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Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
… 27 1989 described this week how they were contracted by Winnie Madikizela- Mandela to carry out the assassination … Asvat.” His story is corroborated in an…
“What I Owe To Mahatma Gandhi”: An Article, September 16, 1948
… like Napoleon could only dream of. As the years went by I was able to assess the full power of the weapon of … During my airborne voyage to Karachi and Patna…
Everyone must take responsibility, 21 August, 2012 - Sahra Ryklief
… On Thursday August 16, 34 striking miners were shot dead by police at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Rustenburg. It is not … will remain endemic to protest and…
Archive2000 - President Mbeki, State of the Nation Address, 4 February 2000
… democratic system whose permanence has been underwritten by two successful general elections. We have put behind us … and more, of the resolution of…
Say It out Loud - The 1913 Presidential Address, Kimberley, Cape, 11th October, 1913
… From the book: Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The 1913 Presidential Address, Kimberley, Cape, 11th October, 1913 Presidential address by Dr. A…
PlaceKwaDukuza timeline
… The new settlement began in July 1825, and was occupied by September. King Shaka called it, 'Dukuza' (the maze). It … Shaka's Death At the time, King Shaka…
Document 89 “People’s Front and the Cry for Unity in South Africa”, The Spark, 2, 4, April 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 89 "People's Front and the Cry for … broad "People's Front" to stop…
PlaceWynberg, Southern Suburbs
… of modern-day Maynardville was originally administered by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and is named after … their visit’s essence. The farm’s allure is…
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
… — were to be educated. Lovedale was established in 1824 by John Bennie and John Ross of the Glasgow Missionary … (Latin and Greek) were the main subjects;…
ANC`s urgent court application in view of DA march, 12 February 2014
… and the public at large protection against a threat posed by the DA march, in the morning at 06:00 at the South Gauteng … that court will accede to our…
Killings at Ntshanga, 29 December 1996
… to exercise self-restraint and refuse to be provoked by the enemies of peace. The ANC also calls upon the people … Gcabashe or 082 551 9192 for Dumisani…
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… offices and important information about the organisation. By dialling one number, members of the public can access … number also provides access to recent…
ArchiveAfrican Communist, 1959 - 1994
… its existence until the state of emergency was declared by the government after the police massacres of Sharpeville … "This magazine, 'The African Communist'…
EventFinal legal note on the SS Mendi
… Shipping Acts. The accident was found to be caused by the SS Darro and the loss of life by the negligence of the master of that ship, Henry Stump, to …
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… works not currently on exhibition are advised to do so by appointment. The Permanent Collection is supplemented by an active programme of temporary…
PlaceWrensch House, 77 Lower Wrench Road, Observatory
… house stands dates back to the earliest grants of land by Jan van Riebeeck along the Liesbeek River. This Property … Cape Dutch style. In 1853 the Property…
PlaceGeorge Division
… Uniondale in 1879. Originally the region had been covered by extensive indigenous forests, but during colonial times … was widespread. After the 1880s this…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… and participated in the Young Communist League (YCL) and, by 1946, in the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). … of the South African Congress of…
EventSA Prime Minister sends a goodwill message to the new government of Mozambique
… Portuguese to leave Mozambique. The new government, led by Samora Machel, took over on June 25, 1975. Machel became … in Matola, Mozambique.This was the…
EventA South African Defence Force Capt. Wynand du Toit is captured in Angola
… had failed to pick up that the area was surrounded by camoflaged bases of the Angolan defence forces, reinforced by East European and Cuban troops. Angolan…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… through the election of national office holders and by the extension of an all-white parliament. By 1964, limited political rights had been extended to …
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods, arrives in Britain with his family
… the death of his friend, Steve Biko, Woods was arrested by the Security Police and served with a banning order. Following attacks on his home and family by…
EventThe Convention on the International Maritime Satellite Organisation, plus Operating Agreement, is adopted in London.
… 1976, along with an Operating Agreement. As defined by the convention, the purpose of Inmarsat was to improve … this convention was only put into force in…
EventResolute Treurnicht rejects waiving language policy
… of African unrest at Soweto schools being noticed by government authorities on 4 June, who reported it to the … Education, Andries Treurnicht, rejected the…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is released
… of the banning order, and as such could not be quoted by any person or by the press. During his incarceration Sobukwe obtained an …
EventNP presents its revised constitutional proposals
… the appointment of multiparty transitional councils by CODESA during the first phase to oversee regional and … (ANC) accepted the plan for the constitution…
EventThirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attack
… five. The other eight people were later killed allegedly by Inkatha supporters in retaliation. After various submissions by victims of the attack before the…
EventSoweto agrees to pay rent
… was reached bringing to an end a five-year rent boycott by the residents of Soweto. The SPD was engaged in the … To write of more than R 500 million in…
EventMayor of Welkom, in the Free State, is tarred and feathered
… particularly problematic as many Whites felt threatened by the eventuality of a regime change. Reactions to the … dissuade him from authorising the erection…
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… boycotts, which culminated in widespread rioting followed by clashes between police and civilians, were common, … treason, the intention being to overthrow…