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EventDeath sentence for Rapists
… Burger and George Scheepers, were sentenced in Klerksdorp to be hanged to death for the rape of a Black woman, Ginny Gotsoine in … these four rapists and…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… Foreign Affairs at the time, Pik Botha, had told the world to expect a radical policy shift but was wrong. Among the … P. W. Botha disappointed his western…
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… it contained human remains. The bones were suspected to be those of South West African People's Organisation … Constand Viljoen, who was chief of the army…
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… Dr Louis Luyt step down as the president, but he refused to do so. The followed up announcement was made by the … with the entire SARFU executive. It further…
EventMilner proposes conditional voting rights for ‘non-Whites’ in SA
… end of the Anglo-Boer War 2, the British High Commissioner to South Africa, Lord Alfred Milner, proposed that educated and prosperous 'non-Whites' should be…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… The building of the Delagoa Bay railway line to Pretoria was completed on this date. It was scheduled to be opened for traffic on 2 November 1894, however,…
PlaceRosmead
… when the Railway Line from Cradock was inaugurated. Due to its location at the junction of the Western, Midland and … of Sir Hercules Robinson, Governor of…
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… on paper with pastels, and later lithographs. According to Motswai, he liked “to draw happy people doing ordinary things such as travelling … Art Foundation…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… Korsten Village, Port Elizabeth. His father encouraged him to paint as a child and he received rudimentary training from … In 1944 he was commissioned by the…
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… in Cape Town in 1945. He studied drama at UCT from 1965 to 1965 before going to study at the London Film School. During the 1970s and … he has written in…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… On 9 April 1960, Dr Verwoerd opened the Union Exposition to mark the anniversary of the Union of South Africa. After … Shortly afterwards, a man in his 50s,…
PlaceFreshford House Museum, 31 Kellner Street
… Caroline. Born and trained in England, Harrison immigrated to South Africa in 1894 and a few years later entered into a … was acquired by the National Museum…
EventAfrican bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
… the poverty line meaning that commuters would be unable to afford the increased fare. On 7 January 1957 the Alexandra People’s Transport Committee (APTAC)…
EventExpelled ANC leader abandons court action
… aimed at forcing the African National Congress (ANC) to reinstate him as a member. He aimed instead to organise a national conference to consider the…
ArchiveReport of NUSED Congress, July 1971
… African Students, University of Natal, Durban, July 1 to 14, 1971. Includes intentions to coordinate efforts by students from different centres to increase…
ArchiveA Celebration of Queerness: Zanele Muholi receives a French knighthood
… The French Embassy was due to present the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et de Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) to acclaimed photographer and…
EventBritish secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands
… of 1916 near the Orkney Islands. Kitchener had been sent to Russia by Prime Minister Herbert Asquith to try to get the support of that country for Britain's…
ArchiveThe student movement in the struggle for democracy
… Students, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 28 November to 3 December 1981. Refers, inter alia, to the development of a broad democratic front forming in…
ArchiveKwa-Natal Indaba
… Article regarding Kwa-Natal Indaba as it met to plan tactics and tie up crucial loose ends in the face of dicouraging government reaction to its proposals,…
ArchiveLegislation and race relations: a summary of the main South African laws which affect race relations
… African laws which affect race relations. Acts from 1909 to 1948 include among others those relating to political rights, Africans in the urban areas, the…
EventWelcome Ncita, junior featherweight of SA, wins the IBF
… Mdantsane born Welcome Ncita became the first South African to win the International Boxing Federation (IBF) world bantam … in Tel Aviv, Israel. Known as …
EventHelen Joseph is put under house arrest
… Former political activist, Helen Joseph, fell victim to the Draconian apartheid legislations. She became the first person to be put under house arrest under…
EventPolitical Activist, Barbara Hogan, is sentenced for High Treason
… Barbara Hogan is sentenced in the Rand Supreme Court to an effective ten years in prison for high treason and … Hogan admitted her membership, but pleaded…
EventChurch leaders initiate peace summit in Durban
… Durban, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini urged his followers to stop killing each other. This followed various efforts to negotiate an end to the violence…
PlaceGrabouw
… Langschmidt, purchased a farm; Palmiet. It lay adjacent to the ford, and laid out a Village on the site. He named it … for its apples and pears. The area has…
PlaceGaries
… To describe Garies as in the middle of nowhere does not do any damage to the reputation of the Town (for those who stay here, … of blossoms during Spring,…
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… World Cup, its Seating Capacity was increased from 38 000 to 42 000, the Main West Stand was expanded and renovated, a … only Community-Owned Stadium in the…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… Click on image to enlarge Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda City, … that flurishes there! It has recently changed its name to Tshwane! The Pretoria…
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… meeting were read and confirmed. A letter replying to C. B. J. Dladla was read. Com Freislich reported that 14 … Club. The order of the next two lectures was…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of … political and administrative system had…