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EventPercy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste are arrested by the Special Branch police
… were arrested by the Special Branch police in a mission to shut down the two Black publications. Qoboza and Klaaste … months in solitary confinement after…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… of slaves and their traditions ! "All of these added to the successful wine making methods over the last 3 … the test of time. Truly a conservation miracle,…
PlaceOrange River
… the Orange River (via hydro-electric power generators) to the Vanderkloof Dam, and Southward through the Orange-Fish Tunnel to the Eastern Cape. This River…
OR Tambo lecture by Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa
… the ANC, Comrade Cyril Ramaphosa, will deliver a lecture to celebrate the life and times of Oliver Reginald Tambo … Walter Sisulu Great Hall, Mthatha The…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 23 May 1983, Volume 77 and Volume 78
… from 17, 18, 19 and 20 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council … (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 20 May 1983, Volume 76
… from 17, 18, 19 and 20 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council … (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 19 May 1983, Volume 74 and Volume 75
… from 17 and 18 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council … (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice…
PlaceGroote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… an academic health centre, Groote Schuur will strive to provide outstanding tertiary care for patients of the … promote excellence in teaching and research…
EventThirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria
… of 30 people. This was a rather mild earthquake compared to others that have ravaged the country before and after this specific one. The latest earthquake to…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… rapidly after it was founded. The rapid growth was due to the town being connected to Johannesburg, Harrismith and Bloemfontein by rail. The …
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah
… had passed the Preventive Detention Act, which he had used to imprison over 1000 of his political and social opponents. Click here to read our past This week…
EventSADF raid Southern Angola
… People's Organisation (SWAPO) fighters are believed to have been killed, with upwards of another hundred injured … from the UN High Commission for Refugees…
EventNew Prime Minister P.W. Botha appoints cabinet ministers
… post of minister of defence. Louis le Grange was appointed to the portfolio of minister of public works and tourism, … minister for defence and national…
EventThe Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member
… The Conservative Party (CP) caucus agreed to hold talks with the National Party (NP) on setting up a … Parliament, Koos van der Merwe, because he did not…
EventButhelezi and Mandela meet and call for cease-fire
… Hotel Minute, both parties expressed their commitment to political tolerance and called on the security forces to play an effective peace-keeping role. ……
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
… 80th Comrades Marathon race, after he ran down from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a time of five hours, 27 minutes and … seconds mentored by Nic Bester. He…
EventSchalk Burger wins two International Awards
… a ceremony held in London. Burger became the first player to win both major categories in the International Rugby Players' Association event. In addition to…
EventTwo policemen are killed in poll tax resistance
… of Zulus near Richmond, Natal, following local resistance to the collection of poll tax, which became payable on 1 … murders and subsequently executed. The…
EventP.W. Botha announces that all South Africans will take part in a constitutional conference
… 1984 saw P.W. Botha elected to the position of President, having abolished the position … majority Black population, who were instead entitled to a sham form…
EventGolfer,Nick Price beats Tiger Woods at Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City
… attracted the best players over the years and continues to be one of the most prestigious sporting events in the country. Apart from Price, the only other…
PlaceJames Hall Museum of Transport, Johannesburg
… , buses , trams , trains and cars - from the Model T Ford to electric cars . It is a museum, that aims to preserve and promote the History of over 400 years…
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
… longer be part of it,” he said in his resignation letter to Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe, chairperson of the SABC … the decision and can only commend him. It…
Congo gains its independence from Belgium
… State ” region. [ii] However, the atrocities committed to the people in the Congo were so immense and severe that … [iii] There was no legislation and chiefs…
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
… and organised a Student Passive Resistance Committee to support the Indian community fighting against the new … University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg…
EventTanzania gains independence
… on the East African coast made it easily accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the … in Tanzania peaked towards the mid-eighteenth…
PlaceWarden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
… The flat Countryside for miles around is dedicated to fields of vegetables! The one-Restaurant main Road of … weekends or during holiday season. When the…
PlaceRed Location Museum
… Boer concentration camp in Uitenhage and moved in 1900's, to Red Location, where the first urban Black families … Architecture awards. Its structure is…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray … Mandela at the Bryanston Methodist Church…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray … Mandela at the Bryanston Methodist Church…
South Africans commemorated Nelson Mandela with a day of prayer
… services where a national day of prayer took place to honour the memory of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and pray … Mandela at the Bryanston Methodist Church…