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A White family is killed in their caravan whilst camping on the Bashee River in the Engcobo area of the Transkei. Forty African
… A White family is killed in their caravan whilst camping on the Bashee River in the Engcobo area of the Transkei. Forty African …
The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground. At
… The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground. At …
Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A
… teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A …
The Security Police arrest Major A.M. Kozlov, a senior officer in the Soviet KGB, during his third visit to South Africa in 198
… Security Police arrest Major A.M. Kozlov, a senior officer in the Soviet KGB, during his third visit to South Africa in 198 …
The minutes of for the meeting where the South African team to participate in the Olympic Games in 1908 was decided on
… the meeting where the South African team to participate in the Olympic Games in 1908 was decided on …
De Villiers Bester Lamprecht, the first South African to complete the mile in less than four minutes, is born in Prince Albert.
… Lamprecht, the first South African to complete the mile in less than four minutes, is born in Prince Albert. …
The rugby match between South Africa and Wales in Cardiff ends in a draw. The South African team could not beat a single ho
… The rugby match between South Africa and Wales in Cardiff ends in a draw. The South African team could not beat a single ho …
The Proteas became the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia when they took an unassail
… The Proteas became the first South African team in history to win a Test cricket series in Australia when they took an unassail …
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
… General Sir Redvers Buller' forces attacked Botha's Pass in Natal. After a five hour battle the Republican forces were in retreat, defeated. His troops…
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… book is the culmination of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town … document the wall decorations and…
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… fought Charles "Sonny" Liston for the heavyweight title in Miami, Florida. Liston tried for a swift knockout, but Ali … he and a friend went to the Columbia…
EventNelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… delivered a speech to the joint sitting of parliament in Cape Town. The speech marked his first 100 days in office. Mandela announced that the Reconstruction…
EventThirteen residents are gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police
… Thirteen residents were gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police. This followed the … a State of emergency on 25 July 1985 by President PW Botha in 36…
Statement by Mfanafuthi Makatini in the Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly, 27 November 1981
… its stated goal: the establishment of a democratic State in South Africa. Please accept the apologies of Comrade … partners of the white racist criminals…
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the…
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… From 7 April until mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are … died when his plane was shot down…
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… railway line between Cape Town, South Africa and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February…
EventP.W. Botha, former South African State President, appears in court for refusing to testify at the TRC
… Former State President P.W. Botha appeared in court for refusing to testify at the Truth and … former South African State President appeared at a court in…
Die broederkring van predikante van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika
… Pamphlet, in Afrikaans, discussing the press publicity after announcing their stance in rejecting apartheid as it cannot be reconciled with the … van…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… down the walls Chapter 2 Respect for all, Childhood in Cape Town, 1933 – 1949 Chapter 3 University Chapter 4 … 5 Last resort: armed resistance Chapter 6…
ArchiveProcedure for voting by secret ballot in National Assembly, 8 August 2017
… hosts sitting on the voting on the motion of no confidence in the President. Here is the Procedure for Voting by Secret Ballot in National Assembly. ……
BiographyEli Weinberg
… Eli Weinberg was born in 1908 in the port of Libau, in Latvia on the Baltic Sea. He … ceremony. He was also instrumental in training a number of Black…
BiographyDenis Mayer
… Denis Mayer was born in Parkwood, Johannesburg, on 8 September 1923. His father, … of Mines, and had come to South Africa from England in the 1890s to seek…
EventThe first plots are sold in Mayfair on the West Rand
… Langlaagte No.258, the farm on which gold was discovered in the late 1800s. The mineral rights of Langlaagte were bought by J.B Robinson in 1886, and the…
The Communist League of America (Opposition) was one of the first formal Trotskyist M. K., "Fascism in Soufh Africa", Umsebenzi, 13 Janucny, 1934
… was one of the first formal Trotskyist M. K., "Fascism in Soufh Africa", Umsebenzi, 13 Janucny, 1934 …
CRITICISM AND CENSOSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CARTOONS OF BAUER AND ZAPIRO 1985 -1990
… CRITICISM AND CENSOSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR …
CRITICISM AND CENSORSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE CARTOONS OF BAUER AND ZAPIRO 1985 -1990
… CRITICISM AND CENSORSHIP IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN "ALTERNATIVE" PRESS WITH PARTICULAR …
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… on 26 July 1915. Die Burger was originally published in Dutch, but later in 1916, the first Afrikaans-language articles were … Arrie Rossouw. In 2006, Henry…
BiographyRobert M. Resha
… Robert M. Resha was born in Bolotwe,Queenstown, Eastern Province [Now Eastern Cape] on … March 1920. He completed eight years of formal school and in his…
Ruth Alexander
… scholar, Solomon Schechter. She was educated at schools in Cambridge, England and New York, United States of America … from her mother, who had been a…