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EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born
… was a staunch opponent of P W Botha's government and this earned her a title of " mother of the nation ". … a role in the founding of the Black Women's…
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
… On his visit, Young met Soweto student leaders, Black and White community leaders and newspaper editors. He also addressed a business dinner. …
EventF.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse
… University of Potchefstroom where they were both students and where De Klerk graduated with a law degree in 1958. They had two sons and one daughter. Their…
EventDr. J. S. Moroka dies
… Dr. James Sebe Moroka , medical doctor, politician, and great-grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong Boo … He was an active member of the African…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter is born
… district in the Cape Colony. He fought in the Fourth and Fifth Frontier Wars and later was the founder of Potchefstroom, the first town …
EventLuyanda Mboniswa charged with the murder of Marike de Klerk
… View, Luyanda Mboniswa, was charged with robbing, raping and murder of Marike de Klerk, ex-wife of former president … in December 2001. Mrs de Klerk's…
EventClarence Makwetu Expelled from PAC
… The Chairman of the Pan-Africanist Congress and disciplinary committee announces that former party President and Robben Island detainee Clarence Makwetu has…
EventChurch leaders initiate peace summit in Durban
… At a regional peace summit initiated by Church leaders and held in Durban, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini urged his … warring factions of the African National…
EventMadikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds
… South Africa's deputy minister of arts, culture, science and technology and the ANC Women's League president, Nomzamo Nobandla … (1992), Mrs. Mandela…
EventKenya becomes a one party state
… Kenya African National Union (KANU) under Jomo Kenyatta and its main opposition party united to form a party with … had the legislature create the position…
ArchiveProfile of a Death Row Prisoner: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
… National Conference on 4 March 1989 discussing political and ordinary prisoners on death row, apartheid, education of … prisoners, statistics of access to…
ArchiveANC womens section : South African women march to freedom
… in the 1955 Congress of the People. Green, yellow, black and white artwork at right of poster showing three women marching with striped border and title…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Rustenberg
… Construction of this church started in 1898 and completion of the building were delayed by the outbreak … were done in 1903. It is situated in Fatima Bhayat…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.2 Jun 1980
… Contents and Contributors Stories: Orphaned Before Birth by John … of Love by Xolile Mavuso, Amandla by Miriam Tlali. Columns and Features: Voices From the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.3 1992
… Contents and Contributors Contents: Comment, Peter Horn. Stories: … of Mayibuye Centre; The Way We Live, Mavis Matandeki and Primrose Talakumeni. Paintings…
EventAnatii, the South African rapper is born
… 1993. [1] He is a South African rapper. Anatii produced and wrote the hit “When It Rains” for another popular South … in 2012;[5] “Bananaz” featuring DJ…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was…
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… police officer was empowered to detain, without warrant and for the purposes of interrogation, anyone suspected of a … be legally held in solitary…
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Congress (SAIC), the Coloured People's Organisation (CPO) and the Congress of Democrats (CoD). It brought together … liberation leaders, Chief Albert Luthuli…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
… Nationalism in the centenary year of the Great trek (1938) and the reaction against the coalition between the National Party (NP) and the South African Party…
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… On the evening of 10 November 1993, Winnie Mandela and her bodyguard, John Lawrence, were driving through the … spokesperson, Lawrence allegedly pointed his…
EventRebels take control of Kinshasa, Zaire
… of the national coffers, persecution of minorities and the elimination of political opponents. Kabila, however … refugees on his march to power. After his…
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… She was not represented by a lawyer at the hearing and the man who allegedly fathered her daughter denied the offence and was acquitted. Following the…
EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… top-class facilities, including hospitals, schools and sports grounds. After the 1994 elections, Bophuthatswana, … become apparent that the end for the…
PlaceAhrens, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… is mainly located in the general Area of Dalton, Ahrens and Greytown in the Midlands, approximately 160 kms from the … as in Northern KZN Forestry Areas…
EventDF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time
… by Dr Malan. For Dr Malan, Apartheid was a practice and an ideology to ensure the safety of the White race and of Christian civilisation by the maintenance…
ArchiveDokumente van belang
… Travallyn, in the district of Krugersdorp on 8 July 1963 and on "Liliiesleaf" Farm in Rivonia on 11 July 1963, Most of … English. List was presented at the…
ArchiveResolution on the International Communist Movement
… US agression in Vietnam, attempts to re-colonise Africa, and the need for unity. Requests the convening of an … meeting. Expresses concern at the situation…
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 … legislation, labour unrest, school boycotts, civil war,…
ArchiveInterview with the Midland Chamber of Industries
… views at a time when political protests, labor action and repression countrywide were at record highs. A partial … was is in force in the eastern Cape…