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Chapter 13 - The public participation process
… a population expecting to be delivered from the evils of apartheid. Despite these odds, the public participation … media campaign was launched on 15 January…
Address at the French National Assembly Paris, 18 November 2003
… an ornament of the universe and that, by sealing the work with our blood, we may at least witness the dawn of the … an ornament of the universe and that, by…
EventHip Hop Pantsula, the South African rapper is born
… in 2011, more recently “Motswako High School” in 2014. His debut album “Introduction” was recorded in Sesotho, … third season of Strictly Coming Dancing in…
PlaceLeeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
… and in 1859 he became a member of the Cape Parliament. His son, John Gilbert Kotzé, who later became a well-known judge in the South African Republic, spent…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… at heart and used to an ideology of tyranny” and that his history under such kings as Shaka AND Dingaan showed … the position Dr Malherbe holds.. The general…
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… Army, placed Lumumba under house arrest and later ordered his assassination. The UN Secretary General, Dag … was blamed for Lumumba’s death, and calls for…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
… Padeophile Gert van Rooyen and his mistress, Joey Haarhoff, commit suicide in Pretoria while … pursued by the police. Paedophile Gert van Rooyen and his…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… the Soutpansberg mountain range in 1836*. Trichardt and his group decided to stay near the mountains, camping near … 1837*. Trichardt had helped him to…
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… of Gikongoro was cleared of charges against him regarding his alleged participation in the Rwandan genocide by a Court … that there was nothing he could do…
PlaceCuylerville
… a former Under-Secretary to the Colonial Department, and his application to emigrate was one of the first to be … cairn in Bathurst mark the spot where…
EventJoe Slovo dies
… was deeply embedded and had been so for decades. During his months as a Cabinet Minister in the post 1994 government, … shelter - would likely bankrupt the…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… is as the country's first president. From the beginning of his 30-year rule in Malawi, Banda followed policies which … Within months of independence, several…
EventTshifiwa Muofhe, a Lutheran Church elder suspected of complicity in the Sibasa Police Station bomb blast, dies in police custody
… in police custody on 7 January 1982 during interrogation. His death was brutal and callous. Policemen identified as his interrogators boasted to the other…
Black consciousness and the land question by Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, 17 March 2015, South Africa
… Azania and Africa under colonial rule, as well as during apartheid, is indeed an important point of departure. This … maintained that when freedom from…
Address by President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, at the World Economic Forum, Southern Africa summit Cape Town, 9 June 1994
… solidarity you extended to us during the dark days of apartheid. The rebirth that we celebrate in South Africa is … and hard road to address the havoc…
PlaceCrossroads Township
… them with salaries and community cars. Others contested his favouritism and rewards to his male enforcers. A power struggle developed between Ngxobongwana…
EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
… Tony Awards and later also for the Grammy Awards. Some of his most successful plays include Woza Albert, Township Fever … Century. During the African…
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… Meyiwa was born on 24 September 1987 in Umlazi , Durban. His last appearance on television screens was on 25 October … won 4-1. The 27 year old Pirates…
Zephania Mothopeng - Searchlight South Africa, Vol 1, No. 2, February 1989
… problems. But we print it, because Mothopeng has played his part in the South African struggle, and his account should be known. We have been told that other…
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… Bulilima later known as Semokwe Reserve.He started his primary education at Tjolotjo School.In 1941 he … of Zimbabwe, from prostate cancer. He is…
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… up to for leadership. For him, the comprehensive defeat of his army by Israel was a major blow and he offered his resignation.Nasser is still highly revered…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… Egypt and the first president of the United Arab Republic. His legacy was one of awakening, of wasting Arab nationalism … Nasser's schemes for Arab unity…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… but released in 2001, having served just over one year of his three year sentence. Boesak has been readmitted as a church minister after the clearing of his…
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… King Cetshwayo's 10 000 strong army was defeated and his military kraal destroyed by British troops. In this … angered King Cetshwayo because it weakened the…
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… and M.W. Pretorius. The body of Piet Potgieter, who lost his life in the early stages of the siege, was retrieved by Paul Kruger, later president of the ZAR,…
EventTogolese football player, Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor is born
… Tottenham Hotspurs. In 2006, Adebayor represented Togo in his first world cup in Germany. The same year, he took part … briefly retired from international…
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested at his Cape Town home on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged … to have been unaware what the money…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to Pretoria.This mission was not without obstacles as on…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… first by opening small grocery shops in Soweto with his wife. He then went on to bigger ventures such as setting … motor dealerships, a BMW franchise and…
PlaceBasotho Cultural Village
… Traditional Sotho Villages abound with crafters who also work from home. They produce pottery, fabrics, beadwork and … where a chief offers you mqombothi …