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EventUN Tribunal on Rwanda sentences Jean Kambanda
… on Rwanda, which was held in Arusha, Tanzania, passed a life imprisonment verdict on former Rwanda Prime Minister … The tribunal panel was comprised of three…
EventRamzi Yousef, alleged mastermind of World Trade centre bombing goes on trial
… and is of Pakistani descent. Yousef was later suspected to be one of the planners of the 1993 World Trade Centre … Diplomatic Security Service in 1995, and…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Algeria
… Bafana's second goal of the match. Bafana Bafana went on to the final to win their first major cup since their official return to international sporting…
ArchiveWomen in the ANC-led underground by Raymond Suttner
… The involvement of women in liberation struggle tends to attract controversy. This relates mainly to the extent and character of women's participation. Some …
EventInternational Literacy Day highlights the importance of literacy in areas such as health and education
… Day was first celebrated in 1966. This day is meant to raise awareness in countries all over the world about the … out all over the world on this day…
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous colony of … Penguins' , for their hilarious braying call…
Briefing on Lekgotla outcomes, 27 January 2015
… The African National Congress invites members of the media to a briefing on the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla being held at … Street, Johanneburg Members of…
ArchiveThe birth of the African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… APDUSA. The NEUM called on the leadership of the Movement to a conference in which the national situation was discussed, and how it had been a plan to gather…
ArchiveThe preliminary nature of the Constitutional document
… Paper covering rights and duties attached to property and rights to education, power-sharing and rights of minorities, … aims, and examining mechanisms for…
Phakamani
… Phakamani, meaning "stand up", reflecting the call to stand up and join the democratic forces inside South … supported the efforts of theologians struggling…
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… The earliest structure known to have been erected on this property was a 'Hartbeeshuisie', belonging to farmer: 'Bronkhorst'. In … During this time an…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… Congress and other liberation movements, was endorsed. A year later, Strijdom's government was faced with a march by twenty thousand women on August 9th,…
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… education for Black pupils. This was the fifth concession to Black demands since the 1976 Soweto Uprising. The … for Blacks leasing houses in townships;…
EventA.W.G. Champion, outspoken opponent of apartheid dies
… politician and businessman Allison Wessels George (A.W.G.) Champion died at his home in Chesterville, Durban. He was known as a campaigner for racial…
EventBantu Holomisa is dismissed
… that the African National Congress (ANC), received a sum of R2 million from former Prime Minister of the … hotels and billionaire paid the sum of R5 million…
EventThe Star is published in Johannesburg
… under that title on January 6, 1871, and was moved to the Witwatersrand sixteen years later by its owners, … Sheffield. In 1889, the name Eastern Star was…
EventKenyan men arrested as part of the continuing crackdown by British authorities
… authorities against the Mau Mau. Four days later, close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured at … Mau freedom fighters attacked the area…
EventWomen Draw up a Petition against Pass Laws
… Free State Native and Coloured Women's Association sent a petition to Governor-General Gladstone. Women pleaded with him to persuade the Prime Minister and…
ArchiveThe South African Choir’s pathbreaking tour: 1891 – 1893 by Martin Plaut, 6 January 2017
… African choir’s tour, which began in Britain and continued to Canada and the USA was a case in point. While in Britain they performed widely … They are rare,…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Bibliography
… 1947. Correspondence from the Natal Indian organisation to J.C. Smuts. 21 May 1947. Natal Indian Organisation Report … 1952. Secondary Sources Books and…
PlacePretoria National Zoological Gardens.
… inland marine aquarium in the country. The zoo also has a reptile park and the third largest collection of exotic … staff are on duty 24 hours for your…
SASPU Focus
… SASPU Focus was a feature-orientated publication aimed largely at raising … for Democracy' for 1982. This slogan called on students to understand, and act on…
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… and are politically part of South Africa. The only way to travel to Marion Island is on board a South African research vessel. Research team members remain …
ArchiveCultural considerations for a democratic South African Constitution
… from an in-house seminar on Constitutional guidelines for a democratic South Africa, held in Lusaka, Zambia. Argues … that the formation of constitutional…
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… the aircraft Voortrekker , whose epic flight from London to Cape Town, piloted by Lieutenant-Colonel Pierre van … Ryneveld and Flight Lieutenant Quintin…
EventNelson Mandela’s son, Thembekile is killed in a car accident
… eldest son of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase was killed in a car accident while his father was serving life sentence on Robben Island. Mandela, who always…
EventLesotho and Swaziland threatened with sanctions
… and Swaziland with economic sanctions if they continued to harbour African National Congress (ANC) insurgents. Their refusal to co-operate in this regard…
EventWaddington report on Boipatong is released
… Dr. Peter A.J. Waddington of Reading University, who had been invited by the Goldstone Commission to make an independent inquiry into the Boipatong massacre…
EventSouth African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title
… 1986. He defeated Alfredo Layne of Panama in Sun City, on a tenth-round knockout to lift the title. Mitchell managed to defend the title a world record 12…
EventFirst Black Test cricket captain in SA is announced
… as South Africa's first Black Test cricket captain to lead the Protea team in Sri Lanka. This announcement was … first of two Tests between Sri Lanka and…