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EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… On 30 April 1991, the head of the Lesotho military, Maj.Gen … Lekhanya, a 45-year-old career policeman, had served on the ruling council that governed…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… husband John Issel , were detained by the security police on 31 January 1986. Jaffer who was three months pregnant at … charged with possession of banned…
ArchiveTried for treason
… Black, white and red poster. Notice of an exhibition on the Treason Trial of 1956-1961 opening on 27th February 1996 at the Museum Africa, Johannesburg. … a…
ArchiveHistory of Wages Commissions: formation, aims and structure
… levels of campus workers and their subsequent wider focus on wage levels in industry. There is a report on the activities on various campuses. …
EventGambia becomes a republic
… in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic within the … with western countries…
ArchiveOpen hearts : Open minds : Open city
… Title in blue letters on yellow background. Green circle in centre with slice cut … words - Open City Initiative. Green border. Words in white on green…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), King George Hotel, Athens, 24 February 2005.
… the enormous influence of Greek political development on Europe, wherefrom it spread widely and rapidly to many … civilisation of the ancient Egypt had a…
PlaceNaval Hill
… to popular belief, the two naval guns are no longer on Naval Hill. The Naval Brigade took the canons with them … evidence of Naval Hill's war History is a…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… It was declared a National Monument under old legislation on 6 April 1936. The monument was designed by Sytze Wierda … by WY Vietch . It was unveiled by…
EventThe first successful non-direct blood transfusion is carried out
… On 27 March 1914, Belgian doctor Albert Hustin conducted the … and successful transfusion experiments were conducted on animals. However, transfusion…
PlaceAmalienstein, a Mission Station in the Western Cape
… was a benefactress of German Missions . Amalienstein is on Route 62 , at the Entrance to the 'Sewe Weeks Poort'. … notice from the road, (as seen in picture …
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… and Nyanga, organised by the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) on 21 March 1960, led to bloodshed and chaos. At Sharpeville … a large extent, it gained new force…
ArchiveDokumente van belang
… at Plot No 9, Travallyn, in the district of Krugersdorp on 8 July 1963 and on "Liliiesleaf" Farm in Rivonia on 11 July 1963, Most of the list is typed in…
EventTeboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini dies in West Africa
… On 5 July 1990, Teboho “Tsietsi” Mashinini died under strange … fallen in, his left ear was bleeding, he had a deep mark on his face and a large scar on…
EventNew Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports
… A Group Areas Amendment Bill, introduced on 7 March 1982 and enacted on 21 April, maintained the existing commitment to the … that this step was taken in an…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Association 24 April 1995
… I even started to wonder where their allegiance lay! On a more serious note: as we approach 27 April, South Africa Freedom Day, it is crucial that we reflect…
Address to the National Council of Provinces, Cape Town 28 October 1999
… extend our congratulations to all the Honourable Members on their election into this House. My congratulations also go … in the discharge of the heavy…
Letter to the Chairman of the Special Committee against Apartheid by O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 October 1975
… United Nations of the contents of this document and call on them to express their most vigorous protest to the Government of the Federal Republic and call on…
Pro Veritate
… of the ruling National Party. Christian viewpoints on such issues as conscientious objection, equality of … Gospel and the injustices and discriminations…
EventFormer SA Cricket Captain, Hansie Cronje, dies
… On 1 June 2002 the former South African Cricket Captain, … the Outeniqua Mountains in the Southern Cape. Cronje was on his way home (Fancourt Estate) when he…
PlaceOld Government Building, Church Street, Boksburg
… Public Works Department. Its foundation stone was laid on 15 October 1890 and construction was completed on or before 10 April 1891. From 1902 to 1958 the…
EventUN names four experts to investigate apartheid in South Africa
… On 13 January 1964, the United Nations Secretary-General … followed a resolution taken by the UN Security Council on 4 December 1963. The Security Council…
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… dominated by the Afrikaner nationalist majority, embarked on a series of campaigns to remove Coloured people from the common voters rolls. On 14 May 1951,…
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… and two official photographers to visit the prison on Robben Island where 370 men, convicted under security legislation, were held. On the island, 12km north…
EventCruel murder of Dora Bloch
… 139 (an Air France A-300B Airbus, hijacked from Athens on 26 June) was reported as still missing. Bloch, a … His concerns were justified as Idi Amin vented…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights. The war began on the day of Yom Kippur with a surprise joint attack by … two invading Egyptian armies. Deploying a…
EventThe death in police custody of Ahmed Timol, political activist and underground operative, is confirmed
… On 28 October 1971, the death of anti-apartheid activist, … in detention, died after he had plunged from a window on the tenth floor of John Vorster Square…
EventWorld Population Day
… Each year on 11 July, countries around the world commemorate World … generated by the marking of The Day of Five Billion on the 11 July 1987. On this day the…
PlaceCape Maclear, Malawi
… District of Malawi's Southern Region. The town, situated on the Nankumba Peninsula, is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi and is the busiest resort on Lake…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… to regulate entry into the profession and sit in judgement on journalists accused of violating a constitutional code of … Mr. A.L. Schlebusch said: “For a…