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EventKhotso House is bombed
… of Churches (SACC) headquarters, Khotso House, based in Johannesburg, was bombed for harbouring anti-apartheid … (COSATU) House. The Khotso House blast,…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… death of Mxenge. As result, 30 percent of the workforce in East London did not report for duty, forcing businesses to close down. The violence became very…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… Commission (TRC) was a court-like body assembled in South Africa after the end of Apartheid. Anybody who felt … component of the transition to full and free…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… born to Mpande, who was King Shaka’s half brother in 1826. His father declared him his successor very early on in life, which was unusual for a King to do…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… In mid-January 1879 Lt-Gen. Lord Chelmsford invaded Zululand … for decades to come. Cetshwayo was restored as ruler in 1883, but this did not bring peace to…
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… the issue of racial discrimination since its formation in 1945. On 19 November 1946, during its first session, the … Assembly adopted a resolution declaring…
New Age
… to the African National Congress and its' leadership. In 1954, Govan Mbeki joined the editorial board of New Age, … and Sonya Bunting and others. The…
23. Durban merchants plead for Sunday trading
… open our Coolie stores on Sundays also as is customary in the Mauritius because the Sunday is the day only for the … by your authority we have no hope of our…
ANC WL deeply saddened at death of Cde Nokuhamba Nyawo, 7 March 2012
… MK. She was not afraid of a gun and was heavily involved in the bush guerrilla warfare even at the age of 63. She did … is a true hero who received the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.4 Dec-Jan 1980
… Sigwili, Poor Business for the Artist by Nangirayi Majo, In the Sun by Mongane W. Serote . East and West by Ahmed … Players. STAFFRIDER WORKSHOP Politics…
PlaceGreenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… this example and began to bring their produce here in a variety of wagons and carts turning it into a … city grew and the residential area about the market…
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… The Botanical Gardens had been founded in 1946. After the University of Pretoria granted approval … and comprehensive collections of indigenous flora in the…
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… The United Nations Charter was adopted in San Francisco by the United Nations Conference on … Lions Clubs International, received invitations to assist in…
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… Born in 1891 (some sources say 1894), Tafari Makonnen, or Haile … his life. This would eventually play a substantial role in his overthrow by the Marxist…
EventThe first hijacking of a South African Airways plane takes place
… From Salisbury, the aircraft landed at Chileka Airport in Blantyre, Malawi, with the Seychelles as its destination. … Flemington persuaded the highjackers…
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
… operations to politically mobilise South Africans in different sections of the country. The other mission was to set up military bases, together with ZAPU…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… colleague and Askari, Brian Ngqulunga. His trial started in February 1995 and he was sentenced to life imprisonment on 30 October 1996. In his testimony, De…
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
… This charming figure which stands in front of the Oranje Girls High School was sculpted by … ask Learners, Educators and Parents of Oranje Girls School in…
PlaceSouth African State Theatre
… the theatre. [ii] The concept of the theatre was to draw in state funding and support for professional theatre. It was … of May 1981 was Applause – directed…
EventRhodes statue removed at UCT
… was voted upon by the UCT Council on the 8 April 2015 in consultation with Heritage Western Cape. The bronze statue … statue. The fate of the statue…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… directly. This constituted one of the few major victories in the working class’s fight against all forms of third party employment. In a research paper on…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.1 1988
… on his Art by Barbara Lindop; Socialist Explorations in South Africa by Martin Trump; Contemporary Popular Music in South Africa by Gary Rathbone. Poetry: A…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.4 No.2 Jul-Aug 1981
… Contents and Contributors Stories: Hell in Anzania by Mothoi Mutloatse; The Barrier by Farouk Asvat; … by Dikobe WaMogale Martins; Staffrider Profile,…
Fatima Meer: Portfolio
… THE PARTIES, organisations and administrations assembled in this Multi-party Planning Conference: BEING FULLY … collectively to the resumption of multi-party…
EventArmscor’s Chairman announces the production of a record breaking South African artillery system
… to the performance of the South African military hardware in action, especially artillery and air support. The hardware … hampered the armies effectiveness,…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… Juan les Pins by the French authorities and was held in custody for 88 days pending extradition to South Africa. His trial was held at the Pretoria Supreme…
EventThe last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay
… on to Port Elizabeth East London, and Durban. Launched in 1959, the Windsor Castle was the flagship of the Union … and it's great ships are still fondly…
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… ranging from twenty-five years to life. Reprieve came in 1991 when negotiations between liberation organisations … (TRC) but were never compensated for their…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… was appointed British high commissioner to South Africa in 1879 to realise the policy of confederation (policy to … , making them more of a threat to peace…
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