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Theft at Luthuli House, 12 October 2003
… removed. 3. The matter is currently under investigation by South African Police Service (SAPS). 4. The ANC has no …
Imbewu Yesini
… plant of new seeds, to cultivate a new society. Directed by: Koleka Putuma Featured cast of poets: Sethu "Qhawekazi" …
ArchiveA mapping of the KwaZulu Natal political conflict with reference to Inkatha (1990-1993)
… as a whole. This study analyse and show the role played by Inkatha and its relationship with other actors from 1990 …
EventAnna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo died
… House,' which soon became an institution recognised by the Cape Town City Council and police. In 1937 Sister …
ArchiveSelf rule in the Transkei: a monstrous fraud
… this document ensures continued domination of the Transkei by the Republic of South Africa. The Unity Movement and the …
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
… lecture in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Alan Pifer, and discusses the "experience of Black …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.4 Jul-Sept 1960
… Portrait of Iain Macleod, James Cameron with a sketch by Nicholas Bentley. The Belgian Congo(II)- Towards …
TRAC (Transvaal Rural Action Committee) Newsletter, 1983 - 1990
… formed homelands or bantustans was made relatively easy by the existing legislation. …
PlaceRailway Station, Main Road, Wynberg
… on 19 December 1864. In 1876 the company was taken over by the Cape Government Railways, and the line, which had …
PlaceBergvliet Farmstead, Bergvliet
… originally formed part of the farm Constantia , once owned by Simon van der Stel . It was declared a National Monument …
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… Sydney. Supplies produced from those seeds supplemented by purchases when possible. …
PlaceHomestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
… from approximately 1780 and is presumed to have been built by Gerrit van Rooyen. Over the years an expanding needs of …
PlaceThe Roman Catholic Church, Polokwane
… in 1897. Prior to completion occasional services were held by visiting priests in the local Court House. This Roman …
EventThe South African Government orders the slaughter of 30 000 ostriches in an effort to contain an outbreak of bird flu
… In 2004, South Africa was hit by the H5N2 strain of the Avian Flu Virus. The virus killed …
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s plea to the OAU followed the attempt by Somali forces to occupy Ogaden on 23 July 1977. The Somali …
EventFlorence Nightingale opens the first school for nurses at the St. Thomas hospital in London
… not change her mind. She believed that she had been called by God to pursue a nursing career. Nightingale gained …
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
… denounce of racial discrimination. The motion was adopted by thirty votes, with three countries - Britain, France and …
EventInternational Labour Organisation (ILO) suspends South Africa
… General Conferences in Geneva. The resolution was passed by thirty-two votes to fourteen with two abstentions. The ILO …
EventPolitical activist Mohammed Shaik is born
… Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Shaik was recruited and trained by Aboobaker and was involved in sabotage operations until …
EventSA Prime Minister speaks before the British Parliament
… In believing that his policies had finally been accepted by White South Africans, Prime Minister Jan Christiaan Smuts …
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… in Johannesburg. He was recommended as governor-general by Prime Minister J.B.M. Hertzog and appointed in 1936, the …
EventDr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born
… carried out a wide range of political duties as designated by the President and had specific responsibility for the …
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… district. He was twice awarded the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South …
EventVaal Triangle erupts in violence
… The catalyst for the violence was rent increases proposed by the Black-run town councils. Three township councillors, …
EventJohannesburg municipal workers strike
… The biggest strike by the migrant municipal workers took place in Johannesburg, …
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
… up the march. The students at the Cape were influenced by the 16 June 1976 uprising of Soweto school children to …
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… Elizabeth. Cape Town also saw its share of violence, and by the end of September 92 people had died. … Image Source: © Photograph by Alf Kumalo|National…
EventThe South African Military History Society is established
… History Society (SAMHS) was formed following an appeal by Commandant-General H.B. Klopper to all South Africans to …
EventMulti-party delegates endorses the Interim constitution
… included concessions to demands for a federal government by the Freedom Alliance, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the …
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
… anniversary celebration was called off at the last minute by General Ibrahim Babangida's military government as result …