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ArchiveA death warrant for Afrikaans by Hermann Giliomee, 11 November 2019
… extremes to ensure its survival that Cillié in the mid-1960’s described it as the ‘polecat of the world’. It was a … press during the second half of the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - 'Defendre of the Hottentots'
… the job of being recruiting agents. On one occasion the Rev. Anderson, who had been sent to establish control over … the despot; it displeased Philip when he…
EventPatrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is shot
… main opponents opted for a form of federalism. In the May 1960 elections, the MNC emerged as the strongest single party … independent Republic of the Congo…
EventSA and British governments clash over interpretation of the Simonstown Agreement
… On 5 March 1960, the South African and British governments were in open … obligation. Seven years after the open conflict of 1960 between the two countries,…
Edwin Mofutsanyana the oldest Communist in Africa: Flyer for briefing by Edwin Mofutsanyana. August, 1991
… measures aimed at curbing the violence. 2. The Boipatong massacre on the 17th June 1992 is but a tragic culmination of … force such as the SAP to arrest…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… their official photographer and layout artist in 1951). 1960 Albert Newall receives a grant from the Cape … was the first photographer to arrive and…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
… in many parts of our country have stood against brutal massacre and defied police bullets in a sustained offensive …
PlaceTsolo, Eastern Cape
(prior to 1910) St Augustine's was established in 1865 by the Reverend Bransby Key as a station of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel on Foreign…
PlaceColigny, North West Province
… Coligny, a staunch French Huguenot who was killed in the Massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s Day (24 August 1572) in …
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… nine apartheid police officers on Sunday, January 24, 1960. There were others who were executed following a clash … that erupted in Cato Manor, outside…
EventNiger's Independence Day
… a decision was taken by the French government in July 1960 to dissolve the French West African colonial state and … the Nigerien National Assembly agreed on…
EventANC receives letter of gratitude from the British Prime Minister, Herold Macmillan
… 0n 10 February 1960, the African National Congress (ANC) received a letter … of the South African Prime Minister and dated 4 February 1960. It also answered…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… of events commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Sharpeville shootings on 21 March 1960. Speakers attack the policy of apartheid. 1980 26 March, ……
ArchiveAddress on the Occasion of the 107th Anniversary of the ANC by Cyril Ramaphosa, Ohlange Institute, Ethkwini, 8 January 2019
… – at the resting place of the first President of the ANC, Rev John Langalibalele Dube – to signify how firmly our … democratic election. Afterwards, he…
PlaceAdams College, Amanzimtoti
… benefits of the work he had done, the American Board sent Rev. Rood to Amanzimtoti in 1853 with the express object of …
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… the late 1800s. Achebe's later novels No Longer at Ease (1960), Arrow of God (1964), A Man of the People (1966), …
EventSADF mounts raids on ANC targets in neighbouring states
… of the ANC and other anti-apartheid organisations in 1960 and increasing terror from the Apartheid security …
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… at a school in Clairwood, Durban until 1958. From 1958 to 1960, she worked as a journalist for the Golden City Post and Drum magazine. At the beginning of…
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… On 6 September 1960, six of the Treason Trial accused were missing when the … of the time. References: The Star, 6 September, 1960, ‘Treason Trial Accused…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Nujoma of Namibia Cape Town, 13 May 1996.
… since the Defiance and anti-Pass campaigns that peaked in 1960. On 25 May 1976, Fred van Wyk, the director of the South … consciousness In the years that…
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… and Union Governments. Respecting the affirmation by Rev. C. F. Andrews that there has been a change of heart on …
PlaceDimbaza, Eastern Cape
… resistance to Apartheid. In May 1972, a local clergyman, Rev David Russell, led one of the most effective apartheid …
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… is elected as the first president of the organisation. 1960 February, Sobukwe, Potlako Leballo and several members … country and mobilise political support…
The Legal Veneer
… South African Communist Party (SACP) in 1950, followed in 1960 by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan … on 30 March 1960. The relevant…
EventPAC’s leader, Potlako Leballo confirms that Poqo is the organisation’s military wing
… by South African government. They were banned in April 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations Act (commenced 7 April 1960), but the CPSA was banned earlier in…
Executive summary of the statement of the National Executive Committee of the ANC delivered by President Jacob Zuma at the 100th anniversary of the ANC, Mangaung 8 January 2012
… the regime escalated its repression. On the 21st of March 1960, police opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Sharpeville, killing 69 people. The ANC and…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2012
… the regime escalated its repression. On the 21st of March 1960, police opened fire on unarmed demonstrators in Sharpeville, killing 69 people. The ANC and…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… remained the colours for South African Olympians until 1960. Reg Walker From a South African perspective the … to represent the country at the Olympic Games…
Speech at the Tenth General Conference of the United National Independence Party by O. R. Tambo, Zambia, August 1988
… activists of the democratic movement. In addition to the Sharpeville six, there are scores of patriots presently in … this Rock, this Rock of Authority, the…
ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… rights which were committed during the period from 1 March 1960 to the cut-off date including the antecedents, …