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EventAt least 100 people drown in a flood at Laingsburg
… On 25 January 1981, Laingsburg in the Western Cape was devastated by a severe flood. The hard rains immersed the whole town in water, only the roofs of the…
EventSouth Africa allowed to compete in the Olympics again
… Africa. This allowed South African athletes to compete in the 1992 summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [1] Endnotes [1]Olympics committee ends … South…
Africa in Today’s World by Max Coleman - Book Launch
… the Cycle of Life: From birth, survival to development in Africa to-day against the backdrop of massive changes in the world’s economy. The book is a handy…
EventYouth has been burnt to death in Mahwelereng Township
… Molifi was stabbed and burnt to death by a group of youth in the Mahwelereng Township in Limpopo province. He was accused of being a man who was … Saldru…
BiographyManiben Sita
… Maniben Sita was born on 24 December 1926 in the Asiatic Bazaar, ( Marabastad , Pretoria ) in … system while simultaneously further isolating the Black…
ArchiveWomen in the ANC-led underground by Raymond Suttner
… The involvement of women in liberation struggle tends to attract controversy. This … the relationship between feminism and national liberation, in particular…
BiographyRaymond (Ray) Chikapa Enock Phiri
… Raymond Chikapa (Ray) Phiri was born in 1947 in Nelspruit (present-day Mbombela) in Eastern Transvaal (now … top South African artists such as Lucky Dube ,…
BiographyDiana Ferrus
… groups, Diana Ferrus, was born on 29 August 1953 in Worcester, Cape Province (now Western Cape), as the third … 1999. She then pursued her Masters; her…
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… William Henry Beaumont was born in India on 24 February 1851. His father was a Lieutenant … defining boundaries for territorial segregation between black and…
BiographyJohn Maxwell Coetzee
… J. M. Coetzee was born to German and English parents in Cape Town on 9 February 1940. Coetzee spent his childhood … story which, through the experience of a…
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe: its role in the ANCs onsl
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of History at the University of Pretoria…
EventGoldstone report on police shootings in Sebokeng is released
… the shooting by the police of anti-Apartheid protesters in the township of Sebokeng on 26 March, 1990, was made … March police had opened fire on anti…
Land mine kills 6 in South Africa by Sheila Rule (New York Times), 16 December 1985
… mine close to the border with Zimbabwe. An army spokesman in Pretoria said those killed were members of two families, … explosions in less than three weeks…
EventBlacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
… Natives began making bonfires of their reference books in Johannesburg. Their action was the latest gesture of … and Walter Sisulu, burned their passes on…
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
… severely limited by the policies of the previous regime. In building a new, democratic nation, many social, political … of the nationhood can develop.This…
BiographySam Tambani
… Sam Tambane was born in the village of Tshiozwi Ha-Sinthumele in Venda on 23 August 1953. Sam was the first child of Kutama … as a purchasing clerk. In 1979,…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) case. The man arrived in South Africa from Hong Kong with no signs of being ill but … confirmed, it would have been the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter X - Triumph of disunity (2)
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The Basotho THE NEXT PART of … settle the Barolong west of the Caledon." Since…
BiographyAzhar Cachalia
… Azhar Cachalia was born in Edinburgh Scotland on 26th of June 1956. He attended school there and then later in Benoni, Gauteng province, South Africa. He…
ArchiveReport compiled in Q on the 24th December 1981
… Unauthored report on events and activities in Swaziland. … Report compiled in Q on the 24th December 1981 …
ArchiveUrban crisis and the apartheid state response: South African housing policy in the 1980s
… A dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the MSc in Urban Planning (Housing in Development), submitted to the … in African townships as a way of…
ArchiveThe role of business in post apartheid South Africa
… by Popo Molefe. The paper discusses the role of businesses in post apartheid South Africa. … The role of business in post apartheid South Africa …
ArchiveWits spring festival: cultural identity in a new South Africa
… Lauren Singh; Wits spring festival : Cultural identity in a new South Africa … Wits spring festival: cultural identity in a new South Africa …
ArchiveMilitary and socio-political situation in Mocambique and Angola
… Memorandum giving an overview of the political situation in Mozambique and Angola during 1972, with particular … Military and socio-political situation in…
BiographyZanemvula Kizito Mda
… Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda (Zakes), was born in Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa, in 1948 to Rose … in post-Apartheid South Africa. They are told from…
ArchiveCulture in another South Africa: 9 to 21 December 1987
… CASA poster. Notice of events in the Netherlands by the Anti-Apartheids Bewaging Nederland. … Culture in another South Africa: 9 to 21 December 1987 …
ArchiveOur conception of the Liberatory Struggle in South Africa
… by I B Tabata on the nature of the struggle for liberation in South Africa. Includes the Unity Movement's programme and … Our conception of the Liberatory…
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 11: workers in the community
… Multicoloured poster giving information on workers in the community. Produced for the Department of Labour by … Builders of the nation: 11: workers in the…
EventThe first mountain zebra foal is born in at the National Mountain Zebra Park
… Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. It is boldly stripped in black and white or brown and white with a white underbelly … have been reduced and two groups of…
Armed struggle & the advancement of the student and labour movements, 1967-1976
… Rand Daily Mail photographer, two of which were published in the and Daily Mail of 29 September 1962 and captioned: … began to circulate inside the country…