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Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… was formed, the United Metal and Motorworkers of South Africa. Later the Steelpoort Youth Congress (Seyco) was …
PlaceUnited States Consulate, Cape Town
… serves as a branch of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to South Africa . It is located in the suburb of Westlake . They are … Seychelles . All immigrant and…
Address, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of the World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
… and Gentlemen: On behalf of our people and the peoples of Africa as a whole, I would like to thank you most sincerely … Desai, in warmly welcoming you all,…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
EventSouth Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Rolihlahla Mandela and pray for the future of South Africa following the death of Mandela, the country’s first …
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… 1920 it was the first landing place in the Union of South Africa for the aircraft Voortrekker , whose epic flight from …
EventThe new RSA Constitution Bill is read in parliament
… The Republic of South Africa Constitution Bill received its third reading. Among …
EventMarais Viljoen is inaugurated as state president
… National Party, Marais Viljoen, was inaugurated as South Africa's fifth state president after he had been elected on 4 …
EventThe New Republic Party is formed
… A new South Africa opposition party, the New Republic Party (NRP), was … C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa ; 3rd rev. ed.,…
EventSA tenor Johan Botha is born
… major opera houses, but still finds time to visit South Africa occasionally. …
EventFour men die instantly in car races
… Pretoria. References: http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1570319,00.html …
EventSA Rugby team loses to New Zealand
… The South Africa Rugby team, the Springboks, were beaten 18-29 by the …
EventArchbishop Tutu retires as Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in SA
… of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in South Africa. However, he remained chairman of the Truth and …
EventConclusive Battle of Ndondakusuka takes place
… the bloodiest battles ever fought on the southern tip of Africa. More than 5000 warriors, including Mbulazi, were … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… party. At the time the NP was the ruling party in South Africa as it came to power in 1948. It was F.W. de Klerk who, …
PlaceBitterfontein, Western Cape
… water, in 1990, Bitterfontein became the location of South Africa’s first desalination plant which provides fresh water … Once an integral train terminus and…
ArchiveThe Emperor has no Clothes by Liz Timbs
… since his coronation as Isilo (King) of the Zulus of South Africa. Zwelithini (literally, “What does the world have to … served as regent until Zwelithini’s…
Chapter XV - House arrest
… On 13 October 1962,1 became the first person in South Africa to be put under house arrest. The minister was … in my own defence. I could not even speak out…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… August 1992 to deal with the question of violence in South Africa. The UN adopted special resolution 765 calling for a … of the Secretary-General, Cyrus…
EventRiaan Cruywagen was born on this day
… this day, Riaan Cruywagen was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was educated at Stellenbosch University and where …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.3 1986
… Literature and the Struggle for Liberation in South Africa by Daniel P. Kunene; Days with Poona Poon by Luli …
Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… gender, 57.29%, because like in most villages of South Africa, the men venture off to cities, to find work and …
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… Supply Co., who then sold it to the Standard Bank of South Africa. They established a branch in the building and used it …
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
… has lived his life and why he was able to lead South Africa from the repression of apartheid into a peaceful …
EventElectric lights are installed in Adderley Street, Cape Town.
… Lodge Museum, Groote Kerk (the oldest church in South Africa) and the Company Gardens. During Christmas, the street …