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Interview with Julius Nyerere
… as prime minister and then as president from independence in December 1961 until his retirement in 1985, except for a brief period shortly after independence…
Foreword, By Nelson Mandela
… of speeches of Dr Monty Naicker is an invaluable chapter in the history of our struggle for liberation. Monty, as we … Natal Indian Congress, founded by…
EventMogadishu seaport is handed over to the combined task force by UN
… UNO and OAU, to curb a prolonged civil war that broke out in 1991. The civil war erupted after the downfall of … Mohamed and that supporting General Mohamed…
EventJoseph Louw is sentenced to six months imprisonment for contravening the Immorality Act
… journalist Joseph Louw, 23, was sentenced to six months in the Johannesburg Regional Court for conspiring with Pamela … of a close relationship. Pamela Beira…
EventThe SACBC urges that lawful means be used to resist Apartheid
… "As Christian people we dare not remain silent and passive in the face of injustices inflicted on members of the … be permitted to offer an excuse or pretext…
EventGamal Abdel Nasser is formally nominated to become the first president of the new United Arab Republic
… the first president of the new United Arab Republic. In February 1958, Egypt joined with Syria in the United Arab Republic- a symbol of pan-Arabism (the ……
EventThe Rev. Allan Hendrickse steps down as a leader of the Labour Party
… The Rev. Allan Hendrickse, former minister in President P.W. Botha's cabinet, stepped down after … Congress (ANC) and was appointed as an ANC senator in the…
EventNamibia’s constitution is ratified
… The reason that these particular parties were instrumental in Namibia's independence is that Namibia was a protectorate … rule. After years of internal…
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission’s finding
… was instituted to investigate into the aircraft crash in which President Samora Machel of Mozambique had been … Machel was on his way back from an…
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The state of emergency entered its 100th day after it was announced on July 20. P W Botha in an attempt…
EventEvidence found at Barberton confirms theory of life on earth as early as about 3.4 billion years ago
… Tice and Professor Donald R. Lowe of Stanford University in the United States, assisted locally by South African … The remarkable find was announced on 30…
EventWorld Refugee Day
… as World Refugee Day. This day is celebrated worldwide in several countries in different ways. It is a special day for the world to make … individuals to…
EventNatal Football Union founded
… co-operation on the sports-field became more structured in 1882 with the formation of the Natal Football Union (NFU), … the NFU is credited with the start of…
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President’s Council a chance
… According to News 24 Archives, Raw rose to prominence in the now-defunct United Party (UP) as the party's fortunes declined after it was voted out of office…
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… was charged under South Africa's anti-mercenary laws in connection with an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea. He was released later in the day on R2…
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… from Belgium on 30 June, 1960. Kasavubu was born in the village of Kuma-Dizi in the Mayombe district of the Lower Congo region. He was a … him to a nearby…
PlaceFree State Stadium
… The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was originally built for the Rugby World Cup … Considered to be one of the most sophisticated stadiums in South Africa…
EventThe governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, opens the Graaff-Reinet-Middelburg railway line
… and colonial Administrator. Milner came to South Africa in May 1897. In South Africa he became governor of the Cape. The cape was … State President Paul…
Testimony of the Delegation of the South African Native National Congress, Ermelo, before the Eastern Transvaal Land Committee,January 8, 1918
… us very fully the circumstances under which we are to live in future. It is repugnant to us that we should be made to … you came, we lived among you and we…
Draft transcripts of United Democratic Front
… the UDF on 20 Auqust 1983 marked a dramatic leap forward in the struqqle for freedom in South Africa . It brouoht over 500 qrassroots orqanisations together…
NUMSA demands
… White poster with black lettering. Images in red in background of two people. List of demands for 16th June to be public holiday. In memory of 16th June 1976…
Cartoon
… Cartoon in City Press newspaper dated 18th December 1983. Image of a man in uniform ordering group of people to volunteer. Large open truck in background…
Cartoon
… Cartoon in City Press newspaper dated 18th December 1983. Image of a man in uniform ordering group of people to volunteer. Large open truck in background…
EventKgalusi Seketa Masilo Ratshatsha Malaboch (Mmalebogo, Lebogo) dies
… Malaboch (Mmalebogo, Lebogo), chief of the Bagananwa in Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo) who led his followers in the Boer-Gagananwa war of 1894, dies in…
Cassim Mohammed Bassa dies
… , estate agent, community leader and sport activist, died in his sleep in a hotel in Johannesburg , where he had been attending a meeting of …
Durbans bread strike
… Huddled in cardboard boxes to keep out the cold, some 800 workers at the B B Bread Bakery in Durban's Sydney Road kept up their night-long vigil to prevent…
Document 91 - John Gomas, “The Native Representation Bill is Passed: What Must be Done Now?” Umsebenzi, 25 April 1936
… and treated worse than the disease affected foreigners in our own home land. The passing of the Hertzog bill has for … - thus to further stifle progress and …
Banishment
… Barbie Schreiner Just before my five years was finished in 1969, they took me to Pretoria jail. At that time they … thought I was a trouble maker, and I…
Women on the right track
… Athletics is becoming increasingly popular in South Africa. But men steal most of the limelight while women remain in the shadows. Cheryl Roberts looks at…
Letter from the South African Consulate-General, Lorenco Marques, to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Pretoria
… Letter from the South African Consulate-General in Mozambique to the Secretary for Foreign Affairs in South Africa outlining a briefing of the military…