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ArchiveA brief history of student action in South Africa, plus a brief history of English/ Afrikaans /non-white student relations
… Brief history of student action in South Africa from 1916 to 1971 and brief history of relationships between English, Afrikaans and Black students from 1924…
ArchiveOpen letter to Archbishop Hurley, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference
… Hurley, President of the Catholic Bishops Conference from five priests with response from Father Buti Tlhagle June 26, 1984. …
PlaceSão Tomé and Príncipe
… convicts and Jewish children, (who had been separated from their parents and expelled from Portugal, in the world war ) and African slaves. This … São Tomé…
ArchiveThe Fragility of Existence by David Goldblatt (www.aperture.org), 6 February 2018
… definitive books, yet all of them differed fundamentally from what we have here. Margaret Courtney-Clarke, While … in Swakopmund on the edge of the Namib…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… On Thursday 08 July 1897 two daughter congregations ceceded from the DR Church Johannesburg, being the DR Church … accommodation by renting the Masonic Hall…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 … in the 1950s, did so because they expected a lead from it in the struggle to transform society…
PlaceClifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town
… Hidden from the visibility of the Coastal Road and vicinity of the … Beach Borders. Clifton is also known as 'Masbieker Beach' from the Slave Trade Days!…
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 … frightening off the usual night thieves and robbers from their nocturnal exploits. Who was…
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… development. The building is situated a block away from the Bantu Men’s Social Club, and was purchased with the proceeds from a farewell concert that was…
EventFormer SA Cricket Captain, Hansie Cronje, dies
… References: Murt D. (2003), ‘Was Hansie Cronje murdered?’ from Guardian, 03 August, [Online] Available at … 09 May 2011] Van der Merwe D. (2007), …
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… Natal. Bhengu's remarkable skill attracted wide attention from a largely white patronage. Despite the support of some of these patrons, he was ultimately…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… of the National Party after Dr Andries Treurnicht resigned from the party. De Klerk succeeded Botha as leader of the … all political parties was lifted and…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… Minister, at the time, unilaterally declared independence from Britain in an effort to hold on to white minority rule. … this move, regardless of the support…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is released
… Jimmy Kruger, announced that Sobukwe was being released from detention on 13 May 1969. On his release, Sobukwe was … of Communism Act of 1950. Sobukwe was…
EventCarte Blanche is denied permission to quote Oliver Tambo
… National Congress (ANC) Oliver Tambo. The communication from the office of the minister stated that: "Please note … Oliver Tambo. He has given permission to…
EventResearchers proclaim they found a type of SIVcpz that is almost identical to HIV
… On 4 February 1999 a group of researchers from the University of Alabama proclaimed that they had found … particular strain was identified in a frozen…
PlaceBethulie Bridge across the Gariep River
… side of the River soon thereafter. Its name was derived from Bethulia, an out-station of the London Missionary … which had originally been established a…
EventSir George Gray, governor of the Cape, lays the cornerstone of the New Somerset Hospital
… of the Western Cape proposed moving Somerset Hospital from Green Point to the northern part of the city where it … Health, 2009. 'New Somerset Hospital…
EventThe State Theatre in Pretoria opens
… and a number of restaurants. It can accommodate any event, from festivals, product launches to shows such as opera, … of jobs. Despite this set back and lack…
EventNine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania
… circulated at Dakawa in Tanzania. The nine members were from different ANC communities in Dakawa. The decision to ban … mutineers who had been imprisoned by…
Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference "Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa", 04 December 1987, Arusha
… the apartheid enemy of all humankind on all fronts and from all corners of the globe. We shall conduct a concerted offensive because we will be proceeding…
Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 22 June 1977, Volume 171
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Jeffrey Dyani, Deborah Luvono and others, to the …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 21 September, Volume 9 and Volume 10
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Sophie Topsie Tema and Sam Nzima, to the Commission of …
ArchivePlants at Glenmore kill cattle daily
… cattle belonging to residents of Glenmore township dying from poisoning caused by eating the deadly tulp plant a week after being forcibly removed from…
ArchiveProtest note to Mocambique
… A note from the Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) to … aggressive actions against the Republic of South Africa from Mozambique territory …
PlaceSomalia
… situated at the tip of the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the Gulf of Aden … Inhabitants were introduced to Islam by…
American Supporters of the Defiance Campaign by George M. Houser
… to me personally in spite of the fact that I was removed from the scene of the struggle by thousands of miles. It was … the effect of the Defiance Campaign…
Names of Slaves and Free Blacks
… The following list is taken from Frank R. Bradlow and Margaret Cairns, The Early Cape … says that the list of names is a random selection culled from various…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… progressive Hotels in Cape Town. Taking the lead from the original Owner, they have developed and adapted into … Contemporary interior styling and luxury…
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… to Irma Stern who was among the most renowned artist from South Africa. During Stern's life from 1894-1966, she was among the most unappreciated artist ……