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EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… dead with a bullet wound in his head, near to Community centre in Moletsane township, Soweto. Mr Lengane was …
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… the area began to develop as an important fruit-growing centre. The Groot Drakenstein Prison is situated in Paarl in …
PlaceBakone Malapa Northern Sotho Open-Air Museum, in Polokwane
… ago. Run by several Basotho who live in the Village, the centre offers an authentic experience of the Basotho way of …
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… silver trophy above his head to rapturous applause on centre court'. Source: bbc.co.uk Sources: Wallis, F. (2000). …
PlaceSharpeville, Gauteng
… wounds and a channel carrying the water through the centre representing blood flowing in the Street. Next to the … inaugurated in 2011. There is some…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… the P.T.A., we have established an After-School Centre to assist our many working mothers; re-introduced … in the school and took over the running the After…
GBV and Femicide Public Awareness Programme at Promosa Community Hall in Potchefstroom
The North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sports and Recreation will on December 2nd, host a GBV and Femicide Publi Awareness Program at Promosa Community…
EventLuc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus, is born
… university. Montagnier became research director of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 1974 …
EventGoldstone Commission confirms SADF complicity in violence
… Commission reported the finding of a secret operational centre run by Military Intelligence and seized plans to …
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
… for most people, even as it has become its own special art form, but it still takes a very special skill by the … drew their strength. They were not always…
PlaceClarens, Eastern Free State
… The 'Artists' Amble' is a route that takes in the local art Galleries run by and supplied, by local artists. A great … of Khoisan Hunter gatherers shown on…
Hlonipha Mokoena, author of THE NIGHTWATCHMAN: Representing Black Men in Colonial South Africa, a book on Zulu men in colonial dress will be discussion with Kwezi Gule
… with Kwezi Gule, chief curator of the Johannesburg Art Gallery and others …
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… that were committed to this movement returned to the city centre to demand answers from the Mayor, Ivan Haarburgen on …
EventThe twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela is marked by a call for his release by China
… from 53 countries was made public by the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid in New York. Mandela’s long-term … O’Malley, P. ‘1982’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… in Morogoro, Tanzania, 'The Charlotte Maxeke Child Care Centre.' Click here to read All-Africa Convention: The …
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… South Africa (CODESA), took place at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, on the East Rand, Johannesburg. After …
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
… think tank known as The Policy Network, is comprised of centre politicians, academics, and leaders. The two day …
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… Town (UCT) provided one group that marched towards the centre of town, giving the Black Power salute to passing …
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… from 53 countries was made public by the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid in New York. Mandela’s long-term … O’Malley, P. ‘1982’ , from Nelson Mandela…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… staged an illegal marched through Johannesburg's city centre in solidarity with the Soweto students. …
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… the Food and Agriculture Organisation: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. 7 March, In his election campaign in … Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota at…
ArchiveGeneral History of Africa Collection
… It also deals with the development of prehistoric art and early agricultural techniques in the different …
PlaceOld Presidency
… about their terms of office and explore the magnificent art exhibitions, musical events and theatrical productions on …
PlaceAdams College, Amanzimtoti
… It was the first College to offer the matric syllabus. An art degree, building diploma and teachers training course … was moving there and because…
PlaceKwaNojoli, formerly Somerset East
… his environment, first in the context of Africa and Rock Art, later, in the interpretation of his this concept in its … many of his artworks are displayed in…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… child welfare and founded the Zanempilo Community Health Centre near King William's Town. Later, after her banishment …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… (ANC). At the time of its formation, Durban was the centre of Black student life in the country. The …
PlaceBiedow Valley, Western Province
… flowers! During the Spring flower Season the Sevilla Rock Art Trail, from Clanwilliam which is a 5 km trail winds along the Brannewyn River and visits 9…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… passive resistance campaign. They then marched to the city centre to demand to see the mayor, Ivan Haarburgen, who was …
EventPresident Paul Kruger lays the foundation stone of the Raadsaal on Pretoria’s Church Square
… de la Concorde. Church Square marks what used to be the centre of Pretoria, and what is now home to many historically …