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EventPresident F. W. de Klerk rings in cabinet changes
… in size and for the first time appointed non-White members of Parliament (MPs) to cabinet posts. Five members retired to … the system. The five among others…
EventClampdown on 'conflict diamonds' begins
… Representatives of the diamond industry and government, from more than thirty countries agree to certify all legitimate shipments of rough diamonds, in an…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… (SABC) was plunged into a crisis when the Editor-in-chief of television news, Joe Thloloe, announced his resignation … just days after the corporation…
EventHansi Pauline Pollak, welfare worker and social activist, is born
… Johannesburg in 1905. She served as an officer in command of the Women Army Auxiliary Services during the World War II. … among refugees and displaced…
FOREWORD: THEORETICAL DEBATES AND METHODOLOGICAL CONTROVERSIES
… to ensure free and fair elections throughout the Republic of South Africa. 3. The undersigned parties agree to recognise and protect the institution, status…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Newsweek, 01 August 1980
… a decision by the ANC. It is dictated by the expectations of the people. Q : Do you believe violence is the only … alternative left to achieve a solution to…
PlaceKuboes, Northern Cape
… Regarded by the local people as the heartland of the Nama Culture , the little Town of Kuboes lies nestled between the Mountains of Ku Boesberg to the North,…
PlaceSammy Mark’s Residence, Zwartkoppies, Pretoria
… The Estate became a Museum in 1986 and the opulent life of the Marks family is remembered today, in this carefully preserved House Museum and it is one of…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The first set of documents in Part II relates to…
Observatory - Steeped in History and Heritage by Patric Mallet
… A couple of days back I had a dream where I visited the renovated premises of my once favourite shop as a kid in Salt River just around … The shop was…
ArchivePolitical Action Committee report
… Report of the Political Action Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, …
Enuga S Reddy: Meeting with SWAPO in Dar Es Salaam -1969
… Africa was making propaganda in the towns and villages of Namibia by pointing out the weaknesses of the UN and telling the people that UN resolutions were ……
Interview with Archibald Gumede 6 April 1996
… the analysis was because I just see it as an analysis of where one tried to be as objective as possible in regard … did pretty good. You did as good as…
ArchiveChapter 7 Arrest at Liliesleaf by Denis Goldberg
… On 11 July 1963 I was sitting in the living-room of the Liliesleaf farm -house reading Robert Junk’s Brighter than a Thousand Suns, the story of the first…
ANC NGC – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly by Marius Strydom (News24 Voices), 12 October 2015
… himself facing an angry television audience at a recording of The Big Debate, the popular TV show that no longer airs. … for him. At issue was participation…
EventDulcie September's 's life commemorated at Athlone High School
… September was born on 20 August 1935. From her early years of activism she chose the path of resistance against the apartheid regime. She was a member of the…
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
… The history of broadcasting in South Africa can be traced back to 1923, … broadcast was made in Johannesburg. By April 1927, an hour of Afrikaans programming…
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
… During the 1980's P. W. Botha, the President of South Africa and leader of the National Party, launched his "Total Strategy" in response to what he saw as…
EventTRC gathers evidence against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
… against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, estranged ex-wife of former president, Nelson Mandela. Despite the fact that … she continued to gain wide support within…
EventThe Rand Revolt strikers’ stronghold at Fordsburg Square falls to the government
… The Rand Rebellion of 1922 was an armed uprising, also referred to as the Rand Revolt or Red Revolt, which occurred during a period of economic depression…
PlaceCradock Division
… the Eastern Cape Province. It is approximately 240km north of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. It is one of six municipalities in the district,…
EventFreedom Day is celebrated in South Africa
… South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the liberation of our country and its people from a long period of colonialism and White minority domination …
ArchiveCongress Resister 1983 - 1989
… Indian Congress (TIC), which was formed at the turn of the twentieth century by Mahatma Gandhi. It was not banned but was severely affected by the harsh…
Selfless Biko 40 Years On by Barney Pityana (City Press), 10 September 2017
… a generation August 15 1977 was the final occasion I had of speaking to Steve Biko. He was on the phone from his home … just family matters. No sooner had I…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. The Government is … hold land in freehold; their school education is now to be of a specific…
PlaceLookout, Uitenhage
… noted for its Indigenous Vegetation. Although it is a spot of great natural beauty, it is also of little Architectural merit and any Historical interest…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church Hall, Uitenhage
… The Dutch Reformed congregation of Uitenhage, the 10th oldest Dutch Reformed congregation in … the second oldest in the Eastern Cape is the distinction of…
PlaceShri Jagannath Puri Temple, Tongaat
… the Historic Indian temple thereon, being the remainder of Lot 79, Tongaat Township, situated in the Township of Tongaat, Province of Natal, and measuring …
PlaceRainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Durban
… 17 December 1981. It was the first such establishment of its kind in KwaZulu Natal , located in a so called “White” … permission from all businesses within a…
"Our struggle is for progress": Statement by Albert Luthuli, 15 June 1962
… because it is read by the politically conscious peoples of South Africa, and because it may appear in the last issue of this most valuable fighter for…