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EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… Following the assassination of the former Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the…
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… experienced a serious unemployment problem as a result of the Napoleonic Wars, the British government encouraged … people immigrate to the Cape Colony. The…
EventTruman Prince, the controversial ANC manager of the Central Karoo District Municipality, is suspended
… Prince is a South African politician and the former mayor of the Beaufort West Local Municipality. Since 2005, Prince's … charges brought against Prince, he…
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… The first Prime Minister of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Patrice Lumumba declared martial law in the Katanga region of the Congo as a result of the…
EventMinister of Police and Prisons announces that twenty-one trade unionists have been detained
… Louis Ie Grange, Minister of Police and Prisons, stated in the House of Assembly that twenty-one trade unionists have been detained since the beginning of…
Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures in South African history, dies
… Dr Piet Koornhof, one of the most controversial figures from South Africa's … era, died in a Stellenbosch frail care centre at the age of 82, following a…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… There were lengthy deliberations around the restoration of citizenship to the residents of Transkei, Bophutatswana, Venda and Ciskei. A Transitional … (TEC)…
ArchiveHead Office Reports: Report of General Secretary to NSA - 56th NUSAS Congress 1978
… Report from the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union, University of Cape Town,…
ArchiveToday news pictures are beamed into our homes from all parts of the world ...
… Purple, pink, green and white poster. Artwork of a communications satellite orbiting the earth. Photographs of protesting people and news broadcasters. Maybe…
ArchiveA call for solidarity with the students and people of South Africa fighting against racism
… Report by Neville Curtis, President of the National Union of Students calling on people to join the struggle against … Appendix to President's Report at the…
ArchiveMinutes of the Meeting between RSA and Angola representatives at Mocamedes on 1 November 1978
… Minutes of discussions held between South Africa and Mozambique to … discussed included the demilitarised zone, the reduction of tension, the return of…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… On 19 February 1962, the first part of the South African Press Commission's first report was tabled in parliament by the Minister of the Interior, de Klerk…
ArchiveSeparation of Powers, Democratic Ethos and Judicial Function: Oliver Schreiner Memorial Lecture Delivered by Justice Dikgang Moseneke On Thursday 23 October 2008 at The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
… The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg … Separation of Powers, Democratic Ethos and Judicial Function: Oliver … Moseneke On Thursday 23 October…
’Racism, apartheid and a new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in acceptance of the Third World Prize 1985 on behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Kuala Lampur, 5 May 1986
… a new world order’, Speech by Oliver Tambo in acceptance of the Third World Prize 1985 on behalf of Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Kuala Lampur, 5 May 1986 …
Opening Statement delivered by comrade N.R. Mandela, President of the ANC at the meeting between the presidents of the ANC and IFP Lutheran Centre, Bonaero Park, 23 June 1993
… Statement delivered by comrade N.R. Mandela, President of the ANC at the meeting between the presidents of the ANC and IFP Lutheran Centre, Bonaero Park, 23…
Testimony of Chief Stephen Mini, J. T. Gumede, and the Rev. Abner Mtimkulu of the Natal Native Congress, before the Select Committee on Native Affairs, June 15 and 18, 1917 [Extracts]
… (Published in Minutes of Evidence, Select Committee on Native Affairs) … Testimony of Chief Stephen Mini, J. T. Gumede, and the Rev. Abner Mtimkulu of the…
Refuse to Ship Goods to Abyssinia! Defend the Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! An Appeal to the Harbour Workers of South Africa
… Last Independent Native State in Africa from the Attacks of Italian Imperialism! An Appeal to the Harbour Workers of South Africa …
ArchiveLetter from N. Botlani and Z. Peter addressed to Dr Viljoen, Minister of Cooperation and Development
… Glenmore Removal Group to Dr. Viljoen, Minister of Co-operation and Development requesting for Glenmore residents to be returned to the Republic of South…
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… and the Boers. In March 1901 Lord Kitchener, the commander of the British forces, decided to cut off the Boers supply of food. The Boers were being supported…
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… On the night of 12 January, 1991, more than 30 people were killed while … and community leader, Chris Nangalembe who was a member of the African National…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… On 10 March 1961, members of the Anti-apartheid Movement (AAM) ended their 72 - hour … by Michael Steward, Dr. Yusuf Dadoo, former president of the South…
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… years earlier the "Convention Relative to the Preservation of Fauna and Flora in their Natural State (1933)" was put forward. This convention promulgated the…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… The government appointed Cillié Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, … hearing in Johannesburg. Evidence was taken on the…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
… Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top-50 all-time players and teachers, was born in Cape Town on 12 October 1951. By the age…
EventRiky Rick, one of the most esteemed South African hip hop artists is born
… stage name Riky Rick, was born in the KwaMashu township of northern Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 20 July 1987.[i] He is a … is produces his own unique sound by…
EventAfrikaner women march to the union buildings in protest of SA’s involvement in WW2
… About 10 000 Afrikaner women, led by Mrs H.C. Steyn, wife of former President M.T. Steyn, marched to the Union … the South African involvement in World War 2…
ArchiveFirst meeting of the South African/Angolan Joint Monitoring Commission: Lusaka, 16 February 1984
… Minutes of a meeting of the Joint Monitoring Commission to discuss the processes required for monitoring the withdrawal of troops from Angola … First meeting…
ArchiveThe first five hundred houses of the contentious Glenmore township on the Fish River
… Press cutting of a photograph of houses of Glenmore township which make up a temporary township to … The first five hundred houses of the contentious…
EventJudge Edwin Cameron of SA reveals that he has been HIV positive since 1987
… Justice of the Constitutional Court, Edwin Cameron made headlines in … twelve years. Cameron was a judge at the time and is one of the first few high profile…
ArchiveRole of riot police in the burnings and killings, Nyanga, Cape Town, Christmas 1976
… Circular from the Christian Institute of Southern Africa containing personal eye-witness accounts of the role of riot police in provoking violence in Cape…