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PlaceKalk Bay, Southern Suburbs- Cape Town
… The Village of Kalk Bay was probably established in the 17th Century as a small community of lime burner's who … Its name was derived from the Dutch term for…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India New Delhi, 25 January 1995
… us towards a Nuclear Weapons-free and Non-Violent World. In so doing they commit the resources and the political … peace and international security…
Document 69 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 22 March 1937
… has been defeated with considerable loss to the Union in so far as we receive an initial setback. The strike was … upon my urgent persuasion to try and…
PlaceStation Building, Point Road, Durban
… when the Natal Government Railways experienced a surge in economic development. The wrought-iron verandah and the … 10 August 1979. The Old Durban Railway…
EventMurder trial of “Sharpeville Six” opens
… Maximum Prison, where they spent four years on death row. In 1986, State President P. W. Botha refused to intervene in the case, citing that he would be…
ANC-KZN flabbergasted by DA’s denigration of Oliver Tambo, 11 July 2006
… The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal is flabbergasted by the announcement made by … The outstanding and sterling role played by OR Tambo in the founding of the non…
PlaceMauritania
… populations of North Africa and the African peoples in the region to the south of the Tropic of Cancer known as … conditions that affected most of that zone…
EventThe National Library of South Africa is founded
… The Governor of the Cape Colony in 1818 was Lord Charles Somerset. It was he who first issued … who bequeathed his books to the Dutch Reformed Church in 1761…
PlaceBreakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
… 18 December 1970. The Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house British convicts working on the breakwater, … the University of Cape Town Graduate…
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… On 12 June 1909, Natal voted in favour of the formation of the Union of South Africa. … following year (1910), the South Africa Act was approved in Britain…
EventInaugural Women’s Legacy Dialogue
… Legacy Dialogue took place on 13 August 2010 in the Sandton Sun Hotel, Johannesburg. The event was in context with Women’s month. The event consisted of…
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… On this day in 1963, the Rivonia trialists were charged with sabotage and … information about the whereabouts of the MK headquarters. In gathering evidence…
EventThe first Non-White South African Table Tennis team participates at the World Championship
… participated at the World Table Tennis Board Championship in Stockholm, Sweden. They were Cassim Bassa (team manager), … Maistry, D. Groenewald and Cassim…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… conference marked one of the most important turning points in the history of the Organisation's existence up to that … by the desire to achieve national…
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… Built in 1926, the aging steam ship was pressed into service as a … guided Germany's infamous V-1 rockets to their targets in London. Of the 1138 men killed…
EventDate set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign
… In July 1939 at a meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg under the chairmanship of E. I. Asvat, a … meeting of 7 May) on…
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Odile Harrington, a South African convicted and imprisoned for espionage in Zimbabwe in 1987, was…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… gratitude to the "millions of my compatriots and those in every corner of the globe who have campaigned tirelessly … by then South African President FW de…
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
… Born in the predominantly Indian community of Cato Manor near … 16 and soon became a known and sought after bass player. In the course of his career he…
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… wing of the Pan African Congress (PAC). APLA was formed in the 1960s, after the banning of the PAC and other … Most of these murders and attacks reportedly…
Mines of the beloved country: Through the mind of a photographer and essayist by J Brooks Spector (Daily Maverick), 5 November 2012
… Back in the mid-1970s, when the writer was still feeling his way … a South African colleague insisted we walk from our office in downtown Johannesburg to…
Storming: The Insurrections Ensemble by Marcus Grossman, September 2015
… is not redemption or forgiveness, there is more violence in tow. Tina Schouw is the militant, Calibana- haunting and … the emotions with Carnatic magic- it…
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. Unemployment and food shortages were … based…
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. Unemployment and food shortages were … based…
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… has noted a public apology made by Comrade Carl Niehaus in which he is asking for forgiveness. Comrade Carl is highly regarded for the role that he has…
EventPolice constable is buried alive at Ackerville cemetery near Witbank
… funeral of a friend, Mr Jimmy Brown. They buried him alive in a nearby grave. Mr Mandlazi was a resident of Ackerville … station. The police spokesman from…
ArchiveThe politics of the South African Communist Party 1962 - 1990
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Studies, University of…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979)
… overview; Early developments of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white sport in South Africa…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979
… overview; Early developments of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white sport in South Africa…
ArchiveThe rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
… The article introduces the Native Policy in which the Black man is kept as a slave to the White man … create wealth or him. A plan directed for those…