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EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… Lord Charles decided to close the farm before the end of his term because of the charges that were laid against him by …
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… they were. During the proceedings, Robert Resha resumed his evidence under cross examination by Mr. J. Trengove, for …
EventB.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, announces extensive security measures following the Sharpeville Massacre
… injured by security police fire on 21 March 1960. Under his stewardship, the police force became a formidable tool, …
PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… Winston Churchill was imprisoned there in 1899, until his escape. The Vereeniging Peace Agreement document, ending … was founded in 1855 by Marthinus…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
… with Geraldine Fraser, now Fraser-Moleketi, as one of his assistants. Zimbabwe land reform and South Africa In 1990 … the despotic (land) confiscations by…
Document 127 - 6 Point Communist Programme f c. 7 941)
… and Italy. Hitler's strength has not come only from his guns and tanks and planes. It comes also, and chiefly, from his friends the Quislings, the Petains…
EventJohn Thomas Baines is born
… work as a storekeeper and artist. This expedition included his exploration of north-west South Africa to determine its … suitability for colonial settlement…
ArchiveOpening Address at the Omar Badsha Photographic exhibition by Jakes Gerwel, September 2001
… he writes, started as a diary, a tool to help him map his way through the racial maze created over a century of colonialism, apartheid and what he calls his…
PlaceMuizenberg and Marina da Gama
… years! Its significance is that he died in the Cottage at his height of his career and resurgence of his political power. In 1910, the surf craft was…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… meetings, the Rev. Gentleman is often conspicuous by his absence. "Congress leaders should frankly admit that a … he says we should adopt different tactics…
EventPope John Paul II celebrates a papal mass in South Africa
… II celebrated a papal mass in South Africa as he began his six day tour of Africa. His visit to the country came seven years after the cleric … in the…
EventPeter “Terror” Mathebula dies
… (now Gauteng ). A flyweight division boxer, Mathebula made his professional boxing debut on 10 July 1971 against … Kim in Los Angeles, California, USA…
ArchiveCuito Cuanavale, Angola 25th Anniversary of a Historic African Battle by Ronnie Kasrils (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… UNITA stronghold at Mavinga. This was the strategic key to his base at Jamba near the Caprivi Strip—a long finger of … South African Communist Party leader…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 6 - Education for Freedom
… discourages the development of self-discipline. In his survey of our present knowledge of the socialization … control of its own behaviour by focussing…
Render South Africa Ungovernable! - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 73rd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1985
… fund of the British miners, who are waging a life and death struggle to save their jobs. We take this opportunity … offence. However, through our relentless,…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
… fund of the British miners, who are waging a life and death struggle to save their jobs. We take this opportunity … of fence. However, through our relentless…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… Memorial Committee, and India League, was imprisoned for his opposition to South Africa’s involvement in the Second … This paper traces some of the…
Liberation organisations
… informers were 'necklaced' and in some cases burnt to death. ' Necklacing ' is a difficult legacy to deal with in …
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the 'Colour-bar'
… author of the two - man play "The Blood knot" and his co-actor Zakes Mokae, 27, from Johannesburg arrived in … West End following "Singpost to Murder" by…
PlaceVersfeld Pass
… that John had many close encounters on these trips, where his children almost died! This only strengthened his belief that a Pass was needed! Soon after one…
Statement on naming of OR Tambo International Airport, 31 October 2006
… prepare to commemorate next year the 90th anniversary of his birth, Oliver Tambo`s legacy should inspire every South …
PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
… in 1934 about the impoverishment of whites, held by his action. As chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into …
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
… It was erected in 1827 by the widow of Peter Woutersen. His granddaughter married, Jacobus Christoffel Wessels, whose …
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… taken by Chris Ledochowski over a period of 25 years. His work has taken him across the cultural, racial and class …
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… during the absence of Lord Charles Somerset . In honour of his late wife, Donkin declared he the Settlement name; 'Port …
Famous Gatsha Buthelezi Editorial in SASM Newsletter, April 1973
… the Black People. This famous "daddy" of the "Zulus" with his "tricks" manages to confuse so many black people. …
EventMoroccan Army of Liberation attacks Spanish enclave of Ifni
… Sultan Mohammed V was revered as a leader by the locals. His exile to Madagascar in 1953 caused great anger, as …
EventEgyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Carter begin a Middle East peace conference at Camp David, Maryland
… a number of insightful and novel negotiation tactics. His overall strategy was to limit the place and time of these …
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… came after giving a controversial opening address in his capacity as president of SASO. The address sharply …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… rights and democracy in South Africa". On 24 May 1994, in his State of the Nation Address to Parliament in Cape Town, …