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EventAlbert Nzula dies in Moscow
… journalist and leader of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), died of pneumonia in Moscow, USSR. He left SA … A documentary History of African…
EventAlexander Kerr dies
… in his memory by the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa to provide bursaries for Black students. …
EventAlexander Kerr is born
… Kilmarnock, Scotland. The Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa started the Dr Alexander Kerr Bursary Fund in his …
ArchiveMessage of goodwill and solidarity
… deteriorating political situation in Southern Africa. …
ArchiveLetter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General, to Dear Comrades
… Project Officials, and African National Congress of South Africa Missions regarding loans to members, incentives, air …
ArchiveLetter from Stanley Mabizela to Dear Comrade
… Monare and Mhlonge are back from their visit to South Africa. Requests advice regarding whether to use Noel …
EventPresident Mandela warns disgruntled former Umkhonto we Sizwe combatants
… The newly elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela warned disgruntled former uMkhonto …
ArchivePresident's opening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
… Levetan, developments on university campuses in South Africa, including the growth of right-wing student movements …
Students and action in society
… African socialism; Black power; Black power in South Africa and Student as rebel. Included are recommendations for …
Students and action in society
… African socialism; Black power; Black power in South Africa and Student as rebel. Included are recommendations for …
ArchiveTried for treason
… of 1956-1961 opening on 27th February 1996 at the Museum Africa, Johannesburg. Photograph of a crowd of people outside …
ArchiveInterview with Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
… Oral interview, in Kimberley, South Africa, with Robert Sobukwe (1924 to 1978), who was elected …
EventSir Julius Jeppe, founder of the Witwatersrand Township Estate and Finance Corporation, dies in London
… in July 1859. Jeppe and his family immigrated to South Africa in 1870 and settled in Pretoria. …
EventFormer Colonial Prime Minister John Merriman dies
… the Cape Colony before the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, John Xavier Merriman, died in Stellenbosch at … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
EventEgypt Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Israel
… nations. Egypt's military forces, the fifth largest in Africa, is one of the best in the region. The new diplomatic …
EventUnited Party disbands
… The United Party, main political opposition party in South Africa, was formally disbanded by the majority faction after … C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred…
EventHelen Joseph dies
… May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 and, with Lilian Ngoyi and …
EventEuropean Community observers arrive in SA
… police officers, lawyers and economists, arrived in South Africa to assist in preventing violence, defusing tension, …
EventSADC treaty is signed in Namibia
… Co-ordination Community (SADCC), of which South Africa was not a member until the new treaty was signed in … Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook…
EventWorld Conference on Racism starts in Durban
… World Conference on Racism, staged in South Africa. The conference was unfortunately charecterised by … Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook 2001/02,…
EventJRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein
… Arthur Tolkien, were British but worked in a bank in South Africa. He was a sickly child, so he and his mother and …
EventMadikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds
… South Africa's deputy minister of arts, culture, science and …
EventGambia becomes a republic
… Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 …
Document 20 - F. Carneson, “The Franchise Action Committee”, Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two …
ArchiveProfile of a Death Row Prisoner: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
… Death Penalty, statistics of capital punishment in South Africa. …
ArchiveStudents and action in society
… African socialism; Black power; Black power in South Africa and Student as rebel. Included are recommendations for …
ArchiveANC womens section : South African women march to freedom
… striped border and title. Green outline of map of South Africa on left hand side over list of demands. …
EventThe national Chairman of SABRA warns of sour relations in the Union
… “Recent events in Africa have robbed the Union of precious time. This country …
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… art, including Contemporary and Historical Aart from South Africa and art from West and Central Africa. Operating Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10h00 - …
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… This was done through the initiative of one of South Africa leading entrepreneurs and businessmen: Dr Anton … has been brought together not only from within…