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EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup … Anon, (2010), ‘The “1 Goal: Education for…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
… voice against apartheid, first Black Secretary General of the South African Council of Churches, first Black Archbishop of the Anglican Church in South…
EventFirst postage stamp in Africa is issued in the Cape Colony
… On 1 September 1853, the first adhesive postage stamp in Africa was issued in the Cape of Good Hope, a British colony at the time. The triangular … oor 1000…
EventThe Harms Commission officially restricts investigations into South African security force
… The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which was to inquire into alleged … South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey…
EventMultiparty negotiating forum meets for the first time since December 1993
… Despite the negative response from the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader Chief Gatsha … Congress (ANC)'s proposals. The ANC had proposed inclusion of a…
Cable to the United Nations, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, November 25, 1948
… on sixteen November that Mr. Rathebe told meeting of Johannesburg Joint Council Europeans and Africans that … tried to be subservient and had done all menial…
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… mid July 1994, ethnic violence broke out in Rwanda between the Tutsis and the Hutus. The Hutus who are the majority, set out to kill, rape and loot…
EventRylands Civic Association collectively rejects the proposed move to remove non
… On 9 February 1970, the Rylands Civic Association collectively rejected the planned move in the Cape Province to remove non-White … roll. At a meeting in…
EventThe first missionary in Southern Africa, Gonçalo da Silveira, is murdered
… a missionary in India, acting as provincial superior for the Jesuits, before he began his work in southern Africa. He … proceeded to Otongwe near Cape…
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… Many attempts were made by the Arab countries to form a United Arab Republic. The first two countries to engage in this initiative were … 1958. The agreement…
EventLuc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus, is born
… born in Chabris, France. He studied natural sciences at the University of Poitiers and received his license of sciences from the University of Paris in 1955…
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… Ethiopia requested the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), predecessor of the African Union to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden … Ethiopia requests…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… Foreword by Dr Z. Pallo Jordan Preface Chapter 1 Break down the walls Chapter 2 Respect for all, Childhood in Cape Town, … in Joburg Chapter 7 Arrest at…
EventThe second Carnegie Report on poverty in South Africa is released
… The Second Carnegie Report on poverty in South Africa, Uprooting poverty in South Africa: Report for the 2nd Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in…
EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… On 1 July 1911, the deployment of the German gunboat, the Panther to Agadir, Morocco, … too heightened the tension in Europe. With the deployment of the…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… John Weston, a civil engineer, began the construction of his own aeroplane in 1907 at Brandfort, in the Free State. This was the first South African built ……
EventDr. Andries P. Treurnicht is re-elected NP leader in the Transvaal
… Dr. Andries P. Treurnicht, Minister of Public Works, Statistics and Tourism, was unanimously re-elected as the National Party's (NP)leader in the Transvaal…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… The African National Congress (ANC) confirmed it had forwarded 300 applications from its members to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty…
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… first became involved in politics when he joined the Labour Party Youth in 1969 at the encouragement of his father. In 1983, he became one of the founding…
EventThe SACBC urges that lawful means be used to resist Apartheid
… On 22 February 1962 the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) … that lawful means must be used to fight against injustices of apartheid rules…
EventThe SA 6th Division enters Florence in World War II
… At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, the South African government was divided on the issue of participation. However, the vote to fight on the side of ……
EventJacobus Johannes (Jim) Fouché is born in Wepener in the OFS.
… On the 6 June 1898 1989, Jacobus Johannes Fouche was born in the Orange Free State (OFS) of South Africa. Fouche was elected as the second Sstate … Jacobus…
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… In 1916, the South African government agreed to recruit Black people to assist the British in World War 1 by providing labour. There were to … they were…
ANC pays tribute to the late Arthur Goldreich, 26 May 2011
… Arthur Goldreich will go down in history as one of the rare breeds of revolutionaries that changed the course of South African history. Not only did he … ANC…
Panel Proposal for the 17th Triennial Symposium on African Art
… Africa Art that reflects sustainability includes not only the repurposing of refuse to create fashionable garments, innovative sculptures and decorative arts…
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. … Working in the apartheid city:…
David Goldblatt: “Particulars” (1975) by The ASX Team, 16 May 2013
… which has been fed by life experiences and heightened by the kind of hyper-awareness that photography sometimes enables and … awareness of a bodily…
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
… Hendrik Hanekom and his wife Mathilda were pioneers of Afrikaans professional theatre. Hendrik died on *14 January 1952 in the Strand, Cape Town. Throughout…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war won majority votes. Prior to this special…
ArchiveThis is the time: time to end apartheid, time for peace
… Extract from the report of the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches (SACC), Frank … This is the time: time to end apartheid, time for…