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EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… Television, Jill Chisholm. News of Thorpe's dismissal came on May 23 after a disciplinary hearing following his … charge to Sapa for the service. Chisholm…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… On 24 July 1862, Sir Percy Fitzpatrick was born in King … War in 1899, Fitzpatrick acted as Official Adviser on South African Affairs to the British…
EventFirst postage stamp in Africa is issued in the Cape Colony
… On 1 September 1853, the first adhesive postage stamp in … Governor at the Cape at the time, had proudly commented on how the stamps looked completely…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… know, tall story to say, how Indians lived there and so on. That's where I was born. My father was an Indian … then in the early days, you know, in the …
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, in his home in … He was born in Mvezo village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918. On 15…
ArchiveAfricans in Cape Town: state policy and popular resistance, 1936-73
… History in the University of Cape Town. The study focusses on Cape Town's black African population, tracing the … arose in response. The study relies as far…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid the corner stone on 29 November 1910, and the building was officially opened on 7 April 1915, by Governor-General…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… On 17 June 1990, Nelson Mandela visited Ottawa, Canada … 14 nations in Africa, Europe and North America that began on the 6 June 1990. As he stepped onto the…
EventTwelve Africans are acquitted at the Supreme Court
… Twelve Africans on trial at the Supreme Court in Grahamstown, accused of … to take over a town and kill Whites, were acquitted on the charge, but were given…
EventNelson Mandela was issued with his first passport after being released from prison
… Mandela was issued with his first South African passport on 19 February 1990, 8 days after he was released from … spelt incorrectly as "Rolilahla") that he…
EventControversial Catholic Archbishop Milingo agrees to renounce marriage
… Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia married Maria Sung on 27 May in a ceremony performed by the Unification Church … asked the church to release him from…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of … agent of the Civil Co-Operation Bureau. He was arrested on 25 charges including two of murder…
EventF.W. de Klerk delivers his farewell address to Parliament
… about the past and focus their energies and resources on solving the country's problems. De Klerk, a co-recipient … here to read more. Source: http://www…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of … in the world. It was approved by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996 and signed by…
EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… serious crimes and would permit a free vote in parliament on the issue. These measures were aimed at curbing the rising number of attacks on White civilians,…
EventSouth African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal
… Candice Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal on 20 October 1988 She grew up on a farm and had aspirations of becoming a ballerina. … earning…
Emissaries from Russia
… Mr F. W de Klerk to a memorandum which I addressed to him on the 26th June 1992. I enclosed the statement of the … of the National Executive Committee of the…
The kanga, womanhood and how Zuma's 2006 rape trial changed the meaning of the fabric by Ra'eesa Pather (Mail and Guardian), 10 Aug 2016
… – became as popular as the showerhead at the time. On Saturday evening, when four young women protested in front … of women all over Africa I am the perfect…
PlaceSt Paul’s Anglican Church, Main Road, Rondebosch
… church was erected was granted by Governor Sir Lowrie Cole on 30 August 1832. The original neo-Gothic structure was opened on 16 February 1834 and was…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph On 13 October 1962,1 became the first person in South Africa … every day between midday and two o'clock, except…
ArticleContinued resistance and internal criticism 1920s and 1930s
… together with the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) on some of their campaigns, until Gumede lost the presidency …
ArticleKey People in the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising
… (from positive to destructive) leading up to the day, on the day itself, and through the tumultuous period …
Activity: Kingdoms of southern Africa: Mapungubwe, Thulamela and Great Zimbabwe
… merchants. meant that Islamic faith was imposed forcibly on their entire societies facilitated the export of Christian …
Message from the Minister of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology
… occasion for the South African Society of Arts to reflect on its history, it also presents it with an opportunity to …
PlaceNigeria
… Goldie gained control of all the British firms trading on the Niger, and in the 1880s he took over two French … was formed. The administration of Nigeria was…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
… Wednesday, November 3 There was such a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was a result of that party I had … if she's behaving like this I'm not going…
ArchiveCHAPTER 6 - Towards a Broad Front and Other Desirable Accidents, January 1981 - January 1983 by Howard Barrell
… government announced a month of festivities to culminate on May 31 in a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the declaration of a republic. Some on the…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… Phokes, who was based in the Limpopo Province, passed away on the afternoon of Thursday 14th July 2005. He contributed a … a member and leader of the ANC and…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Oliver Tambo, 19 April 1998, Wattville, Benoni
… and family; Comrades and friends, The main speaker on this occasion is Thabo Mbeki, the President of the … partnership in law, which in those days inevitably…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Oliver Tambo
… and family; Comrades and friends, The main speaker on this occasion is Thabo Mbeki, the President of the … partnership in law, which in those days inevitably…