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EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… accused of treason in the 1956 Treason Trial and following his arrest for acts of sabotage committed as part of Umkhonto …
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
… - rock 'n' roll or Christianity. Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it …
EventDr. Federik Van Zyl Slabbert leads delegation to meet ANC
… needed to happen swiftly. Van Zyl Slabbert later expressed his satisfaction with the outcome of the discussions. …
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… Former Prime Minister P.W.Botha was also subpoenaed, but his lawyers submitted a letter before the commission stating …
EventLady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car accident in Paris
… leprosy, or sat on the bed of a man with HIV/AIDS and held his hand, she transformed public attitudes and improved the …
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… the world would end in 1920. This caused a pilgrimage of his followers from all over South Africa. About 3 000 people …
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… of 1899 to 1902 (also referred to as the Anglo- Boer War). His mission was to reconcile the British and the Afrikaner …
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… to the Protector in Natal on 7 November 1903 to enquire if his services could be employed in the Colony. Source: …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 86th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January, 1998
… irresponsibly on our roads, resulting in unnecessary death and injury to thousands of our citizens. Many among our … against persons, which, in many…
The Godliness of Apartheid Planning by Elizabeth Corrado, (University of Illinois), 5 October 2013
… ideal. The European does not want the native near him in his social capacity, but he wants him very badly in his economic capacity. (p. 43) It is from…
PlaceThesen Island
… prominent timber merchant from Stavanger in Norway . Left his hometown with his wife and nine children, planning to start a new life in … is where they…
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… a different way. In the old days, an inyanga would look at his family and identify the child who showed the most …
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… than one person. You must remember that every person has his or her own opinion and that you need different views to …
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… the position of the Protector and recommended that some of his judicial powers be repealed. It further recommended that …
ArticleDutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC
… journeys between Holland and East Asia. Within weeks of his arrival at the Cape, Van Riebeeck requested slaves to …
EventSharlto Copley is born
… Copley began producing amateur theatre and film. He met his business partner Simon Hansen during his high school years at a Johannesburg private school…
Message to the Soweto Rally to Welcome Released Leaders by O. R. Tambo, 29 October 1989
… must learn to celebrate freedom not oppression, life not death, our common humanity not separation and definition of …
Comments and Observations on Proposals for a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, 1963
… of South Africa, and in each case the accused are facing death sentences. Generally, the apartheid policies are being …
ArchiveEmily Hobhouse - Beloved Traitor by Elsabe Brits(The Heritage Portal), 14 September 2016
… campaigning drive that then exposed the reality of high death rates in the camps (particularly among children), …
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the International Conference in solidarity with the frontline states and Lesotho, Lisbon, 25 March 1983
… that southern region of Africa, the extent of suffering, death and destruction inflicted on millions of people by the …
Constitution of the ANC
… of a Congress Committee shall be vacated by resignation, death, expulsion or removal as a disciplinary measure. (b) …
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
… conflict in the platinum mines that ended in the tragic death of 44 people. Because NUM and the companies enforced …
EventClements Kadalie dies
… Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, … as the Communist Party of South Africa…
EventIvory Coast's new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… spent exorbitant amounts of money on the transformation of his home village. At independence, Ivory Coast was one of the … Outarra from running for the…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world's first human heart transplant
… Hospital. After a decade of heart surgery, Barnard and his gifted cardiothoracic team of thirty (which included his brother Marius), were well equipped to…
EventSongwriter, film producer and actor Joe Mafela dies
… On 18 March 2017, legendary actor Joe Mafela passed away on his way home from Soweto, after he was involved in a car … when he featured in a film by Peter…
82. The President’s Council
… twelve months, he would resign. He resigned after a year. His inaugural address of 6 February 1981 is reproduced here. … he insists that he is a South…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… Minister, Johannes Strijdom. He was not there. We flooded his office with them and returned to the thousands of women … Act. A banned man had appealed…
ANC condemns hijacking of Spokesperson, 24 November 2009
… Mnisi had just dropped off a friend and waited at his companion`s driveway when two men emerged and pointed …
EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
… champion at the time.[iv] Raymond claimed the title after his Olympic victory by beating Brian Norton, and retained the …