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ArchiveAn ultra left pilgrim`s progress
ArchivePortrait of an unjust war
Offset litho; black; Portrait of an unjust war : Andreas Kapitingo - spitroasted! : Third degree burns, right arm lost; Koevoet perpetrators charged- On…
ArchiveIn place of an editorial
ArchiveYCW International Week - an evaluation
ArchiveWelcome to the new SA
In the early hours of the morning of 18 November 1993, while most South Africans were sleeping, the old apartheid South Africa was officially signed away. What…
ArchiveAn interview with Steve Biko
The interview was conducted with Steve Biko in July 1977
ArchiveNusas 1966 -1986: an introduction
Introductory essay on the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) covering the period 1966 to 1986.
Archive'An attack on us all'
Ghana boycotts goods from SA.
The SA Reserve Bank opens.
EventSA joins World War II
After the invasion of Poland by Germany in September 1939, SA Prime Minister Gen. J.B. Hertzog tried to pass a resolution in parliament, proclaiming South…
SA holds talks with Swaziland
EventSA musician Todd Matshikiza dies
South African artist, composer and writer, Todd Tozama Matshikiza, died at the age of 47 in Lusaka, Zambia after a sudden illness. He composed the music and…
EventSenator Robert Kennedy visits SA
In June 1966, during the darkest years of Apartheid, United States (US) Senator Robert Kennedy made a historic visit to South Africa. He was invited by the…
EventUN Special Envoy visits SA
Following the unanimous adoption of resolution 765 by the UN Security Council, Cyrus Vance was dispatched to South Africa as Special Representative of the UN…
EventUN investigative team visits SA
A United Nations (UN) team, led by Mr. Abdulrahim Abby Farah, under-secretary-general, visited South Africa from 9 to 10 June to meet representatives of the…
EventSA troops withdraw from Angola
The South African government withdrew its military forces from Angola that have been fighting on the side of Jonas Savimbi led guerrilla forces UNITA. The…
EventZola Budd returns to SA
World famous South African athlete Zola Budd, who had emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announced that she has…
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
Three months after being inaugurated as South Africa's second president since democratic elections in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the…
EventS.A. beats New Zealand by 3
Daryll Cullinan and Jacques Kallis sent South Africa to a 3-2 win over New Zealand, with SA being unbeaten in six series matches, with Kallis and Cullinan…
EventSA politician Roelf Meyer resigns.
Roelf Meyer announces his resignation as the leader of the National Party (NP) in Gauteng and also as Member of Parliament. A year later he co-founds the…
EventSA military integration is disputed
The transition in the South African Defence Force (later SANDF) was not achieved without difficulties. It came to the surface that a dispute ensued between…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into force. The country’s Constitution has been hailed as one of the most…
SA painter Thomas Baines dies
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
Actress Ashley Callie, most famous for her portrayal of Leonie Haines in the soap opera Isidingo, died on 15 February 2008. Callie was involved in a head on…
South Africa: An unfinished Revolution?
ArchiveAn open letter to students
Open letter following increasing governmental pressures on student organisations and bannings of individual students.
ArchiveWhat SA should aim for
ArchiveFOSATU Unions leave IMF (SA)
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