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… of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, … of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa in Cape Town (thereby leader of the Anglican Church in South Africa),  was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal (now …

… Drew Document 89 "People's Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa", The Spark,  2, 4, April 1936 The drive for Unity in the working class and for the establishment of a broad … of the Communist International as a panacea for all ills in all countries, was bound eventually to reach South Africa. …

… Mancham, 49, a pro-Western leader who was deposed by René in a 1977 coup. The raid was led by Colonel Thomas Michael … ("Mad Mike") Hoare, who gained notoriety as a mercenary in the Congo during the 1960s.  The 1978 film, "Wild Geese" … a Mahé airport customs inspector found a weapon hidden in a Froth-Blower's luggage. A gunfight broke out at the …

… Rugby player, Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle was born in Tzaneen on 11 September 1986. Ralepelle moved to Pretoria … the rugby team. He was selected for the under- 15 squad in 2001 and the under-19 squad in 2004. Ralepelle made history in 2006 when he became the …

… at the Treason trial against the accused. The 156 accused in the trial were members of the Congress Alliance, which … with treason against the state, for having taken part in the Congress of the People in 1955, considered by the state as a conspiracy to establish …

… to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international sporting events. Ironically, in the domestic games the segregation was still strictly … a decade before the announcement, the country was banned in the 18th Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The decision to …

… of Lithuanian immigrants. By 1863, the Jewish congregation in Cape Town had grown to such an extent that a new building … was needed. The original synagogue, or shul, was built in what is now the Jewish Museum complex. In 1905, the congregation had increased to the extent that a …

… a founding member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Wild Fauna and Flora, known as the CITES Treaty. This … species against over-exploitation by means of regulations in terms of imports and exports and prohibiting the trade in … PAWB,  Convention on the International trade in endangered species of wild Fauna and Flora , from …

… after the country gained its independence from Britain in October 1960. The EEC came into being on 25 March, 1957, … Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium signed a treaty in Rome, Italy. Also known as Common Market, the EEC was a major step in Europe's movement toward economic and political union. In …

… A service in Cape Town's St George's Cathedral marked the retirement of … as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. However, he remained chairman of the Truth … a way of off-loading some of the work he had been doing in order to concentrate on the TRC and to ensure that the …

… In Athlone, Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape), … Sinton High School became a gathering place for anti-apartheid protests, particularly by students. On 15 October 1985, members of the security forces shot and killed three …

… seven impalas to death and cutting them up for meat in Skukuza, Kruger National Park. Witnesses saw the four men lock the bucks in a camp before beating them to death with sticks and pipes … them up. The men were arrested and charged with hunting in the park and illegal possession of game meat. A …

… account of police brutality against High school students in the Cape Peninsula in the period following the Soweto riots, published as an article in The Guardian, United Kingdom … Eye-witness account of the action by South African police in a Black Township near Cape Town …

… Executive Committee Meeting held 27 to 30 August 1988 in Lusaka. Includes discussion of General Secretary's Report, in which South African Congress of Trade Unions is mentioned as a weak link in the Congress Alliance. … Committee Meeting held from the 27 - 30 August 1988 in Lusaka …

… of the Honourable Judge President Mr. Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and others, held in the Supreme Court of South Africa, Pretoria. The trial … Nelson Mandela and others, 12th June 1964: Judges remarks in passing sentence …

… Company. Rockefeller family is one of the richest families in the world and are said to be wealthier than some … donated $ 10 million towards the building of a museum in Cairo, Egypt. The family has carried on the legacy of … millions towards Universities, Health care and Schools in the US and across the globe. …

… Zimbabwe and England drew in in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match on 22 December 1996. England … close several times.  However, they failed to secure a win in the end. Commentators branded the match unexciting and … Zimbabwe and England draw in a Bulawayo Test Cricket match with England needing one run …

… the World Council of Churches, the Republic's policy in respect of the Black states in Africa and the arms sales to the Republic. In a … time at the invita­tion of the Bible Institute to discuss apartheid. Cf. in this regard The Cape Times, 17.9.1970, as …

… The Government of the Republic of South Africa announced in Parliament that 18,000 people had been arrested and … detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March. The State of Emergency was proclaimed on 30 March … Following the proclamation, 11 727 people were detained. In April 1960, the government banned  the African National …

… Nelson Mandela’s body is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria. As the body was transported from the Military … Hospital people waiting guard of honour was formed in Madiba Street near to the Union Buildings. The body lay in State for three days with a glass top coffin so that …

… This groundbreaking thesis is noted in particular for its study of the origins and evolution of Trotskyism in South Africa … Social Mobilization and Racial Capitalism in South Africa, 1928- 1960 by Allison Drew, Los Angeles, 1991 …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive Gideon Nieuwoudt a former apartheid-era security police colonel, who was involved in … hearing in 1997, Nieuwoudt confessed his role in the 1985 murder of three anti-Apartheid activists of the Port … Anon. (2005)  'Former apartheid-cop Gideon Nieuwoudt dies'  from Mail and …

… Dumani Mandela(1976””Makaziwe) Kweku Mandela (1985””Makaziwe) Zaziwe Manaway (1977””Zenani) Zamaswazi … Zoleka Mandela (1980””Zindzi) Zondwa Mandela (1985””Zindzi) Bambatha Mandela (1989””Zindzi) Zwelabo Mandela …

… The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB) … ruling may affect about 150,000 Black contract workers in urban areas, who can now apply to have their families … The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB) …

… talks ultimately came to nothing, resulting in Kitchener changing his military tactics and setting up … barbed wire and block houses all over the Boer Republic, in order to combat the Boer fighters guerilla tactics.  … Lord Kitchener And Louis Botha engage in doomed peace talks during the Second Anglo-Boer War …

… The institution of education in any society lends itself to two-fold functions, a … rather than consensus, appears all the contradictory in extending higher education to its politically excluded … for the Colonised: the case of Non-White Universities in South Africa …

… It is alleged that Antjie Somers was a bandit dressed in woman’s clothes who attacked travellers at night. Other … he couldn’t return home, or lead a normal life, he stayed in the disguise that he had used to run from the law - … is that Somers was the state executioner and torturer in the Cape Colonial government. When capital punishment and …

… English-medium school Groote Schuur High School was founded in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank Joubert Art … The school also has a library. The school has two sports fields:  Inversnaid Sports Field and Vredenhof Sports …

… Johnny Clegg was born in England in 1953 to an English father and a Zimbabwean … could not receive airplay because of censorship since the apartheid law forbade mixed music and mixed race public performances. Juluka split in 1985 and Clegg formed another band, Savuka, which disbanded …

… Dirk Hanekom and Henk Van Zyl, were apprehended on a farm in Memel district, Free State. They were taken into custody a … Defense Force (SADF) members, had already been arrested in connection with the alleged coup plot. A search for other … September 2013]| SABC (2012), ' Sentencing hearing starts in Boeremag trial  ', [online], Available at: www.sabc.co.za …