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EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… handwritten on blocks of writing paper. From 1943 until 1950 or 1951, she acted as the children's science editor for …
EventIraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies
… the previous year under the Unlawful Organisations Act of 1950. …
EventStart of the Muslim community's Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… the Muslim community with no alternate burial ground. On 17 January 1886, in defiance of the closure, 3000 Muslims …
Event18 political prisoners are released from Bophuthatswana
… On 17 October 1991, 18 political prisoners were released from …
EventPalaeontologist Mary Leakey discovers one of the oldest hominid skulls in Tanzania
… On 17 July 1959, Palaeontologist Mary Leaky discovered on of the … Available at https://leakeyfoundation.org [Accessed 17 July 2012] | Whatya trivia: July…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… the support of the White electorate in the referendum on 17 March, 1992, which, as he said "closed the book on …
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
… The record was then held by New Zealand's All Blacks with 17 consecutive wins from 1965 to 1970. References: …
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… was found dead in his flat in Melville, Johannesburg on 17 August 2004. His last novel, titled Breek, was published …
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… her from pursuing singing as a career. Laubster died on 17 May 1973 …
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - …
Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party: what needs to be reassessed by Tom Lodge
The evidence that Stephen Ellis refers to about Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party is pretty definitive. It is based upon recollections of party…
Pedi
[baPedi – People and sePedi – Language] The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho-Tswana, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda…
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… scroll being received by the Vice-President of Mozambique. 17 March, Honorary citizenship of Olympia (original site of … 14 September, Granted the Freedom of…
EventDrum Magazine calls for the release of all political prisoners
… against black people by the apartheid regime during the 1950’s. The magazine has since distanced its self from …
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
A United Nations report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000. The report came five years after the Centre for Disease Control…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
An International Conference on Sanctions against South Africa was hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House…
EventThe 41st annual conference of the ANC in Queenstown gets underway
… and the South African Indian Congress (SAIC). The period 1950 -1952 began with a commitment to mass action and to …
A Place of Freedom
Phoenix represented an island of freedom in a society that moved from informal segregation in the early years of the twentieth century to full-blown apartheid…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) was established on 2 April 1944, by Anton Lambede (who became the League’s first President), Nelson Mandela,…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… no less than 850 episodes for Lotus FM over a period of 17 years until they announced their retirement from radio in …
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
South Africa national soccer team, Bafana Bafana played England star-studded team in a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to…
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… the Government in the wake of a massacre in Boipatong on 17 June when more than 40 were killed, and scores injured. It …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… William Taylor in Cape Town. The following year, 1961, 17 non-Whites were hanged in Pretoria Central Prison. …
EventThe Sebokeng Massacre of mourners leaves more than 30 dead and 40 more injured
… event unfolded Kwa-Madala Hostel in Boipatong, Vaal on 17 June 1992, where 46 residents were massacred on what …
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
The Durban Moment: Revisiting, politics, Labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s. 22-24 February, 2013 Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa The Â…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… Battle of Isandlwana The main Zulu army left Nodwengu on 17 January to defend Zululand from the centre column. These … the British would be defeated in a …
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979)
… of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white …
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979
… of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white …