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EventAfrica Malaria Day
… Malaria Day is observed annually on 25 April. The day was officially instituted by the World … malaria in countries worldwide. The annual observance held on…
EventRobben Island is turned into a maximum security prison
… It is believed that thousands of years ago, people lived on Robben Island. After the Dutch had settled at the Cape, … from the rest of the community…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… Alexis Preller was born on 6 September 1911 in Pretoria. Before pursuing a career in … innovative artists of his time. He died in Johannesburg, on 13…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution … court. The Belgian government continued its reliance on the Tutsi power structure in governing…
ArchiveAppendix 6 Studies in Asia by Denis Goldberg
… ethnic minorities are actively seeking a greater equality on social matters and, in line with the individual wealth of … and not judgments, except where…
Address At The Commerce Faculty Graduation Ceremony(Media friendly) by Saleem Badat, 10 April 2015, Rhodes University
… movements as “a form of collective action” that is “based on solidarity,” that expresses the existence of “a conflict,” … nationality, and geographical…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… I. The South African Indian Congress has on many occasions broughtto the attention of the United … in South Africa and theimpact of the policies of apartheid…
When your position can't be sustained, create a scarecrow - The Menace of Post-Apartheid South Africa by Thabo Mbeki, 18 January 2016
… the selection of candidates for the 1994 elections, and so on, had meant that the leadership had to encourage wide and … our organisation and broad…
Yet another Myth: Mbeki and the Monopolisation of Power by Thabo Mbeki, 25 January 2016
… carried an article headed “Mbeki’s shock as ANC turns on him”, written by one Chris McGreal. Among others McGreal … 2008, the ANC canvassed for the support…
PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… Located on Mzilikazi Street in Mofolo, the Mofolo Arts Centre is a … for a short period before the initiative passed entirely on to black artists. …
PlaceSeychelles
… is made up of 115 small Islands. They were first settled on by the French, leading a small party of Whites, Indians … period Seychelles also saw the…
PlaceSomerset Road, Green Point
… night. While the Parking for most of these Restaurants is on the street, there are a few Parking Lots, within walking … Parking Area, there is ample parking…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977.Over the past two Centuries, The Vineyard … a modern Hotel. While time and…
PlaceBo-Kaap Museum
… Situated at the foot of Signal Hill, on the fringe of the city centre, and formerly known as the … almost a Century. Take a leisurely walk as she takes you…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… On 6 June 1995 a historic resolution was taken by the … The ruling followed the Constitutional Court's hearing on the death penalty which took place in…
PlaceFort Schanskop
… was also built by the German firm Krupp, was completed on 6 April 1897 and cost £47 500. Christiaan Kuntz was in … reduced during the course of the Second…
PlaceKruger House Museum
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. This was the last house in which President … to amputate his thumb after a shooting…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Mandela, to the International Solidarity Conference Johannesburg, 19 February 1993
… this, to help us move from apartheid to democracy. We are on the eve of great changes, that place enormous responsibilities on all our shoulders. These are…
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… Congolose Movement (NCM). Independence Day was marked on 30 June 1960, with the election of Lumumba as prime … country, and tension rose between Congolese…
EventAll African People Conference is held in Accra, Ghana
… Africa". The A. A. P Conference met to chart a way forward on how to achieve continental freedom. The agenda of the … born in May 1963 Click here to read…
EventThami Mazwai, former journalist and anti-apartheid activist, is jailed for two years
… On 12 February 1982 journalist Thami Mazwai was jailed for … with offenses relating to their activities in the 1970s. On 9 October 1969 Mazwai received a…
EventMedical Association agrees to investigate Biko’s death
… to conduct a public investigation into Steve Biko's death on 13 November 1980. This happened following public outcry … against the official explanation of…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… in train violence, particularly the Benrose massacre on 13 September 1990. He also named a Zimbabwean who had … Special Forces, and that they orchestrated…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… of transition in the country. Zephania Mothopeng was born on 10 September 1913 in the Free State in the district of … the aims of a banned organization. He…
EventThabo Mbeki is elected 2nd President of a democratic South Africa
… that pulled our country out of the abyss and placed it on the pedestal of hope, on which it rests today". He acknowledged that his Government … 1976 Soweto…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for … town of Louis Trichardt. Hans van Rensburg's…
EventNicolaas Johannes Diederichs, South Africa’s fourth state president, is born
… Diederichs South Africa's fourth state president was born on 17 November 1903. After studying for his doctoral degree … Party in 1953 and became a Member of…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… geared to promote sustainable economic growth and took on characteristics of both neo-liberalism and socialism. … International support for this programme…
EventuMkhoto weSizwe (MK) launches its first acts of sabotage
… On this date, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of … increasingly active in the country launching attacks on the Koeberg Nuclear Plant in Cape Town,…
EventTshifiwa Muofhe, a Lutheran Church elder suspected of complicity in the Sibasa Police Station bomb blast, dies in police custody
… and panic, with the government expecting follow up attacks on other key installations in the area. The reaction of … inside the homeland. Moufhe died in…