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EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema, maternal uncle of Chief Montshioa of the…
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… South African anti-apartheid journalist and former editor of The World newspaper, Percy Qoboza, died on his fiftieth … and falling into a coma. Qoboza was…
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
… On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network held a summit in Hammanskraal South Africa. The aim of this gathering was to strategize ways in…
EventSA eldest person celebrates her birthday
… and allegedly eldest in the world, Granny Moloko Temo, of Mogodi Village between Dendron and Bochum in Limpopo … from the Limpopo government department and…
EventIan Woodall and Cathy O’Dowd becomethe first official South African team to conquer the Mount Everest
… - Ian Woodall and Cathy O'Dowd, reached the summit of Mount Everest. This was the first official South African … in the world. Their jubilation was dampened…
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… Athlone was set alight in solidarity with the University of the Western Cape (UWC) students who convened a meeting on 2 August to express solidarity with the…
EventNaledi High School is founded
… at Naledi High School and attempted to arrest the leader of the local branch of the South Africa Students Movement (SASM), Enos Ngutshane. … stoned the…
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… Western Cape. In 1942 he enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch where he became the member of the Student Representative Council (SRC) and chairman of…
Foreword
… at a Symposium held to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. They sparked a lively … about the AAM's role and impact,…
PlaceOld Post Office, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… landmarks and the Rissik Street Post Office is one of them. Built in 1897, it’s among the city’s oldest … building oozing character and charm, it boasted a…
EventIt is widely reported that British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher criticised the ANC, calling it a terrorist organisation
… in general help cement her reputation as a supporter of South Africa's Apartheid regime. Throughout the summit … sanctions would result in "the further…
PlaceClifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town
… Hidden from the visibility of the Coastal Road and vicinity of the wind, Clifton is a secluded collection of four Beaches naturally divided by Boulders and…
ArchiveChurches International Youth Year Festival 17 - 20 December
… Blue poster with black lettering. Yellow map of South Africa with artwork of people marching. Notice of Festival at Wits University from 17 to 20 December…
ArchivePeace in Namibia
… Black and white poster. Artwork of map of Namibia. Notice of a meeting at St. George's Cathedral on Sunday 20th May. …
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
… The NDCA of the ANC has informed Comrade Julius Malema and Comrade … Appeal against the sentence handed out to them by the NDC of the ANC will be held on 12…
PlaceAluimkloof, Calitzdorp- Western Cape
… A Ravine at the Eastern end of Badspoort, 16 km South-East of Calitzdorp. The name is Afrikaans for 'Alum Gorge', which refers to the occurence of the double…
Rhodes Must Fall Exhibition: "Echoing Voices from Within"
… with precision the multi-layered and intersectional voice of black bodies – the students, workers and staff who have come together with the aim of subverting…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… Simonstown. This property originally formed part of a loan farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 … with the Brand family. Henricus Brand was a…
EventSouth Sudan is declared an independent state
… After five decades of unrest and civil war, South Sudan was granted independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of…
EventANC command structure in the Western Cape is arrested.
… announced that they have uncovered and arrested members of the African National Congress (ANC) Western Cape command … police came three months after the ANC…
EventTony Leon is born
… The national leader of the Democratic Alliance - Tony Leon was born in Durban. In 1994 he was elected Member of Parliament and leader of Democratic Party. He…
EventSA War Memorial is opened at Delville Wood
… National War Memorial was opened outside the village of Longueval, France, next to the historic Delville Wood. The Memorial was unveiled by mrs Annie Botha,…
EventP.W. Botha becomes SA’s first Executive President
… Botha, was unanimously elected by eighty-eight members of the Electoral College to the office of first executive president. This was a newly created … in…
EventANC mounts a sabotage attack on fuel depot in Ermelo
… The eighties in South Africa heralded a time of increased resistance against the Apartheid regime. The … regime increasingly became more brutal in its…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
… While at the JMTS, he became involved with the affairs of the Johannesburg Municipal Transport Workers' Union and was elected to the executive committee of…
EventHomeland leader Qqozo stands trial
… Brigadier Joshua Oupa Qqozo, military leader of Ciskei homeland, went on trial in the Ciskei Supreme Court. He faced charges of murder or incitement to…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
… end the current violence in the country, the only defence of the people will be to take up arms. Mandela was alluding … and the Rand, were due to the…
EventBotshabelo forced into Qwa Qwa
… the South African government proceeded with its plan of incorporation. The incorporation of Botshabelo doubled the population of Qwa Qwa and severely…
EventWinnie Mandela is dismissed from government
… Following weeks of speculations on the fate of Winnie Mandela in the government, president Nelson Mandela eventually expelled her from the position of deputy…
EventThe first weather forecast for the Union is issued
… After amalgamation of the weather services of the four provinces on 1 April 1912, the first weather forecast for the Union of South Africa as a whole was…