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EventJoint call for June 16 Stay away
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), United Democratic Front (UDF) and National Education Crisis Committee (NECC) gathered to issue a call for…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 28 March 1983, Volume 59
Excerpt from transcript of Volume 59, with evidence from Dr Khoza E M Mgojo, President of the Methodist Conference of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa,…
ArchivePolitical Action Committee report
Report of the Political Action Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2…
50 years of forced removals under apartheid
Venue: Keisergracht - a walk down Keisergracht will take place with banners depicting District Six communities as well as other communities affected by forced…
EventMandela meets Taiwanese Foreign Minister
Taiwanese Foreign Minister John Chang Hsiao Yen President met with President Nelson Mandela. While South Africa had maintained a friendly official relationship…
ArchiveTerrorist Weapons 2
A2 Full colour litho, photos of weapons; Text: Terrorist Weapons 2; Public Awareness Chart 9; (text describing weapons); This chart shows the heavier or more…
PlaceRuimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
This double-storey dwelling was built in the late 1890s and boasts of a number of fine Victorian architectural features, including ornate front and side gables…
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
This inspiring Tolerance message from Nelson Mandela has run in 82 countries. It debuted on April 30, 2006 in the program 60 MINUTES on CBS and is believed to…
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
Former president of Algeria, Ahmed Ben Bella, was instrumental in Algeria’s fight for independence from France. He became the country’s premier in 1962 and was…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
The United Nations Special Committee on the Policies of Apartheid issued an appeal to member states and organizations to assist families of persons persecuted…
EventInaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
On 4 -5 March 1955 the Inaugural Conference of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) was held at the Trades Hall in Johannesburg. SACTU was until…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
Location: back to this day in history search archive The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in South Africa, with Thabana Ntlenyana the highest peak in…
EventSA artist, Daniel Sefundi Rakgoathe is born
On 25 February 1937, Daniel (D an) Sefundi Rakgoathe was born in Randfontein in the then Transvaal province. Rakgoathe went on to be the first full-time…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
A limpet mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the Johannesburg Jewish Reform Congregation. The…
EventANC attacks Koeberg nuclear power station
In a well-planned attack on the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) causes heavy damage with no injuries, reported.MK sabotaged…
EventJournalist Percy Qoboza is released from detention
Percy Qoboza, editor of the banned newspaper, The World, was released from detention, together with nine other Black leaders seized in security raids in…
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
The 'Committee of 10' formed by prominent Soweto residents, issued a programme for the election of a new community board to have total autonomy in Soweto,…
EventSeparate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 50 of 1968 is enacted
The Coloured Persons Representative Council was formed with forty elected members and twenty nominated members. It had legislative powers to make laws…
EventConstant Viljoen announces his resignation from AVF
The former leader of the Afrikaner Volksunie (AV) and Freedom Front (FF), General Constant Viljoen, announced his resignation from the Afrikaner National Front…
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
After a long pursuit by the African National Congress (ANC) and other African countries, the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) acceded to meet with the ANC…
EventFirst World Haemophilia Day
World Haemophilia Day was first celebrated in 1989 to increase awareness of haemophilia and to bring the needs of those affected by the disorder to the…
EventBrett Kebble is shot dead
Mining magnate and African National Congress member Brett Kebble was ambushed in Melrose, Johannesburg, at around 21:00 on his way to a dinner engagement…
EventPioneer tomato farmer Bertie van Zyl is buried in Mooketsi
Bertie van Zyl (72), founder and owner of ZZ2, the biggest tomato growing operation in the country and one of the biggest in the world, was buried in Mooketsi,…
EventControversial Catholic Archbishop Milingo agrees to renounce marriage
Roman Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo of Zambia married Maria Sung on 27 May in a ceremony performed by the Unification Church Revered Sun Myung Moon…
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
Ernie Els won the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament for the first time in his career on home soil since he turned pro in 1989. The Million Dollar…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of anti-Apartheid activist, David Webster. Bernard shot Webster in 1989, in front his home. Bernard…
EventUDF distances itself from Madikizela
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) heard from the leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Frank Chikane and Azar Cachalia, about the…
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…
EventProvincial Executive Committee of Free State resigns
Following allegations of corruption and nepotism, Free State Provincial Premier Patrick "Terror" Lekota and the entire Provincial Executive Committee resigned…
EventThe National Party wins Western Cape local elections
The defunct National Party registered a convincing victory in all three district councils during local government elections held in Western Cape Province. The…