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Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… against Security Branch members Johannes van Niekerk and Captain Johannes Gloy, who, along with other officers, tortured Timol before his death and then…
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… be certified. The judgment explained the nature, purpose and scope of certification. In essence it is to establish … the new text that did not in its view…
46. The Gandhi-Smuts compromise explained
… History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai On 28 January 1908, Gandhi and two of his colleagues, Leuing Quinn and Thambi…
ArchiveWorkers Art Exhibition
… Black and white poster. Exhibition of poetry, songs and speeches on culture, from COSATU and NACTU and UFITUSA. Date 31st August to 1st October 1991. …
ArchiveWork in Progress 73 March/April 1991
… Creating mass power: beyond the cannon of Mamelodi, Unity and the Freedom Charter, Power and democracy: defining working-class politics, Strikes and faction…
ArchiveWork in Progress 58 March 1989
… Creating mass power: beyond the cannon of Mamelodi, Unity and the Freedom Charter, Power and democracy: defining working-class politics, Strikes and faction…
Telegram to Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of the United Arab Republic by Oliver Tambo, 27 May 1967
… National Congress of South Africa expresses full support and solidarity with United Arab Republic and Arab people in their firm stand and struggle to resist…
Rhodes Must Fall Exhibition: "Echoing Voices from Within"
… from Within”, captures with precision the multi-layered and intersectional voice of black bodies – the students, workers and staff who have come together…
EventState of emergency is lifted in Natal
… of the violence caused by a power struggle between the ANC and the IFP in that province. Both the ANC and the IFP welcomed the decision. The state of…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… Ex-Police Commissioner General Johan van der Merwe and ex-Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok, implicated former state President and Deputy President of the…
EventPrince Eugene Napoleon is killed during Anglo-Zulu War
… who studied in England at the Royal Military Academy and joined the British forces, was killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a British reconnaissance…
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
… Founder of the Nairobi People’s Congress Party (NCPC) and key figure in the formation of Kenya African National … independence in 1963, Mboya became Minister…
PlaceBloemfontein Technical College, Douglas Street, Bloemfontein
… The structure was designed by Architect WH Stucke and was erected in 1894-95 by building contractor D Godley. … stone was laid on 16 May 1894 by President…
IX - The Doctors
… from the doctors who saw Biko between 7 September and his death on 12 September why no effective medical … signed on 1 October, he said that the time 12…
Albert Luthuli`s message from Oslo to the South African people, 5 December 1961
… My people, my sons and my daughters As I pace the floor of my bedroom in the … you as my plane winged over the great Continent of Africa and when we touched…
PlaceKoeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
… Construction of Koeberg began in 1976 and Unit 1 was synchronized to the grid on 4 April 1984, with … growing regions in South Africa. It has operated safely…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog is forced to resign as premier after his motion of neutrality in World War II is defeated in parliament
… there was a split between those who favoured nationalism and non-interference in international affairs and those who supported the British crown and favoured…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… Zandra Mitchley, her fourteen year old son, Shaun, and his friend, Claire Silberbauer, were murdered on the old … of Johannesburg. Boy Titi Ndweni, Sipiwe…
EventDate is set for constitutional talks
… governments, political parties, political organisations and non-governmental organisations) agreed, after preparatory … called Convention for a Democratic…
EventMigrant workers ransack Phola Park
… lasted until the early hours of the morning forcing women and children to seek refuge in churches as helpless and poorly armed self styled defence units…
EventAlleged Mk members are killed
… The South African Police (SAP) and the South African Defence Force (SADF) ambushed and killed six alleged Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) members on the … Road near…
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… The World Food Program (WFP) was started in 1962 and is concerned with 'providing enough food for every child, woman and man to live an active life'. It is…
Zastron
… that mountainous country Lesotho, this territory is stark and beautiful. The town is named after Ms Johanna Sibella … in 1876 on Jan Hendrik de Winnaar's…
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… 1816 Herschel began a collaboration with James South and re-observed the many double stars discovered during his … sky from 1783-1803. With his father he…
EventThe first known reference to Antjie Somers, a South African bogy figure, is made in The Friend
… after losing his job (having accidentally killed someone) and becoming a fugitive. Frustrated by the fact that he … Another version is that Somers was the…
EventThe Cape Agulhas lighthouse begins operating
… Contrary to popular belief, Cape Agulhas and not Cape Point is the southernmost tip of Africa. The … two hours drive from Cape Town - are very treacherous…
Analysis: Is South Africa doing enough to prevent heritage flight? by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 07 March 2017, South Africa
… been deeply rooted in South Africa. “It is the photos and stories from Goldblatt’s native country, whose scars of violence and oppression he’s devoted a…
ArchiveRace relations survey 1988/89
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1988/89 and includes chapters on: Health and welfare; Social segregation; Homelands; Population and settlement;…
Arthur Chaskalson: 24 November 1931 - 1 December 2012 by Jeremy Gauntlett, 4 December 2012
… Adv Jeremy Gauntlett on the life and work of the late former Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson's … ‘to important aspects being controlled by the executive' and…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… It is certainly not done in the interests of the condemned and most certainly not at his/her request. The Church Council and Corrections - Canada But the…