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EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… course and head the department at the University of Cape Town. Goodwin made a great contribution to the discipline of archaeology including developing the…
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
… Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner Devout domesticity? A century of African…
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… course and head the department at the University of Cape Town. Goodwin made a great contribution to the discipline of archaeology including developing the…
EventChad gains its independence
… to make Chad a French protectorate – under the command of conqueror Rabih al-Zubayr, the Kimgdoms of the Kanem-Bournu, Baguirmi and Ouaddai fought…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Village is mainly known as being the…
PlaceAngra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
… Former name of Luderitz Bay. Portuguese for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese … with the neighbouring chiefs, who ceded large…
Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
… globally, but as the rand takes a hit so does the price of textbooks for already overburdened students in South … costs to date by adopting open textbooks,…
PlaceLand Adjoining Earle’s Dyke, Camps Bay.
… This strip of land is still in its natural state and extends from Lion's Head down to the sea, giving visitors a view of one of the most beautiful natural…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s … annual conference which was held in East London in January of the same…
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… theatre productions, but it was only when her first book of poetry, Vir die bysiende leser, (aptly named because of the use of large font) was published in…
EventNative Khoikhoi tribespeople are alleged to have looted more than forty cattle from Cape Settlers
… at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of the most well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been … herders and the San, who had been…
EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
… Six political refugees, Archie Gumede, the president of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Mewa Ramgobin, George … position. It could not expel the men into…
EventFour South Africans and a British national charged with illegally exporting military equipment to South Africa
… that South Africa was completely self sufficient in terms of its arms manufacturing capability, the Apartheid regime … to South Africa. Magnetrons are vital…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
… President Samora Machel of Mozambique and Prime Minister PW Botha of South Africa signed the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression, … non-aggression pact known as…
EventGoldstone Commission investigate the Bisho Massacre
… At the request of President F. W. de Klerk, the commission of inquiry, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, started the … report the commission condemned Oupa…
Event11 die when the South African Defence Force (SADF) opens fire on negotiators in Sebokeng
… The unbanning of the South African liberation movements on 2 February 1990 … political structures. This transformation was the focus of the Groote Schuur and…
EventThe first British Settlers arrive in Algoa Bay
… arrived in Algoa Bay, (now Port Elizabeth) on board of twenty-one ships, the first being the Chapman. They … about 4500 and included artisans, tradesmen,…
EventMangosutho Buthelezi reveals his daughter died from HIV/Aids
… openness about circumstances leading to the death of his two children was welcomed by AIDS activists hoping … about AIDS and contribute towards the…
EventEllis Park soccer stampede kills 43
… year old Sphiwe Mpungose were under the fatalities. Nine of the injured remained on the critical list. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but eyewitnesses…
EventTerror strikes the Olympics Games in Atlanta
… The 1996 Atlanta Olympics marked the 100 year celebration of the Olympic Games. The event, unofficially known as the … marred by a terrorist bomb explosion…
EventWits attains full university status
… full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of Wits lies in the South African School of Mines,…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of 90 at his house Die Anker near Wilderness in the Western … his presidential position to the then…
EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… Lord Grey intended to establish a penal colony for 'ticket-of-leave' prisoners, as was the case in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and Australia. Many of these…
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this … on undermining traditional authorities…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe Josiah Makgatho of the Makgatho chieftaincy at GaMphahlele. Before embarking ……
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
… him to grant her a divorce and he refused. With the help of a Women’s Legal Aid Centre, Gabr was finally able to … her husband and become the first woman to…
PlaceShell House, Johannesburg
… where Nelson Mandela planned the Democratic takeover of the South African Government, has been sold to Union … Headquarters after its Unbanning in 1990, and…
Nelson Mandela Mandela and Winnie’s studies
… through newspapers left carelessly by warders. After years of protest they graduated to a restricted number of papers and to the radio, and eventually to TV…
Aids
… Multicoloured artwork of a woman's profile containing a mosaic of images of women. …
ArchiveKarl Marxs Capital
… Commemoration of the centenary of the publication of Karl Marx's greatest work, Capital. …