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EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… of the car and when she tried to run away, she was struck on the head with a brick. Amy was beaten and stabbed to … a comrade, but it was too late, as she…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… that ensured privilege to a White minority. The vote on 17 June 1991 that repealed the legal framework of … from all over the world, who collectively put…
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… in the office of the African National Congress (ANC) on the third floor of a block of offices in Stockholm Sweden. … intelligence operative involved in…
EventStart of blood classification controversy
… Service (SANBS) in Bloemfontein, was appointed permanently on this date, but refused to sign the offer of employment … also in line with international…
EventThe Blue Bulls rugby team wins the South African Currie Cup at Loftus
… On 31 October 1998 the Blue Bulls of Pretoria beat Western … Maclagan, captain of the first British Isles touring team on their departure for South Africa…
EventRebels take control of Kinshasa, Zaire
… On 18 May 1997, Laurent Kabila, at the head of a rebel army, … investigation into suspected massacres of Rwandan refugees on his march to power. After his…
EventSA Artist, Father Frans Claerhout, is born
… acclaimed artist, priest and humanitarian was born on this day in Pittem, western Belgium. After completing his … well known. He primarily worked with oil…
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… On 11 October 1899 war was officially declared between … in the camps were children Click here for more information on Black Concentration Camps during the…
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… in the Northern Cape (now North West Province), situated on the main railway line to Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and the … Republicans suffered five wounded. The…
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… On 11 May 1871 astronomer, Sir John Frederick William … southern African science, s2a3.up.ac.za/bio/Main.php, as on Tuesday 06 May 2008. …
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… the personal and impulsive action of Sir Harry Smith, who, on 3 February 1848, declared the district between the Orange … had hard feelings about this…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… National Congress Note: Moses Kotane wrote to Dr. Xuma on January 30, 1946, to congratulate him on his cable regarding South West Africa. "My quarrel with …
EventLord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as Governor
… the Cape Colony from 1814 to 1826. He arrived in the Cape on 6 April 1814 as Governor with a mandate to further develop … against him by the farmers. Lord…
EventSir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, is born
… Sir Patrick Duncan was born on 21 December 1870 in Fortrie, Banffshire, Scotland as the … 1916 and they had four children. Duncan died in Pretoria on 17 July…
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were … any situation. The story of the Treason Trial dates back on 5 December 1956, when about 156 anti…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… He has published widely in English, Greek and Yiddish on ethnic and class relations, industrial sociology, family … Socio-Historical Investigation Chapter 6 …
EventB.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice, announces extensive security measures following the Sharpeville Massacre
… On 15 February 1962, B.J. Vorster, Minister of Justice … killed and scores left injured by security police fire on 21 March 1960. Under his stewardship, the…
PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Railway Siding 16 km west of Greytown, on the route to Kranskop. It was named in honour of Wilhelm … of charcoal produced in Kwa Zulu-Natal is highly…
EventMultiparty negotiating forum meets for the first time since December 1993
… ANC had proposed inclusion of a constitutional principle on self-determination, to include provisions for a notion of … as utter hypocrisy and no more than…
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… A Town 573 km from Cape Town , established in 1818 on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte'' . It is currently the name of one … the fifth Duke of Beaufort. It became a…
Archive’Operation Mayibuye.’ Document found by police at Lilliesleaf Farm, Rivonia, 11 July 1963.
… prosecution of military struggle depends for its success on two further factors: - The strength of the enemy. This … which can, at least in the initial…
PlaceManenberg, Cape Flats
… It has an estimated population of over 52,000 residents. On August 29, 1999 the Manenberg tornado occurred, killing … It is flanked by another Coloured…
”The Global Information Infrastructure - What is at stake for The Developing World?” address to the Infodev Symposium, 9 November 1999
… and the Internet are having a profound effect on society. Societies, economies ad communities are being … and health delivery, entertainment, public opinion…
Chapter 7 - CONCLUSION
… was transferred to Prague to represent the Party on the board of the World Marxist Review, and died in June … 1972, the leadership of the Party had to rely…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the National Day of Safety and Security Vosloorus, 15 October 1994
… It is a great honour for me to be with you on this day, the National Day of Safety and Security. The … solution to the problem of violent crime will depend…
Address at the Opening of the Second Session of the South African-Algerian Bi-National Commission, 17 October 2001
… us to work together with the leadership of other countries on the continent to initiate concrete programme for the … a Business Forum that meets parallel to…
35. Colour legislation in the Orange River Colony
… imposed further restrictions in the ex-Free State Republic on persons of colour, or 'coloureds', according to … upon the disabilities the Ordinance sought to…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
… by killing 12 of our militants in Matola. During the raid on Maseru in Lesotho, they killed several dozen of our … will deter us from pursuing the fight; we…
This doccie about a SA photographer is worth the watch by Garreth Van Niekerk (channel24), 28 May 2017
… has turned his camera away from himself, focusing rather on the changing South African landscape. But in Goldblatt – … moments at exhibition openings and…
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati
… Ruth Mompati District Municipality, named after her. Born on the 14 September 1925, she grew up in a thoroughly rural … and leaders of the Anti Pass Law…