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EventWorld Aids Day
… Following the January 1988 meeting of Health Ministers in London, a decision was taken that 1 December would … the worldwide challenges and consequences of…
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
… The mining industry in South Africa remains one of the most hazardous … professions, this despite the enormous amounts invested in it and the resulting…
EventInkatha Freedom Party boycotts parliament
… (IFP) announced the suspension of its active participation in both chambers of parliament and in the constitution-making process. IFP leader Chief Gatsha ……
Address as Chairperson of the Non-Aligned Movement at the Opening of the South Summit, Havana 12 April 2000
… of the Summit We join those who have spoken before us in expressing our thanks to the Cuban Government and people … this important South Summit. At its XII…
Cataloguing the archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
… Anti-Apartheid Movement arrived at Rhodes House Library in Oxford in 1996 and it is planned that the cataloguing process will … to researchers by the spring…
EventMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist and community leader, dies
… On 28 February 1980, Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi died in Orlando West, Soweto. Butshingi was born in the Transkei in 1906, and moved to the Transvaal in…
PlaceDu Toit's Kloof Pass and the Huguenot Tunnel
… viaduct bridge (the first of its kind to be built in South Africa ) The bridge is simultaneously curved and … follows the track of the road, so ignore the…
Address to Beijing University Beijing, 6 May 1999
… and students; Distinguished guests. I was honoured indeed in 1992 by your award to me of an honorary degree. It is an … such occasion - and there have been…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the 5th National Congress of COSATU 7 September 1994
… said about the significance of this Congress for COSATU in particular, and indeed for the entire trade union movement … of the Government of National Unity…
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… Arts and Crafts Centre, a skills training project based in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape is involved in community outreach and youth development. Initially known…
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… Tebogo Sidney Thapelo Thekisho, stagename ProVerb was born in Kimberley, [i] Northern Cape on 12 April 1981.[ii] He is a … and a rap artist. ProVerb started…
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
… Zander Tyler, stage name Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop artists in South…
PlaceUganda
… Uganda is a landlocked Country in East Africa , whose diverse landscape encompasses the … mountain gorilla sanctuary. Murchison Falls National Park in the…
EventSt James Church massacre
… Congress) operatives attack St. James Church in the Cape Town suburb of Kenilworth during the Sunday … later that year by an attack on the Heidelberg Tavern…
EventSouth Africa, Cuba and Angola Sign formal peace agreement, allowing Namibian independence from South Africa
… We need each other." The treaty, which was formally signed in New York City, provided for the phased withdrawal of an … for Namibian independence and for…
EventGeneral C.R. de Wet was found guilty of treason for leading the Afrikaner rebellion of 1914
… one of their greatest heroes. He won renown as commander in chief of the Orange Free State forces in the South African War (1899-1902) and was a leader in…
PlaceRaadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
… is probably the most important Historical Building in the Free State, dating back to 1849, it is the oldest building left standing in Bloemfontein . It is an…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Oliver Tambo, 19 April 1998, Wattville, Benoni
… of the way we have been together through many stages in the struggle for liberation. Today`s ceremony evokes the … rare privilege of education and also…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Oliver Tambo
… of the way we have been together through many stages in the struggle for liberation. Today's ceremony evokes the … rare privilege of education and also…
PlaceDiep River
… Johann Georg Rathfelder was born in Stuttgart in 1811 and emigrated to the Cape in 1835. Following his marriage in the colony, he inherited a … https://www…
ArchiveRobert Shell: A tribute By Martin Plaut, 05 February 2015
… writes on the passing of the foremost scholar of slavery in the Cape Robert Shell: my friend Today I learnt the news I … Rob Shell had died. Sandy, his…
PlaceAlbaster Klip, Northern Cape
… of Marydale, site of the present Pypklip. Located in the Siyanda Municipality of the Northern Cape. It was … after Trechardt who was the only Voortrekker…
PlacePondoland
… Libode, Ngqeleni, Port St John's, Tabankulu, and Umsikaba. In 1899 provisions of Proclamation 314 allowed for Umsikaba … . Although the amaMpondo were never…
PlaceBarton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… This imposing Victorian dwelling was erected in 1888 by EF Bourke, who later became the first mayor of … entrance, is a main feature of the design. The ivy…
Document 2 - Letter from E. R. Roux to Douglas Wolton
… Standards Statute. Although this announcement is in line with the department of Labour's five year plan, it … of giving rights to workers has been given a…
Remembering the Artistry of Photojournalist Ranjith Kally by Kalim Rajab (Daily Maverick) 21 June 2017
… wealth or celebrity. If one wants to impact people, even in small ways, it’s best done through showing one’s humanity, one’s generosity and one’s friendship…
PlaceForts Around Pretoria
… better arrangements for the defence of the Transvaal and, in particular, Pretoria . The raiders had penetrated to … . Even though General Piet Cronje had…
Address at the Opening Session of The South Africa-Algeria Bi-National Commission, Algiers, 22 September 2000.
… and people of South Africa, I am indeed happy to be in this historic city to re-affirm and reconfirm a … This colonial rule which used the same logic whether…
Address at a Public Rally Dar Es Salaam Dar Es Salaam, 17 November 1998
… I thank you sincerely for it. Three years ago we joined in celebrating the achievement of freedom in South Africa. It was a victory that was as much yours as…
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
… it will mean an extcnsion of Party activity particularly in the country districts. We have reached a stage now where, … thanks to the paper, the Party has…