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ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… its members who embarked on the unprotected strike. South Africa is world’s third biggest producer of platinum, one of …
ArchiveDirector’s Report on the Activities of the Chris Hani Institute for the period October 2012 to September 2015
… of ordinary working people and the poor in Southern Africa. The CHI aims to engage in the battle of ideas, to … the losers rather than the winners in post…
PlaceAmathola/Amatole District Municipality
… one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The seat of Amathole is East London. Over 90% of its … King William's Town in the Eastern…
EventThe QwaQwa homeland receives self-government status
… Qwaqwa was one of the ten homelands in South Africa introduced by the apartheid government. It was home to … the leadership of Kenneth Mopeli until 1994 when…
EventThe 25th Summer Olympics opens in Barcelona, Spain
… of boycotts that had plagued the games since 1972. South Africa took part in the games for the first time since 1960. … of its apartheid policies. With…
EventWinkie Direko is born
… June 1999, was born in Botshabelo, Bloemfontein in South Africa. Direko served in numerous positions in the … a leading role in the Girl Guides Association…
EventApartheid leader P. W. Botha Resigns
… of F. W. de Klerk . P.W. Botha presided over South Africa when violence and state suppression of resistance … the field of civil-military relations came to…
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
… of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen baby elephants from … members, wildlife groups and…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… was born in Carnarvon, in the Karoo region of South Africa. Latsky was known for her storybooks, which were … University of Stellenbosch and the first woman…
ArticleFunders
… Lotteries Board The National Arts Council of South Africa The National Heritage Council Bateman BV Department of … Ireland Aid The Department of Arts &…
EventAaron Mokoena, SA footballer is born in Boipatong
… Mokoena is the youngest player ever to represent South Africa. He was only 19 when he played in 1999 at the 2000 … Olympic qualifiers. He also led Bafana…
EventSiyabonga Eugene (Bhele) Nomvete, SA footballer who was winner of the Kick Off Magazine Soccer Player of the Season, 98/99 &
… 2001 where he spent three seasons. He represented South Africa in the 2002 and 2010 World Cups as well as in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. He currently…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
… prior the annexation by Great Britain. Located in West Africa, the country (Ghana) became the first nation in Africa to gain independence from Britain in…
Document 20 - Advance to national democracy: guidelines on strategy and tactics of the ANC
… strategy that is linked to employment creation in South Africa and the region in general. Believing • There is a need … • The RDP objectives remains relevant…
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… black South Africans to obtain a medical degree in South Africa, which he obtained in 1917. After working briefly in England, he returned to South Africa in…
ArchiveCHAPTER SIX: The Politics Of Non-Collaboration: The Campaign To Boycott The Tricameral Elections by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
EventPrime Circle released their album ‘Hello Crazy World- 10th Anniversary Special’
… Circle is often described as the ‘best rock band’ in South Africa due to their longevity and musical success. The band … straight. This set a new record for…
EventThe first 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… the South African government. The homelands: After South Africa became a Union, the government wanted Black and White … was a homeland for every major Black…
80. Local affairs committees: a means to an end
… is posed: The present political structure in South Africa excludes people of colour from playing a significant … reassess the total political situation in…
Address to the National Health Summit, 19 November 2001
… impoverished majority and the privileged minority in South Africa. Only a few countries in the world exceed this … the better understanding of the burden of…
PlacePhala Phala, Game Farm
… to contribute to the extension and deepening of South Africa’s Conservation efforts, particularly the preservation of South Africa’s wildlife Heritage. They…
EventIraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies
… his country will not recognise the government of South Africa because of its apartheid policies. The announcement … Congress (PAC).The political conditions…
PlaceCurries Fountain Sports Development Centre
… and cultural environment in Durban and South Africa. The historical and socio-cultural experiences of all … in the context of change and transformation in…
“Exodus without a map”: What happened to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster
… of Natal, Durban (UND). It was a dramatic moment as South Africa was experiencing its first wave of worker unrest, the … major black trade union federations…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
… The study analyses the political violence that beset South Africa during the 1980s and examines critically the impact that violence had on enhancing or…
ArchiveSelf rule in the Transkei: a monstrous fraud
… domination of the Transkei by the Republic of South Africa. The Unity Movement and the freedom fighters' would … conclusion, the Unity Movement wishes to…
EventDesmond Tutu is elected Archbishop
… Bishop of Cape Town, thereby becoming Archbishop of South Africa, heading the Anglican Church of South Africa. He was installed at St Georges Cathedral, Cape…
EventLabour pioneer Samuel Long is arrested
… Samuel Alfred (Taffy) Long, heralded as one of South Africa's greatest working-class martyrs, was arrested after … anthem of early socialists and communists…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… first multi-party election. With 30 years at the helm as Africa's longest ruling dictator, Kamuzu bowed gracefully and … Malawi into a new era. Banda died in…
PlaceAiab, Stream in Namibia
… language of those non-Bantu languages of Southern Africa that contain ‘click’ sounds and have therefore been … family and is spoken in Namibia, Botswana and…