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EventAcclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons dies
… From 1942 her poems appeared in Die Huisgenoot and later in Standpunte. In 1946 seven of her poems were … CJM Niebaber, she returned to South Africa for two…
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… ship, built in Scotland, was meant to serve as a passenger and cargo liner to Australia. After her second trip to Australia, the SS Waratah was bound for…
PlaceFicksburg
… Festival is the longest running festival in South Africa and is held in November each year. Treat yourself to a visit … notable for the production of grain,…
EventIan Smith announced that he is ready to yield to majority rule in Rhodesia
… white government in breaking ties with Great Britain and declared Rhodesia a republic. For the next decade … struggles led by Zimbabwe African National Union…
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… genre is traditional Mbalex with influences from hip hop and Cuban rumba. As a soloist he collaborated with prominent artists such as Paul Simon, Sting and…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
… This was the first Indian High School and Teachers Training College, built in South Africa , was … led to improvements in both the standard of teaching and…
ArchivePACT Dance Company: 2nd Season 1994
… back of a naked black man with his hands behind his head, and four white hands around his body. Notice of a dance … programme at State Theatre, Pretoria on…
ArchivePretoria Minute
… Minutes of discussions between the South African Government and the African National Congress in Pretoria, 6 August, … themselves to the Groote Schuur Minute…
ArchivePeoples education for peoples power!
… Title in red letters at bottom of poster. Dark green and black background. 10 fighting years 1976 - 1986. Photo of … yellow T-shirt with image of Hector…
Municipal elections
… by the state of the organisation, the mood of the masses and the strengths and weaknesses of the regime and the campaign against the municipal elections was…
ArchiveWorld Vision International: what is it up to
… in Southern Africa, in its history there are activities and links with mainly the United State military and intelligence community in the recent past and…
ArchiveBirds of a Feather Flock Together
… A2 pink, red and black on white litho; graphic of three birds labled ANC, UDF, and hammer and scycle, on chain with ECC; logo reads: KGB ANC approved; …
ArchiveExcerpts from long interview given by President O R Tambo to Associated Press correspondent, Mr Nicky Hanks on 7th June 1980 in Lusaka
… 1980 in Lusaka. Discusses actions of Gatsha Buthelezi and his stance on school boycotts, malnutrition in South Africa and the Bantustan programme. Issued by…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 14 Kohling Street, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… features including cast iron ornamentation on the Verandah and a Boundary Wall and Gateway of note. It is a significant component of the Street Architecture…
EventSierra Leone gains independence from Britain
… African state Sierra Leone fronts onto the Atlantic Ocean, and is flanked by Liberia and Guinea. The very earliest inhabitants of Sierra Leone … the Bulom…
EventMosibudi Mangena is born
… Mosibudi Mangena, the National Minister of Science and Technology and President of the opposition party Azanian People's … Province. Before he was appointed…
EventSA musician Todd Matshikiza dies
… South African artist, composer and writer, Todd Tozama Matshikiza, died at the age of 47 in … Zambia after a sudden illness. He composed the music and wrote…
ArchiveA Black viewpoint on the special PSC on the state of the nation
… Anglican Bishops and representatives of the clergy and laity met at St Peters Conference Centre at Hammanskraal … continuing deaths in detention,…
ArchiveEducate for socialism
… White background, with artwork and text in red and black. Artwork of man holding the Azanian Peoples … the map of South Africa. Image of the a hand in a fist…
ArchiveDon listen to the evil talk of the troublema
… of title, showing man with snakes coming out of his mouth and boys listening to him. Artwork on right hand side showing man and women and baby in kraal with…
Claremont Histories Photographic Exhibition
… will host a photo exhibit showcasing some of the stories and photographs of people forcibly removed from Claremont and Harfield under the Group Areas Act…
ArchiveBefore Dawn Culture in Another South Africa (CASA)
… CASA TOOK PLACE IN AMSTERDAM IN DECEMEBR 1987 AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 SOUTH AFRICAN ARTISTS, OF WHOM 120 CAME DIRECTLY FROM SOUTH AFRICAN AND 180 AS EXILES…
ArchiveCC Resolution on Elections
… the South African Communist Party on elections, on Angola, and on negotiations. Supports a single ANC electoral list and commits to ensure an ANC elections…
ArchiveReport on the 2nd National Conference of the ASSECA, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, March 31 to April 2, 1972.
… A private and confidential report by Barney Pityana on the 2nd National Conference of the Association for the Education and Cultural Advancement of the…
ArchiveRace relations survey: 1987/88
… A survey of race relations in South Africa in 1987/88 and includes chapters on: African removals; Population and race classification; Political developments;…
ArchiveA bill
… services to South African depository institutions and government of South Africa, and other purposes as it be enacted by the Senate and House of…
ArchiveExtension of University Education Act, Act No 45 of 1959
… to provide for the establishment, maintenance, management and control of unoiversity colleges for non-white persons; for the admission of students to and…
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… in the Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and his love for theatre led him to work with several drama … the New Brighton area where they…
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… who was the widow of former secretary general of the ANC and former minister of foreign affairs, Alfred Nzo who died … September 2011, at the age of 81. She…
EventProfessor John Fleming “Jack” Brok dies
… Fleming (Jack) Brock died – he was a scientist, physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the … South Africa’s most distinguished…