartheid, was inaugurated to allow for parliamentary …
EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… Kwame Nkrumah became the first prime minister and president of Ghana in 1957 until 1966.Ghana (formerly known as The Gold Coast) gained its independence and…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the Conference of heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, New Delhi, 7-11 March 1983
… Speech by Oliver Tambo at the Conference of heads of State or Government of Non-Aligned Countries, New Delhi, …
A restriction order is served on Harold Strachan of Durban in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act. He has already been im
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … A restriction order is served on Harold Strachan of…
Clement Msomi, organiser of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), is shot dead by two men in a passing ca
… Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, p. … Clement Msomi,…
Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa is declared an illegal org
… | Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 493 | … Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970)…
Janusz Walus, convicted murderer of Chris Hani, leader of the SA Communist Party, is divorced from his wife of twenty-two years
… Janusz Walus, convicted murderer of Chris Hani, leader of the SA Communist Party, is divorced from his wife of …
Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa is launched to articulate the interests of tribal chiefs and act as an extra-pa
… (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Congress of Traditional Leaders of South…
Pretoria schoolboy sprinter of Pretoria Boys’ High, Oscar Pistorius, falls coming out of the start of his 200m heat for leg amp
… Pretoria schoolboy sprinter of Pretoria Boys’ High, Oscar Pistorius, falls coming out of the start of his 200m heat for leg amp …
Adv. Dirk Cornelius du Toit, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999
… Adv. Dirk Cornelius du Toit, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999 …
Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born in Kroonstad, OFS.
… Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born …
According to a report by the South African Institute of Race Relations, a total of 617 Black persons, of whom it names 558, are
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … According to a report by the South African…
News 24 reports that a delay with the awarding of a tender of billions of rands to renew Spoornet’s age-old locomotives is thre
… News 24 reports that a delay with the awarding of a tender of billions of rands to renew Spoornet’s age-old locomotives …
Albert van de Sandt Centlivres, chief justice of SA and chancellor of the University of Cape Town, is born in Cape Town.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.3, p. 148. … Albert van de Sandt Centlivres, chief justice…
Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9 p. 548; Rankin: Images of Wood, p. 130 … Ivan Mitford…
The bulwark Walvis of the fort at the Cape collapses and in June the next year, Van Riebeeck concedes that the fort is falling
… The bulwark Walvis of the fort at the Cape collapses and in June the next year, Van Riebeeck …
Anglo-Boer War 1: The first shots in this war are fired in Potchefstroom. The war ended with the defeat of the British in the b
… Anglo-Boer War 1: The first shots in this war are fired in Potchefstroom. The war ended with the defeat of the British in the b …
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Documenting Ordinary Scenes Of South Africa Then and Now by Michael Kimmelman (The New York Times), 24 August 2001
… David Goldblatt's photographs have borne witness since the late 1940's to life in his native South Africa. More than 150 of his pictures are in a…
The National Fish
… Galjoen Coracinus capensis The Galjoen is unique to the South African coast. It keeps mostly to shallow water, is … and is commonly known among anglers. Near…
Discussions between the Honourable Prime Minister and the Secretary General of the United Nations during a working lunch at the Castle on 23 August 1983
… Report of discussions between the South African Prime Minister and the United Nations Secretary General about the independence … Discussions between the…
BiographyPixley ka Isaka Seme
… Pixley Seme was born on 1 October 1881 in Natal, the son of Isaka Sarah (nee Mseleku) Seme. Little is documented of … University in 1906 earned him the Order…
Black Reaction to Apartheid, 1948-1973 - Address to the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association by O. R. Tambo, Syracuse, New York, United States of America, 1973
… Examination of the black reaction to apartheid during the period 1948-1973 is topical and should help us to … is to the whole social system imposed on the…
The National Animal
… Springbuck / Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis Typical of the Springbuck is the 'pronk' (jumping display) which explains its common name. … The National…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… Hon Minister Sicelo Shiceka; Hon Premier Kiviet; Members of the Provincial Executive present; Mayors of OR Tambo and … ezidibene apha kuLomzi wakwa Faku!…
ArticleThe Big Debate
… The Big Debate is a national forum that brings together all sectors of society, including government, civil society, the private sector, experts, youth,…
To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction)
… To what extent was apartheid in South Africa part of neo-colonialism in the post World War 2 world (1948-1960)? (under construction) …
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… Africa to seek fortune. His parents travelled throughout the then Transvaal , moving from Hammanskraal, Heidelberg, … in Johannesburg. He schooled in…