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EventAfrikaans is declared an official language of South Africa
… According to Act 8 of 1925, Afrikaans became one of the official languages of South Africa. The development of Afrikaans can be traced to arrival of ……
ArchiveNatives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
… The Act was to provide for improved conditions of residence for natives in or near urban areas and the better administration of native affairs; for the ……
ArchiveBirth of a reggae superstar 3 August 1964 by Sam Mathe
… In the mid-80s a strange pop phenomenon swept through the shebeens and music festivals of South Africa. Based on the artist's name and song title, … Birth of…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… company, specializing in research and publication on the visual Arts in Africa. ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… The South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was formed during an Inaugural Conference held on 4 and 5 March 1955 in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
EventSouth Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… Millions of South Africans attended church services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray…
EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
… The English-language opposition paper, The Rand Daily Mail, covered a feature article dealing with the appalling conditions in one of the government’s Bantu…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… Public places of recreation in white areas were proclaimed in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks…
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… Dreyer was born on 10 January 1872 in Philadelphia, in the present day Western Cape Province. After studying at the Normal College in Cape Town, be became a…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain … put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South African…
EventSamora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in a plane crash
… On 19 October 1986, the Mozambique President, Samora Machel and thirty-three … passengers, died when their Tupolev 134 plane crashed into the Lebombo…
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… After rumours of mismanagement of funds by the Department of Information, … would remain Minister of Plural Relations and Development, the Bureau for…
ArchiveUnion co-operative case: The law is on the bo
… Renewed questions have been raised about the role of the courts in relation to worker issues by a judgement … Union co-operative case: The law is on the bo …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… The circumstances that led to the repealing and ultimate dismantling of the Apartheid structure was similar to those that led to … apartheid laws and was met…
EventBlacks are making bonfires of their “passes” in Johannesburg
… On 28 March 1960, Natives began making bonfires of their reference books in Johannesburg. Their action was the latest gesture of defiance against the pass…
ArchiveThe Presidents Council
… Statement by the ANC Regional Command Headquarters on P W Botha's plan for a new constitution. Points out that the plan totally excludes the African majority…
EventSAFCA distances itself from boycott of South African goods
… The South African Federation of Consumer Associations (SAFCA) issued a statement distancing itself from a body called the South African Consumers Association…
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… 1844 French forces under General Thomas Bugeaud defeated the Moroccan army in the battle of Isly. The battle was a result of the French government’s ……
Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies
… Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies was founded by Baruch Hirson from … him in collaboration with other exiles and comrades…
ArchiveThe union has arrived...the education arena will never be the same again!
… The union has arrived...the education arena will never be the same again! …
The first mail boat in Durban, the Armadale Castle, anchors in the harbour.
… The first mail boat in Durban, the Armadale Castle, anchors in the harbour. …
The SA rugby team loses the second test 3-0 against the Lions in Durban.
… The SA rugby team loses the second test 3-0 against the Lions in Durban. …
The SA Amendment Act abrogates the entrenched clauses protecting the Cape C Coloured voters.
… The SA Amendment Act abrogates the entrenched clauses protecting the Cape C Coloured voters. …
The SA rugby team loses 3-9 in the third test against the British Isles.
… The SA rugby team loses 3-9 in the third test against the British Isles. …