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ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… became the Day of the Covenant or the Day of the Vow . African nationalists and the socialist liberation movement's …
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… functioned as the headquarters for the Union of South African Artists, which was formed in 1952 by a group of Black … also saw the collaborative conception…
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… The African National Congress welcomes the appointment of Cde Mac … National Executive Committee (NEC) member and the South African Communist Party (SACP)…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
… In 1987, at the age of 34, Henry became the first South African cricketer of colour to be selected to play in an … national sides. With his inclusion into…
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… at Ellis Park Stadium on 24 June 1995, where the South African Rugby team (famously known as the Springboks) beat … Team, was neutralised by solid tackling…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… dissolution of the CPSA, Levy continued to participate in African National Congress (ANC) campaigns against the unjust … initial meetings that led to the…
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… Curnick Ndlovu was the secretary of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a leader…
EventSA artist, Bongiwe Dhlomo, is born
… Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa, South African artist, was born in Vryheid, Natal. She grew up in … at Rorke's Drift. Between 1980 and 1983 she worked at the…
EventAdriaan Vlok is born
… Former South African minister of law and order, Adriaan Johannes Vlok, was … of minister of correctional services in 1991, after the African National…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… objectors to conscription rose steadily after South African invasions into Angola that cost the lives of many South African soldiers and as internal…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South Africa's border with Botswana to … between any leader of a Front Line…
EventWinnie Mandela released from banning order and house arrest
… on the last national executive committee of the original African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL), along with … and Frances Baard. After it was…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… While African elephants have been hunted for several centuries, the … and laundered tons of elephant tusks through several African countries to destinations…
EventHome Affairs Minister Mapisa
… met British officials amid concerns about false South African passports discovered during anti-terror operations. … people with al-Qaeda links were in…
EventIndian Rights Campaigner Bhawani Sannyassi Dayal is born
… Sathyagraha Campaign. In 1927 Dayal became the first South African to be admitted to the Order of Sannyassis, which … to mankind. In the same year Dayal was…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… of Pretoria he was selected to play for the South African under-20 rugby team. At the age of 22 he played his … rugby career. Botha is regarded as one of the…
Dawn
… The official policy of the African National Congress was one of non-violence. However, … Nation) was founded in 1961 as the military wing of the African…
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… activities. Shilowa began working underground for both the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). His position as a…
PlaceGoodman Gallery
… cities around the world. The exhibition introduced South African artists like Gavin Jantjies as contemporary to … exhibition Tributaries: a view of…
ArticleSALDRU Newspaper Clippings Archive 1974 - 2000
… Africa General Agriculture Politics - Resistance African Unions Church and State Commerce General Construction …
ArchiveThe Chairman and Comrades ANC SA Consultative Conference ...
… Address by leader of the South African Congress of Trade Unions to the African National Congress Conference in Morogoro, Tanzania. …
ArchiveANC Youth League in the 1990s
… Paper following discussion between South African Youth Congress and the African National Congress Youth Section Secretariat regarding …
Chapter 8- Gumede walks the ANC and SACP tightrope, 1930–46‘
… without prospect of gain”.665 There were isolated cases of African strikes despite severe police harassment. Despite the … would himself. In conclusion,…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
… occupants of Cato Manor, and they in turn leased plots to African families who were prohibited from owning land at the … there was a huge influx of people to…
Message by Oliver Tambo on the 40th anniversary of the three doctors` pact, 09 March 1987
… National Executive Committee, the entire membership of the African National Congress, its military wing Umkhonto we … Xuma-Naicker-Dadoo Pact took place a…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
… views. Kajee, the former Secretary General of the South African Indian Congress (SAIC) had been replaced as President … Yusuf Dadoo, the national chairman of…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… governments, particularly the newly-independent African states, were characterised by the supply of military … in support of the Marxist-led MPLA against the…
EventGeneral H. Van Den Bergh blames the SACP for anti
… were cautiously planned by communists linked to the South African Communist Party (SACP) and leftists in exile. BOSS … overthrow the government, they were…
EventFormer Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere dies
… the struggle against colonialism in Tanzania and to other African countries including South Africa. His commitment to … movements to have bases in Tanzania…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… He was a long- time National Chairperson of the South African Communist Party. It is ironic that Slovo, vilified by … the great voice of compromise and…