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The Van Riebeeck festival, commemorating the settlement of Whites in South Africa 300 years ago, is officially opened by dr D.F
… The Van Riebeeck festival, commemorating the settlement of Whites in South Africa 300 years ago, is officially opened …
Stompie Sepei is taken from the Methodist manse in Orlando by Jerry Richardson, former coach of the Mandela United football tea
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. liv … manse in…
Donald Woods, editor of the East London Daily Dispatch, escapes to Lesotho through the Caledon River on his way to London.
… Donald Woods, editor of the East London Daily Dispatch, escapes to Lesotho through …
In a New Year message, Prime Minister Verwoerd emphasises that South African policy is one of non-interference in the issues be
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … Verwoerd emphasises that South African policy is…
Sudan, angered by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit to the rebel-held south, orders the British ambassador to leave the coun
… Sudan, angered by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s visit to the rebel-held south, orders the …
It is announced that Colonel Hoare, the leader of the attempted Seychelles coup, will shortly be eligible for release from pris
… It is announced that Colonel Hoare, the leader of the attempted Seychelles coup, will shortly be eligible …
Johannes Brill, rector of Grey College, is born in Zutphen, the Netherlands. He was the first linguist to argue that Afrikaans
… Johannes Brill, rector of Grey College, is born in Zutphen, the Netherlands. He was …
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
… Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo*was born of indentured stock in 1875 in Mauritius. His family, originally from Mattur, state of Madras, in Tamil Nadu…
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… (SAFA) was founded on 8 December 1991 after a long period of racial segregation. Mluleki George was elected to serve as … Association (FIFA) officially…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the official opening of the Bram Fischer library at the legal resources centre Johannesburg, 27 September 1996
… National Director of the Legal Resources Centre; Members of the Fischer family; Dr Bill Venter; Distinguished guests; … It is just over a year since I had…
EventAnton Fransch, ANC guerrilla, killed by the special forces of the apartheid regime
… in Bonteheuwel, Cape Town. He was the second youngest of 7 siblings. He attended Modderdam High School and joined … room. Police penetrated the house and…
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa , Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, … 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923 1. Minimum…
Address by President at the official opening of the new bridge over the Limpopo River at Beit Bridge Beit Bridge, 24 November 1995
… Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen. The people of South Africa and Zimbabwe share a long history going back … countries and our continent. Happily,…
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
… On this day in history, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Bill was adopted - despite … on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith visits the United States, challenging officials to support his plan for the transition of government in the country.
… sanctions. Further urging from then U.S. Secretary of State, Henry A. Kissinger led Smith agree on a plan to … as a ploy because it enabled whites to retain…
EventDr Hendrik Johannes van der Bijl, SA industrialist who laid the foundation for the establishment of Escom and Iscor, is born in Pretoria
… studied physics in Germany where he obtained a Masters of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Leipzig. Van der Bijl returned to South…
Memorandum To The United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid, June 1968
… Congress has on many occasions broughtto the attention of the United Nations and its Member States thecondition of … to create a subservient people.These…
ArchiveDraft Code of Conduct for SACP members in an election list and serving Parliament and government structures at national, regional and local levels
… Internal discussion document proposing a code of conduct in the light of impending elections for a Constituent Assembly. … Draft Code of Conduct for SACP…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 9 February 1977, Volume 102 and Volume 103
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Mafiison Morobe; Seth Sendile Mazibuko; … David Kutumela, all school students, to the Commission of Inquiry…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and 14 October 1976, Volume 27
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Ezra Mandikole Mantini, Mangaliso Alf Kumalo … from the Sunday Times newspaper, to the Commission of Inquiry…
Archive'Winnie hired me to kill Dr Asvat' (Mail & Guardian), 05 September 1997
… new evidence linking Madikizela-Mandela to the murder of Dr Abu Baker Asvat. One of the two men convicted of the … in London. However, he denied that…
ArchiveApartheid: nein
… Black, white and red poster. Artwork of legs of soldiers standing over a dead body. Issued in Frankfurt, Germany. …
EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
… to Muizenburg. The mail bag was fastened to the back of his seat as he flew the Bleriot monoplane. The plane … the South African post office commemorated a…
Chapter 10
… the last few chapters we have described the highest level of political development reached by the people, as expressed by the All African Convention, a body…
ArticleIndian South Africans: 1924-1948 Legislation and Segregation
… Contents Introduction The concept of segregation Discriminatory legislation up to 1924 … Anglo Boer War . This period saw a cordial relationship being forged…
EventExtracts from one of South African President Thabo Mbeki's most stirring speeches
… "I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the … seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native…
ArchiveLetter addressed to the Churchwardens and councillors, Christ Church Kei Road describing events leading to the eviction of farm workers from Wolseley Estate
… Letter relating to the eviction of farm workers from Wolseley Estate and the church's … Church Kei Road describing events leading to the eviction of farm…
ArchiveConsultative Conference on bantustans: An address by Govan Mbeki on the role of the bantustan in the current debate for a negotiated political settlement
… on bantustans: An address by Govan Mbeki on the role of the bantustan in the current debate for a negotiated … on bantustans: An address by Govan Mbeki on…
Document 34 - Memorandum of agreement for reconciliation and peace between the IFP/KwaZulu government and the ANC and the South African government/NP
… (ANC) President Oliver Reginald Tambo during the unveiling of two memorials to him in the borough on Wednesday 17 … Document 34 - Memorandum of agreement for…
Chapter 3
… The Formation of the All-African Convention: The Background In 1935 the … The Fusion Government of Smuts and Hertzog came into being. But what, to the…