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South African women too modest, say visitors
… South African women too modest, say visitors …
South African students` perceptions changed in Zimbabwe
… South African students` perceptions changed in Zimbabwe …
Anton Ackerman (59), South African actor, dies.
… Anton Ackerman (59), South African actor, dies. …
EventAll African People Conference is held in Accra, Ghana
… from Britain under the presidency of Kwame Nkrumah the All African People Conference was held in the capital city Accra … felt that Ghana independence would…
BiographyJacob “Dancing Shoes” Morake
… Jacob Morake was born on 8 December 1955, and grew up in Central Western Jabavu in Soweto near … in one round by Evans Gwiji, who later won the South African…
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… Bophuthatswana was granted ‘independence' by the South African government. The region became the second Bantustan to … leaving scores of people dead…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… and 65 years old. Conscripts became members of the South African Defense Force (SADF), or the South African Police (SAP). They were used to enforce the ……
African National Congress Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, 5 November 1979
… a secret meeting in London between representatives of the African National Congress and Inkatha. There has been no … points which are likely to give the…
Freedom In Our Life Time - African National Congress Activities
… on the March," Bantu World, 9 September 1944. The African National Congress is a fundamental feature of a stage in the evolutionary process of the African…
Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies
… Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies was founded by Baruch Hirson from 1988-1993, … was concerned with the political…
EventSAFCA distances itself from boycott of South African goods
… The South African Federation of Consumer Associations (SAFCA) issued a statement distancing itself from a body called the South African Consumers Association…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… the HASA conference has three distinctly southern African foci, namely: 1.‘History Wars’ Each era has its … for panels (3+ papers) and individual papers on…
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 13 January 1983. She is a South African hockey legend. Marsha is one of the world’s most … players, with more than 330 caps. Her…
Letter from D. Nokwe to the Organisation of African Unity
… Letter from D. Nokwe of the African National Congress to the Organisation of African Unity regarding recognition and support of the Pan … Letter from D…
United Democratic Front/African National Congress/COSATU press statement
… Press statement issued by the United Democratic Front, African National Congress and Congress of South African Trade Unions regarding the township's violence…
BiographyNöel Robb
… founding members of the Black Sash in Cape Town in August 1955 and was the Director of its first Advice Office, … an office in Sybrand Park, Athlone. Lettie…
BiographyHendrik Pieter Marthinus Steyn
… in London Steyn was recognised as the authority on South African affairs by virtue of his mature experience, sound … in December 1954, shortly before he…
Constitution of the National Union of South African Students
… Appendix A: Constitution of the National Union of South African Students of the Minutes of the 53rd Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… (20 April 2017). ↵ [ii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 233. ↵ [iii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s…
EventSAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)
… A year after its establshment, South African Airways (SAA), took over South-West African Airways (SWAA), which had since 1932 been providing a … Town: NASOU,…
EventThe South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee is founded
… On the 13 January 1963, the South African Non-Racial Olympic Committee (SAN-ROC) was founded by … Olympic representative body in place of the 'white' South…
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… Cape Town on 4 April 1991.[i] He is a professional South African rugby player, and usually is positioned as a flanker … Province team in 2011. Nizaam formed…
EventOubangi-Shari achieves independence as the Central African Republic
… Oubangi-Shariachieved independence as the Central African Republic (CAR) with David Dacko, the cousin of the … the National Assembly. On 23 March 2013, about…
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… African delegations at the United Nations headquarters in New … read to him during a court appearance. In a statement, the African delegates condemned the…
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
… (6 April 2017). ↵ [ii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s South African Sports Trivia (Cape Town: Zebra Press, 2005), p. 224. ↵ [iii] David van Lill, Van Lill’s…
EventSouth African author and feminist Olive Schreiner is born
… South African author Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner is born to … it after her. Some of her works include: The Story of an African Farm, upon which her fame…
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… which was a complete revision of his original work, South African Motor Law, published in 1965. Over a period of forty years he published a number of books. …
54. South African Indian Congress: first annual report, 1924
… edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Indian Congress was formed in 1923 to fight the … that I beg to submit my report of the…
EventThe Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) is founded
… inter-racial women's organisation, the Federation of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 … it was primarily composed of…
EventAnton Hammerl, South African photographer, is killed in Libya
… On 5 April 2011, South African photographer Anton Hammerl was killed, allegedly by … to oust Muammar Gaddaffi’s regime in February 2011. South African…