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Archive2009 - President Motlanthe, State of the Nation Address, 6 February 2009 (Before National Elections)
… that the South Africa we celebrate today – worlds apart from the divisions, conflict and exclusion of a mere 15 years … of the labours and toils of South…
Justice Arthur Chaskalson: President of Constitutional Court interviewed by Rupert Taylor, 2 February 2000, The Braamfontein, Johannesburg
… putting forward, and it’s strategy as opposed to maybe - from what I gather a very different kind of legal strategy to … who is in England at the moment, but…
ArchiveThe Basotho Origin of Mathematics - A Public Lecture By Zulumathabo Zulu
… the advent of the Europeans. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Basotho, like other Africans, boasted an …
EventKaren Muir
… young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley became the youngest world record holder in any …
FAVT: Future Africa Visions in Time – Group Show (until 28 April 2017)
… to Nairobi. The exhibition will be open to the public from April 7th to 28th at the Nairobi National Museum. After …
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… students of Lamonville high school, as well as students from other schools refused to attend classes near King …
Afra Newsletter
… farm workers and labour tenants who were forcibly removed from white-owned farms with the support of Government …
EventJailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela sends message to Mangosuthu Buthelezi
… to meet was after he and his colleagues had been released from Jail. He also sent his greetings to Buthelezi thanking …
PlaceAbees, Bela-Bela
… means 'place of cleansing or washing'. A Town 100 km away from Pretoria North. It was laid out in 1882 on the Farms: …
ArchiveOpening address at the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 1981.
… South African Students, University of Cape Town, Cape Town from 28 November to 3 December 1981. The banning of the …
EventDemocratic Alliance federal conference in Port Elizabeth
… New Black DA leader to succeed Ms Zille. 1,425 delegates from across the country voted by a secret ballot. DA Eastern …
ArchiveInternational Childrens Day June 1
… have a right to a free education and should be protected from neglect, cruelty and exploitation; all children should …
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… Two pages from newspaper. Black lettering and illustrations. Notice of …
Mayibuye
… National Congress No issues of Mayibuye were published from June 1969 to January 1975 (inclusive) and December 1975 …
ArchiveColour and Christian community
… in which he discusses the conflict of race and colour from a Christian perspective. The address covers the authors …
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
… in front of this square has been converted into a hotel from 1979. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC …
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… president of the Orange Free State Republic ) with input from his wife, Rachel Isabella “Tibbie” Steyn , who had lost …
EventEmperor Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia dies
… Menelik II was emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death on 12 December 1913. Menelik gained … Ethiopian Treasures, Emperor Menelik II (1889-1913), from …
EventSouth African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.
… Once the tour was announced, the strongest opposition came from the political Left. The front-page article of the New …
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… was instrumental in Algeria’s fight for independence from France. He became the country’s premier in 1962 and was … Ben Bella Pan-Africanist and First…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
… War began in October 1990 when the RPF invaded Rwanda from Uganda in an attempt to overthrow the government of …
EventDjibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence
… On 27 June 1977, Djibouti gained independence from France. At the time, it was the last of France’s … Djibouti Timeline -- Part 1: Prehistory to Independence…
EventThe U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security
… Nations Security Council. The move to prohibit Angola from becoming a member was prompted by the US’s concern over … The Blade (1976), ‘U.S. Vetoes Angola’s…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… He travelled to Canada a few months after his release from 27 years of imprisonment. The visit was part of a six … The Times-News, (1990), Canada Greets…
EventVerwoerdburg is renamed Centurion.
… Verwoerdburg originates from Lyttelton Township that was marked out on the farm …
EventSouth African black activist and poet Benjamin Moloise is hanged for allegedly killing a police officer
… Johannesburg CBD which had previously remained sheltered from it. … October 2012]| Dutta C. (2010) In-between Protest and Art from Art News and Views [online…
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… historically rich street in Cape Town. It gets its name from the man who vehemently opposed a proposal by the British …
EventCommuters cause damage estimated at R30m when they set fire to several coaches and two offices at Germiston Station
… at Germiston Station. The commuters were travelling from Katlehong to Germiston in a train when they set it … Sapa (2005) Angry commuters set train alight…
EventUN committee is barred to enter SA
… Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. …
EventNigeria imposes sanctions on South Africa, and implements a total trade boycott
… In early 1960, Nigeria had decided to ban all imports from South Africa, and was reportedly in the process of … of the Movement for Sanctions against South…