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EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
… The South African government threatened to pull out of the United Nations (UN) peace plan for Namibia unless … the South African government agreed to give up…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) bodyguards, … including Jerry Richardson and Jabu Sithole (coach of the Mandela United…
EventGang leader Andre Stander is shot dead in the United States of America
… former police officer, South African fugitive and leader of the Stander Gang consisting of Patrick Lee McCall, Allan Heyl and Stander himself, was shot dead…
EventF.W. de Klerk, former state president of South Africa, is born in Johannesburg.
… law and practiced as a lawyer in Vereeninging, south of Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). In 1975 he became information officer of the Transvaal…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 Glossary
… Ancient: Belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past. BC : … from your own country to live there. Conquest: The act of taking…
ArchiveBackground to the 20th anniversary of Republic Day, 31st May 1981
… about the background to the 20th anniversary of the Republic Day on 31st May 1981. The meaning of Republic is also discussed, followed by the brief survey of…
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… in South Africa. The most remarkable incident of political violence took place in February 1990 after South … President F.W. de Klerk made a speech at the…
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… King Ngqika and Prince Ndlambe led the Rharhabe people of the Amaxhosa in the early 19 th century. Their … fragmenting Xhosa society for the purposes of…
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… F.W. de Klerk, then Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs, was unanimously elected the new leader of the National Party (NP) in the Transvaal. His election…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces the release of Nelson Mandela and unbans political parties
… Mandela and to unban political parties was the result of the following factors. Firstly, South Africa had been … severely impacted. Coupled with this, the…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… colleagues were addressing a protest meeting on the night of 27 February 1985. The meeting was attended by more than 5000 people at the Durban campus of…
ArchiveJune 16 : The doors of learning and culture shall be opened to all
… Black and white poster. 1985 - 30 years of the Charter. Image of tank and people running. COSAS says out of our schools and townships. … June 16 : The doors…
ArchiveWhere do we stand?: APDUSA and a nation free of race hatred and oppression
… belong; and that there are only two camps, one consisting of the oppressed masses, and the other is the oppressors. The … agents are working very hard to…
ArchiveGod made us all, but ... Racism and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
… Chapter in a book about the role of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in the struggle against racism. Note that only 2 of the 10 pages are available. ……
EventBafana Bafana, SA’s National soccer team, wins the Africa Cup of Nations Final
… South African were the host of the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament in 1996. It was the national team, … years prior to the tournament and were generally…
Fifth Summit Conference of East and Central African States: Manifesto on Southern Africa
… The Lusaka Manifesto, with a letter from the Representative of the Republic of Zambia requesting the Manifesto be circulated as an official document of the…
ArchiveFifth Summit Conference of East and Central African States: Manifesto on Southern Africa
… The Lusaka Manifesto, with a letter from the Representative of the Republic of Zambia requesting the Manifesto be circulated as an official document of the…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… eight years post the first South African non-racial polls of 1994. ANC's National Executive Committee said in a … of us lies a decade during which we must…
ArchiveCircular from Zithulele Cindi, Secretary-General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Comrades
… Circular from Zithulele Cindi, Secretary-General of the Black Peoples Convention, to Comrades, "On behalf of the National Executive Committee", correcting…
Draft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… Draft discussion paper on the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the…
ArchiveDraft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… Draft discussion paper on the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the…
An African view of the present urban and industrial situation in South Africa
… The accelerated pace of industrialisation affected all population groups in South … the African population and it resulted in the movement of Blacks into the…
ArchiveReligion and oppression: the misuse of religion for social, political, and economic subjugation
… the procedings for the Symposium for General Secretories of National Christian Councils and Church Leaders from … place in Edisesa, Harare, in 1-3 August…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
… 1789. Pringle sustained an injury to his hip as a result of being accidentally dropped by his nanny when he was three … meant that Pringle could not follow…
EventThe name of the military base, Voortrekkerhoogte is officially changed to Thaba Tshwane
… Thaba Tshwane is the military headquarters of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in … Heights after Lord Roberts, a British soldier and one of…
Celebrating 50 years of the Freedom Charter - June 26 1955-June 26 2005
… use in publications, please obtain the written permission of the Department of Education. Copyright Department of Education 2005 ISBN 1- 77018-047-8 Picture…
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
… Sipho Ngomane of Nelspruit started running at the age of 16 after playing soccer initially. On 16 June 2005, … he ran down from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in…
EventSir Thomas Cullinan, digger and founder of the Premier diamond company, is born
… Diamond Fields in 1898 and was co-founder and member of what became the The Transvaal Chamber of Industries. He was knighted in 1910 in recognition of his…
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… Verster in 1988-1990. The unfavourable economic situation of South Africa, due to sanctions and lack of foreign investment, as well as the growing discontent…
EventDr D.F. Malan unveils the statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square, Pretoria
… President of the former Afrikaner Republic of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger’s bronze statue was sculpted by … was built on the site. Today the square attracts…