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EventKoeberg becomes operational
… station in Africa, became operational on this date. On 21 August 1984, the French contractor turned Koeberg-1 over …
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
… bowler of the SA cricket team, was accused of raping a 21-year old student at the Buffalo Park Cricket Ground in …
EventOfficial inauguration of the Constitutional Court
… years in rented accommodation, but on Human Rights Day, on 21 March 2004, the new complex was opened by President Thabo …
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… areas with heavy rains. The heavy rains, which started on 21 February 2000, continued for months, flooding large …
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
… ended. The battle ended six days after it broke out on 21 August when the Boers retreated. The climax of this battle … , in the South African Military…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… lasting a total of 491 days. At two in the morning on May 12, 1969, police raided and searched Winnie’s home with her … her detainment, the police began to…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… South African Government imposed banning orders, including 12-hour-a-day house arrest, on Mr. George Singh of the … African journalist wrote in the…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Strategy and Tactics, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… Introduction 1. All the 12 Commissions had comprehensive and quite lively debate on … of the NDR, the ANC is the leader of the Alliance. 12. While it was…
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… was officially opened amid great fanfare on Thursday 12 July 1923 at 1.00pm, by Mr Runciman. It was a festive … mountain in this quaint little town. Being…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… increase to 4,27 in 1927, but in 1929 it fell to 4,08. In 1938 the ratio was 4,36 and it fell to 3,5 in 1944, rising to … wages averaged £501 and then…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… the abuse which led to Biko's death from his injuries on 12 September. Prior to the Supreme Court order and two years … that no new evidence had come to…
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 August 1969. Wynberg Military Base is, with the exception of the Castle, the oldest…
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
… of Racial Discrimination is commemorated annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed … Day for the Elimination of Racial…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
… one of the 156 leading figures, 104 Africans, 23 Whites, 21 Indians and 8 Coloureds, of the South African Congress of …
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
… by four sons, Mandla, from his first marriage, and Ndaba, 21, Mbuso, 13, and Andile, 11, from his marriage to Zondi. …
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… [online], Available at www.globalpolitician.com [Accessed 21 May 2013] …
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
… nearly 70 peaceful protesters were killed by the police on 21 March. The Security Council called upon the government to …
ArticleConvention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)
… for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) began on December 21 1991, at the World Trade Centre in Johannesburg. Chief … negotiations urgently. CODESA I -…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… would surrender themselves for arrest on Monday, March 21. Warning of "trigger-happy, African-hating" police … an invitation from the PAC to join the…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Preface
… a demonstration in front of the South African Consulate on 21 November, the day when the United Nations began discussion … active in the non-European United…
EventPresident Robert Mugabe defends land reform programme
… question (online), available at: britannica.com [Accessed 12 April 2010] Mugabe's Celebratory Rant (online), available at:.news24.com [Accessed 12 April 2010…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… On 21 February 1985, the South African government finally …
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
On his return from exile to St Helena, King Goodwill Zwelithini was installed as the eight monarch of the Zulu nation. He took reigns over from Prince Israel…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… and worked at High Leah, near Liverpool. At the age of 21, he came to South Africa and started his ministry in …
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… all competition for two years, following a drug test on 21 February of that year. According to ASA the International …
EventThe inquest into the death in detention of Dr. Neil Aggett is adjourned
… Aggett to be interrogated for a sixty-two hour period. On 21 December, 1982 the inquest, headed by Johannesburg …
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
… The move by the Security Council followed the event of 21 March, 1960, where the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … , [online] available at www.sahistory.org.za…
EventNaguib Mahfouz, Egyptian writer and Nobel laureate, is born
… age of eleven and at 17 he published his first article. At 21 he published his first novel entitled Old Egypt. Mafhouz’s …
ArchiveCOSAS banned : 31 killed : meeting
Notice of a meeting by NUSAS AZASO, at Yellow Level, Wednesday 12h45.
PlaceMuritai House, 22 Sophia Street, Oranjezicht
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 12 May 1989. …