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EventBrenda Fassie, South African singer and diva, dies in her sleep at Sunninghill Hospital
… Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born in 1964 in Langa , a township near Cape Town . She was named after … band Brenda and the Big Dudes . Fassie began a solo…
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… On his journey to South Africa in 1893, Mohandas Gandhi had first -hand experience of the … was the establishment of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) in 1894…
Document 21 - E.L. Maurice, “The Rôle of the Non-European Teacher in the Liberatory Movement”, Discussion, 1, 5, June 1952
… 21 - E.L. Maurice, "The RÁ´le of the Non-European Teacher in the Liberatory Movement", Discussion, 1, 5, June 1952 [”¦] … to what I am going to say on the…
EventA United Nations team finally arrives in Mbandaka, Congo, to investigate alleged massacres of refugees
… Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire. This was in an attempt to escape the vengeance of many surviving … during the genocide. Living amongst these refugees…
EventJulius Nyerere chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) addresses the ANC in Arusha
… attending the African National Congress (ANC) conference in the Tanzanian city of Arusha. Significantly, Arusha is the city where Nyerere issued the Arusha…
EventProf. James Smith, who identified the first coelacanth found in South Africa, is born
… September 1897, Prof. James Leonard Brierly Smith was born in Graaff-Reinet in the Cape Province (now Eastern Cape). He studied chemistry … Oxford, he began…
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
… Chiliza, who was married to an ANC member was killed in a bomb hidden inside a TV set. It is believed that the … to the apartheid government attacking ANC…
ArchiveIndian South Africans in Struggle for National Liberation Evidence of Molvi Ismail Ahmad Cachalia in the South African Treason Trial, June 21-28, 1960, Edited by E. S. Reddy
… Indian South Africans in Struggle for National Liberation Evidence of Molvi Ismail Ahmad Cachalia in the South African Treason Trial, June 21-28, 1960 … In…
The Bulls beat the Sharks 21 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game. It is the first time i
… The Bulls beat the Sharks 21 20 in Durban, to win the Super 14 final in the last minute of the game. It is the first time i …
EventSouth Africans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the Grand Parade in Cape Town
… away. The crowd gathered together at the Grand Parade in front of the City Hall in Cape Town, the place where Nelson Mandela delivered his … first public…
EventElsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya
… was one of three orphaned lions whose mother was killed in self defence by George Adamson. Adamson was a wildlife conservationist based in Kenya. He was…
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe). This represented an … On this occasion, Smith led his…
"Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961
… of South Africa are a settled community unlike those in the rest of Africa, with the exception of Algeria and to … extent Congo. While at the present moment…
EventMiss Namibia, Michelle Mclean, model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand
… born model Michelle Mclean was crowned miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand in 1992. Mclean had won the 1991 Miss Namibia pageant as well as making it to the…
EventConnie Mulder resigns as a result of his involvement in plot to sell apartheid propaganda
… Minister of Information, Connie Mulder , resigns his seat in Parliament at the insistence of the Prime Minister P. W. Botha as a result of his involvement in…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… was unveiled. The statue stands on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town. It was sculpted in bronze by John Tweed and donated to the city by Cecil John … who was…
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… Tornadoes are rare in South Africa. Therefore, the radar equipment used to predict and track these killer storms are not in huge supply in the country,…
7.Madras merchants protest against an order to uncover and remove their boots in court
… calling themselves Madras merchants, residing and trading in Durban, submitted the following petition to the resident … have most of them resided for a…
EventANC member, Henry Fazzie sentenced to 20 years in jail under the Sabotage Act
… Henry Fazzie went into exile to receive training in guerrilla warfare in Ethiopia. On his return to South Africa, their movements … and they were detained…
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… president of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, was instrumental in Algeria’s fight for independence from France. He became the country’s premier in 1962 and was…
EventLife magazine is banned in Egypt after publishing an unflattering article about King Farouk
… Life Magazine was founded in in 1883 and was published for 53 years as a general interest … jokes produced by some of the best writers and cartoonists in the…
BiographyMatthew Goniwe
… Matthew Goniwe was born on 27 December 1947 in Lingelihle Township on the outskirts of Cradock in the … to a heroes’ welcome. That December, Goniwe called…
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
… confined to his house for 5 years. Before his banishment in June 1961 Sisulu, Joe Slovo, Nelson Mandela and Govan … commissar of MK with his friend Mandela…
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
… of Good Hope is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679, the castle … clay and timber fort built by Commander Jan…
EventEllen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa
… became the first elected woman as Head of State in Africa. Johnson-Sirleaf’s historic inauguration as … of decades of fighting for freedom, justice and…
Archive“In my stride”: a life-history of Alie Fataar, teacher by Yunus Omar
… “In my stride”: a life-history of Alie Fataar, teacher by …
ArchiveSeeing ourselves in structures by Kamcilla Pillay (Daily News), 8 April 2015, Durban
… Seeing ourselves in structures by Kamcilla Pillay (Daily News), 8 April 2015, …
ArchiveThey said it ... Quotable quotes on land and development issues in 1992
… said it ... Quotable quotes on land and development issues in 1992 …
ArchiveDriefontein`s origins - rooted in the days of horror after the Land Act
… The Black Sash … Driefontein`s origins - rooted in the days of horror after the Land Act …
ArchiveYear after year somewhere in South Africa the government delivers its message
… The Black Sash … Year after year somewhere in South Africa the government delivers its message …