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ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… ceremony is traditionally performed ten days after birth to introduce a newborn to the ancestors, involving the … South Africa Black Consciousness Movement…
ArchiveOne, so many
… at the Market Theatre on the 9th to the 14th May 1983. Six women present Robyn Orlin' solo dance performance. …
ArchiveGrassroots 83 : No to PC - forward to a unit
… Calendar for 1983. Black and white photographs of President Botha and …
ArchiveGuatemala in Central America
… series Witness to Guatamala by Robert Cabrera, Costa Rica, 1983. …
Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
… additional member to whom were delegated special tasks. By 1983 additional positions were created for a projects … and women's organiser (AZASO, Constitution…
ArchiveList of organisations which support and are affiliates of the Regional UDF
… Presented at the UDF Press Conference held on 1 August 1983 at Khotso House, Johannesburg. …
EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
… Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his birth; some give it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. Kottler …
BiographyMichael Guthrie Scott
This article was written by Ben Forstate and forms part of the SAHO Public History Internship Michael Guthrie Scott was born on 30 July 1907 in the village…
EventDieter and Ruth Gerhard are detained
… Simonstown naval base. They were jailed in December 1983 after being convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. … Westport: Greenwood.|O'Malley, P., Pre…
ArticleGayle: The Language of Apartheid South Africa’s Gay Underground
… and governance of one’s sexual expression that led to the birth of “Gayle”. Comparable to Britain’s Polari or South …
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 July 1983. …
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Beyers Naude is born
… raised in the heart of Afrikanerdom. Sources: Gastrow .S. (1983). Who's Who in South African Politics: Vol 2, …
PlaceKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
… Sportscar Championship were hosted at Kyalami in 1974, 1983 and 1984 and the 500cc Motorcycle World Championship also visited Kyalami from 1983 to 1985…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 June 1983. The Beau Soleil Music Centre was officially opened on 15th April 1983 by the Western Cape…
EventViolence breaks out at the University of Zululand
… of political violence at the institution on 29 October 1983. Five of those killed were students who were supporters … violence at the University of Zululand…
Hastings Banda, the early years by Angela Thompsell updated 01 March 2016
… South Africa. Key Facts Name : Hastings Kamuzu Banda Birth : c. 1906 or c. 1898, possibly in British Central … British Central Africa Protectorate, but the…
Azikhwelwa on Monday. Flyer by Soweto Students’ Representative Council calling for a stay-away from 13 September 1976
… Parents, you should rejoice for having given birth to this type of a child. A child who prefers to fight … you proud of the soldiers of liberation you have…
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
… They had a daughter, who died only after a few hours after birth. Schreiner succumbed to years of chronic asthma and …
EventCedric Mayson is charged with treason
… the day before his case was due to resume on 18 April 1983. …
Links & Partnerships
… Movement - The Children’s Resource Center was started in 1983 to help children to organize themselves into a … together a range of services for young…
ArticleThe Arniston
… National Monuments Council Act for shipwrecks (Gericke, 1983). This means that the ship, along with any other ship … Gericke, I., 1983. Grids and pumps for…
ArchiveUDF Unites To Expose What Underlies Reform
… United Democratic Front was launched in Cape Town in Agust 1983 to unite a broad range of organisations against the new …
EventPFP Leader Colin Wells Eglin born
… National Party (NP) in parliament. Source: Gastrow .S. (1983). Who's Who in South African Politics: Vol 2, …
EventP.W. Botha is born
… from 1978 until 1984. Botha became president after 1983 constitutional amendments, which made provision for the …
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… inmates and township residents in the period 1978 to 1983. In townships across South Africa interactions between … The attack on students at the University…
EventThe 4th Pan-African Congress is held in New York City, USA
… for "treatment as civilised men despite differences of birth, race or color." The participants condemned the United …
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… It is notable that this day in history marks both the birth and death of this important figure in South African …
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… rights of Black people. The commemoration of his birth this year (2008) is a fitting tribute to a hero who has …
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… he could have been at least ten years older as his exact birth date is unknown. …
EventKenya is granted independence
… the leader of the Kenya African Union (KAU) in 1947 and birth of the Mau Mau rebel movement. In 1952 in response to …