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BiographyChristian Malcolm
He was born in Durban. He studied at the Natal Technical College, Durban, the Croydon College of Design, Surrey, England, and at the UN(P) where he lectured in…
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
A United Nations report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000. The report came five years after the Centre for Disease Control…
A group of about 150 women occupy the Chevron Texaco Corp oil pipeline terminal in Escravos, Nigeria, trapping some 700 workers
More than 150 000 people take part in seventeen marches countrywide organised by COSATU to protest against the Labour Relations
WWII: The Italian commander-in-chief in Tunisia surrenders a day after his German counterpart, with the Allies holding some 250
President Thabo Mbeki and the minister of justice are facing a R550 000 civil damages claim after a convicted murderer kil
It is reported that a $650 flamethrower, invented by Charl Fourie, is available for installation on cars to protect against car
BiographyReverend Beyers Naudé
Beyers Naudé was born in Roodepoort, in the then Transvaal, on 10 May 1915. He was named after Christiaan Frederik Beyers, a Boer general who was close to his…
The 50th anniversary of ‘D-Day’ (end of World War 2) is commemorated.
EventSeparate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 50 of 1968 is enacted
The Coloured Persons Representative Council was formed with forty elected members and twenty nominated members. It had legislative powers to make laws…
The South African rugby team beats South America 50-18 in Pretoria.
Raymond Suttner talks about the upcoming 50th Anniversary of MK (Video)
Ronald Draper, cricketer (South African batsman vs Australia 1949-50), is born.
BiographyReverend Allan Aubrey Boesak
Allan Aubury Boesak was born at Kakamas, Northern Cape, one of eight children. His father, a schoolteacher, died when Boesak was six years old. He was raised…
The Minister of Finance, Senator Owen Horwood, announces the government is to spend an additional R250 m. on low-cost housing f
King Hassan launches the ‘Green March’ with 350,000 unarmed Moroccans waving flags and copies of the Koran, crossing into Weste
King Hassan launches the ‘Green March’ with 350,000 unarmed Moroccans waving flags and copies of the Koran, crossing into Weste
The UN Security Council urges the world to aid the estimated 250 000 Hutu refugees from Rwanda crushed into Goma, Zaire.
Four striking truckers are shot and wounded by a security guard when about 150 protesters storm the gates of Cargo Carriers in
At least 150 Blacks die in violence in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par
At least 150 Blacks die in violence in Black townships near Johannesburg, between supporters of the ANC and Inkatha Freedom Par
Labour Party leader the Rev. Allan Hendrickse and150 supporters take to the waves off a ‘Whites only’ beach at Port Elizabeth.
OAU-AU 50th Anniversary Lecture by ANC President Jacob Zuma East London, 26 October 2013
Director of the Programme, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Fort Hare University, Dr Mvuyo Tom, ANC Officials and Members of the National Executive…
Celebrating 50 years of the Freedom Charter - June 26 1955-June 26 2005
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