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EventAuthor and playwright Ronald Harwood is born in Cape Town
… a stage actor. In 1961 Harwood published his first novel, All the same shadows. The novel would be the first of many. …
EventDr D.F. Malan unveils the statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square, Pretoria
… site. Today the square attracts scores of tourists from all over the world. it is surrounded by historical buildings …
EventAfrican leaders issue a call for African unity
… of the main African political organisations into the All African National Congress, united and inspired by common … South African History Online. All Africa…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… This represented an extension of the measures to all other black townships. … from The Star (Available at National Library of South Africa, Cape Town campus)…
EventZANU-PF wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe
… a Government of National Unity by drawing its members from all major political parties of the fifteen-year conflict. …
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… The election came just a year after she resigned from all ANC leadership posts, including her post as Member of …
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… Manuel, Ebrahim Rasool, Mountrain Qumbela and Hilda Ndude, all officials of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the …
EventArchbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested
… liberation movements and government led to the release of all political prisoners. Sources: Wallis, F. (2000). …
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
… the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill, which bans all forms of tobacco advertising and prohibits smoking in …
EventStephen Appiah, retired Ghanaian footballer is born
… he later changed to midfield and was described as an all round box to box midfielder, able to defend, create goals …
EventNkomo, leader of ZAPU forms a coalition government with Robert Mugabe
… Nkomo's party won twenty seats in the new Assembly, all in his tribal homeland of Matabeleland. Initially, Mugabe …
EventChief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five years
… in 1952, a non- violent protest against the pass laws. Yet all these were menacing to the apartheid government hence …
PlaceAmersfoort near Ermelo
… remaining bridge entirely constructed by this company, as all others have had their steel superstructures replaced over … remaining bridge entirely…
PlaceLuckhoff High School
… VISION Lückhoff High is committed to the principle that all children, regardless of their income or the class status … vision • Value the participation of…
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
… East . At 27,5 km it is one of the longer Passes in South Africa and traverses all four tiers of the dominant Zuurberg Mountain Range. It … At 27,5 km it is…
PlaceMapungubwe Interpretation Centre
… curvature and lines of the building will mesmerise all visitors but the true treasures are located inside. The … to share the mysteries of Mapungubwe and one…
ArchiveHistory for the Future by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… in the report, designed, they say, to prevent South Africa ever going back to the country it was under apartheid. All of them say they are disheartened that…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
… magnificence and continue to produce some of South Africa's best wines there. A popular Christmas tradition that … lights along the Main Road. Every year…
PlaceDe Doorns, Cape Winelands
… the Centre of the Hex River Valley, in the midst of South Africa’s Table Grape Industry . This is a Valley of Vineyard … give rise to a display of variegated…
PlaceHopefield, Heritage Town in the Western Cape
… Hopefield is a town in the Western Cape Province , South Africa , north of Cape Town . The town was laid out in 1852 … or reed houses, traditional homes of…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… were taken to kwaMatiwane hill where they were killed like all wrongdoers in the Zulu kingdom. There is however no proof … killing Retief, Dingane's began…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki at the launch of the Public Administration Leadership and Management Academy, 1 August 2008,
… to a quarter of a million public service managers, across all three spheres of governments, to lift their performance … and accessibility of the training to…
Jason Laure
… Author: photographer of 32 books. Collection: UNICEF Africa Museum of New York; UCLA; Woodstock Museum, New York. …
Curry and the South African Revolution by E. S. Reddy
… for anything else. When they returned home, they washed all the dishes and set them up for the next day. The … be remembered as fighters for freedom…
Other organisations related to the ANC
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) South African …
ArticleAfrapix
… school of documentary photography in apartheid South Africa. The formation of Afrapix coincided with the increase … policy and joint projects. Afrapix’s…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
… problem. We believe that the cessation of hostilities by all protagonists is a precondition for the evasive attempt to …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.4 1987
… From Blame Me on History by Bloke Modisane; Capping It All by Lawrence Mpanya; Life at Home by Joel Matlou; POEMS: …
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
… more trees. The fountain was never completed and, by 1814, all traces of it had disappeared. Despite its value as a …
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… South African government had almost been broken. Nearly all the revolutionary leaders had either been banned, jailed … Liebenberg, B.J. & Spies, S.B. (eds) …