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EventKenyan mediates in SA election deadlock
… talks between President F.W. de Klerk , Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi to participate in the elections. … of international mediation which led to…
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… who had supported the school boycotts by Coloured and Indian students. They were released on bail the following … day, after being charged under the Riotous…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… Sir Harry Smith was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
… artist. He is a member of the Soweto Art Society (SAS) and produces mono- and polychromatic etchings. Mahlangu participated in group and solo exhibitions…
ArchivePromotion of Bantu Self-governing Act, Act No 46 of 1959
… gradual development of self-governing Bantu national units and for direct consultation between the Government of the Union and the said national units in…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… encouraging an end to white rule in both Rhodesia-Zimbabwe and South-West Africa-Namibia. But he needed the help of … had laid the groundwork for his…
Excerpts from Chief Luthuli’s evidence at the treason trial dealing with his understanding of a non-violent liberation struggle
… in fights. If you can do it, it's preferable at all times, and if one has regard to a nation, a group of people, it … there would be fewer sores, if one may…
PlaceOrange River
… however situated outside the Country, in Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia . The Orange River is South Africa's longest and one of it's major Rivers! The Orange…
EventJosiah Gumede is succeeded by Pixley ka Isaka Seme as ANC president
… January 1912, Pixley Seme, Alfred Mangena, Richard Msimang and George Montsio called for a convention of Africans to … its inaugural meeting, where Seme was…
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… contingent of troops consisting of infantry, cavalry and field artillery to bolster British troops in the South … by Afrikaner forces, the British were…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… Professor Lee Berger and his son Matthew Berger (9 years) stumbled across a new … a function attended by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and other…
PlaceElukhanyweni
… from King William's Town, at the confluence of the Gxulu and Keiskamma Rivers. It has long been known to local inhabitants as a sheltered and fertile spot…
PlaceAasvoelberg known as The Eye Of Zastron
… imperial feet), it is the highest peak in the province, and takes its name from the Cape vulture (Gyps Coprotheres) … its cliffs for nesting. In Afrikaans, …
Luthuli House to be auctioned over R25m debt?, 20 August 2017
… who represented Resurgent to provide election support and strategic services to the ANC during the 2014 national … said the party's lawyers were dealing with…
Press Conference in Addis Ababal: Oliver Tambo, 02 July 1987
… from the African States, through the machinery of the OAU and its Liberation Committee based in Dar es Salaam. We get support bilaterally from individual…
EventWorldwide speculation begins that a bright flash detected over the southern Indian Ocean was a South African nuclear test
… Prince Edward Islands, roughly midway between Africa and Antarctica. The signal matched the distinctive light … 22 event," has never been conclusively…
Burkina Faso: Echoes of a Revolution Past by Ernest Harsch, December 22nd, 2014
… Past Ernest Harsch discusses the enduring appeal and influence of the revered revolutionary leader, Thomas … from huge crowds of angry demonstrators when…
PlaceKwaDukuza
… In July 1825, King Shaka , son of Senzangakhona and Nandi, who was the king of the Zulus from 1816, … a royal settlement as a halfway station between the…
EventThe UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA
… on economic relations with South Africa immediately, and to terminate the oil embargo against South Africa when … became operational. A resolution calling…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… held it as a private project undertaken to extract rubber and ivory in the Congo region of central Africa. He operated … the pretext of protecting the …
EventRestitution of Land Rights Act is signed
… back to the 1913 Land Act, was passed by Nelson Mandela and signed into law. The Act provided for the establishment of a Land Claims Commission and a Land…
Event5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war are exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian troops
… troops following the Tripartite Invasion (Israel, Britain and France). The invasion of Egypt by the three … the frontier into the Sinai Peninsula, allegedly…
Address to the International Labour Conference Geneva, 8 June 1990
… Director-General of the ILO, Honourable delegates and observers, It is a matter of great honour to us that we … membership, the Mass Democratic Movement of…
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
… resigned. “What is happening at the broadcaster is wrong and I can longer be part of it,” he said in his resignation … at the SABC had affected his moral…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… Guinea-Bissau, one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of 2 019 023 … The country of Guinea-Bissau, borders Senegal to the…
Congo gains its independence from Belgium
… of Congo was precipitated by the persistently violent and cunning efforts of King Leopold II as well as the … committed to the people in the Congo were so…
PlaceNqweba was called Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
… of the Sundays River Valley, close to the town of Addo and the Northern regions of the Addo Elephant Park, would … of every year. The festival is a highlight…
PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank Joubert Art and Design Centre in the leafy suburb of Newlands. The … 37 pupils. Over the years, pupil numbers…
PlacePakhuis Pass
… weathered red granite rock formations, steep gradients, and high-altitude views. The pass offers access to hiking trails and C. Louis Leipoldt 's grave…
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… By the 1960's, nationalist sentiment had become strong and calls for Rhodesia's independence were imminent. In 1965, … was opposed by the Zimbabwe African…