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EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
… Sisulu, the wife of Walter Sisulu who was serving a life sentence Robben Island had her banning order renewed for another five years after the expiry of a…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… Nujoma. South Africa’s occupation of Namibia dates back to 1914 during the First World War. At the time of its occupation by South Africa Namibia was a…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… Die Sestigers ("The Sixty-ers"). The group used literature to speak up against Apartheid and to bring about a European influence to Afrikaans literature…
EventMiss Namibia, Michelle Mclean, model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand
… had won the 1991 Miss Namibia pageant as well as making it to the top 5 of Miss World in the same year. After winning … Mclean joined South African pay…
EventDr JT van der Kemp, controversial missionary and physician, dies
… Johannes Theodorus van der Kemp was the first missionary to work among the Xhosa. He became involved with the Khoi … out of favour with the White settlers…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… was born on 6 September 1911 in Pretoria. Before pursuing a career in art, he had worked as a clerk. He left for England in 1934 where he studied art at the…
Fighting Talk
… Fighting Talk was initially a publication of the Springbok Legion of ex-servicemen and … Appearing monthly, the periodical was edited over a period of…
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… brick vats, secured by metal rods and covered with water to encourage fermentation. After being beaten with bamboo … industry caused much excitement.' They…
PlaceTembisa Township, Midrand
… Tembisa is a large Township situated to the North of Kempton Park , under the Ekurhuleni … were being Evicted . When the Township was created it was a beacon…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
… by two strategic tasks, namely, using the state power to fast track service delivery. Secondly, to sustain our mass … Africa remain their own liberators,…
Statement "Algeria honours Chief Luthuli" by Oliver Tambo, 30 November 1964
… has conferred an honorary Doctorate of Literature on Chief A.J. Luthuli, President-General of the ANC of South Africa. … honours in acknowledgement of their…
PlacePiquetberg
… It is now known as Piketberg. (prior to 1910) The division of Piquetberg originally fell under the … brought under the district of the Cape. It was…
PlaceMarket Square, Port Elizabeth
… Square in the heart of the Port Elizabeth town centre is a historical icon that reveals much about this old coastal town. It is home to the City Hall, which…
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… spent his adult life in Mpumalanga province, working as a clerk in a factory. He was a South African poet and editor, writing in … journals. He was involved…
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
… 27June 1976, Air France Flight 139, en route from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked after a stopover in Athens. The four hijackers were members of the … On 4…
EventThe new ochre-red, white and green tri-colour of the Transkei is adopted
… The 'separate development' policies (Apartheid) of H.F. Verwoerd resulted in the 'awarding' of 'self-government' to four of these 10 homelands including an…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… the majority of South Africans witnessed the election of a national government in which it had no say; this was to be the last all-white election in South…
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… of Angola (UNITA), the Angolan government announced a ceasefire with Unita on 13 March 2002, to take effect on 14 March. Official talks between senior … into…
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… that the attack was organised by the Third Force, a conservative part of the then police force and government … with members of the Inkatha Freedom Party …
Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… African journalism’s Don Quixote: he has taken up his pen to defend the vulnerable, honour heroes, point fingers at the … at our quirky country and its…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bloemfontein
… and its services were initially held in the Raadsaal, a humble thatched building in St George's Street. On 6 … Resident Administrator, laid the foundation…
PlaceWorld War Cenotaph
… The Cenotaph on Du Toitspan Road, is a Memorial to 400 of Kimberley’s Men who died in the Great War (World … by four Mothers, each of whom had lost either…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… part of the District of George, and was proclaimed a separate division in about 1858. The local economy was … and was established by the Dutch Reformed…
ArchiveGarment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Five years after the Government forced him to relinquish his general Secretary, the name of E. Sachs … It is no accident that the two are inseparably linked…
PlaceLibya
… Libya, a mostly desert and oil-rich country with an ancient history, … intervention. In recent years the country has been a key springboard for migrants…
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
… Range. Named after Joao Albasini who lived from 1813 to 1885. He was the first European Settler in the Lowveld and … are 16 km North-West of Pretoriuskop,…
PlaceVictoria Tower, Uitenhage
… Uitenhage developed from 1804 to 1910 from a settlement with a typical Dutch Layout popular in the Cape Colony at the time …
Secret Ballot
… This play is ‘A Protest Theatre And Political Satire Farce’. It follows the … counted. It is at these gatherings where we are introduced to Nkunzi Emnyama …
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
… This pamphlets tries to highlight a series of events that the Pan African Congress (PAC)has been involved with in relation to the freedom struggle of the…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… in December 1961 until his retirement in 1985, except for a brief period shortly after independence when he stepped down temporarily to work on the…