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EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
… luggage. A gunfight broke out at the airport, in which one mercenary was killed and several others wounded. …
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… opposition party, KADU, was dissolved, and Kenya became a one party state. As he had been the sole presidential …
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
… a newspaper that aired the views of Black people. One of his Xhosa poems that dealt with the invasion of …
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… not to publish the findings of Mr Justice E.A.T. Smith, one-man commission of inquiry into the shootings at …
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
… the plane - were also pushed out onto the tarmac. Said one of the passengers, "They were constantly aggressive, …
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… forcibly moved 3.5 million Black South Africans in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history. …
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… persuading slaves and Khoi servants to join them. Only in one instance did the march encounter resistance. In fact, …
EventThe burghers were victorious in their struggle against Cape Governor Willem Adriaan van der Stel and his officials
… fleet. Tas was arrested and Jacobus van der Heiden - one of the most intractable witnesses - was thrown into the …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… Boer actions, of which the action of Silkaatsnek was but one of three successes, with resultant timely encouragement …
PlaceBathurst, Eastern Cape
… Bathurst in the Eastern Cape, is one of the smallest but most interesting Municipalities in …
Documentry on the Life and Death of Ahmed Timol Premieres on SABC3, on 1 February 2015.
… After a number of years, we have produced a documentary on one of the unsung heroes of our struggle," Samuel said. …
58. Congress has sold our rights
… is doing great injury to the public. I am glad at least one man has come forward to show them up in their true …
21. Pariah constables pollute Hindus
… to join his brother Munsamy who has been here for about one year. As nine-tenths of the Indians in this division are …
25. ‘Free State’ implies equality, declare traders
… (a) that even the name of the Free State could lead one to conclude that all men have equal rights; (b) that the …
PlaceCape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
… is for these beautiful sites that Cape Town is hailed as one of the most beautiful Cities in the World. Being the …
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
… the town was founded, took responsibility for making this. One day, so the legend goes, he was out hunting below the …
Mafika Gwala’s Books Catalogue
… Study and teaching) [AUTHORS: Gwala, Mafika Pascal : 'One small boy longs for summer' [Poem]] The oak and the peach … N:\IMAGES\Writers' Notebook 1(1), 1989…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… and the Orange Free State. The first phase of the war was one of the set-piece battles, but from July 1900 onwards the …
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… of musical forms of the 1970s and 1980s. The Movies One of the major contributors to Sophiatown culture was the …
ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
… again to carry on with Schmidt's work in 1792. At one stage, Genadendal was the largest settlement in the …
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… on Mzilikazi and his tribe. This battle, together with the one waged by Dingane a few months earlier, was enough to send …
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… Middle East and this project of looking specifically at one person's biography has given interesting insight and …
PlaceSenteeko Dam
… Come that time, they would create sustainable jobs, play a part in poverty alleviation, job creation and ensuring food …
Academia and activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger
… of the post-independent government. This paper is part of a current research undertaking to document the …
PlaceEcho Caves, Limpopo
… you can also hike in the surrounding Mountains, which are part of the Northern Drakensberg range, and are also home to …
PlaceKleinzee, Northern Cape
… Kleinsee) was a diamond mining town, tourists visited as part of the diamond route. Until De Beers closed their mining … Kleinsee) was a diamond mining town,…
PlaceDelareyville, North West
… than: 2 000 permanent residents. The Area is an integral part of South African Agriculture . Here, sorghum, …
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… this country; and thus Robben Island becomes very much a part of history of the Muslims in South Africa. The shrine on …
Address as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement at the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conferences, Doha, State Of Qatar, 12 November 2000
… in this common struggle. That struggle is an important part of our offensive to end the under- development of many …
Document 16 - F. W. de Klerk’s speech at the opening of Parliament
… accelerate implementation in line with the manifesto. As part of developing this programme there should be an audit of …