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EventDemonstrations begin outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
… anti-apartheid protesters demanded a stronger anti-South Africa policy from the United States (U.S.) government. The … she had stepped out to address the…
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… I B Tabata, to the 1st Conference of the Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held on 20th December 1951. This is an … and what their purpose is to the development…
EventAbyssinian fortress of Dessie is captured by South African troops during World War II
… War II . The War broke out in September 1939 and South Africa joined in support of Britain. The decision to enter … would have supported the Germans instead…
PlaceMitchell Park Zoo, Durban
… suit some of the animals; for example, the brown bear lost all its fur. The heat may have had an effect, Bob turned … The Independent on Saturday recently,…
ArticleAbstracts presented for the 1973 Durban Strikes Conference
… the resurgence of resistance politics in Namibia and South Africa by Heike Becker The Lessons of the Transition Era, … by Monique Marks An evolution of…
ArticleCode Name Rae book launch soon
… Britain between 1963 and 1966, before returning to South Africa and settling in Durban. She continued her studies at … was eventually sent to Angola. Pillay…
PlaceElandsfontein Private Nature Reserve, Western Cape
… includes a rest stop where light refreshments are served. All quad bikes have fully automatic gearboxes to ensure that …
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… organisation, the ANC, are beginning to germinate. South Africa is free. Few days ago President Mandela signed into law a democratic constitution for South…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… industry. It was realised then that, because South Africa did not have crude oil reserves, the country's balance … is one of the top five publicly listed…
EventWWII: SA troops to fight in Europe
… to his promise in 1939 that SA troops would only fight in Africa. The Sixth South African Armoured Division, the most … were killed in Italy. Click here to…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… to extract rubber and ivory in the Congo region of central Africa. He operated under the pretext of protecting the "natives" from Arab slavers and opening…
EventSA jazz singer, Letta Mbulu is born in Soweto
… Masekela. At the end of the tour Mbulu returned to South Africa, but did not stay long because of the apartheid … and actor. In 1992 Mbulu and her husband…
EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… at the twilight of P.W. Botha’s career as both the South Africa and National Party leader. The following year Botha … bring about a new Constitutional…
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… a European, tracing her origins in both England and South Africa. In her books she looked at the alienation she felt, issues of identity and the impact of…
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… Stern are two of the most prolific woman painters in South Africa. They both introduced expressionism to South Africa. Laubster was also a singer and had…
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
… other residents escaped injuries. Zimbabwe blamed South Africa for the attack but, predictably, South Africa denied they were behind it. The booby trapped TV…
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… the University of Leipzig. Van der Bijl returned to South Africa in 1920. He founded the Electricity Supply Commission … was soon providing sufficient…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… that is to break our morale and to eventually leave South Africa defenceless." Source: South African History Archive … ECC was part of the "revolutionary…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… traditional Provinces, in the South Eastern part, of South Africa. However in 1996, under South Africa’s, new Democratic Constitution the Homelands were…
PlaceGoodman Gallery
… of how commercial galleries are structured within South Africa and the continent, as well as the responsibilities of … which in parts reflected the…
From Resistance to Creative Mediation: Writing and Literary Intellectuals’ Influence on the Liberation Struggles and Political Impact on Literary Discourse and Developments
… of abstracts for individual papers and panels for the 2012 Africa Century International African Writers Conference. The … in African history – such as the…
PlaceRustenburg
… this Province, has significance for many groups in South Africa, and its History is complex and rich in variety. The … and the Town has become the fastest…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… the apartheid security establishment. He then left South Africa the following year and went into exile in Zambia. … commissar for Umkhonto weSizwe. On his…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… The state alleged that the two men left the South Africa in August 1982 in order to undergo military training … return in 1985 to Mdantsane Township,…
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
… as President of the ANC and of the Republic of South Africa.This meeting was the first ever between the Congress … M., (2007). Thabo Mbeki: The Dream…
EventDutch Foreign Minister Luns is asked by the Johannesburg
… eye." In a letter to Luns the committee wrote that South Africa gives a better home to thousands of Hollanders as … wanted to know from Luns what the Dutch…
EventPrime Minister Vorster holds talks with Dr. Kissinger
… the meeting, was his intention of seeing whether South Africa would be willing to contribute to a moderate and peaceful evolution of events in southern…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
… South Africa national soccer team, Bafana Bafana played England … at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to mark South Africa's campaign to host World Cup…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… opened the door for the negotiations which, led to South Africa’s first non-racial polls on 27 April 1994. His … due to infighting over its role in post…