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EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… Cairo, Egypt. He knew from a very young age that he wanted to be a writer. He began writing at the age of eleven and at … Prize for Literature in 1988 and…
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… then Justice Minister Jimmy Kruger. Still hundreds flocked to the 25-September-1974 rally, leading to the arrest of most Black People’s Convention (BPC) and …
PlaceCottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida Road, Durban.
… known as The Dorchester , but in 1972 its name was changed to the Cottam Grove . The two manor houses, together with its … NMC legislation on 10 February…
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… The property was granted to Matthys Coeymans in 1669 and its homestead was … of architectural heritage lived and worked here From 1969 to 1991 …
ArchiveFrank Talk
… structured as an independent body corporate, but committed to a theoretical vision of a Black Consciousness ideology. … The theory of Black Consciousness is…
EventPass laws are suspended in South Africa
… of Police announced that the pass laws, applicable to the African population, were suspended until normality had … said that the pass laws were not being…
ANC Secretary General meeting former political prisoners on the Cuban Five, 21 May 2010
… as they are known, were arrested by the FBI while trying to stop right-wing groups in Miami from carrying out … against Cuban people in the US. Journalists…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… the party in parliament and served as president in 1996. To the family, the PAC and loved ones of the late Comrade … condolences and sincere appreciation for…
Soweto: urban politics, poverty and race in apartheid society
… A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the … with the fashion in which these are created, (or fail to be created)…
PlaceWelgelegen Farm, Stellenbosch
… Years. It offers various activities for those that wish to escape the hustle and bustle of their daily routines. The … along Bottelary, with amazing Views…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
… race, gender and class. In the 1930s the Act was extended to not only targeting Africans, but also people from Central … protesting the Immigration Act, from…
EventTwo top SA scientists are refused entry into Russia.
… in 1966. Both Prof. Wells and Tobias were invited to speak at the Ninth International Science Congress, but the … Prof. Wells said he thought that the…
EventInternational Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting
… In a two-day meeting to discuss emergency measures against South Africa and the … called for sanctions against the country. The move to exclude South Africa…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… totalling 700 pages, with nineteen annexures running to 1,566 pages. The report strongly recommended that the … South African Press association (SAPA) gives…
EventAlbert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
… the previous day. Luthuli was the first South African to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace. At the time, he was … after the Sharpeville massacre of 1960…
EventSolly Sachs addresses Garment Worker’s protestors
… Monday. The case was postponed and Sachs again tried to address a mass meeting of striking garment workers in … July 1952 he was found guilty on two charges…
EventDr. Dadoo and Naicker lead Passive Resisters
… protest on which all the shops were shut and no-one went to work or did any shopping, throughout the country. Mass … by Dr Naicker. After the meeting, a…
EventFietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview
… the Group Areas Act. The majority of the inhabitants moved to Lenasia and Soweto between 1956 and 1977, and the area was declared 'White". This led to fierce…
EventJournalist and political activist Selby Msimang dies
… labour organiser, who teamed up with Clements Kadalie to form the national Industrial Commercial Union (ICU). Due to differences between the two, Msimang…
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
… academic excellence and relevance, the University managed to attract students, academics, donors and business partners … and the two Vista campuses of Soweto…
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… Robertson was instrumental in inviting Senator Kennedy to be the keynote speaker at NUSAS's Day of Affirmation. … banned at the time of the visit, Robertson…
EventFormer Student Representative Council (SRC) Vice-President shot by Police
… men, were fetched from his home by four police officers to the outskirts of Cala village. He was shot several times while attempting to escape from his…
EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… not so fortunate - of a group of twenty-eight who tried to cross overland to Sofala, twenty-six died on the way. These shipping …
EventSoccer coach Pitso Mosimane is fined R50 000
… against Sundowns at Loftus Stadium, Pretoria. In addition to the fine, PSL ordered him to make a public apology for his role in the occurrence. …
EventPresident Mbeki opens the second sitting of PAP
… Community signed in Abuja, Nigeria, in 1991. According to the programme, new members of the Parliament were to be sworn in before the start of the official…
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… members of parties at all three levels of government to join a party of their choice without losing their … the main casualty after 23 of its 32 councillors…
EventBafana Bafana wins over Ghana
… The game was not drama free, as Bafana Bafana was reduced to ten-men after midfielder Eric Tinkler was shown his second … In spite of their depleted number,…
EventCharles Taylor wins presidential election
… Liberian rebel leader Charles Taylor ascended to presidential power in a peaceful election following a … the legislature. However, political pandemonium…
EventSouth Africa’s new constitution is approved
… most advanced in the world, with a Bill of Rights second to none. South Africa's Constitution was drafted by an … had fought for the principle that South…
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
… Dadoo was born in Krugersdorp, Johannesburg. According to Essop Pahad, the story of Dadoo’s life was inextricably linked to the resistance of racial…