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Testimony by Moosa Muhammed Moolla before the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights, Dar es Salaam, 22 June 1967
… - if I remember, I believe he was a warrant officer, but his name was Vivires (?) - asked me a question on the way to … the police were looking for him. They…
EventDr Robert Broom is born
… he was fascinated by the origin of mammals and used his medical profession to support his travels around the world. In 1897, Broom settled in South … College…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Stanley Uys, 01 August 1983, Londo
… They are working for this. They want him personally and his government to fall. Then they will replace him with their … It is not so harsh when one considers…
Liberation and Ethics. Is there a connection? by Raymond Suttner, 05 April 2016
… this shared by others or were we naïve? I was born into apartheid South Africa and was aware that being white meant … himself alone on the little pleasurable…
EventShaka Zulu is murdered
… Zulu chief and founder of the Zulu empire, was murdered by his bodyguard, Mbopha, and his two half-brothers Dingane and Mhlangana after a … brief period as…
Article1970’s: Poetry Timeline
… Sing for Our Execution, is published,illustrated with his own woodcuts. 1974 The Writer’s and Artist’s Guild …
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… traditional and is not considered to be the actual date of his birth. The story of Christ's birth has been handed down …
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
… was elected as chairman of the WCCA in recognition for his role in struggle and seemingly progressive political …
EventProfessor Roland Levinsky, world leading researcher in biomedicine dies
… to a British mother and Jewish father on 16 October 1943. His father was born in the Lethuania/Poland area and had fled to South Africa to escape Nazi…
EventIgnatius Royston Dunnachie (Roy) Campbell, SA satirical poet, is born in Durban.
… High), where he counted literature and outdoor life among his first loves. Campbell founded the magazine, Voorslag, … Plomer – a satirical publication, after…
ANC mourns the death of Cde Basil "Jomo" Mavuso, 12 July 2012
… aimed at liberating the masses of our people. Upon his return from exile, he was chosen as one of the senior … He was nicknamed Jomo, In Nova Catenga,…
PlaceWitbank, Mpumalanga
… Winston Churchill hid in a colliery near Witbank after his escape from Pretoria . Witbank attained Town status in … ) was a South African trumpeter who was…
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… (PAC), Robert Sobukwe, would not be allowed to use his exit permit (approved by the Minister of Interior Affairs) to leave South Africa for his studies in…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
… battles, including Salamanca and Toulouse. As part of his foreign service, he became the governor of Antigua in … office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope…
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… on these charges, Bambata, instead sent the elders of his chieftaincy to represent him. Among the first indications … of a farmer, Henry Smith, on the 17…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… Comrades Marathon before he exchanged vests and shoes with his twin brother in a mobile toilet along the route. They … them wearing watches on opposite…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… Art Foundation, was born in Johannesburg. During his schooling years he would spend any money that his mother gave him on art materials and spent his…
EventXhosa Chief Sandile is killed
… Seventh Frontier War (1846-47) Sandile was defeated and his territory was put under British command and called British Kaffraria. His dissatisfaction with…
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… names of 17 new cabinet Ministers. Amin overthrew his long time ally turned enemy on 25 January 1971, while … accepted Amin who would become their worst…
ArchiveCorrespondence between Jack Simons and Cape Town Chief Magistrate
… relaxing of banning orders. Includes request to visit his son and daughter and to communicate with his sister-in-law. Return letter from the Chief Magistrate…
Opening remarks by President Jacob Zuma to the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on global sustainability - transforming the world in an era of global change, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC, African Pavilion, Durban, 06 December 2011
… gathering like this one will certainly add value to our work. Esteemed members; Humanity has never been so profoundly … have to consider a definite timeframe…
Archive`The struggle is my life`- Nelson Mandela press statement
… Action Council for a three day strike and the wonderful work done by our organisers and field workers throughout the … the results were most inspiring. I am…
Chapter 24. Sack All Non-Europeans
… the cost of living allowance. 2. That the weekly hours of work be reduced from forty-two and a half to forty. 3. That a … advantage for the thousands of…
EventZelda la Grange was born on this day
… Presidency. In 1999 President Mandela hand-picked her from his personal staff to remain in his services beyond his retirement. She served President Mandela…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital
… Renowned surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, performed his second heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital a month after his first transplant. Hamilton…
EventBrett Kebble, SA millionaire and director of mining companies, linked to several cases of alleged fraud, is born
… fraud involving R 2 billion worth of shares in one of his companies. Later that year, On 27 September, Kebble was shot seven times in his car on the way to…
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… awarded Kick Off's accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bucks in 1997, is born in Cape Town. … with Hellenic. An ankle injury in the…
EventSmuts becomes Prime Minister
… General Jan Christian Smuts started his first term as prime minister of the Union of South Africa … through multinational dialogue and co-operation. …
EventChief Kausobson Kausob is killed
… on the Vaal River. According to the anthropologist Stow, his headquarters were beyond the Koedoesberg along the Riet … although Kausob himself cited the farm…
EventTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini dies in West Africa
… sustained following an attack – he died a few days after his admission into hospital. According to reports, Mashinini's left eye had fallen in, his left ear…