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EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… girl. Sobukwe was exposed to literature at an early age by his oldest brother. His earliest education was at a …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
… Emily Hobhouse and Dr. Jane Waterson. They were appointed by the British Office to investigate the concentration camps …
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… graduate studies. His plea was in response to a call made by the ANC, that the timing was right for him to … Gavisser, M. (2007). Thabo Mbeki: The Dream…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… can be completely subjected to an analytical process, is by the very fact, removed from the possibility of being art” …
EventEugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in Ventersdorp.
… republic.” On 3 April 2010, he was murdered at his farm by one of his workers. …
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… The parliamentary by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to … friction be limited to a minimum, and this is best limited by keeping people…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… remained practically invisible. It was a dirty secret." By April 2012 the labour broker workers at the Post Office …
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… recruit Black people to assist the British in World War 1 by providing labour. There were to be 10 000 people to serve …
PlaceMauritania
… 20th Century and became Independent on November 28, 1960. By the terms of the constitution, Islam is the official state …
EventPeter Scott, South African alpine skier is born
… at the Peyregudes Ski Club in France. [v] He is coached by Alexander Heath. [vi] Peter Scott failed to finish the …
A Walk in the Night
… . The Emancipation Day “Walk in the Night” is organised by the District Six Museum and the Prestwich Place Project …
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… that developed after these. The Town itself was laid out by another farmer, Maconachie, who used the names of British …
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
… a wooden cross was erected, but it was replaced in 1913 by a monument commemorating all those killed in action. A …
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… became the assistant general secretary of MEWUSA, formed by the amalgamation of four NACTU unions for metal and …
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… Kwazulu Natal) was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor still …
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… and Fringe programmes, all of which are administered by the National Arts Festival Office. Programmes comprise of …
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… would not be allowed to use his exit permit (approved by the Minister of Interior Affairs) to leave South Africa …
PlaceSeal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
… unmanned and just 8m tall. Today it is serviced by helicopter and one wonders the difficulties that must have … Lighthouses of Southern Africa by Gerald…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… Cooke says it was lifted into position on the second floor by Messrs. Fox and Bookless (Pvt) Ltd who took over …
Fatima Meer: Portfolio
… and adoption of the new Constitution for South Africa by democratically elected representatives of all the people …
EventDay of the African Child
… their lives for the cause of freedom in South Africa. By adopting this day as the Day of the African Child, the …
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… course of events in the UN negotiations with the Africans. By gaining the initiative, Britain (and the US) wanted to …
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… overthrow the South African government. This after a raid by security police at Lilliesleaf farm on 11 July 1963, the … Macdonald Purnell. p. 337|Giliomee, H…
EventViolence erupts in Paarl
… and Ngenisile Siqwebo. Matthews Mayezana Mali was shot by the South African Police (SAP) on the following day. Mali …
EventGeraldine Fraser is born
… women's month in South Africa, where the contribution made by woman such as Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi in the struggle …
EventThe first mountain zebra foal is born in at the National Mountain Zebra Park
… of these animals remained. This situation was remedied by the establishment of a Mountain Zebra Park near Cradock, …
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… The Campaign was in fact launched on 26 June 1952 by the ANC and South African Indian Congress. More than 8,500 …
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… for some time, though, to build a comfortable surplus. By 24 July 1949, a three-month surplus was built-up, ensuring …
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
… next three years. At Rorke's Drift, Manyoni was mentored by Leon de Smit, a Belgian-born artist. At the centre, he …
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… steam ship was pressed into service as a troop transport by the Royal Navy and had already carried thousands allied of …