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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…
EventSouth 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…
Journal of Black Theology
… Project in Pretoria is a scholarly publication dedicated to the exploration of African and Black theology and its growth and identity in relation to the…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… included the whole of Green Point, was granted in 1814 to David Kuuhle. Construction of the house probably began … House. However as the city expanded, so…
EventThe International Labour Organisation calls for South Africa’s withdrawal at the Geneva Conference
… for South Africa's withdrawal from the ILO, by 163 votes to nil, with 29 abstentions. The ILO is the international … representatives of governments,…
PlaceFeathermarket Hall, Port Elizabeth
… Square. Feather Market Centre, which has played host to glamorous business and cultural events for over a Century, … It has since been beautifully…
EventBotha appoints Hendrikse and Rajbansi into his Cabinet
… of the National People's Party (NPP) are appointed to the Cabinet as Chairmen of the Ministers' Councils, but … and House of Delegates, respectively. Click…
EventOne person killed by bomb meant for Chris Hani
… was given orders by senior members of the security branch to kill Hani in 1980, because of Hani's perceived growing … - South African Communist Party (SACP)…
EventThe Nationalist Party wins election with a reduced majority in the National Assembly
… on 29 April 1981, voters returned the National Party (NP) to power, albeit with a reduced majority in the House of Assembly compared to previous elections …
EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
… James Mange's death sentence on a charge of high treason to 20 years' imprisonment. The African National Congress … Alfred Nzo, the ANC called for the same…
EventMarais Viljoen is inaugurated as state president
… who had resigned on that date. Before being elected to the position permanently, he served as acting state president for two months from August to October…
EventThe New Republic Party is formed
… parliamentarians from the former UP left the new party to join the anti-apartheid Progressive Federal Party (PFP) or … Party secured only 10 seats in…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… minister of Bantu education, Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, to the fact that an explosive situation was developing in … secondary school subjects. The minister…
Educationist Martha Helena Cillié dies
… whose greatest achievement was her contribution to the education of girls and to teacher training over a period of more than thirty years, …
EventMother of an ANC Youth League official, is killed by a hand grenade
… National Congress (ANC) Youth league official. According to sources, the hand grenade was under the pillow on which … were also sleeping in the room. The…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… arrived at Maruping, ten km from present day Kuruman, to assist with missionary work, which the LMS started in 1816 … the end of 1819. In 1824, the mission…
EventFour men die instantly in car races
… Four men were killed instantly when a car swerved to avoid a second, which was spinning on the Odi race track, … Three people were seriously injured and…
EventCuban Foreign Minister visits South Africa
… African counterpart Alfred Nzo. They met in Cape Town to deliberate extensively on international issues, the … and domestic context. Robaina announced that…
EventWinnie and Nelson Mandela divorce
… of years together before Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison as one of the Rivonia Trialists in 1963. It … while Nelson Mandela was incarcerated…
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
… The school grew rapidly and the number of pupils increased to 132 by August 1901. The girls were transferred to the Pretoria High School for Girls fifteen…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… frontal attack in the Battle of Colenso with the intention to relieve the besieged town of Ladysmith. This purpose was … began at Stormberg on December 10,…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was declared by the governor of Kenya, Sir EvelynBaring, due to the Mau…
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
… Africa. He was very popular and loved for his openness, to the point of winning a presidential election unopposed. A … poet and writer, Reitz made a notable…
EventSouth African tenor opera singer, Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
… African President Nelson Mandela had selected Ntshebe to be one of the performers at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. His sudden death came as a shock to many who…
EventGary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
… Ken Oosterbroek as an intern. He was soon promoted to Staff Photographer. Bernard and Oosterbroek were linked to the Bang Bang Club. These were four…
EventKing Williams Town schools are closed in commemoration of Victoria Mxenge
… school, as well as students from other schools refused to attend classes near King Williams Town. The students of … school premises without authorization in…
PlaceAbees, Bela-Bela
… Warmbad in 1920. Afrikaans for 'hot bath', the name refers to the Hot Spring there. The place was also known as Het Bad … bath). In Febuary 2002, the name…
ArchiveAfricans in Cape Town: state policy and popular resistance, 1936-73
… The study relies as far as possible on archival sources to disaggregate these themes. On this basis, it provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of…