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EventIgnatius Royston Dunnachie (Roy) Campbell, SA satirical poet, is born in Durban.
… founded the magazine, Voorslag, with William Plomer – a satirical publication, after first establishing his name as a poet some years earlier. Campbell was…
EventStephen Gray, SA writer and academic, is born
… of South Africa’s most prolific writers. He received an M.A. in English from Cambridge University, a M. Fine Arts from the University of Iowa and from Rand ……
EventDRC President Laurent Kabila is assassinated
… Republic of Congo (DRC) was killed by gunshot. According to reports Kabila was shot by one of his bodyguards in front of army generals, following a dispute…
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… National Congress (ANC) member, Walter Sisulu attended a secret meeting at the house of George Xarile together with F. Van Rensburg, a shift boss from…
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… for the Transvaal, Mr. P.S. Claasen. According to reports, one of the detainees had died while in custody …
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History for Schools . Cape Town, Juta,…
20th Time of the Writer
… year’s week-long edition. This year’s edition will include a variety of roundtable discussions, readings, seminars, book … the second decade of the Time of…
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…
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…