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EventMax the gorilla is shot
… A mountain gorilla, Max was shot and wounded as he grappled with a fleeing armed robber who … Isaac Mofokeng, ducked inside the gorilla's night room and came…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… petition served as a formal plea for the use of both Dutch and English languages. The petition was finally ratified by the Cape Parliament in 1873. The First…
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… Africa's first non-racial elections, security officials and independent monitoring groups reported that political … National Congress (ANC), the Pan…
EventHarold Macmillan begins his “winds of change” tour of Africa
… gained independence after Macmillan’s speech. This famous and prophetic speech was made by Harold Macmillan, British … "The wind of change is blowing through…
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… By 1964 she had her own solo show. Her distinguished style and subject matter have made her work stand out among other artist. Mythical creatures and hyenas…
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… Libya turned over the Lockerbie suspects for trial, and sanctions were suspended. The story of the Pan Am flight … the aircraft over the Scottish town of…
EventOlive Schreiner, noted SA author, dies in Wynberg, Cape Town
… Olive Schreine r was a writer, social theorist and a feminist whose world views were very advanced for her … of the book. Schreiner went on to write several…
EventClayton Sithole, the last political activist to die in Apartheid police detention
… a relationship with Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela , and had fathered her son, who was less than a year old at the time of his…
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the Western Cape, and was appointed regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities…
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… (MK), the armed wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 years on Robben Island. Ngoyi and Henry Fazzie joined Port Elizabeth Black…
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
… In 1811, he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces on that station, resigning in 1814 and being succeeded by Lord Charles…
PlaceAgate Terrace, Port St. Johns
… in 1943. Agate Terrace is halfway between the river mouth and where the beach ends abruptly in a very steep bluff. The path from here leads to the top and…
PlaceAliwal North, Eastern Cape
… on the road to to East London. It was founded in 1849 and named by the Governor of the Cape Sir Henry Smith, … Gqabi District Municipality'. The Settlement…
'The timing of his resignation is suspect' - Communications Minister on ex SABC CEO (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… in the Board of the SABC; that it will calm the situation and steer the broadcaster into the right direction. A stable and functional SABC is in the interest…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.4 1992
… Contents and Contributors Contents, Comment: Andries Walter Oliphant. … By Monuments, Ivan Vladislavic; Amin, Jiggs; In Happiness and In Sorrow, Kaizer…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress: Year of the Cadre
… Poster with white background and mostly black text. Some text in red. Calendar for six … to June 1985. List of important dates. Yellow, red, black and white…
ArchiveQuote from Marx
… Black, white and yellow poster. Quotes from Marx, Cecil Rhodes and Lenin. Map of Africa showing the colonial partition. … of folders numbers 3521-3529 plus…
EventDevastating Floods ravage Southern Africa
… destructive floods in South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe, a meeting was held in Mbabane, Swaziland. An … assistance to flood victims in the…
ArchiveUrban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961
… Bantu councils, the conferring on certain Bantu of civil and criminal jurisdiction in urban areas, the establishment of community guards in certain areas,…
ArchiveMinutes of National Conference of the Black Sash held at Durban
… from National Headquarters, regions, magazine, finaces and Advice Offices, Removals, homelessness, State of Emergency, education, capital punishment,…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… world from way back has been for people to come together, and not to be separated. That is how civilisation has spread. … selfish one of enriching themselves…
PlacePiquetberg
… It was proclaimed a separate sub-district on 9 March 1848, and was raised to divisional status in 1857. The following … (church farm). The first sale of…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… the FIFA World Cup 2010 when South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. The 19th FIFA … was between the South African team…
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… to know in which language we shall send you literature and correspond with you. Please write for which reasons the … Left Opposition, we must say, that,…
Document 37 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 29 November 1930
… of two years ago when he made a violent attack on me, and the rank and file said that they did not want to listen to all this … to cover peculation. I hate…
EventTanzania gains independence
… African coast made it easily accessible to Arab traders and slave traders, who operated in the region. While French … was seen as an opportunity for German…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… to the executive committee of the ANC Youth League in 1944 and in 1949, was instrumental in the ANC's adoption of the … formation of the Congress Alliance,…
EventAir France A-300B Airbus hijacked from Athens arrives at Entebbe, Uganda
… of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Bader-Meinhof gang in Germany. Once hijacked, the … demanded the release of 53 Palestinian…
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… Congress (ANC), the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO). … countered by launching military…
EventThe Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court
… fled to a nearby cave where he was later discovered and shot. The fact that he was shot by a Coloured soldier was … Hans, wanted to take revenge for his…