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ArticlePoverty and development
… child up to the age of 14. The most significant effect of his grant is that school enrolment figures among the poor …
ArticleUnited Democratic Front (UDF)
… in Johannesburg on 23 January 1983, but this part of his speech was unplanned- and even he was surprised to see …
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… passive resistance to those proposals. He was not alone in his efforts and had the support of contemporaries like T.N. …
Press Statement concerning the Five-Year Plan presented by F.W. De Klerk to the National Party Conference by O. R. Tambo, 30 June 1989
… Behind this are two basic principles that de Klerk and his party adamantly refuse to relinquish: There shall be no … ruling circles of our country. Thus de…
Press Statement by Oliver Tambo concerning the five-year plan presented by FW De Klerk to the National Party Conference, 30 June 1989
… Behind this are two basic principles that de Klerk and his party adamantly refuse to relinquish: There shall be no … ruling circles of our country. Thus de…
PlaceRobben Island Museum
… of South Africa—was convicted of sabotage and served 18 of his 27 years in prison on Robben Island. In 1967, when the … Island . See where Nelson Mandela…
Manifesto of the emigrant farmers By Piet Retief, 1837
… Soon after the close of his correspondence with Lt.-Governor Stockenstrom, Piet … of severing that sacred tie which binds a Christian to his native soil,…
PlaceStendahl Mission
… families living at Stendahl. He then told them to leave his farm by 17 November 1984. In a quest for legal … notices to 31 December 1984. The magistrate…
EventCanaan Banana is found guilty of sexual offences
… immediately issued a warrant for Banana's arrest. His bail was also revoked and the title deed to his Harare mansion was impounded. The Botswana Police … a…
PlaceTsolo, Eastern Cape
… appointment of Hamilton Hope as resident magistrate for his district. A second magistrate, Alexander Welsh, was … whose village was on the Xokonxa river…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… Jacobus Bosman. He had been turning the idea around in his mind from 1921 before he approached the Afrikaner Broederbond to put his idea in motion. Before…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… by general acceptance and repute a native and follows in his ordinary or daily mode of life habits of a native.” … Hendrik Verwoerd stated, “The white man…
EventThe father of South African Jazz Hugh Masekela dies
… On 23 January 2018, Hugh Masekela passed away peacefully at his home in Johannesburg , South Africa surrounded by his family. He died after a battle with…
ArchiveDeputy President Cyril Ramaphosa: Memorial Service of Steve Mokone
… of evil, backward laws would stand between Steve Mokone, his love for football and his people. On the eve of his departure to Europe, he was approached by…
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… 19 November, Presented with an Award in Recognition of his Contribution to Democracy, Human Rights and Freedom by … biggest public university in Malaysia, in…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… to contact their families and inform them of the tragedy. His statement to the House read as follows: “It has never …
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… to contact their families and inform them of the tragedy. His statement to the House read as follows: “It has never …
EventBanyana Banyana player, Eudy Simelane, is found raped and murdered
… to life imprisonment—stated that he “was not sorry” for his crimes. … Alfredsson, Karin. “Eudy Simelane”, Cause of Death: Woman. Accessed 2 February 2017, …
PlaceIrish House, Polokwane Museum
… 1910. During World War 1 , Moschke was interned and upon his release he found the building in a state of disrepair and …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… of African Unity (OAU), Ibrahim Babangita sent his congratulations on behalf of the people of Africa. …
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… Temba Ngendane put forward evidence at this trial against his comrades. Zephaniah Mothopeng, who was also an internal …
EventA meeting titled “Conference for Concerned South Africans” is held, bringing together homeland leaders and conservative Afrikaner parties.
… further defence from any attack by the ANC. Underlying his weakness; Buthelezi wanted the constitutional …
EventAdriaan Vlok, Minister of Law and Order, announces a ban on the carrying of pangas, bush knives and axes weapons in “conflict situations”
… this eventually led to a demand that Vlok be ousted from his position. …
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… a military medic gave him an injection to stabilise his condition but he died later, on the way to Alldays. The …
EventNoble South Africans win Nobel Peace Prize
… South Africa. Though the apartheid government restricted his movements, Luthuli was granted special permission in 1961 …
EventPope John Paul II appoints 31 cardinals, three from Africa
… of Wako had serious political implications for him, and his country's minority Christian population. Wako had openly …
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… in 1980, faced one of the fiercest challenges to his presidency at the March poll from Movement for Democratic …
EventAlan Paton is born
… as principal of the reformatory to dedicate himself to his writing. The novel was soon adapted into a musical, "Lost …
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… commando evicted the British Resident, Major Warden, from his small barracks in Bloemfontein. The Battle resulted in …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… to Dr. Xuma on January 30, 1946, to congratulate him on his cable regarding South West Africa. "My quarrel with you …