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EventMass Democratic Movement (MDM) begins their Defiance Campaign
… with the launch of the Mass Democratic Movement (MDM). On 2 August 1989, the MDM organised and implemented its first …
EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
… city of Kampala to disintegrate the Military Council. On 29 January 1986 Moseveni, after five years in the bush, … 1986 ,[Online]available at: www.janda.org…
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… in the Vaal Triangle (now Gauteng) township of Boipatong on 17 June 1992 when several people were killed and others …
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… that due to ill health, he would not be able to appear on the 14 th of October. The former ministers were subpoenaed …
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… 000 troops were sent from Germany to crush the rebellion.On 11 August 1904, the Battle of Waterberg took place, … [online] Available at: absoluteastronomy…
EventInterim report into the allegations of a “Third Force” by the Goldstone Commission is published
… was not enough evidence and that arrests could not be made on suspicions only. He said that an international task force …
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… that same year. N’Dour’s activism & charity has focussed on upliftment projects in his home country of Senegal, as …
ArchiveBiography of Ruth First by Cole Deal Ruth Demissie
… freedom fighter who was able to use her status to speak on the horrors of apartheid. She was arrested in 1963 under … imprisonment, she publicized the…
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
… pride and honored, owing to the fact that they carry on the fathers’ name, continuing the lineage – thus the … Mugo is also a member of numerous…
PlaceCypress Tea Gardens, Hermanus
… in the buildings being declared a National Monument, on the 3rd of October 1980! …
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… Click on image to enlarge Pretoria is commonly known as Jaccaranda …
PlaceBurkina Faso
… policies but was ousted by Blaise Compaore, who went on to rule for 27 years before being ousted in a popular …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… an autonomous country within the French community, and on 7 August 1960, full independence from France had been …
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
… and wool. Hertzog finally abandoned the gold standard on 27 December 1932. The move returned South Africa's …
EventChurch Council meets PW Botha over unrest
… following calls by the church for urgent discussions on the causes of unrest, forced removals and the emergency …
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… service compulsory for White young men, was passed on 9 June 1967 - with the support of the opposition. …
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… John Thomas Baines was born in England on 27 November 1820. Apprenticed to a coach painter at a …
EventOne-fifth of SA’s military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS. Therefore on 7 October 2003 the Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota stated …
EventThe South African Air Force is established
… On 1 February 1920, the South African Air Force was …
EventThe First Anglo-Boer War: Boers defeat the British at the Battle of Majuba
… Lydenburg, Rustenburg, Standerton and Wakkerstroom. On 27 February 1881, the Boers defeated the British at Majuba … News 24 , [online]. Available at: …
Hendrik Verwoerd’s response to the ‘Winds of Change’ speech
… Made to the South Africa Parliament on 3 February 1960: The tendency in Africa for nations to …
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… On 8 January 2012, the African National Congress (ANC) …
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… a Johannesburg Town Councillor L. V. Partridge for £2 000 on 30 May 1910. There were an estimated 1 000 fruit-bearing …
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… was ousted by internationally-backed forces in April 2010. On 29 November, Gbagbo was transferred to the ICC …
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… its Apartheid policies . The size of the ghetto depended on where one lived, but its boundaries were a hotly contested …
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… firm in the face of sustained and powerful enemy attacks on our movement - attacks mounted from different points at … - all these are a grab at the weapon of…
New Year Message to the ANC External Mission by O. R. Tambo, 1 January 1971
… firm in the face of sustained and powerful enemy attacks on our movement - attacks mounted from different points at … - all these are a grab at the weapon of…
ArchiveThe Arthur Chaskalson I knew by George Bizos, 5 December 2012
… us in the Faculty requested them to put their names down on the list. The Dean of the Law Faculty, Professor Hahlo, … he had to consult the leaders of the…
Albert Luthuli`s foreword to pamphlet published by the South African Congress of Democrats, 8 August 1960
… to live blissfully in a world of fantasy. When Rome is on fire many seem oblivious to how much our thinking actions … them off balance in their thinking and…
PlaceMpumalanga
… rush of the time. But in 1886 reef gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, which caused an even bigger rush. Many … which is somebody who carried goods…