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EventThe SA government presents a promotion of Constitutional Development Bill
… Party leader. The following year Botha was succeeded by FW de Klerk who shortly after taking office announced his …
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… Sharks and has recently (April 2019) been tested positive by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport for the …
EventAhmed Helmy, Egyptian actor, is born
… noticed Helmy in a children’s programme and was impressed by his comic skills. Arafa cast Helmy for the leading role in …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… both killed in an accident following a high speed chase by photographers in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris. Diana …
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… written early in her literary career and have been hailed by critics as being brilliant and fascinating. The works …
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… Tshabalala was awarded the prestigious Platinum Medal by the Comrades Marathon Association in recognition of his …
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… the Tutsi dominated party Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). By the end of the genocide, it is estimated that between half …
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… ordained a priest. He died in 2000 when he was gunned down by criminals in Diepsloot. …
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… Her expressionistic work was initially shunned upon by critics, but has since gained wide acceptance. Laubster …
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
… in Zimbabwe. In 1988, the ANC office in Zimbabwe was hit by a rocket. On another occasion a car bomb injured three ANC …
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… Article in the Indian Opinon by Jordaan K Ngubane on James Moroka, 28 November 1952 (pdf) …
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… adopted the Black Consciousness philosophy advocated by Steven Biko and continued to propagate it in it …
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
… for Black South Africans. He died in 1986 and survived by his wife and two children. …
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… lack of consensus as to where the Statue should be placed by Baker and Francis Masey, the statue was placed in the …
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
… the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa - by Riashnee Pather Bibliography Primary Sources Interviews … of the NIO. 16 March 1952…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… in Africa. It was built on the slopes of the Rift Valley by Italian prisoners of war in 1942. It measures about 11m² … route that divided the village…
Statement On Behalf of the South Africa United Front, 1960, New York
… of the Union of South Africa voted in favour of a Republic by a majority of 70,000 votes. In this referendum held to … establishment of "bantustans" despite…
Work In Progress
… a period of 'change' after years of apparent immobility by the ruling National Party. While WIP was by no means the only publication to encourage these…
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… and rated as one of the top zoos in the world and is run by the National Research Foundation. There are 3117 animals … tours - explore the fascinating world…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew PROGRAMME 1. Chairman's Address Interval … the cousin escapes. Scene 4. In jail…
EventSteve Tshwete is born
… as a teacher, and was soon politically active again. By 1983 he was one of driving forces in the formation of the … and a prohibited "immigrant" after…
EventThe Dutch Indiaman, the Nieuwe Haerlem, is wrecked in a storm in Table Bay
… about a year before he and his crew were taken on board by the homeward-bound fleet under Wollebrandt Geleynsz de … Jansz and a fellow officer, Nicolaas…
2004 Gruber Justice Prize: Arthur Chaskalson
… organization sought justice through the legal process, by challenging the implementation of apartheid laws. … a very important role as far as human rights is…
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… bits surreptitiously, through newspapers left carelessly by warders. After years of protest they graduated to a … you hold a diploma in social science which…
An interview with Dorothy Molefi: Hector was ‘always smiling’
… 1976 Soweto Uprising, Hector Pieterson was immortalised by journalist Sam Nzima's famous picture of Hector being carried by another student. This image is as…
43. Resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the Natal Indian Patriotic Congress, 1909
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Natal Indian … to the Compulsory Education Act which has been…
PlaceLadysmith
… of the Ladysmith Town Hall. These are two Howitzers used by the British during the Siege in front of the Town Hall. … estimated to be around 50 000 during a…
EventBenjamin Magson Kies, political activist & lawyer, is born
… of Cape Town’s people. The lectures were given by the most progressive intellectuals and political figures … the time. ' for further details see the…
PlaceNieu-Bethesda
… Town, like many other Karoo Villages. It was started by a determined group of people who lived in the area and who … building, located at the Railway Station…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… ‘Peru and Bala’ is a comedic duo played by Vikash Mathura and Ray Maharaj, which is hugely popular …