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Cyril Ramaphosa: Can ‘Mr Nice’ Be A Decisive President? Some say he lacks decisiveness, also in pursuit of his own interests by Liesl Pretorius (Huff Post), 21 August 2017
… Ramaphosa. He wasn't sure if the young lawyer, who grew up in Soweto, was genuine when he wanted to organise the mining … fighter, Cheryl Carolus said in an…
EventThe Prince Imperial of France dies in the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879
… of France, Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, who studied in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo…
EventA cargo plane crashes into a market in Kinshasa, Zaire, killing at least 350 people
… wood and iron shacks, killing between 250 and 350 people in Kinshasa, Zaire (now The Democratic Republic of Congo). … to deliver supplies to Jonas Savimbi’s…
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched … and commemorated through a national public holiday…
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
… woman to the doorway and, without warning, shot her in the head. A second woman was shot the following morning, and a third, also Israeli, later in the day…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
… Thomas Pringle was born in Scotland on 5 January 1789. Pringle sustained an injury to … all his life because he did not receive medical care in time. The…
Chapter 5 - Who would deliver us from oppression? Gumede and African politics in South Africa,1921-1927
… transformation of Gumede’s philosophy. As his faith in the British sense of justice and fair play had repeatedly … appeals to the goodheartedness of the…
An African view of the present urban and industrial situation in South Africa
… pace of industrialisation affected all population groups in South Africa, particularly the African population and it resulted in the movement of Blacks into…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… of Apartheid, which constitutes a crime against humanity.’ In response, the UN Security Council sent an appeal ‘strongly urging’ the SA government to avoid…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… of people, including those not necessarily participating in hostilities. To this end the Conventions were revised in 1949. The Conventions set out rules for…
EventFlash floods kill at least 73 people in the Marrakesh region of Morocco
… Violent overnight storms triggered flash floods in the Marrakesh region of Morocco. The storms overflowed … rivers Gigaya, Ourika and Gamat. The floods also…
EventThe Committee of Artists of the World against Apartheid is established in Paris
… of Artists of the World against Apartheid was established in Paris with the support of the United Nations Special … Special Committee against Apartheid was…
Event33 American airmen arrive in Durban on a mission to launch a long-range missile
… under the leadership of Lt-Col. Spencer Morgan were based in Durban. America hoped to fire the rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida into the Indian Ocean,…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… to the fact that an explosive situation was developing in Soweto, caused by the introduction of Afrikaans as medium of instruction in certain secondary…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… of Enquiry 575 people died. Police action resulted in 451 deaths. 3 907 people were injured. The police were … The strike spreads to Pimville Higher Primary…
EventThe Excelsior, biggest diamond till then, is found in the Jagersfontein mine, OFS
… Diamond was discovered by a miner while loading a truck in on 30 june 1893. The diamond, which is described beingas being shaped like half a loaf and white…
EventThe Groote Kerk pulpit, sculpted by Anton Anreith, is inaugurated in Cape Town
… The Groote Kerk is the oldest Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa. It is located at Church Square in Adderly Street, Cape Town . Its architecture boasts a …
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… The Defiance Campaign was planned in the 1950s in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by … the African National Congress (ANC) Annual…
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… arriving at the Cape prior to 1688. Smit, a Boer general in the Anglo-Transvaal War and Vice-President of the South … member of the SAR Volksraad he was…
EventThe 4th Pan-African Congress is held in New York City, USA
… The 4th Pan-African Congress was held in New York City, USA. The congress was sponsored by the … they reaffirmed the manifesto of the previous congress. In…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress on the current situation in South Africa
… Statement of the ANC on the current situation in South Africa. Reflects on the events of June 16th in Soweto. … of the African National Congress on the…
Meeting of ANC, SACP, COSATU of Transkei and the Border held in Umtata
… the Tripartite Alliance. Discussed political developments in Transkei and Ciskei, the way forward and problems in the labour movement. … of ANC, SACP, COSATU…
ArchiveMeeting of ANC, SACP, COSATU of Transkei and the Border held in Umtata
… the Tripartite Alliance. Discussed political developments in Transkei and Ciskei, the way forward and problems in the labour movement. … of ANC, SACP, COSATU…
Draft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the roles of SACTU and COSATU…
ArchiveDraft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the roles of SACTU and COSATU…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… South African Student Movement (SASM) held a conference in Roodepoort. During the conference Aubrey Mokoena, a member … (BPA), delivered a speech about Black…
ArchiveAn African view of the present urban and industrial situation in South Africa
… of industrialization has affected all population groups in South Africa.The African population was affected to the greatest extent because it resulted in the…
ArchiveMinutes of the National Conference of the Black Sash held in Port Elizabeth
… Minutes of the National Conference of the Black Sash held in Port Elizabeth from 14 to 17 March 1985, discussing: … detentions, End Conscription Campaign,…
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
… In the Cape Town Supreme Court a British journalist, David … and she returned to Britain with her new born daughter in October. … Jeremy Cronin and British…
EventSouth African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.
… The South African Springbok rugby tour in the United Kingdom (UK) was disrupted by an anti-Apartheid … for the continuation of the tour. An article written…