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PlaceAmaLinde, West of King Williams Town
… rivalry between the senior Chief of Xhosaland, Ngqika, and his uncle, Ndlambe, erupted in a battle of epic proportions … Ndlambe's strategy was that he…
EventForces loyal to Zambian president Frederick Chiluba quash a coup by a handful of disgruntled military officers, arresting nine men including the captain who said an angel told him to overthrow the government
… that he had taken over the country. He further informed his countrymen that he was dismissing the chiefs of the army … for its ''corruption and criminality…
ArchiveInterview with Mrs J Dube, wife of the late Dr John Dube
… Dube (1871-1946). The interview is related to his political activities in Natal and his relationship with the African National Congress. …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… Union Government to suggest a round-table conference. In his reply to the telegram, the Union Governor General states … Bar Act) , provides certificates of…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Introduction
… industries of diamonds and gold changed the very nature of work. Today, millions South Africans live in the townships, … of industry, the number of wage…
Address to the National Assembly of the Republic of Hungary Budapest, 3 May 1999
… have joined hands across the divisions of centuries to work together for a society that is true to the ideals in … you supported us. We are resolved to do…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Golden Doves of Peace Awards ceremony 7 June 1994
… atmosphere of peace and security. They want to get down to work and improve their lot and that of their families. This is the message issuing not only from…
Press Conference in Maputo: Comments by Oliver Tambo on South African offer of territory to Swaziland, 5 March 1982
… and make them citizens of another country. "The apartheid regime," he continued "wished to destroy the … prepared to discuss border changes after the…
Document 26 - S. P. Bunting, Statement on the Kuusinen Thesis1 , presented at the Sixth Comintern Congress, 20 August 1928
… in South Africa are so much occupied with practical work, which we have to do in our spare time only, that we … natives in particular. Some reference to the…
PlaceOld Fort and Cemetery, Durban
… when the Colonial Office in London refused to ratify his actions, Napier was forced to recall his men. Delighted with this turn of events, the Dutch now ……
EventThe National Library of South Africa is founded
… collection of Joachim Nicolaus von Dessin, who bequeathed his books to the Dutch Reformed Church in 1761 to serve as … he left South Africa in 1861 presented…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] L-Tido released his first mixtape “City of Gold” in 2009, for which he … Suit” aimed at South African rapper AKA.[iii] He…
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
… next fourteen years of working for the Government, he and his team developed the Republican Style (also known as … Wilhelmina ), designing numerous…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… was chief Luka from Lari, who was known for ill treating his own people as an indication of his loyalty to the British government. Following the death of ……
EventAugustine Makalakalane, former SA National soccer team player is born
… soccer player who later became a coach. He spent most of his soccer career playing midfield for Cosmos, though he also … to qualify Banyana for the 2011 FIFA…
EventPrime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is killed in Nigeria’s first military coup
… of Nigeria after it gained independence. He served his term as Prime Minister from 1957 until he died in 1966 … in the area eventually led to the coup in…
ArchiveHandwritten transcript of interview with Mrs J Dube, wife of the late Dr John Dube
… Dube (1871-1946). The interview is related to his political activities in Natal and his relationship with the African National Congress. …
ArchiveTyped transcript of interview with Mrs J Dube, wife of the late Dr John Dube
… Dube (1871-1946). The interview is related to his political activities in Natal and his relationship with the African National Congress. …
EventSABC personality Nic Swanepoel dies
… of thirty-three years before he retired in 1995. During his flourishing career, Swanepoel was awarded numerous prizes for his outstanding radio drama scripts…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by Walter Sisulu
… I knew Anton Muziwakhe Lembede for only four years before his tragic and untimely death. But those four years were his most productive and significant ””…
EventDivision in the Coloured Representative Council deepens
… to co-operate with the government within the framework of Apartheid, while the Labour Party was strongly opposed to it. …
PlaceSebokeng Township, Johannesburg
… Sedibeng District Municipality . It was established during apartheid and witnessed major rent boycotts in 1984. This saw … Sedibeng District Municipality. It…
PlaceButterworth, Wild Coast
… Coast (the former Transkei - a black homeland during the apartheid years). Butterworth is situated north of the Great … Coast (the former Transkei - a black…
EventDerek Hanekom is born
… president Nelson Mandela after 1994 general elections. His appointment to the ministry could best be explained as a compensation for his contribution to the…
ArchiveBiography of Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi
… 1955 in Evaton, the fifth son of a family of five boys, his politisation began at an early age he was living in … at the time of the Sharpville shooting in…
EventThe Voortrekkers are united for the first time and only for a short period of time
… time and only for a short period, when Gert Maritz moved his own laager and several small laagers scattered over a … Retief's main laager, after the murder…
EventHeart specialist Dr. Chris Barnard dies
… died at the age of 78 of an acute asthma attack in his hotel room in the coastal town of Phapos, on the Greek island Cyprus. Barnard was on holiday at the…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Strategy and Tactics, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… there are progressive developments in a number of Latin American countries; and there is an upsurge of public opinion …
Nelson Mandela, The Rivonia Trial Court statement, 1964 (Video)
… BEAT, Nelson Mandela's famous declaration to the court in his 1964 terrorism trial, expressing his readiness face execution. In fact the sentence was …
EventThere is an assassination attempt on Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg
… H.F. Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg. His assailant was a disgruntled White farmer, David Pratt, … at the Minister at close range. Despite…