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At least fifty-two people including thirty-two children under the age of two are slain by axe-wielding assailants in south Alge
… least fifty-two people including thirty-two children under the age of two are slain by axe-wielding assailants in south Alge …
Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer
… Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista. … Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of…
Fires in Cape Town and the Western Cape are ‘out of control’. A woman and two teenagers have burnt to death in Khayelitsha, Cap
… Fires in Cape Town and the Western Cape are ‘out of control’. A woman and two teenagers have burnt to death in …
Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head of an archives depot, is born on Robben Island, where her fath
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … Joan Hoskyn Davies, archivist and the first woman to become head…
Egypt’s first Aswan Dam is unveiled 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cairo. The 40 meter (130ft) high Aswan Dam, designed to
… Aswan Dam is unveiled 950 kilometres (590 miles) south of Cairo. The 40 meter (130ft) high Aswan Dam, designed to …
Days after the murder of professor Brian Hahn, another UCT academic Dr Lisbe Smuts-Smith, 47, is murdered in cold blood at her
… Days after the murder of professor Brian Hahn, another UCT academic Dr Lisbe …
The Galiot Noord is wrecked fifteen miles (24 km) west of Cape St Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and Natal. Most
… The Galiot Noord is wrecked fifteen miles (24 km) west of Cape St Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay and …
President Thabo Mbeki has a narrow escape in Abuja when he is nearly hit by a car shortly after the African Union heads-of-stat
… in Abuja when he is nearly hit by a car shortly after the African Union heads-of-stat …
Media 24 reports that about 75 people have died in Kenya of a hemorrhagic fever called Rift Valley Fever for the past three wee
… Media 24 reports that about 75 people have died in Kenya of a hemorrhagic fever called Rift Valley Fever for the past three wee …
On its 80th birthday the ANC declares that an interim government of national unity must be set in place and a general election
… On its 80th birthday the ANC declares that an interim government of national unity must be set in place and a general election …
Richard Maxwell (Dick) Haldane, trade union leader, dies in Cape Town. He was honoured with the Award of Merit from TUCSA in 19
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1 , Pretoria: HSRC Publishers, … union leader, dies in Cape Town. He was honoured with…
First Conference Centre of Documentary Photography 8-10 July 1988.
… Photograph of participants of the first conference hosted by the University of Cape Town's Centre for Documentary … First Conference Centre of Documentary…
ArchiveGroup Areas Development Act, Act No 69 of 1955
… The Act was to provide for the control of the disposal and for the acquisition of immovable property in group areas and other areas defined … Group Areas…
EventDr Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, is born
… Kenneth Kaunda was born in Chinsali, the Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Kaunda was a qualified … 1951, he left teaching to become…
ArchiveColoured Persons Communal Reserves Act, Act No 3 of 1961
… The Act was to apply the Mission Stations and Communal Reserves Act 1909, of the Cape of Good Hope, to coloured persons settlement areas within the ……
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… September 1970 Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasserdied of a heart attack. Nasser had been in power in Egypt since 24 … Muhammad Anwar Sadat in 1970…
EventMembers of SASO and BPC held under Terrorism Act
… Fourteen people, including leading members of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) are arrested and held ……
EventSouth Africa is invited to rejoin Commonwealth of Nations
… On 25 October 1993, South Africa was invited to rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations with effect from January 1994. The move came after prolonged promising…
ArchiveThe Ford strike
… On the 9th January, 1980 a settlement was reached which ended the Ford Strike in Port Elizabeth? … The Ford strike …
EventPope John Paul II begins his tour of Africa.
… John Paul II who was pope of from 1978 until his death in 2005 toured Africa in 1980. The pope spent eleven days and toured five countries, including The DRC…
ArchiveUrban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961
… The Act was to provide for the establishment of urban Bantu councils, the conferring on certain Bantu of civil and criminal jurisdiction in urban areas, the …
ArchiveInterview with the NUSAS President, Neville Curtis - the new NUSAS
… Text of interview by Varsity, a University of Cape Town student newspaper, with Neville Curtis, … of NUSAS. Subjects covered include recent Congress of the…
EventChris Hani succeeds Joe Slovo as Chief of MK
… Chris Hani, freedom fighter, political activist and at the time Deputy Commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in Zambia, was appointed as new … Joe Slovo, who…
EventPieter Willem Botha resigns as state President of SA
… Mr. F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as Acting President pending the results of the general elections. In 1990 Botha resigned from the … O’Malley, P. ‘1989’ ,…
ArchiveNative Laws Amendment Act, Act No 54 of 1952
… The Act was to amend the Native Labour Regulation Act, 1911, the Natives Land Act, … Consolidation Act, 1954; to repeal certain provisions of British…
EventPik Botha is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs
… Pik Botha, South African ambassador in the United States of America (USA), returns to South Africa and is appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Botha…
ArchiveA survey of race relations in South Africa: 1951-1952
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1952 and includes chapters on: The functioning of South Africa's sovereign Parliament; International affairs…
EventManto Tshabalala - Msimang, controversial minister of health, is born
… Tshabalala-Msimang was born at Emfume south coast of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Tshabalala-Msimang matriculated at … twenty-seven politically driven students…
ArchiveSACC Press release: Promotion of Orderly Internal Politics Bill
… Press release issued by the South African Council of Churches about the gazetting of the Promotion of Orderly Internal Politics … SACC Press release:…
ArchiveWwomen organising for change: The struggle continues in the home
… Yellow poster with green lettering. Black and white images of women. History of the ANC Women's League. … Wwomen organising for change: The struggle…