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EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… international peace-keeping body, the League of Nations, and put under South African administration. As result of this … of South Africa in a case brought…
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as ‘Long Cecil’ is test fired for the first time
… The 104mm field-gun designed by American George Labram and manufactured in the De Beers workshop in Kimberley, known … in the gun, was present along with…
EventUniversity of Pretoria's 100th anniversary
… Pretoria . This department, consisting of the arts and science courses with four professors, three lecturers and thirty-two students, developed into the…
EventChina promises to increase imports from Africa
… with through the provision of low interest loans, aid and direct investment. However due to decades of … African countries mostly export raw materials to…
EventPresident. F.W. de Klerk lifts the state of emergency
… was made following political uncertainty for de Klerk and his ruling National Party. The release of Nelson Mandela from prison and the unbanning of the…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi attacked about 470 Voortrekkers at dawn. … "Blood River". This confrontation…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… On 26 March 1953, close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured at Lari in Kiambu region, Kenya, … 1952 as the Mau Mau protested the arrest of…
ArchiveWe are there because you were there ... without us there is no Britain
… Green, yellow, black and white poster. History of Zimbabwe. Artwork of an African man and child with a book. Photographs of scenes from Zimbabwe. … Zimbabwe…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… on 28 August 1965.[i] She began surfing at the age of 13, and won four consecutive South African National Championships between 1981 and 1984.[ii] Botha…
Message to the Special Committee against Apartheid on its 20th anniversary from O.R. Tambo, President of the ANC, 06 April 1983
… community for the total isolation of the Pretoria regime and for all round support for the liberation struggle in … by the Special Committee in the fight…
Message from Oliver Tambo to the United Nations Special Committee against apartheid on its 20th anniversary, 02 April 1983
… community for the total isolation of the Pretoria regime and for all round support for the liberation struggle in … by the Special Committee in the fight…
Apartheid’s Twisted Dream: David Goldblatt’s South Africa by Joseph Lelyveld, 2 July 2010
… clarity of his vision, the seriousness of his purpose and the scope of his achievement. It does not prepare you in … the Jewish Museum where a copious…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Radio Freedom, 01 April 1981
… the ANC. When any of them offend we do something about it, and we do not allow them to play tricks. But we do justice, … should be made by the fascist regime…
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… on 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg.[i] Wayne Ferreira and his tennis partner, Pietie Norval won a silver medal in … Atlanta Olympics, reaching the…
Author uncovers Gandhi’s links with early ANC leaders by Anelisa Kubheka (Daily News), 02 March 2012, Durban
… Research done by a New Delhi advocate and author has shown that Gandhi had close ties and friendships with some of the ANC’s early presidents when ……
EventDulcie September's 's life commemorated at Athlone High School
… later joining Apdusa. She then joined the Yu Chi Chan Club and became a member of the National Liberation Front. After serving a 5 year prison sentence and a…
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… has won numerous awards as a comedian, presenter, writer and actor. Riaad is known as the “Comedy Doctor”,[i] for … Awards. Riaad also featured on the…
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
… single was the song “Cooler as Ekke” in late 2009,[iii] and has released four studio albums since then. Namely “Jack … “Eksie Ou” in 2011; “Nag Van Die Lang…
PlaceLodge de Goede Hoop, Stal Square, Cape Town
… but it soon proved to be inadequate for their needs and in 1800 they bought the grounds upon which the Lodge now … Domburg Garden, already had a number of…
PlaceOld Town House, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… As the town of Cape Town grew in size and sophistication, so then its management committee began to … on the square was acquired early in the 18th century…
EventGambia is admitted to the United Nations
… voyage through West Africa around 470BC. During the 5th and 8th centuries AD most of the Sene-Gambian area was part … tribe. In the centuries to follow,…
Event5 Children Murdered in SADF Umtata Raid on Alleged APLA Arms Storage Facility
… time, " There were actually only five people in the house and all were killed because they reacted hostiley (sic)" … According to the police docket, seventy…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… (Publicity Secretary), Valli Moosa (General Secretary), and Vusi Khanyile (National Education Crisis Committee) all … in force since 1986, the release of all…
EventPresident Robert Mugabe defends land reform programme
… then Prime Minister Ian Smith. The outright corruption and mismanagement that followed the repossession of 'White" … once among the most robust in Africa is…
EventTelkom to roll
… The telephone company, Telkom, announces that it will buy and distribute five million condoms to its employees in an … "basic" SA Bureau of Standards…
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… Marcus Garvey's name is synonymous with Pan-Africanism and the Rastafari Movement. He was born in Jamaica on 17 August 1887, and as a young man developed a…
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
… as Kent Park. It has a Seating Capacity of 28 000. Gauteng and Transvaal Cricket Teams both use it as their Home … ground in Johannesburg following the Old…
EventMbongeni Ngema was born on this day
… himself as a renowned playwright, screenwriter and librettist. He is best known for writing the internationally acclaimed and award-winning musical, Sarafina…
Zephania Mothopeng - Searchlight South Africa, Vol 1, No. 2, February 1989
… Part of the document tells the story of Mothopeng s life, and we only regret that it is so short. However, there is … in the document with which we disagree,…
PlaceElsie’s River
… Elsje van Suurwaarde, a widow who outlived two husbands and farmed in the area in 1698. The railway line from Cape … 1862. In 1980 the Suburb became a scene…