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ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… businessman and lawyer Nic Barrow and the former head of Naspers, Andrew Marais, as an Afrikaans equivalent of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival , the…
GANDHI THE PRISONER
… A comparison of prison experiences and conditions of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in South Africa 1 by … of which was not heaped on us. On two occasions…
EventNelson Mandela’s son, Thembekile is killed in a car accident
… Thembekile “Thembi” Mandela, the eldest son of Nelson Mandela and Evelyn Mase was killed in a car … Mandela, who always played a brother figure for many of…
EventMarais Viljoen is inaugurated as state president
… Former minister of labour and a moderate member of the National Party, Marais Viljoen, was inaugurated as … replaced B.J Vorster who had resigned on that…
Robben Island
… 1999. Robben Island is located in Table Bay, some 6km west of Bloubergstrand, and stands some 30m above sea level. … outpost. Initially the island was…
The War
… The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an … decided cut off the supply of food to the Boers. They were being…
ArchiveAll That Glitters by Emilia Potenza
… The discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886 was a turning point in … gold-producer in the world. "...In chemistry the diamond, being pure carbon, is…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, the former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his second wife Ruth … imprisonment and ten years' imprisonment…
EventThe Excelsior, biggest diamond till then, is found in the Jagersfontein mine, OFS
… on 30 june 1893. The diamond, which is described beingas being shaped like half a loaf and white in colour with a tint of blue was the biggest diamond ever…
Chapter 9 - People’s Education and People’s Power: Mobilisation and Collective Action
… In this chapter my concerns are with SANSCO's mobilisation of students and its collective actions, and especially the … boycott and the eventual expulsion of…
Regarding the white male gaze in South African photography by Daniel Gallan, 14 Jun 2017
… as I seek to challenge myself and those around me while being sensitive to the historical social privileges that … probing me to consider this question in…
East Cape Update
… Agencies in Grahamstown, aimed to provide a reliable index of in-depth information and analysis of the Eastern Cape region. This region had a rich history of…
EventPercy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste are arrested by the Special Branch police
… The editor of The World and Weekend World, Percy Qoboza and his deputy, … Klaaste spent five months in solitary confinement after being led straight to their…
ArchiveTrade unions, politics and the working class struggle: the Food and Canning Workers Union, 1975 to 1986
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in African Studies at the … Union, since the two always operated…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… in political activities. The police suspected her of being in possessions of the then banned African National Congress (ANC) funds. …
EventGovernment withdraws ten police officers from service
… Following an interim report of the Goldstone Commission, which probed allegations of a Third Force in political violence, President F.W. De … further ten…
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
… A major retrospective exhibition of Omar Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for…
EventAllan Boesak resigns from the church
… The Presbytery of South Africa announced that Dr Allan Boesak, reverend of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (Dutch Reformed Church) and leading anti…
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… Rajab was born in Durban. He was a trader and collector of oriental art, remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street complex from being handed over…
Ikwezi
… in Southern Africa, published in England by "a group of South African and Southern African revolutionaries with long histories of devotion to the struggle…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
… for historians to reflect upon and reappraise the events of that time. But it is also appropriate to cast our … 1.‘History Wars’ Each era has its History…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… invasion by Tanzanian forces and the subsequent deposition of Amin. He was president until 1985, when he was deposed a … State's administration. The British…
PlaceLookout, Uitenhage
… noted for its Indigenous Vegetation. Although it is a spot of great natural beauty, it is also of little Architectural merit and any Historical interest … of…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
… Open Air Theatre is a popular and central part of Cape Town’s art scene – chiefly known for its Shakespeare … for children. The park is also home to a…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… a map that gold is to be found in the approximate vicinity of either the Witwatersrand or the Magaliesberge. 1852 Gold … repatriated. 31 May, the Union of…
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
… Mokhesi), who were condemned to death for allegedly being part of a crowd that killed Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini the deputy Mayor of Sharpeville in September 1984…
EventRebel commando leader Fourie is executed
… the 1914 Rebellion, was executed by a firing squad after being found guilty of high treason. The finding was based on the fact that he had not resigned from…
EventSA’s gold-panning team returns victorious from the World Gold Panning Championships held in Slovakia
… in Slovakia on 24 August 2007. The team consisted of 26 members with three of the medal winners being from Mpumalanga. Though it is not a very popular sport…
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
… in jail. Monday 21 March 1960 We heard on the radio today of the frightful massacre at Sharpeville in the Transvaal … the Pass Laws . There were many dead…
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, … economically dependent on South Africa that the imposition of economic sanctions was…