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Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 19 September 2003
… Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Honourable Premiers and … September, we are all urged to renew our commitment to the values that we hold…
EventThe NPA does not pursue charges against Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the SADF
… The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) announced that it … of Dr Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the South African Defence Force (SADF),…
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… On this day Bonisile John Kani was born in New Brighton, in the Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and his love for … in the New Brighton…
EventThe condition of Edwin Smith, the youngest baby in SA to undergo open-heart surgery, improves
… Edwin Smith became the youngest baby in South Africa to undergo open-heart … J.G. Strijdom Hospital by Professor Rob Kinsley, head of the hospital’s cardio…
EventThe UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
… On 22 January 1984, amidst the Apartheid government’s constitutional reform plans, the United Democratic Front (UDF) embarked on an ambitious campaign to…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the official launch of the Dube Trade Port and King Shaka International Airport, 8 May 2010, Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal
… His Majesty the King, Isilo Samabandla, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Dr … Dr. M.G. Buthelezi, Members of Parliament and the Provincial Legislature, Amakhosi,…
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
… The Government of the Republic of South Africa announced in Parliament that 18,000 people had been arrested and detained since the declaration of the State…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issued the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation. The Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation made it an ……
BiographyEddie J. Khaile
… that he was a Msotho and became a qualified bookkeeper. In the early 1920s, he became financial secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union …
BiographyDavid Ngwabeni
… Victoria East District, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape], had his banishment order issued on 19 June 1953. However, before the order was served, Ngwabeni…
ArchiveMemorandum proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC
… Memorandum to the National Executive Council proposing the setting up of a professional body of public and development administrators within the ANC. Covers…
ArticleWomen and The Food and Canning Workers’ Union
… factories opened in Paarl and Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. Fruit canning began in the early twentieth century, … participated in. The success of the…
EventThe DG for Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen, outlines plans for a marine line along the SA coast
… On 24 September 1980 the Director General of Transport, Mr. A.B. Eksteen outlined plans for a marine line along the South African coast, similar to the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 22 November 1976, Volume 58
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Mr Duggan, a reporter with the Cape Times newspaper; Robert Maxwell Molloy, also a reporter with the Cape Times…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… for most of his life. Born in 1945, he grew up under the oppression of apartheid, facing injustice on a daily … Today his work as a historian is ensuring…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… Antipolis (1977) The Antipolis, a Greek oil tanker, ran aground on the rocks near Victoria Road in Oudekraal in the Cape on 29 July 1977. It was being towed…
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… and attended Pretoria Boys High School, where he joined the rugby team. He was selected for the under- 15 squad in 2001 and the under-19 squad in 2004…
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… from Newcastle, Natal Colony (now KwaZulu Natal) into the Transvaal to purposefully defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 (Act no. 22). Gandhi … Thambi…
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… The Independent Democrats (ID), a political party which was formed by Patricia de Lille, who had defected from the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), benefited…
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… most celebrated authors. His most renowned novel 'Cry, the Beloved Country', which was published in 1948 is still in print. Paton was a founding member of…
ArchiveKwaZulu in contemporary South Africa: a case-study in the implementation of the policy of separate development
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Historical and Political…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 29 November 1976, Volume 67
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Alexander Paul Hare, Professor of Sociology at the University of Cape Town, D. Crowie and others, members of…
The Godliness of Apartheid Planning by Elizabeth Corrado, (University of Illinois), 5 October 2013
… the bulk of this paper. Dutch settlers arrived at the Cape Colony in 1652, and with them, the religion of the Dutch … of our plea for the unity of people……
ArchiveOpening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students
… Opening address to the 58th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November to 4…
ArchiveDialectic of Higher Education for the Colonised: the case of Non-White Universities in South Africa
… The institution of education in any society lends itself to … a custodian of societal values or constitute a threat to the traditional social order. Viewed…
ArchiveWomen in twentieth century South African politics: the Federation of South African Women, its roots, growth and decline
… A thesis submitted for the Degree of Master of Arts at the University of Cape Town by Colin John Walker in October 1978. This thesis … Women in twentieth…
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… Britain. Prior to his visit to Britain, he was exiled to the Cape after losing the crucial Battle of Ulundi, during the Anglo Zulu War … 16 August 2013]|…
ArchivePastoral letter of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference : the municipal elections of October 26, 1988
… Letter of the President and members of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference regarding the municipal elections of October 26, 1988. … Pastoral…
ArchiveLetter from the Senior Administrative Control Officer, Administration Board for Central Transvaal, to the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the Administration Board for Central Transvaal to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Mamelodi,…
ArchiveLetter from the South African Consulate-General, Lorenco Marques, to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Pretoria
… Letter from the South African Consulate-General in Mozambique to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in South Africa outlining a briefing of the military…