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EventBritish Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration
… area that became known as British Kaffraria was overrun by violence between British colonisers and local Xhosa …
EventSouth Africa is criticised for its foreign policy and deliberate interference in the SADC region
… and organizations was held in Maseru. It was marked by further criticism of South Africa's foreign policy and …
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was declared by the governor of Kenya, Sir EvelynBaring, due to the Mau …
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
… one of a few countries that are completely surrounded by another country. The Lesotho government is a …
EventThe ANC sends a report on police violence to President F. W. de Klerk
… The report was based on about 50 statements to lawyers by victims of police action in the farming towns of Ashton, …
EventGhana is declared a republic
… unlike in Ghana, was met with a great deal of concern by the black majority and political organisations. Ghana’s …
EventSouth Africa abolishes financial Rand
… and only widely used in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Created by the sale of nonresidents’ assets in the country, it was …
ArchiveOpen letter from the National Executive Committee of the ANC to State President De Klerk and his Cabinet
… Commission of Inquiry to investigate misconduct by the police. Includes list of significant incidents of …
ArchiveGuaranteeing fundamental freedoms in a new South Africa
… and Winifred Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Chief Justice M M Corbett in Johannesburg on 7 May 1990, …
EventGary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
… a photographer for the Star Newspaper. He was recruited by conflict photographer Ken Oosterbroek as an intern. He was …
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… in New York, USA, had started. The building was designed by an international team of architects that included Le …
Address at the National Council Of Provinces, 12 November 2002
… leadership and ensuring that it works in harmony and side by side with the elected democratic structures of government. … that seeks to take our country…
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… A public memorial service was held by the state to commemorate the Rugby legend Joost van der …
FAVT: Future Africa Visions in Time – Group Show (until 28 April 2017)
… Image: Zohra Opoku & Emeka Alams, Fallen, 2015, Picture by: Lara Buchmann The Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African …
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… where he attended Primary school and was called ‘Nelson’ by his school teacher. Although 4000 people attended the …
EventClive Derby-Lewis dies
… Chris Hani in October 1993, having supplied the gun used by Janusz Walus to kill Chris Hani. …
Decolonising African Museums - What does it mean?
… Centre for Indian Studies in Africa (CISA) presents a talk by Emery Patrick Effiboley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 11 May 1983, Volume 66
… into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 10 May 1983, Volume 64 and Volume 65
… into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983
… into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 28 March 1983, Volume 59
… into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, …
ArchiveOpening address at the 59th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 1981.
… Front organising to oppose apartheid, and the role played by the National Union in those events. …
50 years of forced removals under apartheid
… Six communities as well as other communities affected by forced removals. Claremont, for example, will be …
EventDemocratic Alliance federal conference in Port Elizabeth
… Ms Zille. 1,425 delegates from across the country voted by a secret ballot. DA Eastern Cape leader Athol Trollip was …
ArchiveTerrorist Weapons 2
… chart shows the heavier or more specialised weapons used by terrorist groups. Each group usually has one or a …
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… two fists on right with text 'we remember...'. 'Published by the National Women's Day Committee …
Mayibuye
… (Umkhonto we Sizwe). Circulation was limited and hampered by conditions of illegality. Publication began in late in …
ArchiveColour and Christian community
… address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Emory Ross, in which he discusses the conflict of race and …
EventEmperor Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia dies
… to the country. After his death, he was succeeded by his eldest daughter Empress Zewditu I. …
PlacePioneer's Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
… in the original Raleigh Street synagogue, which was used by the City’s Eastern European Jewish Community between 1912 …