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PlaceVrede
… town of peace', lies between the North-Eastern Free State and the Mpumalanga border of Volksrust . It was named in 1863 … between its founders. Like most…
PlaceFort Cunynghame
… was a telegraph office which, together with Komgha and a number of other establishments in the Transkeian Territories, was manned by the Frontier and Mounted…
PlaceCape Maclear, Malawi
… Peninsula, is on the southern shore of Lake Malawi and is the busiest resort on Lake Malawi. Cape Maclear is close to the islands of Domwe and Thumbwe on…
EventLiberia is established
… 1847 the Liberian Declaration of Independence was signed and Liberia became a sovereign nation. The story of Liberia … colonists formed an influential group…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… Pretoria . This department, consisting of the arts and science courses with four professors, three lecturers and thirty-two students, developed into the…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan name), was shot and killed in the driveway of his Boksburg home. Soon after, … a Conservative Party (CP) Member of…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… interests of humanity to put an immediate end to religious and so-called racial persecution and discrimination.” It further called on governments and…
EventRev. Michael Scott besiege the UN for justice regarding Herero people
… regarding 30 000 Herero people who had had their land and rights taken away. Rev. Scott got sympathy from the U.N., … Herero. The Reverend was supported by…
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… marches, scheduled for 21 March 1960, took place in Langa and Nyanga, Cape Town and Sharpeville, in the Transvaal. At Sharpeville, police opened fire on the…
PlaceShell House, Johannesburg
… the ANC’s first Headquarters after its Unbanning in 1990, and was the site of a 1994 Massacre that threatened to undo … of affordable accommodation options…
Oldest stone tools pre-date earliest humans by Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent, BBC News), 20 May 2015
… report. The tools includes sharp-edged flakes, hammers and anvils Image source They were unearthed from the shores of Lake Turkana in Kenya, and date to 3.3…
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… strategy, as well as the choice oftactics which are useful and effective in South Africa, revolves around the essential … made by our comrades between the…
Giyani, Polokwane
… Gate. It is hot here, reaching 36 degrees in summer and managing to remain at around 22 degrees during winter - … in the country. Giyani is made up of around…
PlaceOost-Eind Primary School, 70 Meintjes Street, Trevenna, Pretoria
… The school was founded in 1897 and is the oldest surviving school in Pretoria. The original … designed by Kraan & Weijers, erected by GJ Dorlas, and was…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… the Union of South Africa was invested with administrative and legislative powers over the territory, subject to certain … Organisation (UN) in 1945, that…
EventViolence erupts during Defiance Campaign
… People from the nearby 'location' rushed to the scene and, on hearing that a man has been killed, started stoning … the station buildings. Police…
EventGeneral H. Van Den Bergh blames the SACP for anti
… linked to the South African Communist Party (SACP) and leftists in exile. BOSS was at the cutting edge of … mounted by exiled liberation movements, notably…
EventSouth Africa completes destroying its stockpile of anti-personnel mines
… training purposes. 5 000 of the mines left were live mines and 13 000 were retained to be used for training in demining. … government announced a moratorium…
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… University of Natal where she graduated with BA in 1963 and with an LLB in 1965. It was at the University that she … Act. It was at this time that exposed…
PlaceGoshen
… explains why in 1885, 5000 British troops were sent in and declared Goshen (and Stellaland) part of the Crown Colony of British … which served as capital for…
PlaceAddo Drift, Sunday's River in the Eastern Cape
… the Sunday's River to be encountered inland from the sea, and was frequently used by visitors travelling from the coast … interior. A military post was…
ArchiveCCAWUSA Says No To The Labour Bill
… A2 yellow and black on white litho; photo PW Botha and union buildings; text: CCAWUSA says NO to the Labour Bill and restrictions; and No to PW's reforms …
ArchiveSouth African Communist Party 1921-1986
… Black, red and white poster. Artwork of a hand and a fist smashing words 'war against exploitation, oppression and racism'. 1921 - 1986 is 65 years. Artwork…
ArchiveDemocratic Education
… A2 silkscreen dark red and yellow and black on white; text: Democratic Education: Education Charter; The doors of learning and culture shall be opened; free…
ArchiveResolutions adopted by the Programme for Social Change
… for Social Change. These resolutions included the gospel and its implication, family life, politics, law and order, social action, and war and peace. …
ArchiveFOSATU salutes workers of the East Rand
… The workers at Salcast, Hendler and Hendler (H and H), Bisonboard Colgate, Langeberg, Kellog's Plant protection, Reef Chemical and Telephone Manufacturers of…
African shield
… White poster with red border. Artwork of a red and black African shield with a black spear and a yellow and black circle. Black, green and yellow shield…
ArchiveFuture tense
… Cream, pink and black poster. Artwork of a rocket. Artwork of people, trres and cats. Advertisement for a video tape directed by J ten Brink and Liz Allen…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… Msimang, James A. Calata (Secy. Gen.) D. Tloome (Secy. B.) and J.S. Mpinda (Sgt.-at-arms). 1. APOLOGIES: Apologies for their absence were received from Mrs…
"What I think of Macmillan`s speech": Article by Albert Luthuli, 1 March 1960
… than "see." He gave us oppressed people some inspiration and hope and to all in the Union something to think about. Some of us, … be manoeuvred by his host…