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… prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security police. It was after his death that with the increase of political prisoners that David…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around Mandela’s health
… I know you love me and that I enjoy the good wishes of countless family members. I wish neither to be sick nor … 1937 due to minor stomach complaint, and for…
PlaceCalitzdorp, Route 62
… Calitzdorp is a Town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and lies on South Africa's, Route 62 . The…
PlaceFort Daspoortraand
… Leon Grunberg and Sam Leon were responsible for the design of the fort, which was completed 12 November 1898 and cost … French and Italian mechanics were…
EventThe first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrives in South Africa
… from America. This aircraft has remained in the service of the South African Air Force (SAAF) up until today. The … apartheid, particularly with regard to…
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… and a Black unnamed father. Due to the apartheid policies of the day, her parents were not allowed to marry, and her mother was forced to spend the term of…
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… in the Eastern Cape on 24 December 1906. At the age of five she joined theatre and continued to perform until … which began in 1938. In 1952 she was the co…
PlaceHout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
… Its beautiful heavily wooded Valley became the main source of timber for the building and repairs of ships and also for buildings such as the Castle of Good…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… South Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda … away on the 9th September 2006 in Cape Town at…
EventCPSA is founded
… The founding conference of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) took place in Cape Town from 30 July … and announced the establishment, aims and…
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte'' . It is currently the name of one of the Suburbs in which a section of Beaufort West's "coloured" community resides. The larger ……
African Union Anthem lyrics in English, French, Spanish Portuguese, Arabic and Swahili
… To defend our liberty and unity O Sons and Daughters of Africa Flesh of the Sun and Flesh of the Sky Let us make Africa the Tree of Life Let us all …
EventDF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time
… was a practice and an ideology to ensure the safety of the White race and of Christian civilisation by the maintenance of principles of separate development…
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. According to …
ArchiveConformity and conflict: Afrikaner nationalist politics in South Africa
… Thesis sumitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Oxford University. This thesis includes …
ArchiveANC Perspective on models for South Africa's future constitutional dispensation
… Report of a Group A, Commission 5 on the African National Congress's … be appropriate to a future South Africa, the advantages of a federal system as opposed…
EventManilal Gandhi leads a resistance group across the Natal
… Certificate given to active supporters of the Passive Resistance Campaign During the Defiance Campaign, Manilal Gandhi leads a batch of Passive Resistors…
EventUS Senator Edward Kennedy visits SA
… In January, Senator Edward Kennedy of the United States visited South Africa to show his … the South African people. He was hosted by the recipient of the…
EventPolice pounce on AWB members
… Terreblanche (Terre'Blanche), and eight other members of the right-wing group the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging … after uncovering illegal arms caches in…
EventThird Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand
… The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was…
EventDiplomatic relations between SA and Iraq annoys USA
… Relations between South Africa and the United States of America (USA) became strained by South Africa's … The relations were concluded during November 1998…
EventJames Sebe Moroka is born
… landowner and politician who was elected president-general of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1949 to 1952, was … in Thaba Nchu, Orange Free State…
PlaceRiebeek Kasteel
… The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established in about 1861, and was located at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Area was first visited in…
EventJoachim Ammena van Plettenberg is born in the Netherlands
… in the Netherlands. He came to the Cape as an employee of the Dutch East India Company (DEIC). In 1767 he became “Independent-Fiscal”, the highest official…
PlaceEllis Park
… and concerts. The Emirates Airline Park has been the site of numerous significant milestones in South African sporting … first major international sporting…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… South African singer Miriam Makeba dies at the age of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama…
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… Dear John, It would be peculiar if I had the same point of view to-day as I had in Moscow in 1928. I was a loyal … the interval. I am sorry that Time Longer…
ArchiveReport on Black Workers Project
… The Black Workers Project emanated out of a resolution taken at the 3rd General Students Council. The purpose of the project was to serve and protect the…
ArchiveThe road to Oslo and beyond
… with extracts from the speech by Mr Gunnar Jahn, President of the Nobel Institute on the occasion of the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize in the Oslo…
EventThe Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown
… The Star newspaper condemns the forced removal of black residents from Sophiatown, near central Johannesburg, to Soweto, located on the outskirts of the city…