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The Mass Democratic Movement, February 1988 - January 1990
… place with Nelson Mandela and with the ANC in exile. On 24 February 1988 the UDF was restricted from performing … to play a leading role. At a conference,…
EventAt least 100 people drown in a flood at Laingsburg
… leaving only 21 houses standing. 425mm of rain fell on 24 and 25 January 1981 causing the Buffalo River that flows … Dam. Outside relief teams only reached…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
Student protests in democratic South Africa South Africa has a long history of student protests going way back to the anti-Apartheid marches that predated…
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… of 60 000 spectators.[v] The race course comprises of a 4,24 Kilometre road course, and a 2,4 Kilometre oval course …
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
In the aftermath of the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902), Britain annexed the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, two hitherto independent Afrikaner…
EventNelson Mandela is born
… Fund and the Nelson Mandela Foundation established in 1995 and 1999 respectively. He became actively involved in …
EventMandela signs a law into bill creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)
… lead to healing and a national catharsis. To this end in 1995 a commission inquiry based in Cape Town (known as The …
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… known as National Women's Day and was first celebrated in 1995. The march against the pass laws was organised by the …
EventKing Moshoeshoe II is reinstated as King of Lesotho
… On 25 January 1995, King Moshoeshoe II was formally reinstated as King of …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Wynberg
… for the foundation stone of the new structure was laid on 24 March 1831, and the church was consecrated on 30 September …
PlaceNamaqua National Park
Cultural HistoryThe cultural history of Namaqualand stretches back hundreds of thousands of years. Hand axes, presumably made by humans Homo erectus, have been…
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Introduction by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… the overwhelming of public and private health systems. [24] This system has also been adopted by South Africa. A … ↵ [24] A. Sulcas, “Fighting COVID-19: …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
… said; “As dawn ushered in this day, the 27th of April 1995, few of us could suppress the welling of emotion, as we …
The South African Human Rights Commission
… national legislation. Since its inauguration on 2 October 1995, the Commission has taken up the challenge of ensuring …
Performance, Violence and the Collapse of a Cultural Movement by Ari Sitas
… Celebrating 50 Years Conference The paper discusses how by 1995 the cultural movement that had its dynamism emerging out …
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
… Erf 81 has been occupied by a community of people since 1995. Now the land sprouts with an abundance of life. Farm …
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… October 1990 and Gwala died of a heart failure on 21 June 1995. … [Accessed 15 November 2010]|Department of Information (1995). ‘ ANC Statement on the death…
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… the band to form his own, Á‰toile de Dakar in 1979. By 1995, N’Dour had his own recording label, Jololi . His music …
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… Waiting: South Africa’s first democratic elections, 1995. Weinberg’s images form an important part of this collection. 1995 Jane Alexander wins the…
Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
… by University of Johannesburg. Convenor: Natasha Erlank. 24 August 2021, 15h00 - 17h30 SAST Red Lives. Hosted by Wits …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
… which led to Trotsky going into exile in 1928 (Mandel, 1995) [19] . After Trotsky went into exile, this meant that … a peace agreement with Nazi Germany in…
PlaceSoweto Theatre
… Theatre: Making theatre matter again”, Mail and Guardian, 24 May 2012, … Theatre: Making theatre matter again”, Mail and Guardian, 24 May 2012, … Theatre:…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… der Walt S. (2010), ‘Comrades cheat at it again? From News 24 [online] Available at www.sport24.com [Accessed: 15 July …
PlaceCR Swart Building
Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial Administration and features a 26th-floor…
ArchiveObituary of Ruth First
… Obituary of Ruth First in Sechaba October 1982 pages 24 to 29 …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Essay Questions
… and what did they do?” The Street [online]. Accessed on 24 March 2021 ( … and what did they do?” The Street [online]. Accessed on 24 March 2021 ( … and…
ArchiveS.A.A.V. Lab Animal Liberation Concert
Notice of fundraising concert on Thursday, 24th April. List of performers. Navy blue and white poster.
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… awards include: the Hertzog Prize in 1970, 1986 and 1995; the SAUK Prize for African TV dramas 1990; the Stals …
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
… in place with regard to abuses committed by its members.In 1995, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up, in …