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… at the foot of the Aasvoelberg which is the highest peak in the Free State province (2207m, or approx. 7240 imperial … State Republic from 1864 to 1888…
EventChief Kausobson Kausob is killed
… the area between the Modder, Riet and Vaal Rivers early in the nineteenth century, Kausobson Kausob, was killed in battle near Slypklip on the Vaal River…
Arise! Vukani!
… Arise! Vukani! was published by Action Youth in Johannesburg representing the principles of Action Youth … by working, unemployed and student youth residing…
EventFormer premier of Mpumalanga, Afrikaans poet and lawyer, Mathews Phosa is born
… (1994-1999), Afrikaans poet and lawyer was born in Mbombela Township in Nelspruit. Phosa was an African National Congress … campaigner and lawyer. He left…
EventMandela persuades Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103
… Nelson Mandela earned worldwide praise for his role in persuading Libya to hand over two suspects accused of … a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded…
EventThe Stellenbosch Gymnasium is founded
… the University of Stellenbosch, was opened with ceremony in a large house in Dorp Street. This was achieved on initiative of Proff. … J.H. Neethling. The…
EventWife of detained Nigerian president is killed
… close range by three unknown men while she was travelling in a car. Abiola’s driver died with her, but her personal … Adeshina managed to escape. He was…
EventDr Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, is born
… Kenneth Kaunda was born in Chinsali, the Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Kaunda was a qualified teacher and taught in a number of…
Fosatu Worker News
… Fosatu Worker News was first published in 1979 with the formation of the Federation of South African … amongst all union members with the aim of uniting…
Address to the Nation by President Thabo Mbeki, 21 September 2008
… and the ANC for having given me the opportunity to serve in public office during the last 14 years as the Deputy … ANC as it prosecuted a difficult and…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
… of South Africa as we join with the people of Nicaragua in celebrating the eighth anniversary of the triumph of the … National Congress and the entire mass…
32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
… Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly introduced the Indian … Bill. It sought to amend the 1891…
Chapter 25. A Reichstag Fire Trial Replete With A Van Der Lubbe
… In the general election of May 1948, the Nationalist Party … were almost exclusively anti-Nationalist, 76,279 votes. In nineteen constituencies, where the…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
… seeing the light of day. However, justice ran its course in the end and the report unexpectedly landed in South Africans’ inboxes and newsfeeds on the…
PlaceXuxuwa, Eastern Cape
… is 590 metres. Variant forms of spelling for Xuxuwa or in other languages is Xhuxhuwa. The Tributary takes its … was the Brother of Tyali and half-brother…
PlaceMontagu Pass
… Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa , and links George with the Village of Herold … difficult wagon trail…
PlaceState Theatre, Pretoria
… by Hans and Roelof Botha, the theatre was completed in 1981. Situated on the Corner of Sisulu Street and … it was at one time the largest Theatres of its…
EventViolence breaks out at the University of Zululand
… aligned students highlighted the rising political tensions in the province. The rapid growth of independent trade unions in Natal (now kwaZulu Natal) in the…
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the wider context of the…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the opening ceremony of the United Nations Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity, Sandton Convention Centre, 2 April 2007
… the stolen resources are due. From the experience of many in this room, we know that that corruption is not necessarily caused by poverty. In any case, by…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of 1956 Women’s March: Union Buildings, Tshwane, 9 August 2006
… the millions of heroic South African women who engaged in struggle both before and after 9 August 1956, to whom we … and local governments will continue to…
Address to the National Health Summit, 19 November 2001
… make to ensure that we achieve these objectives speedily. In 1994, we set out on a path intended to lead to fundamental change in the nation's model of…
19. Lawrence asks for exemption from discriminatory laws
… Arms Act and Liquor Act, which affected Indians adversely. In the memorial, reproduced here, he enumerates the reasons. … Your petitioner is a passenger from…
EventBenjamin Magson Kies, political activist & lawyer, is born
… from about the middle of the 1930s until his death in 1979. His major contribution as an activist was to the … Movement (NEUM) both of which he had an…
PlaceHillbrow Tower
… Hillbrow Tower (JG Strijdom tower) is a tall tower located in the suburb of Hillbrow in Johannesburg, South Africa. At 269 m, it has been the tallest…
ArchiveAfrican Communist, 1959 - 1994
… after the police massacres of Sharpeville and Langa in 1960. The delay had been due to fears amongst some in the SACP leadership that a premature…
EventCharlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born
… Charlotte Maxeke was born on 7 April 1847 in Fort Beaufort in Cape Town. From a young age Maxeke showed musical talent. … secondary school. It was at this…
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK). He was also actively involved in trade union movements and eventually became an active … which was linked with the SACTU. He…
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… years to the day after the infamous Sharpeville Massacre, in which 69 people were killed, the South African Police opened fire on a crowd of people in Langa,…
EventAdriaan Vlok is born
… minister of law and order, Adriaan Johannes Vlok, was born in Sutherland, Cape Province. He started his career in the department of justice at the magistrate…