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ArchiveCrisis News
… Western Province Council of Churches, Cape Town, "attempts to tell the truth of what is happening in our country", particularly in the Western Cape and from…
PlaceAmsterdam, Mkhondo Local Municipality
… established by Alexander McCorkindale. It was proclaimed a Town in June 1881. At first called Roburnia, the name was changed on the 5 July 1882 to Amsterdam,…
EventJohn “Shoes” Moshoeu was born on this day
… in Diepkloof, Soweto. One of the most successful players to have ever played the game and his nickname was derived …
ANC`s Subcommittee on Education, 18 January 2016
… The ANC`s Subcommittee on Education will hold a media briefing today on ANC decisions concerning urgent … Chief Albert Luthuli House All media houses are…
PlaceAmikoob, a Plain in the Willomore Area; (Vogelstruisleegte)
… Khoikhoi name of Vogelstruisleegte, a plain some 21 km North of Willowmore. The people who roam … – the cart people – and they sell their services to the…
PlaceAchab se Berg, Northern Cape
… taken from the Farm Achab. Aggeneys the Town was founded to service a nearby Mine. This range of Hills,Mountains and Inselbergs …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983, Volume 61
… of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, report and make recommendations about, the …
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 26 October 1976, Volume 40
… the transcript of evidence from Joseph Bafunani Mokoena, a scholar at the Phatametsane High School; Ignatius Wilhelm … for the Highveld region; Reverend…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front (UDF): a case study of democratic organisation, 1983-1987
… Science, University of Natal, Durban, 1998. According to the author, his study uses the theoretical basis of … The United Democratic Front (UDF): a case…
PlaceWoolsack House, Rondebosch
… Woolsack Drive is next to Rosebank and is located in City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Woolsack Drive has a length of 0.02 kilometres. This…
ArchivePOTWA
… workers with banners) UDF We demand restoration of wealth to the people; We demand work and job security …
ArchiveA vote for SAIC is a vote accepting racial inferiority. Reject Aparthate!
… A2 poster ink on card; hand putting ballot in box; text: A vote for SAIC is a vote accepting racial inferiority; Reject Apartheid; text … that should the…
ArchiveWhite and Black nationalism, ethnicity and the future of the homelands
… who addresses the future of South Africa with regards to separate development for the Blacks and establishing … in South Africa and his vision of South…
The African Element in Gandhi by Anil Nauriya
… birth of Satyagraha and the transformation of Gandhi from a lawyer-servant of the Indian community to a Mahatma. But, unfortunately, there is not a single…
PlaceHillside House, 14 Bird Street, Port Elizabeth
… The property was originally granted to George Daniel Diesel in 1824. The building was presumably … erected after that date and is richly decorated with a…
EventDr Ernst Gideon Malherbe, SA educationist, is born in Luckhoff, OFS.
… University and the University of Columbia and was a founding member of the National Commission of Education and … of Natal. He is considered one of the great…
EventMinister of Bantu Administration and Development, MC Botha announces that he will not stand for re-election.
… areas the apartheid government had designated as “white” to be part of the homeland. … Administration and Development, M.C. Botha, reports that a thorough…
EventDaryll Cullinan, SA cricket player, is born in Kimberley.
… Daryll John Cullinan is a former cricket player who played test cricket and One Day Internationals. He was an all-rounder with a right-hand batting style and…
EventKwame Nkrumah orders release of political prisoners
… President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered the release of … who were labelled militants, were…
EventAndrew Vusi Fasedemi is born
… and Hygienic products at Cadbury, Nigeria, before he came to South Africa in 1994. …
EventThomas Kgope is born
… him some material and demonstrated basic art techniques to him. He exhibited in 1987 and 1988. References: Sack, S. …
EventSA poet and artist Wopko Jensma is born
… Botswana and Swaziland for some time, Jensma returned to South Africa where he disappeared in 1993 without a trace from a Salvation Army Men's Home, a…
EventProminent leaders are arrested in Uganda
… ministers, were arrested on the charge of an alleged plot to overthrow Ugandan President Idi Amin Dada. They were … Although the official cause of death was…
EventCape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities
… for the office of Chief Minister. However, Sebe manages to launch a successful come back when he becomes Chief Minister of the Ciskei, after he won a by…
EventSouth Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna
… South Africa was a founding member of the Convention on International Trade in … force on the 1 July 1975. The objective of this treaty was to protect…
EventGeneral Laws Amendment Bill is passed
… A Bill affecting state security, called the General Laws … the opposition parties and severe criticism by the Bar and a number of judges. The Bill contained…
EventHarry Gwala is awarded Isitwalandwe/Seaparakoe
… on members for dedication, service and selfless commitment to liberation struggle. President Nelson Mandela said in his …
EventPik Botha visits Soviet Union
… in 1956. Though the visit was unofficial Botha managed to meet his counterpart, Boris Pankin, and Eduard … days after the visit. Botha also announced the…
EventJoyce Kgoali dies
… Joyce Kgoali, passed away following complications after a minor operation. Kgoali was also a National Executive Committee (NEC) member of the African ……
EventMiriam Makeba is nominated for a Grammy
… USA. The album was released world-wide and featured a collection of songs from buoyant to the plaintive, illustrating the vocal range and power of … Miriam…