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The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer The riots broke out in Soweto on June 16, 1976 when police fired on a group of school children…
EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… Following almost 400 years of Portuguese presence, Mozambique became an independent … granted access to military bases in Mozambique in support of its…
EventSecond biggest archaeological discovery of the century at Sterkfontein
… One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century was documented in the South African Journal of Science on this date. Dr Ron Clark of…
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… After rumours of mismanagement of funds by the Department of Information, Prime Minister B.J. Vorster announced that … Southern African Political History: a…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… in Africa. ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African artists, Art Historians and … expressly intended to contribute towards…
First Conference Centre of Documentary Photography 8-10 July 1988.
… Photograph of participants of the first conference hosted by the University of Cape Town's Centre for Documentary Photography, July 8th -10th, 1988. First…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… A bomb exploded in the office of the African National Congress (ANC) on the third floor of a block of offices in Stockholm Sweden. The office was severely ……
EventuMkhoto weSizwe (MK) launches its first acts of sabotage
… On this date, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) announced its existence by launching its first acts of…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
… administration has decided not to publish the findings of Mr Justice E.A.T. Smith, one-man commission of inquiry into the shootings at Winterveld on 26 March…
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… The opening ceremony began with a tribute to the heritage of the Australian Stock Horse. The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa,…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, … a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was a result of that party I…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… commissioner to South Africa in 1879 to realise the policy of confederation (policy to bring the various British … under common control, with a view to…
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… to all, does not only mean being just to the black man of Africa, but also to be just to the white man of Africa. We call ourselves European, but actually we…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1954-1955
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1954 and 1955 and includes chapters on: Policies and attitudes; The role of the SA Institute of Race Relations;…
EventAlan Charles Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian is born
… Alan Charles Rusbridger is an English journalist and editor of The Guardian newspaper. He was born in Northern Rodesia … as a reporter. Since 1995 Rusbridger…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… to minister in Hermanus, and later Cape Town, and because of his interest in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of the Cape N.G…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… magistrate ruled that no one was to blame for the death of a young dentist, Dr. Hoosen Haffejee, who died in police … It was ruled that he had committed…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest the death of Dr Neil Aggett , who allegedly committed suicide while in … young physician had worked. A spokesman…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… 1917 by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer to exploit the gold fields of the East Rand, announced that it intended to transfer its … from which to access capital markets…
Sita - Memoirs of Sita Gandhi by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie
… My Childhood at Phoenix Settlement I was born on 19th of October 1928 on my grandfather’s farm, which was fifteen … the city, and in those days around us…
EventStudents at Lovedale strike against new Code of Conduct
… Lovedale College embarked on a strike against the new Code of Conduct and the appointment of the new Headmaster who had just returned from military … college…
EventPretoria is proposed as the new capital of ZAR
… The seat of government of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), or the old … capital, it marked the end to Boers’ settlement movements of the Great Trek…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural … non-racial trade union co-coordinating body, and ally of the African…
EventWhite ministers and theologians of the DRC reject apartheid
… 123 White ministers and theologians of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) (Nederduitse Gereformeerde … Scriptural grounds. This was contrary to the official…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… Thomas Bugeaud defeated the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French government’s pursuit of Algerian resistance leader,…
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
… delivered by Alan Pifer, and discusses the "experience of Black Americans with higher education, or, perhaps, the American experience with the higher…
EventSheik Yusuf arrives at the Cape of Good Hope
… Sheik Yusuf, Islamic leader and brother of the sultan of Macassar, was banished to the Cape by the Dutch East India … his memory lives on and Zandvliet is a…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… City Hall's original foundations were laid at the turn of the 20th Century. The mayor of Cape Town , Thomas Ball, laid the corner stone of the City Hall on…
EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… Between 1976 and 1978 Desmond Tutu served as Bishop of the Anglican Church in Lesotho and as Secretary-General of the South African Council of Churches. On…
The road to democracy: celebrating 20 years of diversity
… Making 20 years of democracy, Iziko Museums of South Africa's Education and Public Programmes department is proudly celebrating the first generation of our…