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… They cut my hair off, bald." His hair was forcibly cut by one of the warders, Malan. Malan and his brother-in-law, … live in a ghetto, is White S.A…
National Arts Festival 2017
… a Main and a Fringe programme, which are both administered by the National Arts Festival Office. The Festival is reliant …
Albert Luthuli`s message to New Age on 25th anniversary of Progressive Press, 22 March 1962
… have had to face all the hardships imposed against them by successive Governments. Despite arrests of members of its …
EventPhakisa Freeway opens
… on 10 October 1999.[i] The Phakisa Freeway was constructed by means of combining the traditional oval and road …
Statement on naming of OR Tambo International Airport, 31 October 2006
… the halls of OR Tambo International Airport. Issued by: African National Congress More information: Smuts …
PlaceAlbertynhof, Kimberley
… Congress in 1934 about the impoverishment of whites, held by his action. As chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into … New Dictionary of South African…
PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… Pass, 12 km South of Grahamstown. It was erected in 1964 by the Historical Monuments Commission in honour of Andrew … New Dictionary of South African Place…
EventThe "Battle of Andringa": violently separating Stellenbosch
… break out when the Coloured residents were assaulted by the Stellenbosch University students. [iii] Later that …
EventKhoikhoi warriors defeat Portuguese thieves
… his men then traded with Khoikhoi who lived in the area. By all accounts these initial trades were cordial and both …
SASPU National, 1980 - 1987
… SASPU National was one of two publications produced by the South African Students Press Union (SASPU), the other …
PlaceOns Huisie, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
… is period decorated with many old photographs supplied by resident Blouberg families, showing the transformation of …
PlaceVenda
… Venda was not recognised as an Independent Country by the rest of the World. There Economy was largely depended …
PlaceAthenaeum building, Belmont Terrace, Port Elizabeth
… style of architecture in the city and was designed by George William Smith. …
PlaceMoletzie Bird Sanctuary
… above and below. The brownish crop section is surrounded by white down while the rest of the ventral parts range from …
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… In 1559 Her Majesty enforced the Protestant religion by law and in 1587 she had Mary Queen of Scots executed. The …
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… After his schooling at Lovedale Academy was interrupted by a strike in 1959, he completed his studies at home. He …
EventMuhammad Ali defeats Charles Liston in the World heavyweight title fight
… tried for a swift knockout, but Ali was too fast to catch. By the 7th round, Liston was too exhausted, had hurt his …
EventThe Alabama, American raider of the Southern States during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay for provisions
… and often described as being state sanctioned pirates. By the time the Alabama sailed into Cape Town she had sunk …
EventUN report accuses Katangan President and Congo President of conspiracy to murder Patrice Lumumba
… the army, directly responsible for the murder, was led by Seseko at the time. …
EventSimon Petros Matseke, prominent in African social and political life, dies in Pretoria
… Peter Matseke passed away in Pretoria. He was mourned by his wife and five children. …
Known as Black Tuesday’, the New York Stock exchange collapsed sending economic shockwaves throughout the world and throwing the global economy into depression
… Depression was that a political reorientation was made by the Hertzog government to avoid a repetition of the fall …
EventFatima Meer is banned for a second time
… solidarity with them. It was the result of these actions by FEDSAW that saw Meer banned for a further five years. …
EventWiehahn Commission Report tabled in parliament
… is tabled in Parliament. The Wiehahn Commission was set up by the government after the Durban strikes of 1973 and the …
EventWinnie Mandela is banished to Brandfort
… Swaziland or Transkei , which was regarded as independent by the South African government. However, she chose to remain …
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… distancing SASO from the presidential address was carried by a unanimous vote. The following morning a motion to expel …
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
… Athlone only known as E. Moosa said; "the announcement by the Prime Minister Mr. Voster that the non-Whites will no …
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… heart of Denise Darvall, a young woman who was run over by a car on 2 December and had been declared brain dead after …
EventSACP is legally re-launched
… organisation at a mass rally in Soweto which was attended by approximately 45 000 people. At the time the SACP faced …
EventMuziwendoda Mdluli, National Intelligence Agency (NIA) security chief is found dead
… role in the recently failed coup in the Comoros, led by Bob Denard. Further ReadingSouth African Spy Chief Probing …
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… Further reading: The South Africans at Delville Wood by I.S. Uys (section on the battle of the Somme) References: …