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ArchiveStatement of support for the National Union of Mineworkers on the Day of Mourning for Kinross Dead
… Statement of support for the National Union of Mineworkers on the Day of Mourning for Kinros Dead. United Democratic Front expresses its deeply felt sympathy…
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
… General Assembly of the United Nations requested States to terminate prohibition … relations with South Africa immediately, and to terminate the oil embargo…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights
… Statement of the ANC to the Ad Hoc Committee on Human Rights of the United Nations on how the imperialist powers opposed … Statement of the African National…
EventFirst formal school opens at the Cape
… Jan van Riebeeck, commander at the Cape, wrote in his diary that a school for slaves has been started. Sick-comforter Pieter van der Stael was the first…
EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
… A report was released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town. The twin-screw passenger and cargo steamship, one of the…
EventThe Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effective
… The Defence Special Tribunal Act, No 81 of 1998, providing for the expeditious adjudication of disputes concerning military institutions and the…
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
… More than 200 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against government intervention that forced the university to…
EventVan Riebeeck establishes the first burgher commando
… Jan van Riebeeck established the Burgher Militia a few days before a Khoi-Khoi (Hottentot) rising, sometimes called the 'First Hottentot War' (though it was…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
… After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally…
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made public its proposed … in a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting…
EventThe Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched
… The Black teachers' association, the Progressive Teachers' Congress (PROTECO) was clandestinely launched in the Transvaal to fill the vacuum, which was…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… is a Watercourse extending East to West, 14 km West around the Area of Brandfort ..The name is thought to be taken from the Walafrida Geniculata or ' Aarbos…
EventAfrican’s Claim is presented at the conference
… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented … African’s…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year…
EventJoseph Lekganyane of the ZCC (Dove) dies
… Joseph Engenas Matlhakanye Lekganyane, leader of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church (the Dove) with support spanning rural and urban areas, died in…
Statement issued by the Vigilance Committee, Grahamstown
… Statement issued by the Grahamstown Vigilance Committee with suggestions on improving relations between the Council and Grahamstown Townships. The…
EventThe People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is banned
… The one-year-old parliamentary opposition People Progressive Party (PPP) under the leadership of the former African National Congress (ANC) member Rocky ……
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… On July 1949,the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 … and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed. The law was introduced by…
ArchiveLetter from S.S. Mazibuko to the Chairman
… This letter is from the Vice President of the South African Students' Movement to the Chairman informing him of the departure of the National … Letter from S…
ArchiveMinutes of the 52nd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Natal, Durban, 8th - 13th July 1975
… Minutes of the 52nd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Natal, Durban, 8th - 13th July 1975. … Minutes of the…
ArchiveEnlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit
… The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to the liberation struggle and to South Africans…
EventIndian students join the Coloured schools boycott
… The Coloured schools' boycott began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African educational and political systems. Students … 60 Coloured…
Enlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit
… Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to…
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… Ernie Els won the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament for the first time in his career on home soil since he turned pro in 1989. The Million Dollar…
EventSA raises concern with the Dutch government
… The South African government instructed its ambassador to The Hague to inform the Dutch government of its displeasure over a grant of … SA raises concern…
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
… attempts were made by Eritrea to gain recognition from the United Nations (UN). Habte Selassie who represented the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF)…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
… has released two studio albums, namely his debut album The MotswakOriginator in 2009 and his sophomore album Lost In Time in 2012.[iii] The MotswakOriginator…
EventUnrests break out in the Coloured townships
… Unrests broke out in the Coloured townships south-west of Johannesburg. This was preceded in April by the Coloured schools' boycott which began as a result…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report…
EventThe Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown
… The Star newspaper condemns the forced removal of black residents from Sophiatown, near central Johannesburg, to Soweto, located on the outskirts of the city…