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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…
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…
ArchiveResolution on the International Communist Movement
… serious problems facing the movement, such as US agression in Vietnam, attempts to re-colonise Africa, and the need for … international meeting. Expresses…
ArchiveWestern Cape Region - Regional Conference: Problems and challenges of the Western Cape
… 29 and 30 September, 1990. Covers history of the ANC in the Western Cape Region. Talks about entering a new period in which the primary challenge is building…
ArchiveThe boycott as weapon of struggle
… The most potent weapon in the armoury of a nation struggling for liberation and … attitudes of the leaders' and intellectuals' are outlined in relation to…
ArchiveBiography of Moses Mabokela Chikane
… Biography of Moses Mabokela Chikane who was born in 1948 August 14 in area of Groblersdaal first of the family of nine, he was …
PlaceJewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
… Port Elizabeth, Orthodox Hebrew Congregation was formed in 1903. It's members were mainly Eastern European Jews who … to South Africa , after severe pogroms…
PlaceSpringbok Park, Hatfield, Pretoria
… was formerly known as Grosvenor Square and was conceived in 1905 when the Suburb of Hatfield was laid out. Development only commenced in the 1930s and it has…
PlaceHorse Memorial, junction of Cape and Russell Roads, Port Elizabeth
… The memorial, designed by Joseph Whitehead and cast in bronze by the Thames Dillon Works, in Surrey, was unveiled on 11 February 1905 by the mayor of …
PlaceRheingold Building, Market Street, Polokwane
… The building was erected in about 1910 by H Moschke to house a number of commercial … architectural details and is the only building of its kind in the…