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Comrade Keith Khoza`s father being buried on Saturday, 3 February 2011
… Wakheni Wilson Khoza (69) - who will be buried at Nquthu in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday (5 February 2011). National … start at 9am with a short service at the…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Resources by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… Documents Section. Walker, C., Women and Resistance in South Africa, London, Onyx Press, 1982. Lodge, T., Black Politics in South Africa since 1945,…
Rixaka
… a platform allowing full expression of the cultural voice in the national liberation movement. All forms of cultural … President of the African National…
PlaceBoshof House, Boshof Avenue, Newlands
… on 15 March 1985.The gateway to Boshof House was built in 1793, and is one of the few structures to have survived … preserved Cape gateways, and following…
PlaceRiversdale Division, Western Cape
… of the District of Swellendam, which had been proclaimed in 1745. It was proclaimed a separate Division in 1858. On 1 January 1880 its Northern Region was…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… is seen as one of the most significant political figures in Egyptian history. He was well-known for his Arab … national challenges. He remained President…
EventDr D.F. Malan unveils the statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square, Pretoria
… bronze statue was sculpted by artist Anton Van Wouw in 1896. Wouw was commissioned by wealthy industrialist, … was initially used as a market place and…
EventNic Cruse, who worked for PC Plus, which was started by people within the Mass Democratic Movement is assassinated.
… an employee at PC Plus, opened a parcel containing a bomb in a computer. The subsequent explosion killed Cruse, aged … opened the package which he believed…
EventArchbishop Desmond Tutu is arrested
… Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a central figure in the fight against apartheid, was arrested outside … several stays of execution, they were finally reprieved in…
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… Front. By the time that Contralesa was launched nationally in 1989, the Traditonal Leaders part of the organisation had … of the status, role, and powers of…
EventBartolomeu Dias reaches present Mossel Bay
… of St. Blaize (SÁƒÂƒ£o Bras), now Mossel Bay. Here he took in fresh water and bartered live-stock from the Khoikhoi. Due … from centuries ago posted letters…
EventAnnouncement of Hezekiel Sepeng’s 2 years suspension
… has ruled that there were no exceptional circumstances in Sepeng's case and that he has to be suspended in accordance with the rules. Sepeng has accepted his…
EventUS invades Afghanistan
… the destruction of the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001 in New York, United States of America, by the Al-Qaeda … Al-Qaeda ; an ultimatum to close terrorist…
EventTony Johnstone wins Alfred Dunhill PGA golf tournament.
… he won the £400,000 Alfred Dunhill PGA golf tournament in Houghton, Johannesburg. Johnstone managed to hold himself … the President's Cup tournament and left…
EventSouth African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
… and Frente de Libertacao de Mozambique (FRELIMO). In this agreement both countries resolved not to harbour … for RENAMO, an anti-government guerrilla…
EventStephen Appiah, retired Ghanaian footballer is born
… once captained the Ghanaian national team. Appiah was born in Achimota, Accra on 24 December 1980. He began his soccer … them. Appiah captained the squad…
EventEgyptian author, and trade unionist, Gamal al-Banna is born
… men are equals and thus should be afforded the same rights in and outside of the religion. Al-Banna died in early 2013. …
EventThe Federal Congress of the National Party supports a set of constitutional reforms
… and Indian people with real power still concentrated in white hands. The tri-cameral structure was specifically … Democratic Front (UDF) conference held on…
EventThree South African provinces are renamed
… names, like Northern Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal. In 1995, the names of three of these provinces, PWV, Orange … that the province shares the name with…
EventDr. Neville Alexander and four others are found guilty of sabotage
… The judge found that the accused participated in the activities of the National Liberation Front (NLF), an … of the state, irrespective of their political…
EventANC becomes signatory to the Geneva Convention of 1949 and Protocol 1 of 1977
… of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, the African National Congress (ANC) President, … applicable rules of international law, shall be…
PlaceZorgvliet, Sir George Grey Street, Oranjezicht
… The property was granted to Matthys Coeymans in 1669 and its homestead was subsequently erected in a Cape Dutch style. During the 19th century a number of …
EventPretoria High Court Judge, Nkola Motata, is arrested
… In 2007, Pretoria High Court Judge Nkola Motata drove through … was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to a year in prison or a R20 000 fine. He…
The Hawks letter to Pravin Gordhan by Berning Ntlemeza (Politics Web), 28 February 2016
… the Disbandment" of the National Research Group (NRG) in 2009 when you were the SARS Commissioner leading to the … model to the then Minister of Finance…
ArchiveNew Deal? South Africa 1983
… Democratic Front was launched at the Rockland Civic Centre in Cape Town. It was a broad coalition of anti apartheid … without credits to protect the…
EventThe 1st troop ship to set sail after the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Contingent, the recruitment process for troops to assist in World War 1 was not heavily impacted. On the 23rd of March … excerpt from Jingoes, who wrote of…
PlaceWelgelegen Farm, Stellenbosch
… Welgelegen is a working Farm nestled in the Valleys of the Bottelary Hills just outside of … This Farm with its Vineyards , Proteas and Fynbos has been in…
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
… remained a grassy meadow dissected by meandering streams. In 1763 the burgers of Cape Town planted a number of oaks around this area, and in 1806 the city…
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… Artist, Ronald Harrison caused controversy in 1962 when he painted African National Congress (ANC) … was smuggled to the United Kingdom and was only returned…
EventMafika Gwala born
… poet, writer and BCM member Mafika Gwala was born today in the town of Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal. Soon after joining the … it is to be Black and examine their…