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Zola Skweyiya, former Social Development Minister, to work at ANC Headquarters, 7 May 2009
Comrade Zola Skweyiya, following his resignation from parliamentary politics, has been redeployed to work at the ANC`s headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House…
PlaceTable Bay
Table Bay is a natural inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, overlooked by Cape Town and the famous Natural Table Mountain. Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to…
The Final Prize: My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy
My Life in the anti-apartheid struggle by Norman Levy Norman Levy entered liberation politics during the 1940s, finding his niche in the left wing of the…
EventNative Khoikhoi tribespeople are alleged to have looted more than forty cattle from Cape Settlers
Long before European settlers arrived at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of the most well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been…
EventHiroshima is targeted by a WWII atomic bomb
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were totally destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The American government…
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
The South African Police Force (SAP) stationed in the Caprivi Strip, bordering Zambia, suffered casualties in clashes with 'terrorists'. South West African…
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
The 'Luthuli Detachment', made up of units of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, and the Zimbabwean African People’s Union (ZAPU) guerrillas, crossed the…
Event11 die when the South African Defence Force (SADF) opens fire on negotiators in Sebokeng
The unbanning of the South African liberation movements on 2 February 1990 was an important milestone, which signalled a shift from being covert underground…
EventThe Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
Polio is a water-born disease that affects the nervous system and causes paralysis, deformation and sometimes death. This disease often affects young children,…
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a British citizen, pleaded guilty to attempting to buy dangerous weapons in…
EventEllis Park soccer stampede kills 43
At least forty-three people were killed in a stampede at Ellis Park stadium, Johannesburg, at a football match between South Africa's two biggest teams, Kaizer…
EventNiger President Ibrahim Bare Mainassara is assassinated
The Niger president, Ibrahim Bare Mainassara, was assassinated by his own presidential guard while boarding a plain in Niamey, the capital city of Niger…
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
On 24 May 1915, soon after it had been decided to establish a Dutch newspaper, the name of the newspaper, De Burger ("The Citizen"), was decided on. With…
EventThe Draft South Africa Act is signed
Following the National Convention held by four British colonies, namely, Transvaal, Orange, Natal and Cape, the draft South Africa Act was signed in…
EventM.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State
The Republic of the Orange Free State went to elections after the resignation of President F.W. Reitz in 1895 for reasons of health. Marthinus Theunis Steyn,…
EventQueen Victoria of Britain approves Charter for Rhodes
On this date the British Colonial Secretary addressed a dispatch that Queen Victoria has approved a Royal Charter creating the British South Africa Company …
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected…
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
The civil war in Somalia during 1980-1990 resulted in an enormous humanitarian crisis with more than 300 000 people killed and 1.5 million people displaced…
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ICFTU - International Confederation of Free Trade Unions IDAF - International Defence and Aid Fund ILO - International Labour Organization IMF - International…
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
In 2000, a 32 year old Egyptian housewife became the first woman to file for a divorce without having to prove physical or psychological abuse. Under Egypt’s…
EventIan Roberts was born on this day
The South African actor, playwright and singer was born on this day in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. It was his character of Boet in a series of…
EventAlexandra Action Committee member is shot dead in Johannesburg
On this day Mr Mahlomela Mabizela, a member of Alexandra Action Committee (AAC) and chairman of the Alexandra Student Congress (ASCO) was shot dead through the…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 14 March 1983, Volume 46
Transcript of Volumes 46, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 11 March 1983, Volume 45
Transcript of Volumes 45, evidence from Reverend Peter John Storey, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 4 November 1982
Excerpt from the transcript of evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by…
ArchiveSport: Threat to the security of the state
Brutus expounds on Special Branch interference in sports in line with apartheid ideology of white dominance. Instances of harassment of people and events…
ArchiveThe Ethics of apartheid
The thirteenth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by professor B.B. Keet in which he examines the ethics of apartheid, and detailing the…
Phambili
Phambili, published by the Phambili Collective in Johannesburg, was a short lived publication comprising 3 issues published during 1988 and 1989. The aim of…
PlaceLighthouse, Beach Road, Green Point
The lighthouse, which was probably designed and built by Hermann Schutte, is the oldest structure of its kind in South Africa, and was officially opened on 12…
EventCOSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre
On 24 August 2012, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) issued a statement expressing its shock and sharing its concern for the lives taken in the…