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Chapter 10 - The Character, Role and Significance of SANSCO
… the late 1970s and early 1980s, is that by J. D. Brewer in his After Soweto: An Unfinished Journey (1986). Although, as … my interpretation of SANSCO. The…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 6 April 1996
… parties involved were. POM What if General Malan and his co-defendants are found innocent? What message will that … OK. Why does President Mandela not…
ArchiveJohnny Clegg: South Africa’s universal man of uncommon passion by David Coplan, 25 July 2019
… referring to the capacity of a formidable dancer to hold his stand.” In my mind, like a Zulu ngoma (drum) dancer completing his turn, I somersault backwards…
EventDesmond Dube was born on this day.
… played an important role in social transformation through his philanthropic work and is respected as a devoted family …
PlaceEerste Rivier, Cape Town
… the introduction of the Islamic faith to South Africa, and his tomb is considered to be the most important shrine in the …
ArchiveChristian principles and race problems by Jan H. Hofmeyr
… background information on Professor Hoernle with regard to his involvement in academia in especially the field of …
ArchiveChristian principles and race problems
… background information on Professor Hoernle with regard to his involvement in academia in especially the field of …
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… were added subsequently, in honour of Bishop Gray and his wife Sophia, who died in 1872 and 1871 respectively. …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… from her husband most of her marriage life due to his imprisonment. However, she decisively upheld Mandela’s …
EventSouth African Journalist, Zwelakhe Sisulu is abducted.
… was the editor of the New Nation, Sisulu was abducted at his home in Soweto, Johannesburg,by four armed White men who …
EventCriminal Law Amendment Act No 8 commences
… be presumed guilty and would have the burden of proving his or her innocence. It also effectively prevented an editor …
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… young age. Malan began to take athletics seriously during his last two years of high school, and won the national …
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… Pratley died in 1983 and today the company is run by his son, Kim. Hundreds of tons of Pratley Putty have been …
EventNational Party wins general election
… general election, Verwoerd's last election before his assassination in office six months later. Of the 166 …
EventWinnie Mandela is found guilty
… 14-year-old Stompie Sepei, had been found dead from his injuries near the crime scene. The sentencing was …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… a year into the trial, Judge Quartus de Wet delivered his verdict, where all the accused were found guilty with the …
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… the information, but he acted on information supplied by his own agents. …
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… Vasco da Gama embarked on the Sao Gabriel accompanied by his pilot, Pedro de Alenquer. Vasco's brother, Paulo, …
EventSA eldest person celebrates her birthday
… Seaparo Sekwati, led the government officials from his department. Sekwati presented Temo with gifts, which …
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his home in Dawn Park, Boksburg. He used a gun supplied by …
EventMagnus Malan’s trial ends
… dirty war against its opponents. Judge Jan Hugo concluded his judgment, acquitting Malan and other nine defendants. …
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… a better future for all. Mandela did not publicly chose his successor. This may have been due to the fierce …
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… the summit hours later, and is thought to have died on his descent. Until the end of apartheid, South Africans had …
EventJameson Raid starts
… to General Cronje on 2 January 1896, leaving seventeen of his men killed, fifty-five wounded and thirty-five missing. …
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… this event proved a remarkable influence on the future of his political life. Gandhi was later instrumental in …
EventSekhukhune successfully resists the Boers
… the South African Republic declared war on Sekhukhune and his followers. A Boer commando under President T.F. Burgers, …
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). During his announcement Smith said; “Now I would like to say a few …
EventThe Eureka Diamond is sold in London for 5 700 Pounds
… as the Eureka Diamond was discovered by a young boy and his little sister as they played in their family farm along …
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… by becoming the first man in cricket history to captain his side in 100 Test matches. Among South African players who …
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… Indian leg spinner Anil Kumble for a quick single to take his score to six. In spite of Pollock's accomplishments South …