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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 - …
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…
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…
EventLord Baden-Powell’s sister, Agnes, establishes the Girl Guides Movement
… available at: http://www.girlguides.org.sg [Accessed 17 May 2010] Some Aspects of Lord Baden-Powell and the Scouts … available at: http://samilitaryhistory…
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…
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 …
Rethinking the William Fehr Collection
The William Fehr Collection had been on exhibition at the Castle – more or less unchanged – from the 1950s. The core of the collection comprises historical…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… area before the Group Areas Act was put into place in the 1950’s. …
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
At the height of apartheid in South Africa, New Zealand imposed a blanket ban on virtually all visits by sports teams from South Africa. The move by New…
EventDemonstrators strip to deter bulldozers
Shanty town women stripped to the waist and confronted bulldozers sent by authorities to demolish their homes at Dobsonville in Soweto. The women's protests…
EventCellist and music teacher Betty Pack is born
… regarded in many quarters as an accomplished cellist. In 1950 Pack founded the Young South African Chamber Orchestra …
PlaceBoom van Sameswering, Onze Rust, Bloemfontein
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 24 November 1950. …