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EventThabo Mbeki is elected 2nd President of a democratic South Africa
… elected president in front of a vast crowd of dancing and cheering supporters. The inauguration came just two days … Mandela, who ended his public life with…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… In October 2002, Marie Fourie and her partner of twelve years, Cecelia Bonthuys had been … Department of Home Affairs had refused their application and had…
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… Law in Rwanda. Bishop Misago was arrested on 14 April 1999 and charged with helping orchestrate the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left more than 800 000 Tutsi…
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
… On 19 and 20 August 1981, in response to the National Party (NP) government’s attempts to co opt Indians and Coloured communities into puppet state…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.3 Sep-Oct 1980
… Contents and Contributors Poetry: Mafika Gwala, Nkos'omzi Ngcukana, … Haroon Mohamed. Lindiwe Mvemve, Landi kaThemba. Columns and Features: VOICES FROM THE…
PlaceVenda
… towards the Southeast. Its capital was Thohoyandou and it was the smallest of all the Homelands. The Homelands … created to allow Black South Africans to…
PlaceNiewoudtville
… previously as as Groene Rivier, Bokkeveld, Onder Bokkeveld and Groen River (Onder Bokkeveld), and was located on the Bokkeveld escarpment. It was named ……
Famous Gatsha Buthelezi Editorial in SASM Newsletter, April 1973
… We can sanely advise Mr. Buthelezi that he pauses and examines the amount of responsibility he has assumed. He … Some of the masses have pinned their hopes…
EventThe Alabama, American raider of the Southern States during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay for provisions
… the Northern American States with regard to their navy, and instead adopted the strategy of sinking and capturing ships belonging to the Northern Union…
EventMoroccan Army of Liberation attacks Spanish enclave of Ifni
… Following this war, the French extended great influence and by 1912, part of Morocco became a French protectorate. … to Spain. Early twentieth century…
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… minister, J.G. Strijdom. This famous march is celebrated and commemorated through a national public holiday in South … August every year. This is known as…
EventPercy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa
… Percy Qoboza was a journalist and outspoken critic of the apartheid regime. He initially … of the World in 1963. By 1974 he had become the editor, and…
EventMinister announces compulsory education for Black children
… The minister of (Black) education and training, Dr Ferdinand Hartzenberg, announced that … throughout the country. They were to receive free books and…
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
… finds, the area was home to groups of Khoikhoi (Topnaars) and Aoni, who had lived in the area for thousands of years. … Cape Cross. In 1487, Bartholomew Diaz…
EventJulius Nyerere chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) addresses the ANC in Arusha
… for an end to National Party (NP) rule in South Africa and encouraged the struggle against apartheid to continue. In … South Africa, by the people of South…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… up of coloured members of the country's defence force, and at its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More … 12 000 South African servicemen fought…
EventThe decisive Battle of Bembesi (Bembasi) is fought in the First Matabele War (Ndebele), Zimbabwe
… Warriors (Ndebele), under the leadership of Lobengula, and the British forces, under the command of Major Patrick … demonstrating their courage. They had 80…
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… by Klipfontein Road, Belgravia Road, Thornton Road and Alexander Sinton High School became a gathering place for … On 15 October 1985, members of the…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… led the resistance against Italy's invasion of Ethiopia and also spoke out against the use of chemical weapons at the … been criticised for his suppression…
EventDesmond Dube was born on this day.
… in well known films including: Hotel Rwanda, Honeville and Long Run, the latter in which he starred opposite the … is also a multilingual, award winning,…
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
… The article gave some insight into the term ‘Apartheid’ and the state of consciousness of White Afrikaners at the time. Dawie defined Apartheid to mean …
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… of fighting against apartheid. As the member of the ANC and Umkhonto Wesizwe he took what was his and declared it a collective asset in pursuit of liberation…
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… Class Cities. It follows their daily struggles, trials and triumphant moments, as they try to shape the cities they … in, from the bottom up. Exploring the…
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… Passes and measures to control the mobility of the Black population … laws were subject to the authority of the Union government and not in the power of…
We are no longer in France - Book Launch
… Algeria’s communist movement. Meticulously researched – and the only English-language book on the Parti Communiste … the complex relationship between Algeria…
PlaceLions Head, Mt.
… Lions Head is between Table Mountain and Signal Hill , adjacent too the Twelve Apostles Mountain … the view over Cape Town, Table Mountain, the Atlantic and…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… engine with adequate power so he dismantled the aircraft and shipped it to France. While in France he fitted a Gnome rotary engine (50hp) and flew it…
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
… semi-detached houses with prominent Victorian and Georgian features was erected shortly after the turn of … on to the Donkin Reserve, one at 14 Constitution…
PlaceCity Hall, Port Elizabeth
… which is located in Market Square, was built between 1858 and 1862. The attractive clock tower was only added in 1883. … Council Chamber as well as a concert…
PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
… loan from ESKOM to the South African National Railway And Steam Museum (SANRASM) in Krugersdorp. Unfortunately … to SANRASM, towards the cosmetic restoration…