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EventDavid Kitson released
… for furthering the aims of 'communism'; and, for being a member of the High Command of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK). He was … sentenced and divorced his wife when…
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
… her of flirting with other men and used this as an excuse to beat her. Desperately unhappy, she met and fell in love with Buys' friend, Gerhard Groesbeek, a…
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… Rosalind Ballingall was a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who reportedly … disappeared in the Knysna Forest. The daughter of a Rand Mine's…
EventMandela visits Zambia
… Nelson Mandela started a seventeen-day foreign visit on 27 February, his first since 1962. Subsequent to his release from prison on 11 February 1990, after…
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… Black mineworkers in the gold and coal mines belonging to the Chamber of Mines. Approximately 360 000 Black miners … the Chamber of Mines close on R250…
EventRiots erupt in Soweto
… On 27 August 1986 a crowd of more than 500 marched to council offices in Soweto, demonstrating against evictions … about seventy injured, including five…
EventQueen Mother Elizabeth turns 100
… thousands of people lining up in the streets of London to cheer her. The Queen Mother is the first member of the … the first member of the Royal family to…
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… freeing Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners, F.W. de Klerk, former South African president announced his … (SACP) and others were unbanned. His…
EventHunting is prohibited in the area that is now the Kruger National Park
… On the 26 March 1898, a proclamation was published in the Official Gazette of the … British, after winning the war, proceeded with the plan to develop the…
EventRhodes asks Charter for British South Africa Company
… Cecil John Rhodes applies for a Charter from United Kingdom to establish the British South Africa Company. The Royal … extends over Zambia and Zimbabwe. The…
EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… Zenzile Makeba was born in Johannesburg on 4 March 1932 to a Swati mother and a Xhosa father. Her mother was a sangoma and a domestic …
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… of the most prolific artists in South Africa. She obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of the Wiwatersrand … her canvasses, something the artist…
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… She studied in the United Kingdom (UK) where she obtained a LLB degree and later a doctorate in history from the Oxford University. On her return to South…
EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… what is now known as Walvis Bay. Dias was on an expedition to discover a sea route to the East round Africa. He gave the area the … of South Africa. Prior to…
PlaceCato Manor Heritage Centre, Durban
… This interactive Museum is a tribute to the spirit of defiance against the Durban System, which … dissent in the Cato Manor area for decades. The Museum is a…
Africa in Today’s World by Max Coleman - Book Launch
… Coleman is about the Cycle of Life: From birth, survival to development in Africa to-day against the backdrop of massive changes in the world’s economy. The…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 9: The Kennedy visit, the truth
… This pamphlet discusses the visit by Senator Edward Kennedy to South Africa, and one question which stands out and that … they and some other organisations…
EventMandela and Tambo meet in Sweden
… While on a mission to foreign countries to ask them to break political ties and … took place in Sweden, where Tambo was recuperating from a stroke that had…
EventAn assassination attempt is made on first Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah
… first Ghana President, Kwame Nkrumah. The bomb, intended to eliminate Nkrumah, exploded and killed four people, scores … passed the Preventative Detention…
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in Swellendam resolved to establish a new congregation to serve the spiritual needs of residents … Council. The 1865 census…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… Oral interview with Dr F T Mdlalose, KwaZulu Minister of the Interior at his offices … Youth League programme of action 06:86 - 08:40 - Career as a doctor 08…
PlaceGardens, Cape Town
… Gardens is a residential suburb of Cape Town and was probably so named … sandwiched between Oranjezicht and Tamboerskloof, within a stone’s throw of the…
PlaceSt George’s Grammar School, 1 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town
… school which was established in 1858. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 June … was erected by the Synod of the Dutch…
PlaceBritish Bechuanaland
… . Kuruman and Taung. The first European travellers to visit the region arrived here in 1801, and within a few years it had become a regular calling point for…
EventTseko Simon Nkoli dies
… Nkoli was one of the first Black anti-apartheid activists to publicly identify as gay and HIV-positive. He was … and went public with his status in the early…
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… Sister Bernard Ncub e died at the age of 80. She was a practicing Roman Catholic nun and was recruited into the … reservations from the church, Sister Ncube…
ArchiveAcceptance of Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award, by Nelson Mandela, 1 November 2006
… I am pleased to be here today, to enjoy the warm company of friends like … by Amnesty International members from around the world is a joy, and knowing that…
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… regarded, Internationally. It is often fondly referred to, as the “Calabash” or “African Pot” after being … Speech from Former President Nelson Mandela in…
PlaceOld Stables, Oatlands, Simonstown
… This building was originally erected in the 18th century as a set of stables on the well-known Oaklands property. Shortly … British occupation of the Cape in…
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February … see before you today. The seven Acre Property, is Home to a diverse range of…