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EventPresident. F.W. de Klerk lifts the state of emergency
… President, F W de Klerk, announced the end of South Africa’s four year old state of emergency. Immediately after … that will lead to democratic, non-racial…
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… were afraid of being outdone and outnumbered, and of South Africa becoming an offshoot of Asia. These sentiments were … and institutionally. For the first…
Mafika Gwala speaks to Andrea Meeson about not living in the shadows
… A press release from the Poetry Africa festival, which ended in Durban last night, touted the … reference to his inclusion on this year’s Poetry Africa bill…
Letter to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by O. R. Tambo, 21 July 1986
… that we would not meet you on your visit to southern Africa. The reasons given then for our decision remain … irrelevant the Nassau decisions, the EPG…
PlaceGallery 101
… closing in 1976 was the sole commercial gallery from South Africa with a satellite space in Britain, exhibiting works of … & Phyllida Barlow (shown 1975). …
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 21 July 1986
… known that we would not meet you on your visit to southern Africa. The reasons given then for our decision remain valid. … irrelevant the Nassau decisions,…
EventPortuguese navigator Bartholomew Dias erects the first stone cross on the South African coast
… the Bushman's River on the Eastern Cape coast. It is South Africa's oldest monument. Bartholomew Dias and the Padroes … and thus he sailed around the…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… Broadcasting Company in Lagos in 1954 he traveled in Africa and America, and worked for a short time as a teacher. … response to what he saw as inaccurate…
EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… of the enduring legacies left by the Huguenots in South Africa is wine growing and viticulture. As early as 1686, two … helped to spread Calvinism in the…
PlaceMweni Valley, Drakensberg
… escarpment which is the source of the Orange (Senqu) River all the way to the Northern side of the jaw-dropping Bell and …
EventAIDS activist stoned and stabbed to death by her neighbours
… overcome the stigma of the virus and educate people across all social spheres it was imperative to talk openly about the … ‘Neighbors Kill an H.I.V.-Positive…
Introduction
… were afraid of being outdone and outnumbered, and of South Africa becoming an offshoot of Asia. These sentiments were … and institutionally. For the first…
PlaceKoeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
… Western Cape, one of the fastest growing regions in South Africa. It has operated safely and efficiently for over 28 … to go still. Koeberg, the only nuclear…
PlaceKhomani Cultural Landscape
… to ten . They include: the Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa, Maloti-Drakensberg Park , Mapungubwe Cultural … from an ancient population, that lived in…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… after which General Smuts became Prime Minister of South Africa. Hertzog's decision to resign came after six cabinet … Smuts forming a government and leading…
EventWriter J.M. Coetzee is awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
… Born in South Africa in 1940, JM Coetzee has had a successful literary … [Accessed 19 February 2015]. South Africa's Nobel Prize-winner J.M. Coetzee – South…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… Robert Mugabe assured members the 14-member Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) that the 9-10 March … after the 2002 elections prompted the…
EventSA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
… After completing his studies, he immigrated to South Africa in 1946 as a Catholic missionary. He was initially … humour and compassion - were exhibited…
EventMlungisi Sisulu dies.
… the Soviet Union. At the age of five, Lungi came to South Africa and settled in Soweto with his grandmothers, Greta … death on 3 January 2008, his body was…
EventThe Cape Agulhas lighthouse begins operating
… Cape Agulhas and not Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa. The seas around Cape Agulhas - about two hours drive … is the second oldest working…
EventA Pilot Cellular phone project is launched
… Cellular phones became commercially popular in South Africa in the 1990's, and today it is estimated that 60% of … cellular phone usage has increased…
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… about 156 anti-apartheid activists were arrested in South Africa and accused of manoeuvring against the incumbent … missing’. Available at the National…
Foreword - The Congress of the People and Freedom Charter Campaign by Ismail Vadi, New Delhi, 1995
… TAKING NOTE of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act 200 of 1993 as amended; and TAKING NOTE of the … provisions of the Constitution of the…
EventCPSA is founded
… The founding conference of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) took place in Cape Town from 30 July to 1 … formally established the Communist Party of…
PlaceKuGompo was called East London, Eastern Cape
… City is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It lies at the mouth of the Buffalo River along the … , were recruited for service as soldier…
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
… elected to the National Assembly of the Republic of South Africa and served as a Member of Parliament from 1994-1996 … Texas, USA. In 1998, the Medical…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
… Movies and Monopolies: The Distribution of Cinema in South Africa, Jeremy Nathan; Dance in Search of Commonality, Jay … Strange Business: The Independent…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… covered by portfolio 16:87 - 19:25 - Involvement in South Africa's Influx Control laws 19:25 - 20:58 - Labour problems … 56:91 - 01:38:37 - Attitude of…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… of his statues, from 1979, predicted the coming of HIV to Africa, while one of his paintings from the same year … it is also a journey into the mind of one…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… That is certainly true for 1914, for in that year southern Africa was mired in warfare, rebellion, protest and unrest. … of several significant ‘wars’ in the…