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EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… a Polish immigrant, on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his home in Dawn Park, Boksburg. He used a gun supplied by … failed to make a…
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
… Hendrik Witbooi was born into a prominent Nama family in 1830. He was educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as…
EventAfrikaans author Mikro is born
… (Mikro), Afrikaans author, was born at Van Reenensplaas in Williston district, Cape Colony. KÁƒÂƒÂ¼hn attended school … University of Stellenbosch and…
EventThe Birkenhead runs aground with 638 passengers
… the southern point of Walker Bay, at present day Gans Bay in the Western Cape . The ship was carrying reinforcements … into the only two life-boats available…
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
… of Angola (UNITA) of Jonas Savimbi, signed a peace deal in Lusaka, Zambia. The peace deal, called Lusaka Protocol, which ended the long and ravaging civil…
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… Mathews Motshwareteu was born on 2 November 1958 in Soweto, Johannesburg. His talent for athletics became apparent in his primary school years, which he…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 In the train Patrick Duncan 3 October 1956 Dear Sir, I very … not quite accept your paragraphs 2…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… History was made in Western Africa when, for the first time, a woman, Ms Ruth … of West African States (ECOWAS). Although serving in a non-partisan capacity,…
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
… the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is … Hats). This Military…
EventSophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto
… It was in the early hours on 9 February 1955 when around 2 000 … were loaded at the back of police trucks, and dumped in Meadowlands where they were forced…
EventBritain proposes the sale of arms to South Africa
… Heads of State of the British Commonwealth of Nations held in Singapore, Britain proposed a sale of arms to South … study group was set up to consider the…
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… (now Zimbabwe ) and Nyasaland (now Malawi ) was made. In 1959, before the fall of the federation, nationalist … them, Dr Hastings Banda , were detained…
EventPhyllis Naidoo escapes to Lesotho
… by Omar Badsha, Richard (Rick) Turner and others. In Lesotho she joined the African National Congress (ANC) and was involved in providing for children who…
EventP.W. Botha petitioned to open all sports venues
… by a Durban housewife, Mrs Lolly Mackenzie. An incident in which a Black pupil was banned from competing in an athletics competition at Menlo Park High…
PlaceBelvidere, Knysna
… Captain Thomas Henry Duthie emigrated to the Cape in 1826. In 1830 he visited Knysna, where he was the guest of George … Rex, whose daughter Caroline he…
EventKaiser Matanzima of Transkei announces his intention to retire from the Presidency
… announced his intention to retire from the Presidency in February 1982, to devote more time to traditional and family affairs. However, in 1986 Matanzima was…
ArchiveMajority rule: some notes
… of a collection of articles which formed part of a series in The Educational Journal. The series of articles has … Majority Rule and analyses it with regard…
PlaceAbangani Art Centre, Durban
… In the 1980's Joseph Bheki Ndlovu , an artist and illustrator, joined the Abangani Open School in Durban as a youth organiser and an arts and craft teacher. …
Speech by President Mandela at the Funeral of Nokukhanya Luthuli, 22 December 1996, Groutville
… guests; Friends; comrades and fellow South Africans. In history, men and women of rare qualities make a mark that … with their legacy. Their mere presence…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the XIV Summit Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, Havana, Cuba 14 September 2006
… important leader of the South can take his rightful place in this conclave. We would also like to sincerely thank the … organisation with distinction over…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1947
… of diplomatic relations between the Union and India in order to remove the Indo-Union dispute from the purview of … further condemns all moves to form…
Address of the President of South Africa and the current Chairperson of the G77 and China, Thabo Mbeki at the 61st Session of United Nations General Assembly 19 September 2006, New York
… one of the most challenging periods of this Organisation. In the midst of increasing poverty and underdevelopment … that it will be an African Century. It is…
Time for ANC members to speak out when democracy is at stake by Denis Goldberg (Sunday Times), 17 April 2016
… demand from the national executive committee for silence in the ranks of the ANC is precisely the attitude that paved … six to allow our party to slide into…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… a new, independent body, formed by Africans, It includes in its ranks South Africans of all races It is not connected in any way with a so-called 'Committee…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… Pachai Many Indian leaders who had formerly held office in the Congress became disenchanted with the strategy adopted … of the Natal Indian Congress if they…
Address at the Welcome Ceremony of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 25 August 2002
… globe. For the peoples of the world this is a homecoming in other ways as well. When we say welcome to South Africa, … also a common destiny. Divided and set…
EventIan Roberts was born on this day
… African actor, playwright and singer was born on this day in Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape. It was his character of Boet in a series of television…
PlaceAan de Doorns, Western Cape
… Aan de Doorns has one of the largest Wine Cellars in the Worcester region! A highly respected name in the winemaking World of South Africa. Aan de Doorns…
ArchiveSport: Threat to the security of the state
… Brutus expounds on Special Branch interference in sports in line with apartheid ideology of white dominance. Instances … Inequality on the sportsfield is…
ArchiveThe Ethics of apartheid
… The thirteenth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by professor B.B. Keet in which he examines the ethics of apartheid, and detailing…