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EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
Six political refugees, Archie Gumede, the president of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Mewa Ramgobin, George Sewpersahd, M.J. Naidoo, Billy Nair and Paul…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
President Samora Machel of Mozambique and Prime Minister PW Botha of South Africa signed the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression, and good-neighbourliness pact,…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
David Maphgumzana Sibeko began his political career as a journalist for the South African magazine Drum. Sibeko joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) during…
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
At least eighteen people were killed on the day of the funeral of Sam Ntuli, an African National Congress (ANC) member murdered on 29 September. During the…
EventSouth Africa deports Donald “Dolan” Acheson
Donald "Dolan" Acheson is purported to have been deported from South Africa on the 31 March 1991, having being fingered as the triggerman in the assassination…
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South…
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
On 7 August 1988; Angola, Cuba and South Africa agreed to a formal ceasefire. Under the terms of the ceasefire and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its…
EventThe first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published
The Gramstown Journal, one of South Africa's important and influential early newspapers, ran from 1831- 1920. From its early days its editorial slant voiced…
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679, the castle replaced a small clay and timber…
EventA vagrant from Johannesburg, Tim Singiswa on a one
While the cross examination of a state witness in the Boeremag trial before the Pretoria High Court continues, Tim Singiswa, a vagrant from Johannesburg,…
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
Appearing before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC), General Johan van der Merwe former South African Police Services(SAPS) National Commissioner …
EventEbola virus kills 153 people in Zaire
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EBF) also known as Ebola virus a virus that kills its host by attacking the lining of the cells and coagulating the blood in the…
EventWits attains full university status
The University College in Johannesburg attained full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
Counting began two days after the first ever democratic elections in South Africa. Nearly 20 million people participated in South Africa’s first democratic…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe who would become a leader of Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) was born to Hubert and Angelina Sobukwe at Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province …
EventEleven African demonstrators are shot dead by Rhodesian police in Salisbury
On 1 June 1975, eleven African demonstrators were shot dead while 15 were left wounded when Rhodesian police opened fire on a rioting crowd on the outskirts of…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
Douglas Portway was born in Johannesburg in 1922. He studied fine art at the Witwatersran Technical College and later taught at the University of Johannesburg…
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
This charming figure which stands in front of the Oranje Girls High School was sculpted by Laurika Postma. The positive influence of aesthetically pleasing…
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
In 2000, a 32 year old Egyptian housewife became the first woman to file for a divorce without having to prove physical or psychological abuse. Under Egypt’s…
EventPassbook laws relaxed
In July 1986, South Africa was in a state of martial law, with a nation-wide State of Emergency having been declared in June of the same year. To counter the…
Archive2000 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 4 February 2000
THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF SOUTH AFRICA, THABO MBEKI, National Assembly Chamber, Cape Town, 4 February 2000 Madame Speaker and…
ArchiveCelebrating and commemorating twenty-years of the Harare declaration by Kgolane Alfred Rudolph PHALA
Introduction This year, 2009, the people of South Africa celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Harare Declaration, a significant document adopted by an OAU…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 104th Anniversary of the ANC by Jacob Zuma
8 January 2016, Rustenburg, North West Comrades, compatriots, friends and invited guests, The African National Congress was founded one-hundred-and-four…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
Introduction We are not dealing with sets of statistics. We are talking about people of flesh and blood, who laugh and cry, who love and hate, who enjoy being…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
Honourable Guests, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, MPs, Provincial Executive Council members, Directors General, Leaders of the union and civic movement,…
Address by Mandela to the CBI conference London, 10 July 1996
Mr. Chairman; Prime Minister Major; My Lords; Ladies and Gentlemen. I have had the rare pleasure in the short time that I have been in the United …
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
Extract from Karis & Carter 1. NAME The name of the organisation shall be the Pan Africanist Congress, hereinafter referred to as the P.A.C. 2. AIMS…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the Opening of Phase 1B of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Mohale Dam, Kingdomof Lesotho, 16 March 2004
Your Majesty, King Letsie III, Your Excellency, Prime Minister, Phakalitha Mosisili, Honourable Members of the Lesotho Parliament and all branches of…
2018 - Cyril Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 16 February 2018
Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Baleka Mbete, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Ms Thandi Modise, Deputy Speaker of the National…