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EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… (IFP) and resulted in the death of at least 150 people on 15 August 1990. A third force was blamed for the violence as …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… On 15 October 1989, five of the eight African National Congress … from Aluka [online] Available at www.aluka.org [Accessed 15 September 2011]|Liliesleaf…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… the police for more than a year. The following year on 15 September 1988, Valli and Morobe escaped from detention in …
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha … 26 October, [online], available at www.mg.co.za (Accessed: 15 August 2013) …
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… was promulgated on April 29, 1829, and took effect on May 15. John Fairbairn who fought to have this ordinance - though …
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… Union (SARFU) s executive committee voted informally 22 - 15 requesting that Dr Louis Luyt step down as the president, …
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… On 15 November 1920, the General Assembly of the League of the …
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… the disease, including 3000 000 children under the age of 15 years. It has been revealed that at least 28 million of …
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… started running for the East Rand Propriety Mines. On 15 April 1978, Motshwareteu entered the annals of South …
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade …
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
On 25 May, 1963, the first African organisation after independence, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga, became the Prime Minister of the Congo (now known as…
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
This book and exhibition are an attempt to construct a clear picture of Ernest Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, especially in his own country,…
EventNuclear Test Ban Treaty signed
Representatives of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain sign a Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in…
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
Kader Asmal political activist, human rights lawyer, former Minister of Education (1999-2004) and of Water Affairs and Forestry (1994-1999); is born in Stanger…
EventThe SA author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
… editor of South African Opinion and Trek (1944-9). In 1950, Bosman began to write humourous short stories for the …
EventSouth African Parliament votes to repeal the legal framework of Apartheid
… of four Acts, namely, the Population Registration Act of 1950, The Group Areas Act, the Land Act and the Separate …
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… 12.Mandisa Makesini 13.Hlengiwe Hlophe 14.Marshall Dlamini 15.Mpho Ramakatsa 16.Sam Matiase 17.Alfred Motsi 18.Parks …
ArticleTransport in the air
Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the story,…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… January 1, The Transvaal Immigration Restriction Act, No. 15 of 1907 , comes into force. A mass meeting is held at the …
References and links: Local History
Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. 2000. The Magaliesberg. 2nd ed. Pretoria:…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… 'prison accident.' However, evidence presented during the 15-day inquest into Biko’s death revealed otherwise. During …
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… and Plans of Mass Action Codesa Committee Meeting – 15 June 1992 Mass action and Boipatong Massacre on 17 June … activity continued up until the plenary of…
ArchiveRemembering Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for music of the day by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 23 January 2018
… Kirk Douglas’s acting and Harry James’s trumpet, in the 1950 movie “Young Man With A Horn”. Masekela saw the film as …
ArchiveThe exilic geographies of the South by Benjamin N. Lawrance and Vusumuzi R. Kumalo
In August 1960, Dugmore Boetie fled South Africa and entered Bechuanaland (present day Botswana) on foot. He was part of a flow of “discontented young men”…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… into exile following the Suppression of Communism Act (1950) and the Unlawful Organisations Act (1960) . From … ever mentioning … the myriad of terms used by…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays local government elections signalling yet another convincing victory for the African National…
PlaceFort Wynyard
… Robert Henry Wynyard. It remained operational until August 15, 1945. On 14 May 1976 Fort Wynyard was proclaimed as a …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… competition shown by the All Blacks, the final score was 15-12 in favour of South Africa. The South African President, … Available at www…
PlaceOld Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
This is an engaging structure, with a high pitch roof, dormer windows and ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of…