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The conduct of EFF at the National Assembly Today, 17 September 2014
… once more expresses it`s concern about the conduct of EFF Members of Parliament in the National Assembly today. Their refusal to abide by Parliamentary rules…
EventArmscor’s Chairman announces the production of a record breaking South African artillery system
… On 28 March 1982, the Chairman of Armscor announced that South Africa had developed a 155mm artillery piece that outranged it's counterparts of a similar…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Glossary
… book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education accentuate - to make more noticeable or…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… The official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media, appointed in June 1980, under the chairmanship of Justice M. Steyn, tabled its report. The Commission…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents , is a record of the second resistance movements waged by Indians in the … country; the first was waged by…
EventManne Dipico, former Premier of the Northern Cape, is born in Kimberley
… Manne Dipico, activist, politician and former Premier of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, is born in Kimberley. Emsley Manne Dipico was the first…
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… Haiti's recorded history began with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492. The island was named Hispaniola and became the territory of the Spanish…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… The increasing politicization of the oppressed and exploited masses of South Africa/Azania demands the constant re-writing and re-assessment of the past. New…
The Indians of Natal: Resistance to Apartheid, 1971-1985 by Davinder S. Dhillon
… ABSTRACT OF THESES This thesis highlights the ebbs and flows of the Indian minority's struggles against the systematic and unjust segregation of mankind…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Bibliography
… book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education Beinart, William. Twentieth-century…
The Khoikhoi carry out a series of raids on the free burghers’ herds
… With the coming of the Dutch settlers, the Khoikhoi faced a stronger demand for their cattle. Trade disputes and charges of theft caused great tension…
ArchiveA decent respect for the opinions of mankind: Academic freedom and human freedom
… Denis Healey, M.B.E., M.P. at the Eighth Annual Day of Affirmation of Academic Freedom and Human Freedom, University of Natal, Durban, September 17, 1970…
The death and injuries of South Africans in Nigeria, 16 September 2014
… The African National Congress has learned with sadness of the passing of 67 South African nationals who died and scores who were injured in Lagos as a result…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… the South African government to probe the mysterious death of Mozambican president Samora Machel , started its first … crashed in Mbuzini near Komatipoort,…
EventLeendert Janszen, junior merchant of the VOC, recommends settlement at the Cape
… was established as a trading company in 1602, with the aim of monopolising trade in East Asia, in particular the spice … a year. Their survival, as well as…
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… Prior to 1870, the Damara people occupied most of central Namibia, but large numbers were displaced or … When the first Europeans visited Namibia they were a…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front (UDF): a case study of democratic organisation, 1983-1987
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science, University of Natal, Durban, 1998. … The United…
EventChristoffel Coetzee de Villiers (37), compiler of South African genealogical registers, dies
… (now Western Cape). De Villiers is known as the 'father of South African geneaology' and began writing his … Geslachtregister der Oude Kaapsche Familien …
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… Commission (TRC) admitted their role in the 1977 killing of Steve Biko, the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). Biko was arrested on the…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 in Mauritius, the son of Adrian van der Stel, a Dutch East India Company (DEIC) official and Maria Lievens, the daughter…
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… Rosalind Ballingall was a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who reportedly disappeared in the Knysna Forest. The daughter of a Rand Mine's…
EventANC receives letter of gratitude from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan
… it was seven days after he made his famous speech "Winds of Change In Africa" in Cape Town. In the letter he was … views on Nationalist apartheid policies…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… at the time, and contributed to research in the field of parasitology, and the founder of tropical medicine. In particular, Manson's theories about the…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… On 13 September 1960, during the trial of David Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence … Court in Pretoria before Justice Rumpff, Judge-President…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… pan-African policy, playing a key role in the formation of the Organization of African Unity in 1963. As head of government, he was less successful however,…
EventNegotiators representing Afrikaner Republics travel to Pretoria to present terms of surrender
… At the end of the South African War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902, negotiators for the Afrikaner republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… A member of the Tetela ethnic group, Patrice Emery Lumumba was born in the Katakokombe region of the Kasai Province of Belgian Congo. Lumuba became involved…
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
… gratitude to every person who observed the National Day of Prayer and Reflection today. From tomorrow, 9 December … Constituency Offices as well as the…
EventTutu is outraged by De Klerk’s denial of responsibility for apartheid’s atrocities
… how De Klerk could still insist that he had been unaware of apartheid atrocities, when delegations from the Lawyers … Rights and the Black Sash, among many…
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… The ANC is deeply saddened by the news of the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo who was the widow of former secretary general of the ANC and former minister of ……