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Early Beginnings
… as a subject race and the natives as members of the S. African working class. We have got to put forward definite … do so. It was 'an independent workers'…
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki's AIDS denialism
… sole cause of AIDS and this viewpoint affected the South African government's response to the AIDS epidemic. Access to … strong support for HIV being the…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Marikana 10 years on: survey shows knowledge of massacre is low, by Benjamin Roberts, Jare Struwig and Steven Gordon (theconversation.com), 16 August 2022
… the age of 15 responded to the annual round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (2021 ) by the Human … awareness of the tragedy is relatively low…
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… In 1964 a young South African student and photography enthusiast, Norman … over the world. The Blue Notes embody the beauty of South African jazz in the…
EventDjibouti and Cote d' Ivore strengthen diplomatic ties with SA
… his foreign minister Roelof "Pik" Botha a number of other African countries announced their willingness to improve … of full diplomatic relations, making it…
EventZimbabwe's interior minister Joshua Nkomo is dismissed
… Zimbabwe. This triggered bitter fighting between Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) supporters in the … region of the country and the ruling Zimbabwe…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… feel as all human beings must feel. " The brutallest black African " says Carlyle, "cannot bear that he should be used … South Africa has, except in a very…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… Africa 1 by Nelson Mandela Gandhi threatened the South African Government during the first and second decades of our … the world, founding the Natal Indian…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… questions for inclusion in its annual round of the South African Social Attitudes Survey. The survey, conducted … of the Sharpeville Massacre (1960) (%)…
PlaceDelgoa Bay Now Known as Maputo Bay, Mozambique
… East coast of Mozambique, East Africa, near the South African border. Discovered by António do Campo, a member of … Indian Ocean trade, and as an avenue of…
EventOlive Shisana was born on this day
… Prominent South African academic, Dr Olive Shisana was born in the town of …
Albert Luthuli`s message to New Age on 25th anniversary of Progressive Press, 22 March 1962
… has been and continues to be, the fighting mouthpiece of African aspirations. I sincerely trust that in the future, …
Joint statement by ANC Commission on Religious Affairs and SACC, 18 September 2009
… the Commission for Religious Affairs (CRA) and the South African Council of Churches (SACC) met at Chief Albert …
Press Conference by O. R. Tambo, Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who Escaped from Prison in South Africa, Lusaka, 2 January 1980
… The African National Congress has in its ranks people who are …
PlaceJesser Point Lighthouse
… maritime radio beacons have become outdated. All 24 South African radio accommodation including this one, were …
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town by one of South …
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
… used for 70 years for harbor administration by the South African Railways and Harbours, in Port Elizabeth. Sir Rufane …
PlaceMoletzie Bird Sanctuary
… Namibia and Southern Zimbabwe. One of the largest southern African vultures with a total length of about 106 cm and is …
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… His father, Govan Mbeki, was a prominent member of the African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape. The …
EventNelson Mandela is born
… stepped down. He had also resigned as the president of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1997 at the Mafikeng … at www.historyplace.com (Accessed: 05…
EventSteven Biko is arrested.
… Stephen Bantu Biko was the first president of South African Student Organisation (SASO), a black student’s … at www.biography.com [Accessed: 30 July 2014]…
EventUN concerned about Fischer’s arrest
… J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political …
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… the Republic of Transkei was not recognised beyond South African borders. The General Assembly of the United Nations …
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… United States to end their economic support of the South African government. These calls were initially unheeded, but …
EventUS Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia
… to independence. Then, without warning, outgoing South African Prime Minister John Vorster reneged on the U.N. plan. …
EventWinnie Mandela is banished to Brandfort
… Transkei , which was regarded as independent by the South African government. However, she chose to remain in South …
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… in Pretoria to discuss majority rule for Rhodesia. South African Prime Minister B.J. Vorster joined the final stages …
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… Themba Sono was forced to resign as president of the South African Student Organisation (SASO) before he was expelled … (1972), ' Professor Themba Sono…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the …
EventIvory Coast’s new prime minister, Daniel Kablan Duncan, takes office
… he had formed the first agricultural trade union for African farmers. He established a strong relationship with …