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EventNigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is inaugurated
… his rivals’ disputing the April election’s results. His main rivals were MuhammadBuhari of the All Nigeria People's …
Twenty-four people are killed in Operation Beanbag in Maputo, Mozambique.
… is "mistakenly identified" as Joe Slovo, one of the raid's main targets, by the South African forces and is shot at a …
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… the provisions of the Restitution of Land Rights Act. Its main objective is to make provision for the restitution of … 2011citing lack of funds amongst other…
Opening Statement at the Second National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, 16 June, 1985
… united by a common and militant resolve to ensure that the 1980s do indeed become our Decade of Liberation. What has … sought to ensure that all of us should…
The New Generation
… the art of this century continue in the art of the 1980s: transitions between art and craft, images of township … market forces and the resultant…
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… River Colony, Abraham Fischer . The men's hostel and the main building were the first to be erected on the site of the …
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… organisation was founded in 1945 after World War II. Its main objective is to prevent war between countries and to …
PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… The main Grey College Building was designed by Architect WH …
What the lives of two South African music giants tell us about culture under apartheid by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 13 July 2017
… increasingly less often after 1976 and into the repressive 1980s – audiences appreciated and danced to both. Levels of … colour. Instead, he trained as an…
PlaceOld General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
… The exterior displays some interesting carvings and the main hall has six outstanding panels around the walls …
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
… that there were several trade unions in Luderitz. The main union was the Universal Negro Improvement Association …
ArticleAfrikaner Broederbond
… the Afrikaner Broederbond (AB). The organisation had one main aim: to further Afrikaner nationalism in South Africa - …
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… and unitary South Africa. The UDF had indeed won its main demands. 1991. Poster SAHA collection On 2 February, …
PlaceCeres, Western Cape Winelands
… and national history. The well-maintained homestead and main dwelling were built in 1780 in the Cape vernacular … farmyard in South Africa. The farm’s…
PlaceOpera House, Port Elizabeth
… The Port Elizabeth Opera House and Barn Theatre is the main venue for dramatic productions and shows in the Eastern … at night. There are two theatres in…
PlaceThe Struben Mine Shafts, Kloofendal, Roodepoort
… and eventually resulted in the discovery of the Main gold reef in 1886. The first payable gold on the Rand … and eventually resulted in the discovery of the…
EventThe Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… of violence and were not politically motivated. During the 1980s APLA came up with the provocative slogan of "One …
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs' (CAD)
… battle to have their political rights recognized. By the 1980s, a Tricameral Parliament was created, in which …
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… the seaside Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous …
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… in his family until; 1903. During this time an impressive main homestead, built in a Georgian style, as well as two …
EventVan Wyk de Vries Commission submits its report to Parliament
… National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) was the main target of the commission. …
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… Ambassador to South Africa, Sir John Nicholls, made three main recommendations. They were: the British government …
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… financial support for the party throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Oppenheimer was chairman of Anglo American Corporation …
PlaceMohodi
… continued to arrive in the area from Mphakane up to the 1980s. Mphakane was a village about 50km north of Pietersburg …
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… On Muizenberg Main Road, you’ll find a historical house called “Yokohama”, …
PlaceCarnarvon District, Karoo
… of the Karroo, and because of its semi-arid nature, its main economic activities were of a pastoral nature. The …
EventThe Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.
… OR Tambo Airport is South Africa’s main airport for domestic and international flights. It is …
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… its first electric lights installed. Today the street is a main attraction for tourists in Cape Town. It is in close …
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… By 1911 the resistance movement had dwindled and its main activities were negotiations with the government. In … which violent resistance was sanctioned…
Student Politics in the Era of Democracy
… period of mass opposition politics during the 1970s and 1980s, SASO and SANSCO didn't need to formulate concrete …