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EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… in languages at the University of the Freestate in 1959, and He went on to study at the Catholic Seminary in … In 1961 he joined the order of Franciscans in…
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
… were common in South Africa during the apartheid era and the liberation struggle was aimed at bringing these … inquiries into the nature of the human rights…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… Zubeida Jaffer , former reporter from the Cape Times and her husband John Issel , were detained by the security … she was put into isolation, with no access…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class divisions. The Tutsi had been the preferred group of the former Belgian colonialists and…
PlaceElephant House, Ridge Road, Durban
… on the Berea Ridge overlooking what is now Jameson Park and the Indian Ocean, and is the oldest home in Durban. The Elephant House was originally used by the…
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… Grey Street is the teaming business and residential Indian sector of the Durban City Centre , and is also the educational, cultural and business heart of;…
PlaceAbeam, Namibia Border Post
… A small Town and Border Post between Namibia and South Africa which is located, North-East of Nakop , on the road between Upington and Noenieput. The name…
ArchiveJournee Nelson Mandela
… to Paris, regarding solidarity with political prisoners and Nelson Mandela, and the application of sanctions against South Africa. Black and white poster…
ArchiveHoly Cross Convent presents St. Joan
… Black and white poster. Notice of a play to be performed at St. Thomas' Hall, 8th Street, Linden, on 1st - 3rd and 5th June. Artwork of St. Joan and people…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Beige, red, black and white poster. History of imperialism and the start of the first world war. Various artwork of … Map of Africa divided up. Series of…
ArchiveGrassroots 83 : No to PC - forward to a unit
… Calendar for 1983. Black and white photographs of President Botha and other leaders and of South African scenes. Red and white images of people …
ArchiveViolence Now: Haphazard or Orchestrated?: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
… repression, Apartheid, homelands, tribalism, detention and torture, deaths in police custody, harassment and police action, hostels, hit squads and…
Meeting of the ILG
… Leadership Group (ILG), 31 July 1990. Discussed authority and powers of the ILG, function of the ILG and frequency of meetings, Working Group under the ILG…
EventSally Little, South African golfer recognized by the LPGA as one of its top
… by the LPGA as one of its top-50 all-time players and teachers, was born in Cape Town on 12 October 1951. By … of 17, Sally Little had claimed more than a…
EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
… Two, as the town contained substantial material, supplies and equipment as well as containing substantial number of … had not requested any aircraft to…
EventRaymond Dart completes work on Taung skull
… extensive searches for the ''missing link'' between apes and humans throughout Africa and was the forerunner of some of the most illustrious fossil … the…
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… his role in the rebellion, Swart pursued his love of law, and obtained an LL.B degree. He began practicing as an … at the University of Columbia in the…
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
… State warranted a Botanical Garden for the cultivation and display of the varied Flora of the Province. Several … on the Slopes of Naval Hill, part of the…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… Battle of Blood River took place between the Voortrekkers and the Zulus. The Voortrekkers, having moved into the … Retief's intentions, Dingane planned an…
We are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Yellow, red, black and white poster. History of cotton in the Southern United States of America, the start of the Civil War, and the end of slavery. Series…
ArchiveWe are here because you were there ... without us there is no Britain.
… Yellow, brown, black and white poster. Map of ancient world. Ancient … History of how the Spanish destroyed the Aztecs, the Incas and the Mayas of South…
EventThe IPI appoints Joel Mervis
… Joel Mervis, to report on matters affecting the conduct and freedom of the press. He will observe court actions and Press Council complaints brought against…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Mayson, J S, The Malays of Cape Town, Manchester, UK, Cave and Sever, 1865, p 7. 2. Seedat, Hassim, 'The First Recorded … Athlone, Cape, The South African…
EventDusi Canoe Marathon commences
… Fred Schmidt, Ernie Pearce, Basil Halford, John Naudé, and Willie Potgieter. The men had to make their way through the Umsindusi, the Valley of a Thousand…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… 1928 in the Transkei, as the 2nd of five children of Minah and Gqongo Makwetu. He served as a political activist from 1954-1996 and was a Pan-Africanist…
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
… The Parade is inseparably associated with the Castle and was used by its garrison as a training ground. Despite … of Cape Town planted a number of oaks…
EventFEDSAW Western Cape Region launched
… the women’s rights organisations that emerged in the 1950s and conducted a massive campaign against apartheid laws, the pass laws in particular. FEDSAW was…
EventNUSAS disbands
… in 1924, the aim of the organisation was to represent and promote the various interests of tertiary education learners. It was open to members of all races;…
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… from several governments, the United Cricket Conference and organizations like The United Nations. They took place between the period of 1982 and 1990, a…
EventThe Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, to which SA is a signatory, is signed in Vienna
… ultraviolet radiation which could cause mutations and damage in human, animal and plant cells. In 1974 scientists published their first … for decades or even…