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EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… completed his Matric while in prison, and was released in 1983. He joined the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) …
ArchivePostscript Ante by Howard Barrell
… Island prison between 1964 and 1976, between 1978 and 1983 the head in exile of the ANC's internal reconstruction … executive, had headed ANC military…
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… founding members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983 and served as the General Secretary of the Federation of …
EventLuc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus, is born
… Pasteur Institute. Dr. Montagnier is best known for his 1983 discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), …
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 October 1983. 1904 | Founded as Grey College School with 6 students …
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… Party Youth in 1969 at the encouragement of his father. In 1983, he became one of the founding members of the United …
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… organisations launched two national formations in 1983. One was the Congress movement oriented United … BC oriented organisations and small left-wing groups…
Statement on naming of OR Tambo International Airport, 31 October 2006
… to commemorate next year the 90th anniversary of his birth, Oliver Tambo`s legacy should inspire every South …
PlaceOak-Villa Cottage, Baviaanskloof Road
… later occupied by his son Fred Trautman who,. after the birth of his son in 1878, enlarged it by the addition of two …
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… numerous significant buildings. His exact town of birth is disputed and even his architectural education is …
PlaceMaphikela House
… can be found in Mangaung Township. It is known as the birth place of the African National Congress because that is …
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… in government. The next day, Agostinho Neto announced the birth of the People’s Republic of Angola. The new state was … Cunene province, ostensibly to attack…
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… transplant and pioneering research for the CAT scanner. 1983: Groote Schuur Campus declared a national monument. …
PlaceSteve Biko Bridge, East London
… Harbour. Named in honour of Balthazar John Vorster, 1915-1983. Former Prime Minister of the Republic of South Africa, …
PlaceLeinster Hall, 7 Weltevreden Street, Gardens
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 March 1983. Leinster Hall is now home to 'The Stack' – private …
EventProfessor John Fleming “Jack” Brok dies
… On 3 July 1983, John Fleming (Jack) Brock died – he was a scientist, …
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… Front (UDF) and subsequently became its president in 1983. Gumede and his party were banned in 1986. Over the …
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… to consult with organizations in that region. On 21 May 1983 the Natal UDF region was launched, followed by the …
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… on the Moon, while Collins orbited above. Pratley died in 1983 and today the company is run by his son, Kim. Hundreds …
EventForced removals at the Crossroads informal settlement
… It emerged the bloody fights that were prevalent in 1983, between United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters and …
The Choice of Termination Act is Enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… gone unchallenged. On the 10th of July 1998 , three pro-birth organisations lost an appeal in the Pretoria Supreme …
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… numerous significant buildings. His exact Town of Birth is disputed and even his Architectural Education is …
EventExplorer and navigator Vasco da Gama completes his voyage round the Cape of Good Hope to India
… Vasco Da Gama was of noble birth and was the son of an explorer, however little else is …
ArticleThe Constitution
… religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth. No person may unfairly discriminate directly or …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… to our country and our commitment to its future. The birth of our South African nation has, like any other, passed …
ArticleAfrikaner Jewry in South Africa
… & Weil, (2002:94) ↵ [viii] ibid. p.99 ↵ [ix] Shain, (1983:4) ↵ [x] ibid. ↵ [xi] ibid. ↵ [xii] Burden & Weil, …
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
… defeats South Vietnam. 1979 : USSR invades Afghanistan 1983 : Ronald Reagan proposes Star Wars 1989 : Soviet …
A New Date For the Founding of the South African Society of Artists, and it’s Second Annual Exhibition of 1898
… revised second edition of Art and Artists of South Africa (1983:380), and gave September 1897 as SASA's amended founding …
References and links: Local History
… [Accessed: 9 January 2015]. Smithsonian Education, (1983), “The Art to Zoo: History Close to Home: Creating your …
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 3: An ancient African society: Egypt
… Nile waters led the ancient Egyptians to view cycles of birth, death and re-birth. The east coast of the Nile was thought to be a representation of birth or…