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ArchiveUniply workers pack industrial court case
… Hundreds of Uniply workers packed into Bolton Hall in Durban on July 24 to hear union lawyers argue for the reinstatement of two of their shop stewards. …
EventBanyana Banyana player, Eudy Simelane, is found raped and murdered
… Eudy Simelane was found in a ditch in the outskirts of her home township KwaThema, Gauteng. She had been raped, … soccer career and used her celebrity status…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
… Early Portuguese name in 1503, of Table Bay . Meaning 'watering place of Saldanha', it was given in honour of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… ball is an obsolete time signalling device. It consists of a large, painted ball that is dropped at a predetermined … mid-19th century in Observatory. With…
EventThree people are murdered at Eikenhof
… murdered on the old Vereeniging road, near Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg. Boy Titi Ndweni, Sipiwe James Bholo and … National Congress (ANC) activists were…
EventElectricity cut off in Tumahole township
… support to service arrears caused by the non-payment of services. The cut-off included other services such as … cut-off in Tumahole left residents with less…
EventSADF mounts raids on ANC targets in neighbouring states
… Troops of the South African Defence Force (SADF) carry out raids on … (1982 & 1986) and Swaziland (1986). Following the banning of the ANC and other anti…
EventWriter J.M. Coetzee is awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize for Literature
… laureate for Literature. According to permanent secretary of the Swedish Nobel Academy, Horace Endgahl, it was an easy … decision to honour Coetzee: "We were…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… free and fair. According to a statement issued at the end of the day-long extraordinary SADC summit in Blantyre, … has ruled Zimbabwe since independence in…
EventThe Blue Bulls rugby team wins the South African Currie Cup at Loftus
… On 31 October 1998 the Blue Bulls of Pretoria beat Western Province 24-20 at Loftus Stadium in … in 1892. The trophy had been donated by the owner of Castle…
EventLalla Hirayama, the Japanese-born South African television personality is born
… born in Hiratsuka, Japan on 10 February 1988. At the age of six, her family immigrated to South Africa. Lalla is a … presenter, model, dancer and actress.[ii…
PlaceComoros
… used these islands as a trading outpost with the continent of Africa and Madagascar Island . The name Comoros is derived … government unilaterally declared…
EventSandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born
… Free State.[i] Reynolds was nicknamed the “Grace Kelly” of South African tennis.[ii] She claimed the South African … reach a single’s final at Wimbledon.[vii…
EventPaedophile Gert van Rooyen and mistress commit suicide
… and lover, Joey Haarhoff, were linked to the disappearance of five girls between 1988 and 1990. They allegedly kidnapped … than a week after the escape…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… In October 2002, Marie Fourie and her partner of twelve years, Cecelia Bonthuys had been refused the right to marry on the basis of the common law…
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… hailstorms, rainsqualls and lightning, claiming the lives of at least 14 people and leaving hundreds injured or … tornado struck without warning in the…
ArchiveExtravaganza: paradiso
… Green, yellow, pink, black and white poster. Notice of a concert on Wednesday 26th November. List of attractions. Artwork of a man in an abattoir listening…
ArchiveCOSATU 10th anniversary rally
… Black, green, red, yellow and white poster. Notice of a rally at Kings Park, Durban. COSATU logo. List of speakers and culture. Artwork of a COSATU member…
ArchiveInternational womens week
… Notice of week of displays, exhibitions and events of women's lives in Coventry during March 1993. White …
Archive1992: AAB
… Bewegung, Osterreich (Austria). Important dates in history of freedom of other countries shown. Impressionist artwork of people. …
ArchiveCuba poster no. 2
… Black, white, khaki and brown poster. Artwork of two men, on of them Fidel Castro. Artwork of a speedboat and soldiers. Editora Politica logo. See …
ArchiveCuba: poster no. 7
… Poster no. 7. Black and white poster. Artwork of a lamp. Artwork of a line of soldiers and a woman. Various other artworks. Editora …
ArchiveNelson Mandelas Day
… Notice of a concert at Piazza Farnese, in 1988. Black background with title in blue letters. Brown artwork of a man playing a trumpet behind bars. List of…
ArchiveThe churchs best kept secret
… Blue poster with black lettering. Notice of Lenten Lectures 1988. Cathedral Place, Mayfair. Black, white and blue image of church with white cross in front…
ArchiveChallenge to the church: a theological comment on the political crisis in South Africa
… on the political crisis in South Africa. It consists of a critique of State theology, critique of Church theology, prophetic theology and a challenge to …
ArchiveFOSATU education workshop: July 14
… Notice of a FOSATU workshop at Milner Park Showgrounds on July 14. List of events. Black and white photograph of people performing on stage. White, black and…
ArchiveBands for Africa
… Green, white and black poster. Notice of a concert of different bands. Venue - The Great Hall, Wits, on Saturday 18th. S.R.C. and Oppie Board production…
Peace Concert
… Shalom, Louis Botha Avenue, on 30th November. White image of dove of peace. List of performers. …
ArchiveTroops out!
… and white poster. End Conscription Campaign poster. Notice of a meeting at Rhodes Room on Thursday, 3rd October. Artwork of a dove and barbed wire. List of…
ArchivePublic meeting: stop apartheid wars
… Black and white ECC poster. Notice of a meeting on Wednesday, 2nd October, at Khotso House, De Villiers Street. List of speakers. Theme - troops out of the…