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EventTshwane Metro’s 5th anniversary celebrations held at Church Square
… On 21 January 2006, approximately ten thousand residents of … looklocal, On this day January 21: , from looklocal , [online], …
EventDumisani Makhaye passes away
… arrangements for his funeral at KwaMashu Stadium in Durban on 30 October. … [online] Available at: https://whoswho.co.za [Accessed on 24 october 2013]|…
EventPrincess Margaret dies
… members and friends. She accompanied the royal family on their visit to South Africa in 1947. …
EventDevastating storm hits Mount Ayliff, Eastern Cape
… On this day in history, at least 22 people were killed and …
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… by 54 to 6, to accept the British proposals for peace on 31 May 1902, the Treaty of Vereeniging was finally signed …
EventCecil John Rhodes is forced to resign
… was further doomed when an intended rise by Uitlanders on the Witwatersrand was called off shortly before Jameson's …
PlaceBelvidere, Knysna
… where he devoted his time to the development of his estate on the Knysna Lagoon, and to the construction of Belvidere …
EventPaul Kruger is sworn in as president of the Zuid
… and his obedience to his God characterized his life. On 9 May 1883 he was inaugurated as the first State President …
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
… discrimination. The community mobilisation campaign began on 1 December, World Aids Day and ended with a memorial In …
EventPretoria’s first Black mayor
… of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). On 24 November 1995, Ramokhoase became the first black mayor … [online] Available at: www.tshwane…
Constitution Hill - Free tours for pensioners during October and November
… To celebrate the International Day of the Older People on October 01st, Constitution Hill is offering complimentary …
EventScientists identify Green Monkey disease as responsible for more than 300 deaths in Northern Zaire and the Sudan
… Zaire (Now Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Sudan. On 14 October 1974 Scientist finally identified the virus … fever [online] Available at: www.who.int …
ArchiveLetter from Rev G Hawkes, to the Secretary, Van der Walt Commission of Inquiry into the Consolidation of the Ciskei
… letter also stresses the negative socio-economic impact on black people caused by the government's resettlement …
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… in just eight seconds during a "surprise" implosion on 22 August 2010 by the City of Cape Town. The power station …
EventInternational Nurses Day.
… nurses day is celebrated around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, …
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… and Kenya both became members of the United Nations on 16 December 1963. This year marks fifty years since the …
EventFormer Presidents de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
… and de Klerk were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1993. The award was a recognition for their …
Address by President of the Republic Commander-in-Chief of SANDF and Patron-in-Chief of Military Veterans at the funeral of Major General (retired) Mongameli Johnson Tshali (aka Lennox Lagu), Thaba Tshwane, 17 September 2011
… the Diplomatic Corps Fellow mourners, Ladies and Gentlemen On the 7th of September 2011, Major General (retired) … Johnson Tshali, also known as Lennox Lagu,…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Randall Robinson, Executive Director, Transafrica Forum, 2 March 1983, Washington, DC
… course, by the people who are in South Africa. The attacks on neighbouring countries simply because of ANC presence … We must expect that as long as…
Address to the Swedish Parliament Stockholm, 13 March 1990
… settlement. Whether this happens and how soon, will depend on what the Pretoria regime does. As yet, it has not even … convinced that the Harare and United…
Document 73 - Letter from The Spark to M.S. Njisane, Flagstaff, 15 September 1938
… year out the Magistrates and the Bhunga have been harping on this question and each year with greater intensity than … sufficient land to plough and to graze…
ArchiveThe Final Prize - Contents and Preface
… in the Bill of Rights in our democratic constitution. On the Bantu Education Act, described by Chief Luthuli as a … to education in the state schools. While…
For Africanisation of the Party Letter from Moses M Kotane in Cradock to Johannesburg District Party Committee dated February 23, 1934.
… always succeed in bringing them to my point of view, e.g. on the question of poor whites. The Independent African … Up to now I have met two groups of his…
South African cricketers walk out in protest against apartheid after just one ball is bowled by Arunabha Sengupta, 3 April 2013
… African cricketers themselves staged a unique protest. On April 3, 1971, Currie Cup champions Transvaal met The Rest … and further subscribe to merit being…
PlaceKwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
… Durban became the first city in South Africa and on the African continent to become a Unesco World City of … scene. Durban is now the first Unesco City of…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Introduction
… this turning point the political climate was balanced on a knife’s edge. On 10 April 1993 the national process of reconciliation came … quickly herded…
ArchiveHugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture (The Guardian)12 March 2013
… the misunderstanding of the aims of education, and later on through advertising, Africans were manipulated into … is very expensive, but you don't have to…
Document 39 - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931
… already I have worked hard as a rank-and-filer, especially on the founding of a miners' union, and should have been … or intimidated, but to assert…
EventPresident Barack Obama visits South Africa
… On 29 June 2013 President Barack Obama, accompanied by his …
EventAlexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg
… On this day Mr Mahlomela Mabizela, a member of Alexandra …