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EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a crew of 148 men in a squadron of three square-riggers, the Sao Gabriel, the Sao Raphael, … four months…
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… human remains. The bones were suspected to be those of South West African People's Organisation fighters who may … been killed in the so-called nine-day war …
EventHealth Minister Tshabalala-Msimang announces that SA pledges R20 million to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
… Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, announced at a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva that South Africa was … time, lagging behind other African…
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February … to Pauling & Co., its constructors. The…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… and this event proved a remarkable influence on the future of his political life. Gandhi was later instrumental in protesting against policies of…
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signed a treaty with H.G. Elliott in which he … protection. On 30 September 1878, he…
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
… the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) of Jonas Savimbi, signed a peace deal in Lusaka, Zambia. The … by the United Nations (UN)…
EventFormer MK members are dismissed from SANDF
… The trainees cited their unhappiness with the slow pace of integration into the SANDF and conditions in the camp. All the dismissed recruits were former…
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… Ian Douglas Smith, announced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). During his announcement Smith said; … stalemate in negotiations has become…
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid…
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
… born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The trip … his memory. Experts have disputed his…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… Dear Sir, I very much appreciate your sending me a copy of yr 1tr of 1 Sept. I endorse much of what you say, particularly about hatred. I agree with your …
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… acclaim. Motswai was born on 27 May 1963, in Soweto, South of Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf, he became a … Soweto." He attended art classes at FUBA…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… from his brother. In later years he was the recipient of several bursaries. He exhibited his work from 1928-1987. … commissioned by the Bantu Welfare Trust…
EventYouth has been burnt to death in Mahwelereng Township
… Mr Ronnie Molifi was stabbed and burnt to death by a group of youth in the Mahwelereng Township in Limpopo province. He was accused of being a man who was…
PlaceThe Old Durban Prison
… period to house political dissidents. The former location of the prison is on the corner of Walnut Rd and Dr AB Xuma St (formerly Commercial Road), and it is…
PlaceAbaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
… Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name means 'red body'. Definition: Track or set of…
ArchiveRelations with Other Groups Committee report
… Report of the subcommittee, Relations with other groups Committee, presented at the 60th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white socialist … Aid Fund information service in London. He was…
Inner-Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the replacement of the late Moses Mabhida as General…
ArchiveThe international situation
… This address was delivered at the 9th National Conference of the Non-European Movement in Pietermaritzburg, on the 3rd-5th of January, 1962. This paper…
Liberation
… Liberation was founded in Johannesburg as a magazine of quality, focusing on issues of concern to Blacks and non-establishment Whites in South Africa. It was…
ArchivePrejudice in modern perspective
… Professor Dordon W Allport and centres around the subject of prejudices be it a "love prejudice" or "hate prejudice", … for or against an object. As defined…
ArchiveGroup conflicts and race prejudice
… Memorial Lecture in which there is discussion on the topic of race prejudices in South Africa and the impact it has on … exists in South Africa. Taking into…
Yarra Yarra, St Georges Street, Simonstown
… The grounds of this property originally formed part of the Studlands estate which had been granted to JP Eksteen on 5 May 1779 for the erection of a wijnhuis…
PlaceWandel and Barnet Streets, Gardens
… The five properties involved are part of a larger complex of Georgian terrace Houses, The original portions of this House reputedly served as an out-building…
PlaceDrill Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town
… The foundation stone of the Drill Hall was laid on 2 October 1884 by Thomas Upington, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. The building, designed by James…
Yukon, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… in 1911 for TF Allen, who subsequently became Mayor of Johannesburg from 1917 to 1919. It is a testament to the … expectations that initially surrounded the…
EventNotices served on Solly Sachs
… The then Minister of Justice, C.R. Swart, served two notices on Solly Sachs, an official of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). The first…
EventSelassie becomes emperor
… Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito. After 45 years of rule, Selassie was ousted by Marxist dictator Mengistu … into…