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EventAbdullah Abdurahman, medical doctor and Cape community leader, dies in Cape Town
… Opinion) newspaper hailed him as a great leader who was at all times available to address the needs of Black, Indian and … Abdullah Abdurahman Biography…
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… Gluckman, pathologist appointed by the Biko family, all of whose findings were unanimous. Death had been caused …
EventSA sprinter Oscar Pistorius reaches the final
… Paralympic experience. "I've never been so scared in all my life out there," said the likeable youngster who was …
EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… In his testimony to the TRC, Vlok stated that he received all instructions from President P.W. Botha. He was granted …
EventNigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
… a doctor, and Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti. All her sons were activists in their own right. In 1978 Kuti …
EventThe death of Andries Tatane
… with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. They were all found not guilty as it was claimed that they could not be … at: www.rfi.fr [Accessed: 11 April 2014…
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… General Idi Amin Dada overthrew Milton Obote, he released all political prisoners detained by Obote’s government. He …
EventDaisy de Melker is hung for poisoning her two husbands and her son.
… three times and killed two of her husbands and her son. All the men she married were plumbers and, the two that she … feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad…
EventAhmadou Kourouma, Ivorian novelist dies in France
… went on to write three more books after his debut novel, all of which did very well, especially in France. His last …
Professor Zakes Mda review of Robert Mcbride A coloured Life
… want to understand the dynamics of race and class in South Africa …
Allister Starke
… by public transport from RSA to Europe and back, via East Africa and the Middle East. I have been living and working on …
PlaceRichards Bay
… now boasts one the largest Coal Export Terminals, in the Africa. (It loads 65 Million Tons every Year making it the largest in Africa.) The terminal is owned…
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
… could have upset her as he was under the impression that all was well between them. He said Fezeka had not raised any … immediately go to Johannesburg to see…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter IV - Divide and Rule
… Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke The AmaXhosa OF ALL THE functions of the missions, that of divide and rule is … , the British, swallowing up both…
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…
51. The ‘Satyagraha’ campaign ends
… 1911 to the effect that the existing rights of Indians in all the parts of the Union should be left untouched. There … increased. Now that the Government has…
EventAnton Fransch, ANC guerrilla, killed by the special forces of the apartheid regime
… to the media and the courts at the time was in almost all instances the police version. The Commission took into … functions in the section … were to drive…
Statement of the ANC National Disciplinary committee in the case of Mbulelo Goniwe, 14 December 2006
… committee refers to Rule 25.1(a) of the ANC Constitution: all members without exception must abide by the Constitution … as adopted or amended from time to…
ArchiveThe Arthur Chaskalson I knew by George Bizos, 5 December 2012
… my friends and supporters would not attend the Dinner. Not all students agreed. They called a meeting to vote for a … Ramsbottom, far from being embarrassed…
Bernard Shaw and May Morris
… of them-May -took a keen interest in his work, attended all the meetings and social gatherings; the home of William … that the immediate collapse of private…
How do we understand Nelson Mandela@100? by Raymond Suttner, 29 May 2018
… achieved. Mandela played a central role in many, but not all of the struggles during his lifetime and in every … Chief Jongintaba Dalindyebo, Mandela…
PlaceHermanus
… "This Town is known for many things, not least of all the abundance of whales that skirt past the coast every … Summer! A Seaside Town, South East of Cape…
EventPortuguese sailors reach St Helena Bay
… which still exists. Lacking able-bodied men to sail all the ships, Da Gama burned the Sao Raphael. On 20 March … Jeronimos in 1880. Sources: Howcroft, P. …
PlaceSteynsburg
… properties of Steynsburg are now luring new residents from all around South Africa, who are looking for the peace and tranquillity of the …
PlacePinelands
… the desolate Cape Flats . Located on the site of South Africa's first windmil l , you'll find one of Cape Town's … Open seven times, the Bell's Cup on three…
PlaceVan Reenen's Pass, KwaZulu Natal
… can lay claim to is that of the most dangerous Pass in Africa! Despite this, the long pass provides beautiful … over the Mountains and lower lying Regions -…
ArchiveHow a slave from Mauritius led a rebellion in Cape Town by Nigel Worden (Ground Up), 30 March 2016
… Castle and were swiftly overcome. Within 36 hours it was all over. Because of this the uprising is not today widely … farmsteads, captured their owners and…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… and Krupp. When it became evident that the cost of all eight forts was going to be excessive, the decision was … by Krupp; and Daspoortrand to be built by…
Document 26 - Nelson Mandela’s reply to F. W. De Klerk
… the ANC to be accountable, the same should apply to all parties and social movements. One of the ways in which we … (e.g. the police). Priority Areas We are…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… for food, tomorrow for the vote, and then freedom for all.” … in Cape Town, 1939-1965,” State and Resistance in South Africa, 1939-1965 . (Aldershot:…