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PlaceKwaNdebele
… KwaNdebele (or place of the Ndebele) was granted self-government in 1984 and was … . The homeland had about 300 000 residents, but most of them had to…
PlaceMakhonjwa Mountains, Barbeton
… in North-Eastern South Africa, the site comprises 40% of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, one of the World’s oldest Geological structures. The Barberton ……
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… passed, whereby every African is issued with a certificate of citizenship of his respective 'homeland'. The homelands in question at … Swazi Homeland and…
EventMandela is awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace
… Peace the previous week. The announcement came a day short of Mandela's birthday, the first of its kind that he was going to celebrate behind closed … The…
EventFormer National Public Prosecutor Bulelani Ngcuka is born
… In 1998 he became South Africa's first National Director of Public Prosecutions. After his appointment he resigned from all political posts to avoid…
EventPik Botha is born
… Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha , Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of President F.W. de Klerk was born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (now North West…
EventAllan Boesak is arrested
… Allan Boesak was arrested and appeared in court on charges of trying to enter a Black township without permit, but … to Pollsmoor Prison in Cape Town, to…
EventThozamile Botha breaks banning order
… order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned United Democratic Front. Thozamile Botha studied BA Law with the University of Lesotho,…
EventLanguage crisis in schools resolved
… The minister of Bantu Education, M.C. Botha, announced that the South … Afrikaans. New regulations were issued, leaving the choice of the medium of…
EventLibrary and clinic names are changed in Pretoria
… The name of the Mid-City Library (Sammy Marks), city library of Pretoria, was changed to Es'kia Mphahlele Community … Square. Prof. Ezekiel (Es'kia)…
EventANC makes first submission to TRC
… Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The submission of 300 pages comprised a detailed analysis of its record and strategy during its campaign against ……
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
… was born in Sutherland, Karoo. He was second in line of four brothers, the youngest of which was the poet W.E.G. Louw. N.P. van Wyk Louw received … against…
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar Israel Abrahams was born in … He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief rabbi for more than…
EventAfrikaans author, Lulu Latsky is born
… Louise (Lulu) Latsky, favourite author of Afrikaans books, mostly for children, was born in Carnarvon, in the Karoo region of South Africa. Latsky was known…
PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clumber was established on land allocated in 1820 to Dr Thomas Carlton, leader of a party of settlers from Nottinghamshire. In October 1893…
EventPaul Kruger's house in Church Street West is declared a national monument
… Street in Pretoria used to be the official residence of then president of the Zuid Afrikaanse Republik (ZAR), Paul Kruger. The house … is said to have been…
ArchiveEllen Kuzwayo
… Dear Mr Mandela I acknowledge receipt of your memorandum dated 26 June 1992. However, an exchange of memoranda is no substitute for face-to-face talks. I was…
ArchiveHeinemann African Writers Series
… Advertisement for free African Writers Catalogue. Artwork of map of africa. List of countries and names and photographs of writers. …
ArchiveNotes from meeting with Pete Hathorn and Ross Harker
… Notes of a meeting held between Pete Hathorn and Ross Harker pushing for the complete abolition of the Trespass Act of Section 1 of the Illegal Squatting Act…
ArchiveJews for social justice invite you to a public meeting
… 27th November. Simon Kuper Hall, Oxford Synagogue. List of speakers. Artwork of Star of David with dove of peace. …
End conscription
… White, black and red poster. Photo of a conscript. Issued by the Progressive Society, PFP. National poster campaign of the Young Progressives. Photos of…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays local … race well run. President Jacob Zuma will address thousands of supporters expected to…
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… The African National Congress welcomes the appointment of Cde Mac Maharaj, a veteran and stalwart of our movement, as President Jacob Zumas spokesperson. As…
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… the Outer Horn and the Inner Horn. Said to mean 'Ridge of Horns'. One of the largest green canyons in the world, the Blyde River Canyon is a masterpiece…
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… framing the entrance to St George's Park and consist of South African art (particularly that of the Eastern Cape), British art, international printmaking ……
PlaceFort Wynyard
… On June 11, 1795, a squadron of British warships anchored in False Bay. In reaction the commander of the Cape forces ordered that a new battery, Kijk-in-de…
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
… fighter, Mahatma Gandhi,sent telegrams to the Speaker of the Natal Legislative Assembly, Prime Minister Robinson, … In his telegrams Ghandi requested the…
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… on to play other key roles, including becoming chairman of Media and Entertainment Company Avusa until he resigned in 2011. He is the Director of Barloworld…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South…
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… Chief among the factors that led to the adoption of a new constitution in Rhodesia on the 30 January 1979 (now … on to white minority rule. However this move…