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SA's Zuma 'showered to avoid HIV' (BBC News), 05 April 2006
… charge as a political conspiracy. Mr Zuma said in court on Wednesday he had left his bedroom after having sex with … prosecutor Charin de Beer, after…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… brought out the building materials necessary for the job on his last voyage to the Cape, and used them in 1701 to build for himself a thatched cottage on the…
PlaceTanzania
… Vasco da Gama explored the East African coast in 1498 on his voyage to India. By 1506, the Portuguese claimed … Women’s Day is observed annually across the…
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… stage that the Native Bill has to pass is the Governor's. On Sir William Cameron, who is now administering the … representative; and, usually, he exercises…
Document 58 - Letter from the Communist League of South Africa to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 18 February 1936
… As you are aware, we have several times approached you on this subject as we feel sure that the Fourth International … indicated. We appreciate the fact that…
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
… characteristics of an undeclared civil war. The Massacre On 21 January 1987 several men armed with AK47 assault rifles … Varney: "A clear picture of an…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki leads a government delegation to the funeral of former state president, P.W. Botha
… centralized government. During this time, Botha was set on curbing what he perceived as the communist threat on the African continent and so pursued a policy…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… describing the effects of Western customs and values on traditional African society. Achebe's knack for satire and … by British authors. The book describes…
Address by the reverend John Langalibalele Dube after his election as president of the South African Native National Congress
… children, just awakening into political life, born on January 8, in this the year of grace 1912. Yes, … race of born gentlemen – a truly glorious title,…
Closing speech by ANC President Jacob Zuma by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… The incoming NEC collective will do its best to build on the legacy of all past presidents, JL Dube, SM Makgatho, … resolutions at this conference, which…
Address by President Nelson Mandela North West stadium Welkom, 27 August 1995
… taken at National and Provincial levels, are implemented on the ground. 2. A Start Has Been Made 2.1 The ANC-led … has worked hard to make sure that local…
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
… holiday. I shall be able to attend the Party Conference on Boxing Day, though I do not yet know where I shall get the … year's. I think we should defy any…
PlaceMozambique
… South Africa to Tanzania . "Mozambique is not easy to miss on a map!" But due to its troubles in the past, it was mostly … natural resources. The country's…
ArticleAfrica: What’s in a name?
… above all others. The word ‘Africa’ has been a marker on the continent for millennia, but its dominance over the … and its place as the name for all the…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… Causes of the Great Depression 1.Credit boom 2.Buying on the margin 3.Irrational exuberance 4.Mismatch between … by these codes and child labour was outlawed…
PlaceSt. Francis Church, Simonstown
… Written by Prof Boet Dommisse, who sadly passed away on 12 July 2014, it records the History the Parish Church … in Simon's Town, St George's Church, was…
Treasurer General`s PBF Breakfast and Networking, 24 March 2009
… event which took place at the Chief Albert Luthuli ICC on 24 March 2009. The Treasurer General spoke about the Road … a number of issues that are affecting…
Apdusa Views
… the principle of Numbern-racialism and a merciless attack on racialism in all its forms; the unity of all the oppressed … Africa at the time; Apdusa Views…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
… Clay" or "Place of Reeds". Aggeneys the town, originated on a farm of the same name, to service the Black Mountain … naked horror, these mountains stand…
ArchiveFrom conscience politics to the battlefield
… a non-racial political party . Initially, it concentrated on working among the white electorate, and on achieving political change through parliamentary…
EventAnatii, the South African rapper is born
… Mnyango, stagename Anatii was born in Bisho, Eastern Cape on 8 January 1993. [1] He is a South African rapper. Anatii … “Bananaz” featuring DJ Khaled in 2014…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Zoutpansberg
… He immediately initiated plans for a new church and on 18 October 1872 the structure was consecrated and served … was declared a National Monument under old…
PlaceDolobran, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Corner House. A fishpond, dove-cote and weather vane on the cupola put the finishing touches to Dolobran. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… On 17 March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the … Unity (OAU), Ibrahim Babangita sent his congratulations on behalf of the people of Africa. …
EventThe apartheid government establishes a Department for Coloured Affairs’ (CAD)
… of Voters Act, in which "Coloureds" were placed on a separate voters' role and were restricted to voting two … a separate Department of "Coloured" Affairs in…
Event”Ghetto Act” or The Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act No 28 of 1946 is passed
… new properties. They had to lease land from Whites on condition it was used for trading purposes. The "Ghetto … as its own citizens, the Natal Indian…
EventEvelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany
… a prominent opera singer in South Africa, was born on 23 May 1939, in Leipzig, Germany. The daughter of … her professional career at Covent Garden in 1953,…
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
… where he was active in the Anti- Apartheid Movement (AAM). On his return to the country he continued to be active in the … their two sons. Read passages from…
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… On 5 February 1970, a disciplined and perfect off-spinner, … series before their banishment from Test cricket. Born on 17 May 1947 in Zagazig, Egypt, Traicos…
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… On the evening of 10 November 1993, Winnie Mandela and her … the ANC were not uncommon. When asked for his comment on the incident, Nelson Mandela, who was…