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EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… some of Brink and his contemporaries’ books being banned by the Apartheid government. Some of his most notable works …
EventBritish troops land in Madagascar.
… was previously a French colony controlled at the time by the French Vichy government. The British were afraid that …
EventDr David Webster, a social anthropologist at Wits University and political activist, is shot dead outside his home
… without trial. Webster was gunned down outside his house by Ferdi Barnard on instruction of the Civil Cooperation …
EventA commemorative exhibition of the work of painter and cartoonist John Amshewitz opens in the City Hall in Johannesburg
… In 1943 a commemorative exhibition of his work, opened by Lord Harlech, was held at the Johannesburg City Hall. …
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… after the Sharpeville massacre on 21 March were dropped by the Acting Attorney-General for the Transvaal, Mr. P.S. …
EventMK soldiers threaten armed struggle
… forced to yield to their demands, which were investigated by proper structures. He also berated the soldiers for lack …
Extract from a speech made at Koffiefontein on 11 August 1967
… a significant political event. They met and were addressed by U Thant, the Secretary-General. They now have 11 months in … all inhabitants of whatever colour…
Chapter 2
… been a struggle waged in military form against conquest by what was then the invader. It had been a struggle in … not organisations. The tribal system-be it…
Invitation to the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
… He was listed as one of the top 20 public intellectuals by Foreign Policy (US) and Prospect (UK) magazines in 2008, … Please RSVP online , or via email or…
PlaceOld Pretoria Iron Mines Ltd Buildings, Iscor, Pretoria
… furnace and formed part of the iron works established by Cornelis Delfos, better known as the Pretoria Iron Mines … time of the unbundling, the mines that…
PlaceGqeberha was Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay
… is now known as Gqeberha. The name change was approved by the South African government in 2021 and is an Xhosa name, … for British emigrants . The Area was…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
… out of one or two facts, which ought not to be ignored by Government. It was to be expected that the people would plead the hardness of the times caused by a…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… proportioned and well executed. The Memorial was designed by William Tait Conner, a Scottish Architect born in Glasgow … hung. It was unveiled on Easter…
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
… The Executive Committee noted the wording proposed by the ANC in an attempt to break the deadlock in the … to allow the government to redress the imbalances…
PlaceElgin
… fruit trees. These were initially grown and maintained by his farm labourers, largely as their own seperate concern, … known as Appletiser. Appletiser is now…
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper and captain was shot dead by two armed men who entered the house in Vosloorus township, …
EventTwo ANC members gunned down in Swaziland.
… military precision of a well planned pre-emptive strike by an outside group.”The South African Defence Force …
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
… built in 1952 and was subsequently raised to 34 meters, by means of spillway gates in 1971. This Dam was built to … New Dictionary of South African Place…
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… years, in which these organizations were officially banned by the white minority apartheid government. More precisely, …
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… State House, Dar-es-Salaam, on August 10, 1963, were made by Professor Gwendolen M. Carter of Smith College, USA …
ArchiveThe agrarian problem
… An address delivered by I B Tabata to the Society of Young Africa (SOYA); an …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.1 Oct-Dec 1959
… de Bunsen. The Treason Trial, E.V. Stone with illustration by David Marais. The Question of your Removal, Jenny Joseph. …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.1 Oct-Dec 1957
… of a Suburb: Hillbrow, Arnold Benjamin. South West Africa by Jariretunda Kozonguizi. The Challenge of Federation, Hon. …
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
… cultural expression of its citizens was severely limited by the policies of the previous regime. In building a new, …
PlaceMarabastad Market Stalls, Pretoria
… south of the present Marabastad. Marabastad a documentary by Richard Weinstein …
EventDr Joshua Nkomo African nationalist and guerrilla leader is born.
… capital of Zimbabwe, from prostate cancer. He is survived by his wife, Johanna and three children. …
EventThe Second Basotho War, known as Siqiti war, breaks out
… war, took place seven years after the first one. Led by King Moshoeshoe I, the war lasted for almost two years. …
EventRetired soccer player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, Kaizer Motaung, is born in Soweto
… He entered the international scene when he was recruited by North American club Atlanta Chiefs. After a few years …
EventMembers of Mau Mau uprising in Kenya to receive death penalty for resisting colonial rule
… collaboraters of the colonialists, when ordered to do so by the organisation. The British used concentration camps to …
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by the South African government. During the African National …