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EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… its borders with Lesotho, cutting off fundamental food and fuel supplies. Fourteen days later, forces led by Maj-Gen … Africa seized power. The National…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… Gin Challenge (1983), The Nedbank Golf Challenge (1989) and his first South African Open in 1986. Most of his … Club in Cape Town. He shot a 3-under 68 in…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… she joined Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) while in exile and later underwent military training, specialising in … to South Africa just after the unbanning of the…
EventSouth African cricketer, AB de Villiers is born
… cricketer of note. In 2011, he succeeded Graeme Smith and became captain of the South African One Day International … In 2012, he reached the top of the…
EventSA actress, Ashley Callie dies
… on collision with another car. She suffered head injuries and underwent surgery the next day to relieve pressure on her … six days later. Callie studied…
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… was appointed Malawi's first Ambassador to South Africa and assumes office in Pretoria on 29 July 1971. This … African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster in May…
EventJomo Kenyatta, believed to be Mau Mau leader, is convicted
… Jomo Kenyatta, the supposed Mau Mau leader, was convicted and sentenced to seven years (through the use of false testimony) in Kenya. Kenyatta and five…
EventSeveral leading members of trade unions affiliated to the UDF are arrested
… Civic Association organised a stay away, school boycott and protest marches over rent increases. This led to clashes between police and residents that left…
EventNelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife, Winnie Mandela.
… his wife of 34 years, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Mandela and Madikizela-Mandela were married in 1958, having met the … year. The couple had two daughters,…
EventGovernment declares that five ‘non-White’ South African University Colleges will be entities separate from the University of South Africa
… of the Western Cape, University College of Zululand and University College of the North were separate entities. … things, the institutions were to be called…
EventThe Groote Kerk pulpit, sculpted by Anton Anreith, is inaugurated in Cape Town
… . Its architecture boasts a peculiar combination of Greek and Gothic styles. The building was designed by Hermann Schutte and was inaugurated on 31 January…
Zuma to grow ANC membership in tribute to Madiba, 17 July 2011
… of realising ANC stalwart Comrade Nelson Mandela`s dream and that of his organisation - taken as far back as 1942 - to … will be ANC National Chairperson…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name … which is well known, primarily referring to the Outspan and…
SASPU National, 1980 - 1987
… aimed to further national cooperation between students, and cooperation with student leaders in other countries. In … influenced the union in the latter half…
PlaceOak-Villa Cottage, Baviaanskloof Road
… Oak Villa is one of the first townhouses in Hout Bay and the first to be erected in the Baviaanskloof area. The … the aid of an architect. The foundations…
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
… was just 25 at accession, was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. In 1559 Her Majesty enforced the Protestant religion by law and in 1587 she had…
Event18 mineworkers die in Carletonville
… The group sounded the alert when they detected the methane and evacuation started immediately, but the gas was ignited … rescuers found seventeen bodies in…
EventRenewal of land acquisition programme in Zimbabwe
… to be paid for, it did not compensate for the effort and money that was invested over the years and it was harrowing to see everything going down the drain ……
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… Infantry Brigade was recruited at Potchefstroom in August and September 1915 for service overseas. It was comprised of … of infantry. The Brigade, numbering…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… event. Police opened fire on the crowd, killing between 20 and 43 people (sources vary). On 13 April 1985 the crowd of … of competing organisations, notably…
Document 15 - “Ruth First , “Progress in Unity Talks: African Organisations Agree Principle”, The Guardian , 23 December 1948
… in this country, the African National Congress and all three hours African Convention, meeting here in joint … to meet jointly to work out the details of…
EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… was a member of the banned African National Congress and a famous black political prisoner in South Africa. In … Mandela was convicted of sabotage in the…
ArchiveThe politics of the South African Communist Party 1962 - 1990
… it investigates the organisational form of the SACP and the politics that govern its organisational structure. … revolution. Thirdly it discusses the SACP's…
ArchiveBoycott the Can
… The management of Metal Box retrenched 22 black workers and after a week hired 3 white workers; On the 22 October … on strike demanding the dismissal of the…
Rixaka
… in the national liberation movement. All forms of cultural and artistic expression, such as performing arts, visual … enhance the striking power of the…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… history. He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and anti-colonial foreign policy. He is still seen by many throughout the Arab World as a symbol of Arab…
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… 1970 the country was excluded from international rugby and cricket. This was brought about by a combination of pressure from some African states,…
EventMass arrests in Pondoland
… the National Assembly that 4 769 Africans, 2 Europeans and 2 others had been taken into custody during the recent … used was mass detentions. Statements made…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… believed in the justice of the struggle against oppression and inhumanity and publicised his views internationally. He was seized by police two days after…
EventBruce Fordyce is born
… administration on the eastern side of Pearl River Delta and now a Special Administrative "Region" of China. His … to win the Comrades eight years in…