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EventSupreme Court declares Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta winner of the Kenyan presidential election
… with other Kenyan political parties. The Alliance proved to be stronger than Odinga’s Coalition for Reform and …
EventPolitical activist Mvulane Zacharia Bheki dies in detention
… with eight others in February 1985. When he failed to appear in court along with the others on 7 March, his …
EventZimbabwe is suspended from the commonwealth
… of Nations after the country’s 2001 elections were found to be flawed by electoral observers. The elections were …
EventAlgerian terrorist, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid dies
… Maghreb (AQIM), a Mali-based militant organization. To fund the activities of AQIM, Abou Zeid made millions by …
10th Annual Oral History Conference
… of the 1913 Land Act”. The theme speaks directly to the 1913 Natives Land Act legislation, an act that formed …
EventGeneral De la Rey releases General Lord Methuen after his wounds are treated
… party was once again taken - De La Rey had been forced to reverse his decision by the burghers of his Commando. …
EventA Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59
… such speed in the Ekurhuleni District. Road accidents due to reckless driving have become disturbingly prevalent in …
EventPresident Modibo Keita of Mali is deposed by the army
… Modibo was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize for his attempts to rebuild his country’s economy on socialist principles. …
ArchiveNatives (Urban Areas) Act, Act No 21 of 1923
… The Act was to provide for improved conditions of residence for natives …
EventNigerian author Ben Okri wins the Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road
… are usually fantastic stories with a strong allegiance to Yoruba folklore, New Ageism,spiritual realism, magical …
EventThe Town Victoria West is founded under the name Victoria, named after Queen Victoria
… Queen Victoria. It was renamed Victoria West in 1855, to distinguish it from the district of the same name in the …
EventLife magazine is banned in Egypt after publishing an unflattering article about King Farouk
… of Egypt”. The Egyptian government considered it an insult to their country. On 10 May, the Egyptian government banned …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… constitutional principles in a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting public focus away … South Africa History Online, ‘Chapter…
Devout domesticity?
… 6. The Politics of Non-Collaboration: The Campaign to Boycott the Tricameral Elections 7. Resistance Politics …
PlacePaternoster, West Coast
… Inlets and Bays are brimming with Life. "Along the Coast to the main beach, you’ll also find Fishermen at the Gutting Stations with fresh fish and Crayfish…
Condolence book for Comrade Ahmed Kathrada, 28 March 2017
… MDM formations and South Africans at large, are invited to sign a condolence book in honor of Comrade Kathy which …
PlaceAluimkloof, Calitzdorp- Western Cape
… The name is Afrikaans for 'Alum Gorge', which refers to the occurence of the double sulphate of aluminium and …
PlaceAllemansfontein, a Farm in the Eastern Cape
… Beknopte Beschrijving van de Kaap der Goede Hoop, 1778.' To whom Gordon supplied information when he and Professor …
PlaceAlicedale a Village in Albany District
… and Port Elizabeth. From here a branch line leads to Grahamstown. The town was a railway training facility …
PlaceAlbertinia, Mossel Bay- The Garden Route
… 1847-1920. He was the first Dutch Reformed minister, to serve the Community. Well known for its abundance of Aloes … 1847-1920. He was the first Dutch…
PlaceAberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate
… preferred Aberfeldy. Which is Scottish in origin, to the previous Afrikaans name. By 1905 the post office name …
Rhodes Must Fall Exhibition: "Echoing Voices from Within"
… political milieu, where voices, bodies and action coalesce to form a global movement that is breaking down the …
ArchiveCivil Society vs. the State: identity, institutions, and the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… A dissertation presented to the Facilty of the Graduate School of Yale University in …
ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe: its role in the ANCs onsl
… The drift towards armed struggle, 1912-1960; The decision to commence with the armed struggle; The formation of …
ArchiveThe National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… the broader struggle agaist apartheid and its inability to transcend this isolation are investigated. …
PlaceMontecasino
… The casino and entertainment complex is designed to resemble an ancient Tuscan village and is named after the …
ArchiveSome aspects of the South African industrial revolution
… accomplished thus far, there should be improvements made to the race relations of South Africa. …
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… property originally formed part of a loan farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 and, over the years, has …
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
… the early town developed and its boundaries probably began to be defined in 1679 when the first public building, a slave …
PlaceHouse of Parliament, Cape Town
… of the Union of South Africa , in 1910. According to this compromise Cape Town would be the legislative …