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PlaceAdmiralty House, Simonstown
… the mid-18th Century and its ownership was transferred to the Admiralty in 1814. Rear-Admiral Jahleel Brenton was the first of the navy commanders to live…
EventDipuo Peters is born
… in the Kimberley Diamond Fields region. She was elected to the National Assembly in 1994 and appointed to her current position by President Thabo Mbeki after…
EventDerek Hanekom is born
… Mandela after 1994 general elections. His appointment to the ministry could best be explained as a compensation for his contribution to the liberation…
EventThe Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched
… (PROTECO) was clandestinely launched in the Transvaal to fill the vacuum, which was created by the banning of the … Crisis Committee (NECC). PROTECTO changed…
EventShift in US Foreign Policy toward apartheid state takes place
… policy of constructive engagement has failed. He announces a change in United States foreign policy entailing the US … its relationship with black South…
EventSamuel Marks (77) dies in Johannesburg
… Sammy Marks was a diamond buyer of Kimberley, founder of the African and … the Parliament of the Union of South Africa. He was also a friend of President…
ArchiveNUSAS - its background and history
… Union of South African Students, April 1973. Pages7 to 10 of Appendix to the Report of the Chairman of the Interim Management …
ArchiveClothing Workers Union: we demand jobs and a living wage for all
… from the Bible: "Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit His kingdom? He promised those who loved Him? Is … Clothing…
ArchiveMemorandum on BPC external affairs programme
… Memorandum from Thami Zani to Ranwedzi Harry Nengwekhulu following on the fifth congress … of the BPC held on the 28-30 January 1977 in Durban where a…
ArchiveAn address by the General-Secretary of the South African Communist Party
… Address by Moses Mabhida to miliant partisans at Luanda on 26th July 1981 to mark the 60th anniversary of the SACP. Discusses the … statement by the…
ArchiveRepression of the United Democratic Front under state of attack
… Botha said the month saw increased government response to the United Democratic Front, both in words and in action, … draconian laws still exists and…
ArchiveBlack women
… dancing with raised arms looking triumphant. Notice of a conference on women's struggle in South Africa from 6th to the 18th January 1990 at the bottom…
ArchiveBiography of Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi
… was born on 12 June 1955 in Evaton, the fifth son of a family of five boys, his politisation began at an early age … the Sharpville shooting in 1960 and his…
PlaceVictorian dwellings, 135-137 Hatfield Street, Gardens
… row, of Double-storey Semi-detached Residences is presumed to have been erected in 1881 as part of a speculative Housing Development scheme. The land was ……
They’re Burning the Churches
… Price : R165.00 - including VAT Orders can be E-mailed to [email protected] or to [email protected] Contact Person : Jacana Media. Tel: +27 …
EventSir de Villiers Graaff agrees with SA veto of UN visit
… the composition of the proposed United Nations Committee to Study Apartheid (UNCSA) was such as to preclude any possibility of an objective or impartial ……
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe receives an honorary degree
… Xhosa composer and musician, received an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare in recognition of the major contribution he had made to Xhosa…
EventEight British tourists are killed
… five men and three women, were killed on their way to the Royal Natal National Park when their bus swerved to avoid a pedestrian on the R74 between…
EventNew Afrikaner Political Party
… Afrikaner Unity Movement (AUM), held in Pretoria, voted to transform the AUM into a political party in order to contest the 1999 general election. Although…
EventAlexander Kerr is born
… started the Dr Alexander Kerr Bursary Fund in his memory to provide financial assistance in the form of bursaries to Black students. …
EventPresident Mandela warns disgruntled former Umkhonto we Sizwe combatants
… army. Mandela told the former MK members that they have to adhere to military discipline or face the consequences of their … (Accessed: 26 September 2013)|…
PlaceChurch Square, Dickson street, Woodstock
… Church square in Woodstock has given rise to Apartment blocks, for much needed accomodation of Doctors and Nurses, aswell as students! Being so close to the…
ArchiveState of Capture - A Report of the Public Protector, 14 October 2016
… by the President and other state functionaries relating to alleged improper relationships and involvement of the … and possibly corrupt award of state…
Place'Amstel River', Now Known as Liesbeek River
… Name applied from 1657 to the Liesbeek River, in Cape Town. Named after a small River in the Netherlands. The first 'free burghers' … of the Dutch East India…
PlaceAmbrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province
… Gansbaai. Dutch for 'Ambrose corner', the name is thought to refer to St. Ambrose, who was the Bishop of Milan and developed the …
ArchiveReport of NUSAS President
… University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 29 November to 4 December 1980. Mention was made of the National Union's theme for 1980 which was to counter…
Archie Gumede Inaugural Memorial Lecture Invitation
… of the Archie Gumede Foundation cordially invite you to the Archie Gumede Inaugural Lecture to be delivered by Dr Zweli Mkhize, Treasure General of the … no…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 5: War on sellouts!
… well as what the consequences will be of those that choose to vote in the elections. There is mention also of the sellouts, referring to, those that are…
ArchiveInterview with Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
… in Kimberley, South Africa, with Robert Sobukwe (1924 to 1978), who was elected Founding President of the Pan … Congress in April 1959, jailed for several…
ArchiveStrategic issues in the struggle for national liberation in South Africa
… introduced by the government and whether they are adequate to initiate change in the country: provision for the legal … spread of Africans into white collar…