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EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… of Kaunda and left Zambia to seek asylum in Mozambique in 1976. . Once safely ensconced in Mozambique, ZANLA increased …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… ethics. Upon his return to South Africa shortly after the 1976 Soweto uprisings, he increased his anti-Apartheid …
EventNamibian artist, John Ndevasia Muafangejo, dies
… the São Paulo Biennale (1971), and the Brooklyn Museum (1976). British art critic Edward Lucie-Smith described him as …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
In the 1940s the ANC rejuvenated itself and began to work more closely with the SACP, putting behind the antagonistic relationship between the two parties in…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… mid-1970s, in the aftermath of the Soweto Uprising of June 1976, press restrictions had intensified significantly. …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith visits the United States, challenging officials to support his plan for the transition of government in the country.
… After declaring in 1976 that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia, …
EventSA national soccer team, Bafana Bafana, win the SA’s first ever FIFA sanctioned match.
… been suspended by FIFA in 1961 and formally expelled in 1976 because apartheid law forbade mixed-race sport. For …
ArticleBlack Consciousness: Cultural Expression and Representation
… MDALI (Music Drama Arts and Literature Institute). After 1976, the youth and student movements began to systematically …
PlaceOrlando Stadium
… As well as entertainment and political events. In June 1976, this was the planned destination of protesting students … resilience, and remembrance in South…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… AAM. In 1971, 14 unions were AAM affiliates. It took the 1976 Soweto uprising to bring a flood of affiliates, and by … asked workers to observe a week of…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Epilogue by Carol Hermer
… blacks have still no more political rights than in 1976. How have the changes affected Maria and her family? She … for change from white voices has been…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… breakdown due to the government’s reaction to the 1976 boycotts. Currently the Centre offers sewing, pottery, …
Funeral of Sean MacBride: Oliver Tambo, 05 May 1988
… struggle for independence of his own people. From 1973 to 1976, as United Nations Commissioner, he distinguished …
PlaceSeychelles
… Seychelles achieved Independence from Britain, in 1976 and became a Republic within the Commonwealth . …
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… one of the few buildings that survived the destruction in 1976. Patel has been manager of the museum since 2013 and …
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… police surveillance. After the student uprising of 1976, the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was banned and …
EventPetronella Nellie du Toit South African soprano singer is born
… and Art for her contribution to music in South Africa in 1976. In 1980 Nellie was engaged by the University of …
EventAZAPO is re-launched in Roodepoort
… second time. After the outbreak of the Student Uprising in 1976, the government responded by detaining several members …
EventAnti apartheid activist Dr. Richard Turner is assassinated
… activists in the period following the Soweto Revolt in 1976 and 1977. The assassination of Turner was therefore part …
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… political activities and as consequence was arrested in 1976 under the Terrorism Act and sentenced to 15 years in …
EventJack Penn, sculptor and one of the world’s best plastic surgeon is born
… 1996, at the age of 87. References: Feldberg Leon (1976), South African Jewry, (Fiedhill Publishing Company), …
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… to knowledge of both the 1955 Freedom Charter and the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The Freedom Charter is the statement of … “Congress of the People” in Kliptown,…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… a mineral water works, an industry in operation until 1976. Writer H Rider Haggard visits Rustenburg, and makes … forces to fight against apartheid from…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
… some of their most notable publications. Zukiswa Wanner (1976-) Writer. Feminist. African. Mother. Lover (Wanner, … play, A Kind of Marriage, was first…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… semi-liberated zones and striking further south. In 1975-1976 in Ovambo, PLAN mounted a major attack. In 1978-1979 …
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… students, community and political organizations. Since 1976, most young workers had experienced more than a decade …
ArticleBlack South African literature
… powerful novels of struggle, adaptation and survival. The 1976 Soweto uprising unleashed an immense flood of writing. …
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… by SASO’s influence particularly after the June 16 1976 Uprising, SASO was banned in October 1977 and this …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… argue), it was only subsequent to the Soweto Uprising of 1976 that the need for a total strategy was formally …
ArticleThe spread of these ideas to Europe and Australia
… Royal Society of Tasmania and placed on public display. In 1976, on the centenary of her death, her remains were finally …