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Zephania Mothopeng - Searchlight South Africa, Vol 1, No. 2, February 1989
… been told that other papers or organizations have refused to print this document, including the Pan Africanist Congress …
ArchivePress cuttings-repression of youth
… were detained, an article on Sowetan regarding fun run to launch the International year of the youth in Soweto that has been organised by a community…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.5 No.1 Oct-Dec 1960
… Alan Rake. Pretoria Central Goal, 1960, Hannah Stanton. A Foreign Correspondent in South Africa, Norman Phillips. Diary From a Refuge, Anon. Correspondent…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.1 Oct-Dec 1957
… Dr. O.D. Wollheim. The Trial Takes Shape, Tony O’Dowd. A Day to Remember, Christopher Gell. Portrait of a Suburb: Hillbrow, Arnold Benjamin. South West…
PlaceElsie’s River
… was probably named in honour of one Elsje van Suurwaarde, a widow who outlived two husbands and farmed in the area in … River on 13 February 1862. In 1980…
After Apartheid – Culture in the New South Africa Vol. 2
… by the policies of the previous regime. In building a new, democratic nation, many social, political and economical problems still need to be solved before a…
PlaceMarabastad Market Stalls, Pretoria
… the colours and hustle and bustle of Africa. This area has a mix of ‘muti’ shops, spazas, a mosque, a Hindu temple and the historic Asiatic bazaar … exterior…
EventDavid Phaswane Mogano, SA artist, is born in Pietersburg , Northern Transvaal
… studies he left for Johannesburg. In Johannesburg he got a job in a hotel where he worked as a cook. Blessed with a natural ability to draw, Phaswane began…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
… for 06/24/2006 South Africa: SA actor, author succumbs to diabetes [online] Available at: www.africanewssearch.com …
Steve Biko National Conference 2014
… 20 Years of Democracy: STILL CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO NATION-BUILDING 9h00-9h30 – Registration & Tea 9h45-10h00 … racism and tribalism in SA: Is One Nation…
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… 1970 Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasserdied of a heart attack. Nasser had been in power in Egypt since 24 … dominance of the Middle East. However, Nasser…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… art classes in Orlando, Soweto. Here he was exposed to contemporary South African art and was particularly impressed by a large drawing by Dumile Feni. His…
EventThe SA 6th Division enters Florence in World War II
… divided on the issue of participation. However, the vote to fight on the side of the Allied powers was won and South …
EventNational Party wins national elections
… general election with an outright majority. Race plays a critical role for the first time in SA politics. Hertzog … party of supporting racial equality, and…
EventFifth Constitution Amendment Bill is introduced
… Africa Constitution Fifth Amendment Bill, establishing a framework for deliberations on the country's future … Act. It abolished the Senate, which was…
EventANC claim responsibility for a land mine explosion which kills six
… three and nine, were killed and three seriously injured in a landmine explosion on the fenced-in Chatsworth game farm 25 kilometres to the west of Messina …
EventEvidence found at Barberton confirms theory of life on earth as early as about 3.4 billion years ago
… in the past that these life forms relied on sunlight to live. Barberton is 1 of only 2 known locations worldwide …
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
… countries during his State of the Union address at a congress session in the USA. The president introduced this plan to counter severe challenges posed by…
EventDr Joosub Ebrahim is born
… has received several other awards and medals, as well as a Doctor of Education (honoris causa) degree, conferred by … Association in 1986. Ebrahim, who had…
EventElisabeth Eybers, South African poet, is born
… in Klerksdorp, in the then western Transvaal. She moved to Amsterdam in 1966, and lived there until her death in … Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en…
PlaceGwali Mission
… was established in 1820 by Reverend John Brownlee, as a station of for the Glasgow Missionary Society. The village … named Emgwali, takes its name from the…
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… R2 000. At the end of February, Chweneyagae, who portrayed a gangster in Gavin Hood's film Tsotsi, pleaded guilty to a charge of fraud when he appeared in…
EventNatal Football Union founded
… subsequent war with the South African Republics brought a new influx of Whites to South Africa, many of whom were soccer enthusiasts. … the start of football…
EventNigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
… on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a women’s organisation with 20 000 members that comprised of … was thrust into the public eye when it…
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… James Kantor was a lawyer who owned a law firm and employed his brother in-law Harold Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe was an active member of uMkhonto we…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… Transvaal (now Gauteng). His father, Alex Hepple, was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the … Trade Unions (SACTU) in 1955, Bob Hepple…
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… given 10 years. The two were convicted for events related to the 16 June 1976 uprising. On this day, more than 20 000 learners marched against the use of…
EventThe death of Andries Tatane
… 2011, activist Andries Tatane was killed, by police after a service delivery protest turned ugly in Ficksburg, Free … murder and the rest faced charges of…
EventANC member and UDF-leader Christmas Tinto, is born in Mqanduli in the Transkei
… started at an early age. In 1942, while he was still a student at St John’s College in Umtata, Tinto spearheaded a protest march against the poor food…
ArchiveNotes on Letters from a Kindred Spirit: Ismail Mohamed by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
… I am hereby sharing some letters Ismail Mohamed wrote to me in 1980/81/87. But first I give a snapshot of his life, achievement and involvement in the ……