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EventThe Stellenbosch Gymnasium is founded
… The Stellenbosch Gymnasium, forerunner of the University of Stellenbosch, was opened with ceremony in a large house in Dorp Street. This was achieved on…
EventDr Alexander Logie du Toit, South African geologist, is born in Cape Town
… Du Toit studied both mining engineering and geology. One of his most famous projects was his study of the Karoo and its dolerite intrusions, of which he…
EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
… Post constantly clashed with the government, from the time of President Kenneth Kaunda up until President Rupiah Banda’s … times for his reporting. M’membe…
Seedtime: Omar Badsha Retrospective
… A major retrospective exhibition of Omar Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays … acknowledged as having crafted a new vocabulary and a way of…
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… Muntu Myeza was Secretary General of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO), an affiliate of the Black Consciousness Movement. At the age of 22 , he…
PlaceBeau Soleil Music Centre, Salisbury Road, Kenilworth
… The original portion of this double-storey manor house was built by Dirk Cloete in 1877, and boasts of a number of fine neo-Gothic and Victorian…
PlaceFort Klapperkop
… designed by von Dewitz and Werner. The German forts were of the pentagonal reinforced type, which provided good … possibilities. Revolving artillery on the…
PlaceGabon
… common borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and the Gulf of Guinea. Autocratic presidents ruled Gabon since … and foreign private…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… on SASOL I, NATREF and SASOL II took place on the night of 31 May/1 June 1980 in order to coincide with Republic Day. The attack was organised by Solomon…
EventTatamkhulu Afrika South African poet, writer and struggle activist dies
… died from the Asia flu leaving him orphaned at the age of two. He was then taken care of by friends and family before being given to a Methodist … he was…
EventThe first successful non-direct blood transfusion is carried out
… for longer storage times, which led to the establishment of blood banks. The first recorded attempt of a blood transfusion was described by the 15th-century …
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Osman Latief, a resident of Vrededorp,…
ArchiveAddress to NUSAS Congress 1968
… President's address to the 44th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 30th Jun - 9…
The Majefe Affair
… A to the President's Report at the 45th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Cape Town, 6th-14th July, 1969…
ArchiveRegional Conference: Regional Structures Commission
… by the ANC on Regional Structures prepared on the mandate of the planning committee of the Regional Conference, for circulation to the branches. Recommends…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, NUSAS, to Dear Sir
… Letter from Neville Curtis, President of NUSAS, stating the attitude of the National Union of South African Students towards planned Republic Day …
PlaceOnverwacht
… Onverwacht was established as an enclave of the Qwaqwa Bantustan on the border of the Thaba Nchu section of Bophuthatswana, about 50km from Bloemfontein. The…
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… Dorkay House, a building at the south end of Eloff Street in downtown Johannesburg, functioned as the headquarters for the Union of South African Artists,…
A Dialogue in Partnership with Kaya FM - MyConstitution Exhibition
… its pioneering approach to human rights - is the symbol of a remarkable negotiated transition, one that turned a … democracy. The Constitution is based on…
Remember Soweto 16 June 1976
… to #RhodesMustFall?: The Soweto Uprising of 16 June 1976’, which will be held at UCL Institute of Education on 16 June. The event marks the 40th anniversary…
ArchiveThe ANCs first armed military operation: the
… A mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of the …
PlaceMaloti-Drakensburg Park
… Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transboundary site composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa … Cliffs, pillars and rock pools. The…
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… George Harrison and the history of Johannesburg are closely bound together: it was he who … On view are two original shafts and sweeping views of the city. …
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… A stay-away by Black workers in the industrial areas of the Witwatersrand and the Vaal Triangle is called by Black … in rent and utility charges and over the…
EventNon military national service for objectors
… A Defence Amendment Bill provides for an alternative form of national service for conscientious objectors who oppose … to objectors motivated by political…
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
EventSA signs multilateral treaty on the civil liability for oil pollution damage
… was available to those who suffered damage as a result of oil spills, and to standardize international legislation regarding questions of liability. Oil…
EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… born in Cockermouth, Cumberland on 4 July 1789. The son of a weaver, he was brought up in the profession of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his spare…
EventTruck drivers strike in major cities
… over 35,000 workers, who were demanding a wage increase of 9 percent across the board and 10 percent for workers … traffic and creating chaos. Blood flowed…
EventA blaze destroys Wanderers Cricket Club
… started in the kitchen but soon spread. SA Eagle, insurer of the clubhouse, approached the Johannesburg City Council … admitted Johannesburg's response times…