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ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… of the Press, Sir Linton Andrews. Northern Rhodesia and Federation, K.D. Kaunda. Take it Easy, Sir Roy, Reginald … Ghana: The Morning After(ll), Ian Calvin…
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… in 1865. Boonzaaier became famous for his caricatures and political cartoons. He came to Cape Town in 1882 as a … was included in the exhibition ‘South…
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… company that owned the Rand Daily Mail, the Sunday Times and The Daily Express newspapers, allocated costs to each of … month later, the company was forced…
EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… former president of the South African Indian Congress and J. Kozonguisi of the South African United Front. The AAM … solidarity movements. Based on empathy,…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… leader of the Communist Party of South African (CPSA) and natives' representative in parliament, announced in … No. 44 of 1950 was approved in parliament in…
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… the setting up of nuclear research facilities at Velindaba and Pelinda was eventually successful in producing six … by African National Congress (ANC) cadres…
EventPrime Minister B.J Vorster supports changes to Black labour
… after Vorster was unanimously elected national leader and Prime Minister by the parliamentary caucus replacing … as he saw the change in power in Southern…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi calls for National Convention
… proposal by both the opposition United Party (UP) and the Progressive Party (PP). In 1994, following threats to … Such a stance, amid already heightened…
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… Storm'. Its aim was to reclaim land from White people and return it to dispossessed Black people. In 1990, the PAC … in the National Peace Accord…
EventUnited Democratic Front member Pearl Tshabalala assassinated
… Ms Pearl Tshabalala, a prominent businesswoman and member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Clermont, … of Caprivi trainees, amongst them Alex Sosha…
EventLeendert Janszen, junior merchant of the VOC, recommends settlement at the Cape
… in particular the spice trade. Company ships travelling to and from the East would call at the Cape to replenish their … a Dutch ship, the Nieuwe Haerlem,…
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… been due to the fierce competition between Thabo Mbeki and Cyril Ramaphosa, who were both favourites for the … that a behind the scenes endorsement by Nelson…
EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
… Nama family in 1830. He was educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as well as his own Nama. Witbooi's grandfather…
EventEmily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission
… for bringing to the attention of the British public, and working to change, the appalling conditions inside the … concentration camps in South Africa built…
EventNaledi High School is founded
… 8 June 1976, security police arrived at Naledi High School and attempted to arrest the leader of the local branch of the … Enos Ngutshane. In retaliation…
EventRuth Perry is elected to lead Liberia, thus becoming Africa's first female head of state
… in the development of infrastructure in Liberia and has received numerous awards for her efforts in the advancement of women and for her national development…
EventJacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouché is born in Wepener in the OFS.
… Fouche was initially a farmer in the OFS Orange Free State and a staunch republican as well as member of the National … 1966 after which he served as the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.2 Apr-May 1979
… Content and Contributors CONTENTS Two letters on the banning of … , Ralph Ndawo , Biddy Crewe , Leonard Maseko , Vusumzi and the Inqola Competition. A story…
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… off from the city in a settlement called Waaihoek and needed permits to work or reside in the city, which also … 1913 anti-pass campaign, the history of…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… The Free State President: 'Brand ', visited this Town and shortly after it was named- Brandfort, in his honour. The … Apartheid era, Winnie Mandela was…
EventCricketer Omar Henry born
… due to the political position of Apartheid South Africa, and the international sporting sanctions against the … Omar Henry currently resides in Stellenbosch,…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
… National Congress' (ANC's) first armed military operation and its Luthuli Detachment. The latter joined forces with the Zimbabwean African People's Union …
PlaceWrensch House, 77 Lower Wrench Road, Observatory
… have given it an overlay of unique Cape Dutch, Georgian and Victorian architectural features. It was declared a … house is a good example of an earlier…
PlaceFraserburg
… was originally part of the district of Worcester and was proclaimed a separate division on 12 December 1853. … measuring as remainder 208 square roods, 48…
Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari
… North, 1901 The Education Bill, 1906 The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906 A letter to the Coloured People of … (1919) Protest against the Women’s…
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… caused by such pressing issues as World War I and achieving Dominion Status within the British Empire. In … was spread horizontally towards the hoist from…
Document 35 - Letter from John Gomas to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 29 October 1930
… Bureau as a result of differences of opinion between him and other members. udging from the information so far … we are given to understand exist between…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… states; strengthening economic ties in the subcontinent; and, prevailing on them to 'display some moderation' in … power to secure these objectives by means…
EventSADF takes over security of Northern Natal from the SAP to prevent infiltration into SA by Liberation Movements
… Mozambique had cast off the yoke of Portuguese colonialism and Pretoria feared that they might inspire and support similar efforts in South Africa. In…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… National Union), Zapu (Zimbabwe African Peoples Union) and others against the white minority government These … the right to vote, eliminating discriminatory…