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PlaceOld Arts Building, University of Pretoria
… landmark on Hatfield Campus was laid on 03 August 1910 and the building was officially opened by General Jan Smuts … The sandstone building is characterised…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… marriage or a sexual relationship between White people and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed. The law was introduced by the apartheid…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… West Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium signed a treaty in Rome, Italy. Also known as … EEC was a major step in Europe's…
EventSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) is formed
… was formed during an Inaugural Conference held on 4 and 5 March 1955 in the Trades Hall, Johannesburg. SACTU was … the leading non-racial trade union co…
EventThe first regional committee of the UDF is established in Natal
… UDF region was launched, followed by the Transvaal in June and the Western Cape in July. The national UDF was formally … over 320 community groups, trade…
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… Pratley who founded the Pratley research group (PTY) and went on to invent Pratley Putty in the early 1960's. … used by NASA in 1969 on Apollo XI's Eagle…
EventFifty killed over three days during Inkatha
… three days in battles between Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters in Natal, South … South African security establishment…
EventUN passes resolutions on South Africa
… the legitimacy of the region's struggle against apartheid and the legitimacy of armed resistance. The UN General … states, which resulted in the execution of…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… Mbuzini near Komatipoort, where the borders of Mozambique and Swaziland and South Africa meet. The Mozambican president was returning … Based on evidence…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) refused amnesty to Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis, the assassins of Chris Hani,…
EventGerman action in Herero Revolt is condemned in the Reichstag
… South West Africa. He demanded the termination of the war and refused to budget for its continuation. Bebel called the … or Ovaherero people lived mainly in…
EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… March 2007, Bob Woolmer (58), the Pakistani cricket coach and former South African coach, was found unconscious in his … He was employed by two leading Test…
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signed a treaty with H.G. Elliott in which he ceded sovereign rights and shipping in…
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
… Angolan government under President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and the rebel organisation, the National Union for the Total … peace deal, called Lusaka Protocol,…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… about hatred. I agree with your views on honour and respect. At the same time I do not quite accept your paragraphs 2 and 3. They imply that in politics…
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… Clegg was born in England in 1953 to an English father and a Zimbabwean mother. He left England for Zimbabwe where he lived until the age of seven. He and…
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… born Thomas William Bowler was a self taught painter and printmaker who spent most of his life at the Cape of Good … Hawthorne, he set himself up as a …
PlaceIndian Army Memorial
… Ridge. It honours Hindus , Sikhs , Christians , Muslims and Zoroastrians members of the Indian Army that lost their lives in the Anglo Boer War . Sadly the…
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… is the residence of more than 170 different species and provides a protective roosting place and breeding ground for thousands of birds within the city … J…
EventThe Luanda International Jazz Festival is launched in Luanda, Angola
… annually since then. The inaugural festival was produced and managed by Ritek, the same company that sponsors the Cape … artists from Angola, Brazil, United…
ArchiveNo to the Boerestaat: yes to a united South Africa
… White and green election campaign poster with white, yellow, green and black border and lettering. COSATU and ANC logos. …
ArchiveCease government funding. Pact drains tax money
… SACP and COSATU poster. White background with red lettering and SACP logo of hammer and sickle and COSATU logo. … Justice and Peace Commission …
Afra Newsletter
… Afra Newsletter, Report and Factsheet, all published by the Association for Rural … of families personally affected by the forced removals and "black spot"…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 11 May 1983, Volume 66
… Wolfram Kistner, Director of the Commission of Justice and Reconciliation in the SA Council of Churches, of the … Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire…
Black Review
… It was intended as a survey of contemporary events and trends in the Black community. An exhaustive range of … education, self help projects, community…
August 9: National Womens Day: 25th Annivers
… Two pages from newspaper. Black lettering and illustrations. Notice of August 9th workshop in Durban. … Day with two photographs of women's protests. 'We…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
… of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the … in 1925. The South African Academy for…
EventSmugglers of military recruits in court
… Twelve people (eleven men and one woman) appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court … It was alleged that they had set up a transport route in and out of…
EventStudent Wages Commission meet
… Beforehand, thousands of pamphlets announcing the meeting and explaining the Poverty Datum Line (PDL) were printed and distributed by the students to workers…
PlaceLittle Chelsea, 18 Windermere Road, Durban
… verandah was designed by architects Reid & Hurst in 1897 and was built for L Evans, for use as a shop, dining room and kitchen on the ground floor. From CBD…