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BiographyRobert Carl-Heinz Shell
… to Man who Wrote Thesis on slavery in Cape” Cape Argus (12 February 2015). ↵ [x] Halim Gencoglu, “The Forgotten … to Man who Wrote Thesis on slavery in Cape”…
BiographyOmar Badsha
… apartheid. The book, Letter to Farzanah , was launched on 12 September 1978 and was banned the day after the launch. …
BiographyAlex la Guma
… given a regular column titled ‘Up My Ally’ (Abrahams, 1985:12). Consequently he became known as a chronicler for …
BiographyGeneral Jan Christiaan Smuts
… in English, and he only entered school at the age of 12, when his elder brother Michiel died. After only five …
Biographyde Villiers Graaff
… as an MP, representing a different constituency. In 1959, 12 UP members broke away to form the Progressive Party (PP). …
BiographyRajes Pillay
… treatment. She returned to South Africa, in 1990, after 12 years in exile. The Reservoir Hills (Durban, KZN) …
EventCliff Drysdale, the tennis star is born
… Debonair, Delightful, http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/07/dynamic-debonair-delightful/48330/. ↵ [vii]David van Lill, … Debonair, Delightful,http://www…
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
George Teboho Mokgalagadi, with his hair dyed golden, won a Paralympic world record gold medal 100m sprint in his first international competition at the…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… in Jose Eduardo dos Santos assuming the presidency. 12 May 1980 South African troops infiltrate … by the Soviet Union, Cuba and other Eastern…
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… UDF Schoonoord, Lebowa Allegedly tortured by police. 12 April Ngomane, Eric (22) Student KaNgwane Police claim he … Klerksdorp Allegedly shot while…
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… the PRP to form the Progressive Federal Party. During 1987 Denis Worrall resigned as South African Ambassador in … politics. He formed the Independent…
ArticleCensus in South Africa
From 10 to 31 October 2011, South Africa will be conducting its third census since the advent of democracy in 1994. Undertaking a census is a massive exercise…
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
… ↵ [iv] Golden memories, http://www.sportingpost.co.za/2013/07/gold-cup-history-golden-memores/ (27 July 2013). ↵ … memories, https://www.sportingpost.co.za…
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… response [Online], available at: anc.org.za/ [Accessed 07 May 2010] …
The National Women’s Memorial in Bloemfontein is celebrating its 100-year existence this year
… ATKV writing competition Sunday, 20 October, 2013 06:30 – 07:30 - Sunrise reflection at monument 17:30 – 20:00 - …
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… when they won a “Double Treble” in both 2010\11 and 2011\12, taking with them two MTN8 titles, two Absa Premiership … and Nedbank Cup. Senzo Meyiwa was…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… assistance for political prisoners. On the night of 12 May 1969 Winnie awoke to the familiar sounds of a police … top ANC members such as Govan Mbeki at the…
ArticleLand Restitution in South Africa since 1994
… n/a 3,875 3,916 n/a n/a 59,539 Mar-01 68,878 72 28 8,178 12,094 293 n/a 56,491 Mar-02 68,878 72 28 17,783 29,877 48 … Mar-06 79,696 n/a n/a 10,842 71,645 n/a…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… Africa, its share of manufacturing output standing at 12%. The Strike Unfolds On the morning of 9 January 1973, all … an increase of R1,50, but agreed to a…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… law. The lifting of the Emergency was short-lived as on 12 June 1986 – four days before the 10th Anniversary of the … 26,000 people were detained between…
BiographyImam Abdullah Haron
… Security Branch to Caledon Square. This was the Muslim 12 Rabi'al-Awwal, the day when the community was preparing to …
BiographyArchibald Jacob Gumede
… proper began in August. On 9 December charges against 12 of the accused, including Gumede, were withdrawn following …
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… in the back of a police van, to Pretoria. He died there on 12 September 1977. Biko's funeral was the first big political … that conditions had changed very…
BiographyMalcomess Johnson Mgabela Kondoti
… Bank in East London. Kondoti left school at the age of 12 in 1936. However, as he was too young to get a job, he …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1987. Despite strong competition shown by the All Blacks, the final score was 15-12 in favour of South…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… perceived as a valuable hedge against rising inflation. By 1987, the price was $125 per pound. In light of these trends, … Ivory Trade ', from the National…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… Together with the buried arms are bundles of ANC leaflets. 12 March, A court in Pretoria sentences nine Blacks to terms … He is succeeded by Joe Slovo who…
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
… Alfred Temba Qabula was born on December 12, 1942 in Flagstaff, Transkei. His father. a migrant … and Nise Malange. It won the Norwegian Literature Award in…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… Student activist (former SASO) Found dead. 1986 12 March Atteridgeville/ Saulsville Esther Masuku Mother of … Beaten, stabbed and hacked to death in view…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… black people. After all these things happen out of sight. [12] By moving the horrors of apartheid within view, … Gerald Sperling and Jamed McKenzie (1990),…