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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…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
… Enoch A. Monkwe; Till We Meet, Mavis Smallberg; In the Shacks of Inanda, Gladman Mvukuzane Ngubo. Essays: The … Loubser; Movies and Monopolies: The…
PlaceRust en Vreugd, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… established but it is assumed that it was built, in its present form, by Willem Cornelis Boers, the notorious … bedrooms. The upper floor was reached by…
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…
Letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe to Ray Simons
… Handwritten letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe, in Dar es Salaam, to Ray Simons in Lusaka, regarding problems and opportunism in exile. …
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…
ArchiveWe Call For An End To Conscription
… marching; text: We call for an end to conscrption: We live in an unjust society where basic human rights are denied the majority of the people; We live in a…
PlacePolokwane Museum
… Housed in the famous, Historical "Irish House", the Museum portrays … is a fascinating and interesting place to visit, situated in Polokwane, across the way…
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Assembly held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira … was a great honour for the Evangelical…
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… forces proved to be far from surrendering. Elsewhere in the Free State, the Boers achieved victories at the battle … continued for another two years before a…
EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
… on the Bechuanaland border, Arthur Goldreich, caught in the Rivonia raid, Moosa Moolla, accused in the Treason Trial, and Charlie Jassat, escaped from the ……
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… African delegations at the United Nations headquarters in New York requested Secretary-General U Thant to help … being on the run for seventeen months and…
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
… insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was widely regarded as the best court … was a talented rugby and cricket player who…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… Five prominent anti-apartheid activists were released in Cape Town after being detained for up to two years under … Ndude, all officials of the United…