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EventDumisani Makhaye passes away
… National Congress (ANC), Dumisani Makhaye, succumbed to lung cancer at Parklands Hospital, Durban, two days after … medical observation. He was the first MEC…
EventThe 4 x 100m men’s relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
… and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands (2nd) and the US team (3rd). … was South Africa's fourth gold medal…
EventNew ANC National Working Committee is elected
… National Congress (ANC) announced the names of members of a new National Working Committee (NWC) that was to be responsible for the day-to-day running of its…
EventGen. Magnus Malan appears in court
… in the Durban Supreme Court. They pleaded not guilty to thirteen charges of murder and other charges, including conspiracy to commit murder and attempted…
EventPaul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid
… Stefanus Johannes Paulus (Paul) Kruger is often referred to as the 'father of the Afrikaner nation'. This is because … of the Afrikaner, his strong faith,…
Gandhiji’s vision of a free South Africa: A collection of articles by E.S. Reddy
… "If we look into the future [of South Africa], is it not a heritage we have to leave to posterity, that all the different races commingle and produce a…
Summary Minutes of exploratory discussions held in London on 3 May and 4 May 1988 between a South African Delegation and an Angolan Delegation, facilitated by a Delegation from the United States
… from South Africa, Angola, Cuba and United States to negotiate a peaceful solution for southern Africa and to develop political and economic stability…
ArchiveBriefing by Mr D Simpson, Head of the State D
… Minutes from a meeting between South African representatives and Mr … in December 1982 and that the Soviet Union would lilke to see the United States…
Slavery in South Africa
… It is hardly known in India that there was a considerable importation of slaves from Asia to South Africa by the Dutch East India Company and its … first…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 - Introduction
… South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris Private enterprise is one of the million … this exercise, however, that brings…
PlaceAnnisfontein, a Spring and Outspan in Richtersveld- Northern Cape
… A Spring and Outspan in the Richtersveld with Geographical History dating back Millions of Years! A Spring may be the result of Karst Topography where…
PlaceAngra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
… de São Christóvão. In 1883 the Bay area was made into a trading station by German trader Adolf Lüderitz. He … the neighbouring chiefs, who ceded large tracts…
Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
… You have been invited to the first Open Textbook Summit: physics & astronomy … prices have skyrocketed globally, but as the rand takes a hit so does the…
Africa South
… Africa South, a journal edited by Ronald M. Segal (1932-2008) was launched … publication was issued in 1961. Ronald M. Segal claimed to be a socialist, and…
PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
… The Pump House was named as such because it is used to pump water from the Robinson Dry Dock in the Victoria & … the mountain was collected in dams and led…
PlacePort Elizabeth and the City Hall
… tower was only added in 1883. The City Hall serves as a Council Chamber as well as a Concert Hall, a Lecture Hall and Offices for City Council … of the Diaz…
PlaceJutten Island, Saldanha Bay
… This Dutch East 'Indiaman', was outbound when she tried to put; 'Merenstein' into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant … aboard the Merestein survived. Jutten…
EventThe PAC is formed
… that can save the African people". The Africanists refused to cooperate with Coloureds, Indians and liberal Whites and envisaged, according to Sobukwe a …
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… Conference on International Organisations. The preamble to the charter was based on a draft which South African premier General Jan Smuts had prepared…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… A call for a thirty-minute work stoppage in protest the death of Dr Neil … workers taking part in the protest. This was in response to a call for a…
EventThe first hijacking of a South African Airways plane takes place
… The first hijacking of a South African Airways (SAA) plane took place when two men armed with gelignite sticks hijacked a SAA Boeing 727 tri-jet, the Letaba,…
EventTwelve ANC supporters are killed in eSikhawini
… the IFP called its supporters from all over the province to a gather in the eSikhawini stadium. Monitoring and Human … Police (SAP) and the South African…
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
… of people in the Thokoza Stadium, six people were reported to have been attacked while making their way to the stadium, … serious threat. The continuing…
Event11 die when the South African Defence Force (SADF) opens fire on negotiators in Sebokeng
… February 1990 was an important milestone, which signalled a shift from being covert underground organisations to functioning as open party political…
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South Africa at the National … The principle was rejected despite the fact…
EventThe first edition of the Graham’s Town Journal, mouthpiece of the Eastern Frontier settlers, is published
… settlers in the Eastern Cape. The paper was also obliged to print government announcements and proclamations to its readership. As a result the paper was …
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… of Windhoek, capital of Namibia. The bodies were believed to be that of members of the People's Liberation Army of … Malan advised the Namibian and South…
EventRain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI, dies after a sudden illness
… On 12 June 2005, Rain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI died in a hospital in Polokwane, Limpopo Province. Rain Queen Modjadji VI is a direct descendent of one of the…
EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… John Maxwell Coetzee is a well-known South African author. After completing a degree in English and Mathematics, he went on to complete a PhD in English,…
EventFormer NP leader Sam de Beer joins UDM
… Assembly, citing disillusionment with the UDM's inability to unite all South Africans in a single party. De Beer said he was looking for a new political home…