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PlaceOld Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg
… Baker after the amalgamation of eight mining companies in April 1909, when Crown Mines Ltd was founded. The office … an experimental laboratory with a…
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of President Nelson Mandela, is born
… , former wife of President Nelson Mandela , is born in Bizana, Pondoland. Madikizela-Mandela was a staunch … " mother of the nation ". Madikizela-Mandela…
EventDieter and Ruth Gerhard are detained
… his second wife, Ruth, had been detained for questioning in connection with alleged espionage. Gerhardt was commanding … important Simonstown naval base…
EventEgypt Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Israel
… Arab nations. Egypt's military forces, the fifth largest in Africa, is one of the best in the region. The new diplomatic relationship with Israel …
EventPolitical activist Mziwonke ‘Pro’ Jack is assassinated.
… Mziwonke 'Pro' Jack was gunned down next to his home in Cape Town. Jack was a taxi conflict mediator in Cape Town when he was murdered. The escalating…
EventClarence Makwetu Expelled from PAC
… expelled party for three years, for bringing the party in disrepute. He was replaced by Bishop Stanley Makgoba as … party president. Source: Gastrow .S. …
PlaceCommittees Drift, Eastern Cape
… that its origins may be of Khoikhoi or Dutch origin. In Dutch "kommetjies" are a series of small depressions in the veld which, when combined with "Drift",…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 … became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations…
EventGhana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa
… its apartheid policy. The country gained independence in 1957 from Britain and became the first in …
EventKenya becomes a one party state
… a party with near-complete control over the government. In 1964, Kenyatta had the legislature create the position of … president and granted him considerable…
ArchiveMessage of the Honourable R F Botha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the Governments of the United States, Angola and Zambia: 6 March 1984
… into Namibia, the South African forces will be remain in southern Angola until the Angolan authorities have restricted SWAPO activities in accordance with…
ArchiveCorrespondence between Jack Simons and Cape Town Chief Magistrate
… his son and daughter and to communicate with his sister-in-law. Return letter from the Chief Magistrate to Jack … visit his children, but not to communicate…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Global Preparatory Meeting of Parliamentarians against apartheid, 17-18 August 1987, New Delhi
… peace loving people of the world should be firmly united in their determined efforts, not only to isolate the criminal … its aggression against the…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 December 1982
… our complete and unequivocal support for your initiative in requesting an urgent meeting of the United Nations … to support the Kingdom of Lesotho with all…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.2 1990
… Etienne de la Harpe; Seeking Salvation, E.J. Holtzhausen; In an Exiled Alphabet, Laurie Rose Innes; The Only House with a Gate, Senzo Malinga; Rainy Night in…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.1 1989
… STORIES: The Prophets, Bheki Maseko; Happiness is a Punch in the Eye, Lawrence Maimane; A Day in the Life, Steve Jacobs; Unrest Report, Peter Rule; The ……
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
… Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, especially in his own country, but who deserves recognition as a major voice in the struggle against…
PlaceFort Daspoortraand
… cost £46 500. French and Italian mechanics were involved in the building of this fort, namely Carlos Prina, Petro … F. Townsend. This hexagonal fort was much…
EventThe Trial of strength between the Conservative Party and the National Party begins as three Members of Parliament resign
… Treurnicht and Langley to resign from the seats they held in Waterberg and Waterkloof respectively, after which he would relinquish his seat in Soutpansberg…
EventButhelezi snubs ANC and homeland leaders
… called for talks between himself and Nelson Mandela in his capacity as the leader of IFP to find ways and means … with their supporters, and ensure that…
EventStompie Seipei’s murderer goes to jail
… a police informer, a charge that carried a death penalty in terms of township mob justice. Winnie Mandela denied any involvement in the death of Stompie…
EventTruman Prince, the controversial ANC manager of the Central Karoo District Municipality, is suspended
… a council meeting. A separate hearing was held for Prince in the same year regarding his involvement in soliciting underage prostitutes, which was caught on…
EventSpanish Flu strikes South Africa
… Spanish Flu or 'Great Flu', were diagnosed on this date in Durban. This started the worst pandemic ever in South Africa. Of a total population of just over 6…
Document 71 - National Committee for Liberation, Announcement [20 December 1961]
… that on 20 December 1961 it destroyed power lines in Johannesburg. The National Committee for Liberation has … of the records at the Bantu Administration Tax…
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… League of Nations. Africans South West Africa no share in Government therefore take no part in incorporation negotiations. South Africa itself denies ……
EventSix Treason Trialists miss resumption of trial
… Treason Trial accused were missing when the trial resumed in Pretoria. The defence team lawyer, Bram Fischer told the … when about 156 anti-apartheid…
PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
… formed part of the Berlin Mission’s land holdings. In 1924 this fragment of land was sold. The people, who … arrived here during November 1985 and the rest…
PlaceBeestekraal, North West
… and Post Office, North of Brits. It was given the name in 1837 by the Voortrekkers under Andries Potgieter because … Station, whilst maintaining it…
Negotiations: a strategic perspective
… Executive Committee on 25 November 1992. Covers shifts in the balance of forces, negotiations, phases in the democratic revolution, goals of the National …
South African Labour Bulletin
… photo of public sector workers on the march outside OK in Johannesburg. Black and white with orange lettering. … SAMWU, SARHWU AND NEHAWU Logos. Small image…