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A bomb explodes in a major departmental store in the centre of Johannesburg.
… A bomb explodes in a major departmental store in the centre of Johannesburg. …
A railway strike is declared in the Transvaal and Orange Free State.
… A railway strike is declared in the Transvaal and Orange Free State. …
The Moment of Western Marxism in South Africa by Andrew Nash
… The Moment of Western Marxism in South Africa by Andrew Nash …
A portfolio of one of the Albert Luthuli competition winners Tshepo Mabitsela
… A portfolio of one of the Albert Luthuli competition winners Tshepo Mabitsela …
The railway line from Germiston to Pretoria is opened to traffic.
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9, p. 219 … The railway line from Germiston to Pretoria is opened to …
SA signs agreement with Botswana regarding the establishment of a representative office.
… SA signs agreement with Botswana regarding the establishment of a representative office. …
Tombs of the third dynasty Egyptian kings are excavated at Ur.
… Tombs of the third dynasty Egyptian kings are excavated at Ur. …
Christian Church chooses this day to observe the birth of Christ.
… Christian Church chooses this day to observe the birth of Christ. …
EventSA government threatens to pull out of the UN peace plan for Namibia
… The South African government threatened to pull out of the United Nations (UN) peace plan for Namibia unless action was taken against the South West African…
ArchiveBackground to the 20th anniversary of Republic Day, 31st May 1981
… Pamphlet issued by the Commission for Justice and Reconciliation about the background to the 20th anniversary of the Republic Day on 31st May 1981. ……
EventThe UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa
… In 1963, the Security Council called upon states to stop the sale of arms to South Africa, and repeated the call in 1970 and again in 1972. It was however…
EventOver a thousand people are detained under state of emergency following the Sharpeville massacre
… South Africa's state of emergency that was declared by the South African government on 30 March 1960. The move by the government to declare the state of…
An African view of the present urban and industrial situation in South Africa
… The accelerated pace of industrialisation affected all population groups in South Africa, particularly the African population and it resulted in the movement…
EventThe European Community announces that it will lift economic sanctions against South Africa
… On 27 January 1992, the European Community announced that it will lift economic … in September 1985. While some European countries and the US initially…
ArchiveA mapping of the KwaZulu Natal political conflict with reference to Inkatha (1990-1993)
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree magister philosophiae in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Port Elizabeth…
EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
… he registered for a Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the University of the North (now University of Limpopo). However, he went into … he could complete his…
Address by Nelson Mandela at the Funeral of Adelaide Tambo, 10 February 2007
… with our hearts heavy in mourning as we lay a wreath on the grave of one so special to that generation and to ourselves as Adelaide Tambo. We mourn the…
EventFlash floods kill at least 73 people in the Marrakesh region of Morocco
… Violent overnight storms triggered flash floods in the Marrakesh region of Morocco. The storms overflowed three rivers Gigaya, Ourika and Gamat. The floods…
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… On 29 October 1964, the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar was renamed the United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika became … its independence on 19…
EventJoseph Louw is sentenced to six months imprisonment for contravening the Immorality Act
… journalist Joseph Louw, 23, was sentenced to six months in the Johannesburg Regional Court for conspiring with Pamela Beira , a 19 year-old White woman to…
EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… Mandela met with President P.W. Botha at Tuynhuis. At the time, Mandela was still imprisoned at Victor Verster … to Pollsmoor in 1982, then to Victor Verster…
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… Gerard Moerdijk, the architect whose most famous work is the Voortreker Monument in Pretoria, died on 29 March 1958, aged 68 years old. Moerdjk matriculated…
EventA list of people prohibited from attending gatherings is published in the Government Gazette
… Under the provisions of the General Law Amendment Act of 1962 a list of 102 persons … prohibited from attending gatherings was published in the Government…
ArchiveWomen without men: a study of 150 families in the Nqutu district of KwaZulu
… Results of research conducted into the income, expenditure and livestock ownership of the average family settled in Bantu Homelands. The research also looks…
ArchiveReligion and oppression: the misuse of religion for social, political, and economic subjugation
… This is the procedings for the Symposium for General Secretories of National Christian … took place in Edisesa, Harare, in 1-3 August 1989. The theme of the…
ArchiveAn African view of the present urban and industrial situation in South Africa
… The accelerated pace of industrialization has affected all population groups in South Africa.The African population was affected to the greatest extent…
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
… Sipho Ngomane of Nelspruit started running at the age of 16 after playing soccer initially. On 16 June 2005, Ngomane won the 80th Comrades Marathon race,…
ArchiveMinutes: Ordinary Meeting of the Urban Bantu Council of Johannesburg, 26 February 1976
… Minutes of the 94th Ordinary Meeting record the service provision and the administrative duties of the Council within a segregated … Minutes: Ordinary…
ArchiveGod made us all, but ... Racism and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
… Chapter in a book about the role of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches in the struggle against racism. Note that only 2 of the 10 pages … God made us…
ArchiveInterim report of the African National Congress Joint Committee on Reduction of Expenditure
… Report by Moses Kotane on reduction of expenditure in the African National Congress. Recommends the reduction of allowances and reduction in camps…