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EventSix SA Tsunami survivors arrive at Lanseria
… Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrived at Lanseria airport on … earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, west of the…
EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
… A report was released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town. The twin-screw passenger and cargo steamship, one of the…
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… in political activities. The police suspected her of being in possessions of the then banned African National Congress (ANC) funds. … 1990 she returned to…
EventDr. E. Rhoodie is arrested at the French Riviera resort Juan les Pins
… proceedings on 31 July 1979. This followed the receipt of extradition documents from the South African government. Rhoodie was one of the key players in the…
ArchiveBlack consciousness: a reactionary tendency
… and first appeared in June 1976 in The Educational Journal of March-May issue. The author provides the reader with a very detailed background and history of…
EventTseko Simon Nkoli dies
… day in history, prominent activist Tseko Simon Nkoli died of an AIDS related illness. Nkoli was one of the first Black anti-apartheid activists to publicly ……
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… Johannesburg – In the heart of Pageview in Johannesburg lies a small, but almost … morning I have to clean up the mess people leave in front of the museum…
PlaceLebowa
… During the apartheid period, Lebowa was the homeland of the North Sotho people. It became a semi-independent … the main growth points. The Chief Minister…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… racialistic statement made by Dr Malherbe, Principal of the University of Natal, alleging that the African was “totalitarian at heart and used to an ideology…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… Louis Trichardt was one of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in … 1840s who left the Cape Colony moving into the interior of South Africa…
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
… The four murderers of Amy Biehl, American Fullbright exchange student, are … Christopher Manqina had been convicted for the murder of Amy Biehl in the Cape…
EventField Marshal Lord Roberts is appointed British supreme commander in South Africa
… The appointment of Lord Roberts as Supreme Commander of the British forces in South Africa came after a series of failed campaigns against Boer Commandos in…
EventWorld Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”
… primary intention to focus public attention on the work of the teachers. UNESCO proceeded to announce that 5 October … to commemorate the Recommendation…
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… Present day Malawi became the British colony of Nyasaland in 1890, after aggressive diplomatic conflict … is as the country's first president. From the…
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
… - In his presidential address to the annual conference of the African National Congress over the weekend. Dr. A.B. … urged the African people to re-elect the…
PlaceTwo Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town Waterfront
… Two Oceans Aquarium celebrates the unique collection of Marine Life that lives off South Africa's Coasts , where … and Indian Oceans meet. Travelers can get…
Voters may act if ANC fails to uproot patronage by Steven Friedman (BDlive), 10 August 2016
… news, views and analysis The ANC still won double the vote of the next biggest party, the DA, and it is sure to remain … the largest party after the next…
PlaceKhayelitsha Township
… Khayelitsha Township lies some 19km east of Wynberg and 25 km of south-east of Cape Town in the Western Cape . The name is of Xhosa … (David Philip), p.212|…
PlaceAliwal South, Alternative Name for Mossel Bay
… to search for a trading route to India, by King John II of Portugal. Without realizing it he had actually rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Dias' excursion…
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 mined the nearby deposits of limestone. Its…
1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban Corporation for better wages
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … whole Coolies in this Barrack' wrote to the town clerk of…
PlaceCape Agulhas, Western Cape
… Cape Agulhas is some 32 km South of Bredarsdorp. The name is Portuguese for 'needle' and is … with no magnetic deviation. Therefore the Portuguese name of …
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… schools in rankings nationally, as well as in all of Africa. Notable alumni includes two Nobel Prize laureates, … Rhodes scholars, several government…
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
… Association (FIFA) officially recognised the White body of the Football Association of South Africa (FASA) as the sole governing body of soccer in South…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… a high-ranking official in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in … was on a fact-finding mission…
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the … mining operation. Towards the…
ArchiveNUSAS resumé 1981
… Record of some of the main events that the National Union of South African Students initiated or was involved in during …
EventDr. J. S. Moroka dies
… Moroka , medical doctor, politician, and great-grandson of Chief Moroka I of the Barolong Boo Moroka in Thaba Nchu the then district of Bophuthatswana, now…
A Message from Albert Luthuli to every Voter from the African National Congress, 1 April 1958
… and the biggest and most representative organization of Africans. For many years we have addressed protest, … Frankly, we are by no means satisfied with this…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… streets and can pull a crowd without the National Union of Metalworkers SA (Numsa) or its expelled general secretary … stops at the premier's office,…