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EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and a member of the African National Congress (ANC). He was a leader of the National Regional Command…
EventSA artist, Bongiwe Dhlomo, is born
… up in Bergville, matriculated in Ladysmith and obtained a National Secretarial Certificate at Inanda Seminary. After … the Grassroots Gallery in Westville…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the … African bush across South Africa's border…
EventCruel murder of Dora Bloch
… British hostages of hijacked Flight 139 (an Air France A-300B Airbus, hijacked from Athens on 26 June) was reported as still missing. Bloch, a 74-year-old…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… From 6 to 26 October 1973 Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights…
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… The accused were charged with treason, the intention being to overthrow the government by unconstitutional means. They … the eleven Trialists. The sentences…
EventPiet Retief, Voortrekker leader, is born
… disgruntled with British rule at the Cape Colony. This led to Retief publishing a manifesto in 1837 in which he listed the grievances of many … as the Great…
EventWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on 8 May. This is to commemorate those who volunteer their time in assisting … Red Cross Society was founded in 1863…
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
… Centre, one into the Pentagon and the fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Trading on Wall Street stopped and … aftermath of the attacks, the Bush…
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… style, one of the last major Victorian buildings to be erected in Cape Town. It was built from sand stone and … by Buitengracht & Darling Streets, the scene…
EventChief Malaboch is taken prisoner
… Mmaleboxo) of the Bahananwa (Xananwa) people refused to leave his traditional mountain kingdom of Blouberg as … chief Malaboch twice attempted suicide by…
PlaceVrede
… border of Volksrust . It was named in 1863 after a dispute between its founders. Like most towns formed during and after the South African Wars , Vrede has a…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… On 10 February 1908 a new department of the Transvaal University College … in Johannesburg , started its classes in Kya Rosa, a house in Skinner Street,…
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… Steyn, tabled its report. The Commission recommended that a general council of journalists should be established by law to regulate entry into the profession…
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
… Resistance Movement) members drove into Bophuthatswana, a Bantustan homeland in the north western region of South Africa. This followed a request by Chief…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… He schooled in Pretoria, where he participated in a number of sporting codes including cricket, tennis, … was studying at the University of Pretoria he was…
Dawn
… the military wing of the African National Congress, open to all races and set up in conjunction with the South African … using armed forces (guerilla warfare…
New Age
… founded by trade unionists, academics and and was known as a leftist publication. New Age was linked to the African National Congress and its' leadership. In…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison … Rural Resistance: The Transkei, 190 0 -1965 " , in…
Panel Proposal for the 17th Triennial Symposium on African Art
… sustainability includes not only the repurposing of refuse to create fashionable garments, innovative sculptures and … consumption, waste and the environment…
EventForced Removals commence from District Six
… of District Six , also known as Kanaladorp (kanala is a Malay word meaning ‘help one another’), is marked by the … of 11 February 1966. On this day the…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far … whose family serves as its chiefly dynasty. It is Home to the Nelson Mandela Birthplace…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.2 1988
… Contents and Contributors Contents: Comment: A W Oliphant; Short Stories: The Concrete Fountain. Ahmed Essop; To Speak the Truth, Laughing by Rose Zwi; Two…
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… A Tribute to Denis Goldberg Preface Foreword Chapter 1 A Marvellous Life! Denis Goldberg, South Africa and the World … 7 "A Mensch" Chapter 8 ANC Ambassador…
Indian Opinion
… Indian Opinion, a weekly newspaper, was first established and produced by … and also publicised news of the Indians in the colonies to India. The paper…
PlaceLand Adjoining Earle’s Dyke, Camps Bay.
… in its natural state and extends from Lion's Head down to the sea, giving visitors a view of one of the most beautiful natural spots in the Cape peninsula…
PlaceRhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
… Situated on the Northern slope of Table Mountain is a must see Memorial too Cecil John Rhodes. Behind the Memorial lies a unique Restaurant and Tea Garden…
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
… located in Chapel Street, but was moved in the early 1970s to a larger building, the old Kimberley Sanatorium – the same … Displays include natural history,…
PlaceRiversdale, Western Cape
… the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) at Swellendam established a new Parish on the Farm 'Doornkraal', on the banks of the … and Resident Magistrate of Swellendam…
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… Wilma Stockenstrom is a significant and gifted female Afrikaans writer, whose work … before she branched into poetry and fiction. She wrote a few plays and…