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PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… hilarious braying call. This is a truly special experience and Table Mountain National Park staff are knowledgeable and offer guided tours. After you have…
Sechaba
… organisation's perspective, for freedom in South Africa and for the freedom of South Africa - freedom from racial … discrimination, from legislation that…
PlaceGrydo Pass
… of South Africa on the Regional road R303 between Ceres and Citrusdal. The Gydo Pass was built at the same time as Michells Pass by Andrew Geddes Bain and…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the towns that grew rapidly after it was … to the town being connected to…
EventSA artist, Dumisani Mabaso is born
… at the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in Dube, and also for 2 years studied art at the Mofolo Arts Centre, … when he taught at the YWCA. Mabaso…
EventSADF raid Southern Angola
… Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola. Between two and three hundred South West African People's Organisation … in the Cambeno Valley. A significant amount…
EventNew Prime Minister P.W. Botha appoints cabinet ministers
… was appointed to the portfolio of minister of public works and tourism, while the newly created post of deputy minister for defence and national security was…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… Evidence was taken on the extent of the damage and of casualties. The commission later put the death toll at 575 and blamed the police for 451 of those…
EventSoweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans
… High School vented their anger by burning out a police car and damaging three other vehicles. The first indication of … who reported it to the Minister of…
EventAgreement to reincorporate Ciskei into South Africa is reached
… place when the ministries of economic affairs, finance and justice, and, agriculture, public works and transport were handed over to the South African …
EventFuneral service of Wilton Mkwayi takes place in Eastern Cape
… A special official funeral service for Rivonia trialist and MK cadre, Wilton Z. Mkwayi, attended by Acting President … this honour because of his extra…
EventNP serves legal papers on TRC
… The National Party (NP) served legal papers on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) giving notice of a High … public statements which 'compromise…
EventThe Battle of Kambula takes place
… the British Number 4 Column, led by Colonel Evelyn Wood VC and the Zulu Army, led by Ntshingwayo kaMahole. The Zulu's … advantage over the British, with 2…
SASPU Focus
… for 1982. This slogan called on students to understand, and act on, their university and their education. SASPU Focus attempted to cover educational issues…
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island (10 km long and 6.5km wide). These islands are approximately 1920 km south…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… The house is a historical heritage property of Muizenberg and the Western Cape Province and is currently privately owned. It is amazing to see a … monuments…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… of the house probably began almost immediately and for many years it was known locally as the Manor House. … so then inroads began to be made into the estate…
EventCOSATU delegates are left at Beitbridge
… Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU), civil society groups and getting first hand information regarding the political … authorities. They were put on a bus by…
EventPretoria Boys High School opens
… in central Pretoria, was refurbished by Lord Alfred Milner and opened as the Pretoria Boys High School under the … Hope. The enrolment of thirty-two included…
EventSA composer Benjamin Tyamzashe is born
… South African composer, choir conductor, organist and teacher, Benjamin Tyamzashe, affectionately known as … music enjoys a wide popularity within the…
EventBattle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians
… that was part of a larger conflict between the Italians and the Ethiopians. At this time Ethiopians had the most well … by contrast had only recently emerged…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… due to the Mau Mau rebellion against British colonial rule and incarceration of thousands of Kenyans. This rebellion … tribe. Tens of thousands of Kikuyu…
EventSouth Africa abolishes financial Rand
… 10 March 1995. The currency was introduced in the 1960’s and only widely used in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Created by the sale of nonresidents’ assets in the…
EventMacassar Beach, in False Bay, is proclaimed a Coloured group area by the Group Areas Board
… a nobleman named Sheik Yusuf hailed. He died in the Cape and was buried in the area. On 24 December 1964, the beach … Board. The beach is still a…
EventGary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg
… He was soon promoted to Staff Photographer. Bernard and Oosterbroek were linked to the Bang Bang Club. These were … the violence between the United…
EventThe Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan
… Due to South Africa’s Apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s, many countries were cautious to be seen as allies … one of these countries. Japan depended…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
… Approximately 76% of the registered voters voted and the leading party, the African National Congress (ANC) … earlier. This election saw an increase in voter…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.3 Jul-Aug 1979
… Content and Contributors Stories Heavy News by Funda Ntuli, Seth 'n … Journey by Zeke Mphahlele, STAFFRIDER WORKSHOP Poems and criticism from Mafika Pascal…
PlaceElaandslaagte, a Mission Station in Kwa Zulu Natal
… station of the Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa, and was probably founded in about 1860. The 1875 census … in KwaZulu Natal. Drive along the R602…
EventThe South African Bureau of State Security (BOSS) is established
… The Bureau's job was to identify any threat to the country and to collect, evaluate, correlate and interpret national-security intelligence information. ……