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Robben Island
… Unesco declared Robben Island in the Western Cape a World Heritage Site in 1999. Robben Island … This continued after Jan van Riebeeck arrived at the Cape in…
ArchiveSASO Executive and Staff: Minutes of the meeting held in Durban at Head Office, 23 March 1974
… The meeting discussed the business affairs of the branches of the South African Students Organisation … SASO Executive and Staff: Minutes of the meeting held…
Twelve people are killed in Mamelodi, Pretoria, when the police open fire on a crowd gathered in protest.
… Twelve people are killed in Mamelodi, Pretoria, when the police open fire on a crowd gathered to protest the army's presence in the township, high rents and…
ArticleThe Azania Liberation Support Committee and its publications by Allison Drew
… The Azania Liberation Support Committee (ALSC) was formed in … Ntsebeza, subsequently a professor at the University of Cape Town. Some copies were sent to…
Control: 1910 - 1948
… Intervention from Above: The 1913 Native Land Act "Awaking on Friday morning, June 20, … the African reserves, became what it had long been in the Cape: a…
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… The Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian … Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption. The ruling came after Chiluba brought a case…
EventMbeki receives an Honorary Doctorate
… in 1994, Thabo Mbeki received an Honorary Doctorate from the Rand Afrikaans University. After he was capped an … replied: " I am confident that this…
ArticleRichard David Turner Timeline 1941 - 1978
… 1941 Born in Cape Town of British parents c. 1947-58 At school in Cape Town 1953 Father dies 1958 Matriculates from St George’s … Begins studying for a…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… The Democratic Alliance (DA), previously named the Democratic … of the vote to 16.3 %, and became the largest party in Cape Town. Helen Zille, a DA Member of…
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Empoyers Project
… Transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio…
PlaceKruger chairs (Die twee Krugerstoele) in the Paul Kruger Church (Geref. Kerkgebou) in Church Street, Pretoria West.
… Paul Kruger used to be a member of the church in Pretoria . This church still has the chairs Paul and his Wife used to sit on during services, with the same…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Deputations
… From the book: Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents … as expressed in speeches made at the conference in Cape Town. Here I find that, should…
The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.
… The South African government has released details of a South … upwards of another hundred injured at a forward base in the Cambeno Valley. A significant…
ArchivePromote peace and democracy
… lettering. ANC Logo. Image of soldiers in dark blue. Join march to freedom. Yellow flower. …
Event26 parties meet to discuss future negotiations
… Nine months after the collapse of Codesa II, twenty-six parties - the most representative gathering of South African political … Planning Conference (5-6…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
… 1940 Born in Cape Town. 1960s Graduates from the University of Cape Town with Mathematics and English. 1972 Earns a PhD in …
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… were held in South Africa in February 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to remove African people from the Western Areas. Chief Lutuli sent this…
BiographyAnthony Richard Stubbs
… Anthony Richard Peter Stubbs was born in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1923, and educated at Eton, at Balliol College, Oxford, and at the College of the…
ArticleEOAN Group
… The EOAN Group was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. … housed in the Isaac Ochberg Hall in District Six, Cape Town , the organisation grew to have 15…
ArchiveSupervisors demand to be recognised union members
… in many companies as more and more supervisors want to join a union. …
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… Awards 1960s 1964 Elected Honorary President of the Students' Union, University College, London. 1965 Elected … Honorary Doctorate in law by the University…
Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994: Part 3 - Writing and Commentary Section 4 India
… From the book: Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin 1960's - 1994 by Mewa … Faith and Courage - The Political Papers of Mewa Ramgobin…
ArchiveAddress to the workshop on fundraising Harare 26 to 27 May 1990 by T.T Nkobi, Treasurer General
… Address to the workshop on fundraising Harare 26 to 27 May 1990 by T.T Nkobi, Treasurer General regarding the urgent need for funds. … Address to the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim … enlist their support, pending the British invasion of the Cape. They granted religious…
ArchiveRecord of discussions at the meeting at Dakar between an ANC delegation and a group organised by IDASA
… Record of discussions at the meeting at Dakar between an African National Congress … Report made from notes taken by various people during the meeting. ……
ArchiveCall for sanctions against South Africa:Address to the International Conference against Sanctions, Paris, May 21, 1981
… Paper presented by Oliver Thambo at the International Conference of Sanctions against South Africa, held in Paris on May 21, 1981. It covers the purpose of…
Steve Biko: Gone but not forgotten by Robin Comley and Claire Keeton (Times Live), 12 September 2017
… from Ginsberg outside King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape. Banning Biko to King William’s Town never changed him. … for the event at which Biko and his…
Alexia Webster
… photographer born in Johannesburg and currently based in Cape Town. After completing a photography course at the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg,…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… 2009 February 2009, the University of Limpopo in Limpopo Province experienced … over fees and academic exclusions of students. In 2011, Cape Peninsula…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… 1970 Early in 1970, the South African Communist Party (SACP) convenes a special meeting. Apart from members of the Central Committee, leading activists of…