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Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… any one from entering or leaving. It was estimated that about 23 000 people of all races, though mostly Blacks, were … Town: Reader's Digest, pp. 406-7. http…
ArchiveWestern Cape Region - Regional Conference: Problems and challenges of the Western Cape
… history of the ANC in the Western Cape Region. Talks about entering a new period in which the primary challenge is …
PlaceConradie Care Centre, Pinelands
… a very old, single story Hospital divided into probably about 40 Buildings. The place has been trashed by vagrants, … a very old, single story Hospital…
ArchiveBackground to the 20th anniversary of Republic Day, 31st May 1981
… issued by the Commission for Justice and Reconciliation about the background to the 20th anniversary of the Republic …
PlaceRheingold Building, Market Street, Polokwane
… The building was erected in about 1910 by H Moschke to house a number of commercial …
EventWole Soyinka is born
… of the Swedish Academy Click here to read our feature about Nobel Prize …
EventJoseph Lekganyane of the ZCC (Dove) dies
… led to a split in the ZCC. Click here to read more about the growth of Zionism. …
EventBritish troopship wrecked – 372 drown
… on the rocks at what is now called Arniston in Marcus Bay, about twenty-five kilometres from Cape Agulhas. Of the 378 …
EventPiet Retief is baptized in Drakenstein, Western Cape
… manifesto to the Grahamstown Journal bitterly complaining about the abolishing of slavery and the free movement of …
PlaceRiebeek Kasteel
… The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established in about 1861, and was located at the foot of the Mountain of … The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established…
ArchiveNUSAS and the future - critical appraisal of structure and direction
… of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1977. Paper refers to concerns about the situation of the National Union on university …
ArticleYouth and the National Liberation Struggle
… of 1973 and the 1976 student uprising, events that brought about the changes that led to freedom. Students from the … reports of unrest at the schools. …
Testimony by Moosa Muhammed Moolla before the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Commission on Human Rights, Dar es Salaam, 22 June 1967
… On 10 May 1963, in the evening, I was arrested by about four Special Branch members of the South African police … in Johannesburg. I was locked into a cell…
ArchiveHighlights on successes and experienced challenges during the 25 years of freedom and democracy.
… because of the positive changes which have been brought about by our democracy. I am forever grateful to John … all the passed matriculants. Having said all…
ArchiveThe road to Oslo and beyond
… Article about Chief Albert Lutuli's Nobel Peace Prize award with …
EventSculptor Lucas Sithole is born in KwaThema
… of South Africa's best known sculptors internationally, about 200 works are in collections in the Americas and Europe. …
EventAzanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence
… People's Organisation (AZAPO). You can also read more about the violence that swept through the country in the … Associated Press, (1993), Articles about…
EventOscar Nominations are announced
… the first feature-length film in the Zulu language, is about a woman living in the rural area who discovered that …
EventMobutu Sese Seko dies
… Liberation of Congo-Zaire. Click here to read an article about the current conflict in Congo. …
EventIEC extends election dates
… Following numerous complaints about poor arrangements at some polling stations in South …
ArchiveCrisis News
… are reported together with theological viewpoints about the deepening political and social crisis in South …
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… Boipatong outside Vereeniging was attacked by a group of about 300 armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in nearby Sebokeng … and convicted for their involvement…
ArticleHow the Group Areas Act shaped spaces, memories and identities in Cape Town
… a place in popular memory. More significantly, it brought about a resurgence of memories, both imagined and real, in … Cape Town, a physical reminder of the…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… , which is now commemorated each year as Women's Day. Read about the history of pass laws Planning the 1960 anti-pass … the 1919 anti-pass campaign. In…
Evidence before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the house of commons: Oliver Tambo, 29 October 1985, London
… us. THOMAS : Mr. Tambo, I would like to ask you something about your answer to Mr. Lester`s first question. We are … is the ANC`s position on the role of…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-business summit 30 March 1994
… it stands out as a forum for calm, rational debate about the challenges business that the ANC face. Secondly, we … convince potential international investors…
Address by ANC President Nelson Mandela to ANC-Business Summit 30 March 1994
… it stands out as a forum for calm, rational debate about the challenges business that the ANC face. Secondly, we … convince potential international investors…
Statement at the Symposium on the Survival and Development of Children in the Frontline States and Southern Africa, Harare, March 1-5, 1988
… Comrade Chairperson, I would like to say a few words about the perspectives ahead of us, to contribute to the … have a task to use your talents to ensure…
ArchiveChanging focus: The art and activism of Omar by Bongani Kona (Mail and Guardian), 4 June 2015
… or a clergyman might to emphasise his point. Another thing about Badsha is that he almost never uses “I” even when talking about himself. He uses “you” –…
Address by President Thabo Mbeki on the Occasion of the Celebration of Workers Day, Swellendam, Western Cape, 1 May 2006
… is the principal task that we face. This task that we talk about every day, the task of ensuring a better life for all … to farm workers. All of us,…