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EventPius Langa is born
… appointed as Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. He became deputy president of the Court in August … 1997. He was appointed Deputy Chief…
EventFirst Black Test cricket captain in SA is announced
… Ashwell Prince was appointed as South Africa's first Black Test cricket captain to lead the Protea … in Sri Lanka. This announcement was made by Cricket…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE FUNERAL OF JOE SLOVO Johannesburg, 15 January 1995
… the village of Obelkei in Lithuania, bequeathed to South Africa an eight-year-old Yossel Mashel Slovo, there was no … had, at the age of 16 joined the…
PlaceWakkerstroom
… "Nestled in the rolling hills and tranquil Valleys of South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, Wakkerstroom is a hidden gem … shifts ushered in a new era for the…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… in the struggle for national liberation in South Africa. …
“Message to Those Staying At Home”: Joint Statement by Dr G. M. Naicker and Chief Albert J. Luthuli, April 1958
… expression by the voteless and democratic peoples of South Africa in a concrete manner of their abhorrence and …
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… main types of indigenous or traditional healers in South Africa. Isangomas Isangomas are spiritual healers and are …
ArchiveThe migrant labour system
… 'homelands' or 'reserves' as part of the Union of South Africa, hence employment seekers travelling outside of the … had already secured employment within…
EventDjibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence
… Djibouti is a very small country located on the horn of Africa. It is so small that it has an estimated population of less than a million, one of the least…
EventSA withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
… (ILO) voted in favour of the suspension of South Africa from its Annual General Conferences. The ILO objected to South Africa's system of racial…
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
… Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) on behalf of South Africa. This opened South Africa's nuclear facilities for inspection. South Africa became the first…
EventJan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and first commander of the colony at the Cape of Good Hope, is born
… (DEIC) , van Riebeeck landed at the southern tip of Africa on 6 April 1652 in order to create a settlement for the DEIC. His arrival therefore opened South…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into force. The country’s Constitution has been … of Rights, which is a cornerstone of…
PlaceRehoboth
… had risen to 28 843. Namibia was occupied by South Africa, in 1915 and 10 years later a second rebellion broke …
PlaceMadikwa Game Reserve, North West
… sloping or virtually level surrounding Plain. In South Africa a similar formation of granite is known as a 'koppie', …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.2 1992
… Offers, Phil du Plessis; Spirits, Sue Mathieson; Child of Africa, Linda Colleen Saunders; Two Poems, Robert Siwangaza; …
PlaceQuaqua
… on 1 November 1974. It became a part of South Africa in 1994, along with the other nine Homelands. The …
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… Bridge is one the first of its kind to be Built in South Africa. It was Built in 1891 and is based on the hinge …
EventRobert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid
… inequality and prejudice in the United States and South Africa. In his speech he appealed to the youth to take charge … R.F ., Robert F. Kennedy University…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… say; this was to be the last all-white election in South Africa. This election took place under a State of Emergency … 36881. | SAHistory, Passive Resistance…
EventMass Democratic Movement (MDM) begins their Defiance Campaign
… organisations such as trade unions, was to make South Africa ungovernable - thereby crippling the apartheid system. …
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… country and disrupt the Convention for Democratic South Africa (Codesa). The IFP and the government denied any … 04 November 2010]|U.S Library of Congress,…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… on 14 July 1904. His remains were returned to South Africa and he was buried in the Pretoria Church Street …
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
… Assembly, 24 January 1995. The people of South Africa must be involved. They must be consulted in an … valuable lessons for government and democracy in South…
Interview with Sunny Singh by C de Vos, Durban, 28 May 2002
… little bit on your early life, when you were born in South Africa; where, exactly, were you born? SS Well it was about … as an indentured labourer. My…
Say It out Loud - Protest against the Women’s Enfranchisement Act, and the Franchise Amendment Bill, 1931
… of separation of the Cape Province from the Union of South Africa is now opportune and should be included within the … prosperity as well as the birth of a…
Address at the official opening of the ASB Congress on 28 June 1971 in the Aula, Pretoria
… students today, not so much, I am happy to say, in South Africa, and when I talk to leaders of other parts of the … no reason whatsoever why Parliament could…
Documents, and articles relating to the Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… the ANC . The conflict which is presently draining South Africa's life blood, either in the form of peaceful … ANC says it is committed to a peaceful…
ArchivePromise of hope
… crying; text: What is needed by the black people of South Africa is not sticking plaster; but the promise of hope for … in the wealth they have helped to…
EventKoeberg becomes operational
… at Koeberg, the only commercial nuclear power station in Africa, became operational on this date. On 21 August 1984, the French contractor turned Koeberg-1…