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EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its forces from Angola, and South Africa was to grant Namibia … into the west, towards the Namibian border. As one can…
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
… order by Buuren, Catzenellenbogen, Nassau and Orange. From 1678, the castle was the centre of civilian, … grew and some functions and activities moved away…
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… April 1989, just before UN peacekeepers formally took over from the SADF, in what became popularly known as the April … the Namibian and South African…
EventThe Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
… number of polio cases in Nigeria increased to 430 cases from January- July, almost 90% of all worldwide cases at the … of the vaccine, this number has…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… announced that it intended to transfer its main listing from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to the London … order to provide a better base for…
EventBotha found Guilty
… apartheid era, as he chaired the State Security Council from 1978 to 1989. Botha had already been named in amnesty … phase in July another subpoena for Botha…
EventFormer NP leader Sam de Beer joins UDM
… and Bantu Holomisa. De Beer mentioned lack of charisma from the party's national leadership as one of the reasons … experiencing. However, it was not long…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… He was also convicted of scores of lesser crimes, from conspiracy to murder to fraud. Amongst those that were … Political History: A Chronology of Key…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… Former SA prime minister and later State President from 1978 to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at … night by his second wife Barbara. Botha was…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… by the arrival of free Muslims and political exiles from Sumatra. By the mid 18th century, Islam had spread … a remembrance march will be held on this day in…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… Porbandar, India. In 1893 he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian law firm work in Natal, South Africa. His time … Ghandi was voted amongst the top…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks were prohibited from entering these public places of recreation. The … sporting events, theatres and concerts in…
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
… were part of the war as they would sometimes pass messages from one place to another, serving as a vital source of … who lay down their arms and take an oath…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… launch of the PAC’s anti-pass campaign, Sobukwe resigned from his post as lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand. … walk to the police station, small…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the Frontier Wars … making them kiss the soles of his…
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… Coetzee won the match by knock out in the tenth, and went from the boxer known as ‘the one who couldn’t win the big … and this would lead to a loss on his…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… the first South African to be awarded a travel grant from the Institute of International Education. He left South … to an analytical process, is by the very…
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… on demand by the police was no longer a criminal offense. From the mid-1950s the government had began to coerce rural … Visit the feature on the pass laws in…
Message by Oliver Tambo of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 71st anniversary of ANC, 08 January 1983
… with other patriotic and revolutionary forces drawn from all social classes and strata, drawn from all population groups of our people, organised and ……
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Disfranchisement of the Cape Native
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by … for the franchise and Parliamentary membership. Judged from the religions standpoint this was…
Chapter VIII - Treason - South African style 1
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Six months … strong as in Johannesburg. Pretoria is thirty-five miles from Johannesburg city and almost fifty…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VII - “The Missionary Charter”
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by … the Xhosa people, the period of "peace" differed little from that of open war. The viewpoint of…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter VIII - “Christianity and Civilization”
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by … S. M. Molema quotes the following letter as coming from the IRolong; chief to Sir George Grey: …
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer … service. Gus stayed home. He was too scared to move from his home area. Usually the Friday service…
Chapter X - Final word
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Right up to the … had to be taken since I still did not intend to ban myself from speaking in public if I was…
84. The South African Indian Council: A. Rajbansi’s opening speech, 1982
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … really means business and is definitely on the move away from the pushcart and the robot-controlled…
Message by Albert Luthuli to the National Conference of the African National Congress Women`s League, 1 August 1959
… by the oppressor`s ban on me. The confinement resulting from this ban is a painful reminder to me and to you all also … races and groups including our own,…
David Goldblatt by Jean Dykstra, 11 September 2011
… sized black-and-white prints, 150 altogether, dating from 1948 to 2008. Understanding the full significance of the … a reference to the forced removal of…
PlaceStanger, now officially known as KwaDukuza
… History. Stanger was the site of King Shaka’s Capital, from which KwaDukuza derives its name. KwaDukuza was the name … of South Africa, in KwaZulu-Natal some…
Insurrections III: The Storming
… Priya Sen (visuals) and Sumangala Damodaran (voice) from India and, Brydon Bolton (double-bass), Sazi Dlamini … and vibraphone) and Tina Schouw (guitar and…