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EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… Commission (TRC) admitted their role in the 1977 killing of Steve Biko, the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). Biko was arrested on the…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 in Mauritius, the son of Adrian van der Stel, a Dutch East India Company (DEIC) official and Maria Lievens, the daughter…
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… Rosalind Ballingall was a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who reportedly disappeared in the Knysna Forest. The daughter of a Rand Mine's…
EventANC receives letter of gratitude from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan
… it was seven days after he made his famous speech "Winds of Change In Africa" in Cape Town. In the letter he was … views on Nationalist apartheid policies…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… at the time, and contributed to research in the field of parasitology, and the founder of tropical medicine. In particular, Manson's theories about the…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… On 13 September 1960, during the trial of David Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence … Court in Pretoria before Justice Rumpff, Judge-President…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… pan-African policy, playing a key role in the formation of the Organization of African Unity in 1963. As head of government, he was less successful however,…
EventNegotiators representing Afrikaner Republics travel to Pretoria to present terms of surrender
… At the end of the South African War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902, negotiators for the Afrikaner republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Monday, … looked is if they weren't going to be able to go. A group of girl students…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… A member of the Tetela ethnic group, Patrice Emery Lumumba was born in the Katakokombe region of the Kasai Province of Belgian Congo. Lumuba became involved…
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
… gratitude to every person who observed the National Day of Prayer and Reflection today. From tomorrow, 9 December … Constituency Offices as well as the…
EventTutu is outraged by De Klerk’s denial of responsibility for apartheid’s atrocities
… how De Klerk could still insist that he had been unaware of apartheid atrocities, when delegations from the Lawyers … Rights and the Black Sash, among many…
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… The ANC is deeply saddened by the news of the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo who was the widow of former secretary general of the ANC and former minister of ……
EventConstruction of the Victoria Falls Bridge and the railway line are completed
… Falls Bridge was constructed in 1905 at the height of British penetration of Northern and Southern Rhodesia. The brainchild of Cecil Rhodes, the bridge was…
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
… Botswana accused South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene, … and transporting him to South Africa. Later the Minister of…
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
… and exhibition are an attempt to construct a clear picture of Ernest Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, … images even in the harshest and most…
EventWilliam J. Burchell (71), botanist and explorer of the South African interior, dies
… traveller, artist, and author was born in 1792. The son of a wealthy nurseryman. Burchell travelled nearly 7 000 km … South Africa between 1810 and 1815,…
EventDepartment of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approves ESKOM’s prototype 110MW pebble
… On 25 June 2003, the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approved the construction of a prototype pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR)…
ArchiveA Black viewpoint on the special PSC on the state of the nation
… Anglican Bishops and representatives of the clergy and laity met at St Peters Conference Centre at Hammanskraal to take a realistic look at the state of the…
EventSebe seeks International Court of Justice to mediate in the ‘Kei dispute
… Lennox Sebe, leader of the Ciskei 'homeland' government, announces that in order to reach a settlement of dispute between his government and that of the…
EventMore than 2,250 people are arrested in the township of Sebokeng
… Police arrested 2,300 people in the township of Sebokeng in the Vaal in what was believed to be the … the townships and hostels. The arrest came at the…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 1960
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 31 Oct to 3 Nov 1960. Discussed were minutes of previous national conference, resolutions,…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
… served with a restriction order that affects his freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia. This came … was placed in detention, along with…
EventM.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State
… The Republic of the Orange Free State went to elections after the resignation of President F.W. Reitz in 1895 for reasons of health. Marthinus Theunis Steyn,…
ArchiveSouth Africa Advisory Committee Report, 10 February report to Secretary of State
… Advisory Committee Report, 10 February report to Secretary of State, President Reagan as he had signed Executive order … dealt with United States policy…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… Africa in February 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to remove African people from the Western Areas. … must be theirs. Non-Europeans and…
EventThe Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party
… cabinet, stepped down after fourteen years as leader of the Labour Party. He later joined the African National … and was appointed as an ANC senator in the…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 3: Directions of change in South African politics
… Report of the Political Commission of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society … Notes on the papers; Future political implications of present…
Call for Papers: Teaching Palestine: Pedagogical Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice
… Palestine: Pedagogical Praxis and the Indivisibility of Justice international conference and study tour will be … and international participants to…
EventMaria Mary Burton, former national president of the Black Sash, is born
… South Africa in 1961, and upon witnessing the injustices of Apartheid, became a member of the Black Sash in 1965. Founded ten years prior to … sought to…