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EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… became a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he completed his Senior Certificate. After … from Robben Island he was restricted…
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… Standard VIII. He came to the African Art Centre in Durban and was encouraged by Jo Thorpe to study at Rorke's Drift. This he did for a year, beginning in…
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black unions and civic groups in protest over increases in rent…
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods, arrives in Britain with his family
… with his family after fleeing South Africa via Lesotho and Botswana. Woods was prosecuted seven times under the apartheid government's publication laws and…
EventCOSATU headquarters Johannesburg is sabotaged
… was viewed as a threat by the government. COSATU officials and members were subjected to physical attacks and arrests by the government agents. In the early…
PlaceState President Swart Park, Bloemfontein
… the Park has many sculptured flowerbeds, rolling lawns and shady spots. The facilities at this Park include a Rugby, a Cricket and Athletics Stadium. The…
Die Eerste Vryswartes Van Stellenbosch - 1679-1720 by Prof. J.L. Hattingh, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 1981
… did this because it seems that others, as well as Manuel and Antonie of Angola, were already living in the area. This farm, as that of Manuel and Antonie,…
Survey of race relations in South Africa: 1949-1950
… A Survey of race relations in South Africa in 1949-1950 and includes chapters on: Rights and duties of liberals in South Africa; Institute activities and…
86. Non-racial sport
… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The South African Cricket Board (SACB), … Group Areas Act] should hamper the…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… by Minister Swart have not in any way dampened the spirit and enthusiasm of the rank and file, but on the contrary, have fired each member in … with a fresh…
PlaceIsipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… an Area blessed with a fascinating mix of Cultures and a unique History. This vibrant Town is conveniently … located near the Chief Albert Luthuli (M 4)…
PlaceRobben Island, Cape Town
… itinerary of any tourist to Cape Town . Forget palm trees and sun-kissed beaches; Robben Island’s allure lies rich in … inmate – South African presidents…
PlaceGallery 101
… the Swiss Fernand Francis Haenggi (b. 1934, Dijon, France) and his mother Mrs F.M.L. Haenggi founded Gallery 101 to … CBD. In the late 1960s the gallery…
Document 70 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 August 1937
… here. As you are aware Comrades Lee, Kahn , Freislich and Heaton recently left for Europe and needless to say, this has weakened our ranks considerably…
EventA Dutch ship, the Rosenberg, carrying Huguenots, leaves for the Cape from the Netherlands
… the 18th century. The core of the Huguenots arrived 1688 and 1689 and became part of the free burghers. In the 1690s the … left by the Huguenots in South…
PlaceAdderley Street, Cape Town
… parallel to St George’s Mall. It starts at the Foreshore and ends in Government Avenue, an oak-tree lined street, … Station, most of the stall holders are…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 January 1982
… We received with great shock and anger the news of the brazen and outrageous invasion of the Kingdom of Lesotho by the … on December 9th. The multiple…
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… The Geneva Conventions, are comprised of four treaties and three protocols, which establish the standards of international law for the treatment of civilians…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… who embody principles of Integrity, Passion, Patriotism and Humility. 2018 marks the centenary of the first … Honouring Madiba; a global champion of human…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… an 80ha site next to the Johannesburg Zoo, houses weapons and other artefacts from the many conflicts that South Africa … the Anglo-Boer Wars, the Anglo-Zulu…
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
… on the side of the loco.) The engine weighs 12,7 tonnes and was manufactured by Emil Kessler of Esslingen in Germany. It was brought from the coast by ox…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
… immigrant family in 1866. He attended school in Kimberly and Stellenbosch, and completed a Bachelor's degree in England, as well as … treatment of Afrikaners…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader Abram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of communism
… Bram Fischer served on the Johannesburg District Committee and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of South … revise the African National Congress …
EventVlakplaas Commander testifies before Harms Commission about secret police killings in 1981
… In 1981, Dirk Coetzee, Jan Viktor and Jac Buchner began Vlakplaas, a parliamentary hit squad, … in a November 1989 in an interview with Vrye Weekblad, and…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) attacks a Namibian refugee camp in Cassinga, Angola
… West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) refugee camp and People’s Liberation Army of Namibia’s (PLAN) military … the massacre. More than 600 Namibians,…
65. Letter from the Natal Indian Congress to Smuts, 1945
… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A new and younger set of persons, impatient with old methods of compromise and…
Document 13 - Declaration of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) ad hoc committee on southern Africa on the question of South Africa; Harare, Zimbabwe (The Harare Declaration) Sections 14-24
… Published and launched in January 2009 in partnership with Vivalia … of the Pretoria regime to engage in negotiations genuinely and seriously, could create…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… - since the time of their arrival at the Cape of Good Hope and their struggle with the Dutch East India Company, together with their socio-economic and…
EventSoweto students march against government’s language policy
… protest march, but ended with violence, tears, blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Soweto … white students. Police used teargas to…
EventMafika Gwala born
… South African poet, writer and BCM member Mafika Gwala was born today in the town of … South African Students Organisation. Sometime during 1966 and 1967…