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EventJapan lifts economic sanctions against SA
… note of reform and stability in South Africa and wishes to indicate interest in again establishing full democratic … the lifting of sanctions is accompanied…
EventMandela and De Klerk hold emergency talks
… On 16 August 1990, President F. W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela held emergency talks in … workers armed with axes and spears attacked passengers at a train…
EventThe Du Preez brothers appear before Judge Faan Hanke in Bloemfontein High Court in connection with the murder of two soldiers
… were also charged with theft of military ammunition and a truck at 44 Parachute Brigade. The two soldiers, Leisanyane … and van Wyk, were transporting…
EventBattle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians
… The battle of Dogali was a skirmish that was part of a larger conflict between the Italians and the Ethiopians. At … equipment, intelligence and experience…
EventSA footballer, Steven Pienaar is born in Johannesburg
… Steven Pienaar is a South African footballer who has made a name for himself internationally. Pienaar began his … and quickly became one of its best players…
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… F.W. de Klerk, then Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs, … the NP was the ruling party in South Africa as it came to power in 1948. It was F.W. de Klerk…
ArchiveGuaranteeing fundamental freedoms in a new South Africa
… in 1985, as the 33rd in this series. Corbett wishes to express his interest in developing a bill of rights for South Africa; and drawing up a constitution…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
… held its third democratic elections on 14 April 2004. A total of 20.6 million People were registered to vote, making it 2 million more than the 1999…
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… government on 30 March 1960. The move by the government to declare the state of emergency came nine days after the … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in Africa…
ArchiveThe Basotho Origin of Mathematics - A Public Lecture By Zulumathabo Zulu
… the Europeans. The Basotho have used mathematics in order to count, estimate, measure, philosophize, solve and model, … The Basotho Origin of Mathematics - A…
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… attended the funeral service, only 450 people were allowed to attend the burial service. Oprah Winfrey and Stedman …
EventClive Derby-Lewis dies
… October 1993, having supplied the gun used by Janusz Walus to kill Chris Hani. …
ArchiveThe migrant labour system
… The notion of migrant labour is based from a legal framework system that did not recognize 'homelands' … day Zimbabwe), undertook lengthy jouneys from the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 11 May 1983, Volume 66
… 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 South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 10 May 1983, Volume 64 and Volume 65
… 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 South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983
… 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 South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 28 March 1983, Volume 59
… of Churches (SACC), chaired by the Honourable Mr Justice C F Eloff, to inquire into, report and make recommendations about, the …
ArchiveBlack consciousness and white liberals in South Africa: paradoxical anti-apartheid politics
… Biko's death and the Inquest; The Liberal Reaction to the Biko Inquest; Epilogue as a Universal political figure …
PlaceKwaMhlanga
… KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga near Pretoria and is the spiritual home … for the North Western Region of the Mpumalanga Province. To the North of…
EventDemocratic Alliance federal conference in Port Elizabeth
… The Democratic Alliance held a federal conference in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Mmusi Maimane, 34, was elected the New Black DA leader to succeed Ms Zille…
ArchiveTerrorist Weapons 2
… used by terrorist groups. Each group usually has one or a combination of the above weapons depending on the size of the group and its task. There are a…
ArchiveInterview with Ashby Peter Solomzi Mda
… conducted in Mafeteng, with Ashby Peter Solomzi "A. P." Mda (1916-1993) who grew up in the Herschel district … He opposed the influence of the Communist…
ArchiveColour and Christian community
… in which he discusses the conflict of race and colour from a Christian perspective. The address covers the authors … in the United States of America again,…
ArchiveBolt Number 10 May 1974
… by Eddie Webster. Poetry by Jeremy Gordin. Articles; A Landscape Painter, Peter Strauss. Letter to the Editors by Peter Strauss. Consumer Homes or People’s…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
… On The Square is located on Greenmarket Square which was a meeting place of Caledonians and distant travellers … an African art market and some town houses…
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… War . This monument, is the first in the world dedicated to women and children. The idea, project launch and eventual …
PlacePioneer's Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
… Museum in a former synagogue featuring exhibits on Jewish life & … Elizabeth. The Jewish Pioneers’ Memorial Museum is open to the Public between 10am and…
EventSouth African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.
… article of the New Statesman read “Apartheid is not a game,” declaring that the tour should not go on. The … tour. An article written in The Spectator called…
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… was elected president in 1963. Bella‘s popularity began to decline after his presidency, following his eccentric and … Boddy-Evans A. Ahmed Ben Bella Pan…
EventDjibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence
… Djibouti is a very small country located on the horn of Africa. It is so small that it has an estimated population of less than a million, one of the least…