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EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… Ian Douglas Smith, announced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). During his announcement Smith said; … stalemate in negotiations has become…
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… Many South Africans have heard of the ‘Bang Bang Club,’ a nickname given to four South African photographers who captured the dying years of apartheid…
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
… born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The trip … his memory. Experts have disputed his…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… Dear Sir, I very much appreciate your sending me a copy of yr 1tr of 1 Sept. I endorse much of what you say, particularly about hatred. I agree with your …
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… acclaim. Motswai was born on 27 May 1963, in Soweto, South of Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf, he became a … Soweto." He attended art classes at FUBA…
PlaceThe Old Durban Prison
… period to house political dissidents. The former location of the prison is on the corner of Walnut Rd and Dr AB Xuma St (formerly Commercial Road), and it is…
ArchiveRelations with Other Groups Committee report
… Report of the subcommittee, Relations with other groups Committee, presented at the 60th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white socialist … Aid Fund information service in London. He was…
Inner-Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the replacement of the late Moses Mabhida as General…
ArchiveThe international situation
… This address was delivered at the 9th National Conference of the Non-European Movement in Pietermaritzburg, on the 3rd-5th of January, 1962. This paper…
Liberation
… Liberation was founded in Johannesburg as a magazine of quality, focusing on issues of concern to Blacks and non-establishment Whites in South Africa. It was…
ArchivePrejudice in modern perspective
… Professor Dordon W Allport and centres around the subject of prejudices be it a "love prejudice" or "hate prejudice", … for or against an object. As defined…
ArchiveGroup conflicts and race prejudice
… Memorial Lecture in which there is discussion on the topic of race prejudices in South Africa and the impact it has on … exists in South Africa. Taking into…
Yarra Yarra, St Georges Street, Simonstown
… The grounds of this property originally formed part of the Studlands estate which had been granted to JP Eksteen on 5 May 1779 for the erection of a wijnhuis…
PlaceWandel and Barnet Streets, Gardens
… The five properties involved are part of a larger complex of Georgian terrace Houses, The original portions of this House reputedly served as an out-building…
PlaceDrill Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town
… The foundation stone of the Drill Hall was laid on 2 October 1884 by Thomas Upington, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. The building, designed by James…
Yukon, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… in 1911 for TF Allen, who subsequently became Mayor of Johannesburg from 1917 to 1919. It is a testament to the … expectations that initially surrounded the…
EventNotices served on Solly Sachs
… The then Minister of Justice, C.R. Swart, served two notices on Solly Sachs, an official of the Garment Workers' Union of South Africa (GWU). The first…
EventSelassie becomes emperor
… Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito. After 45 years of rule, Selassie was ousted by Marxist dictator Mengistu … into…
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… in importance with such historic moments as the Congress of the People convened in June 1955; the Defiance Campaigns of 1952 and 1989; the launching of the…
EventSchabir Shaik is convicted on two corruption charges
… A close friend of former deputy president Jacob "JZ" Zuma and successful … businessman Schabir Shaik was found guilty on two counts of corruption and one…
EventPresident Mandela reshuffles Cabinet Ministers
… As result of the National Party's withdrawal, President Nelson Mandela … African National Congress (ANC) appointees. The Ministry of General Services was…
EventGen. Magnus Malan appears in court
… The trial of Gen. Magnus Malan former defence minister, and nineteen … Supreme Court. They pleaded not guilty to thirteen charges of murder and other charges…
PlaceBelvidere, Knysna
… in 1826. In 1830 he visited Knysna, where he was the guest of George Rex, whose daughter Caroline he subsequently … year, where he devoted his time to the…
EventMafeking is established
… was renamed Mafeking by Sir Charles Warren , leader of a military expedition, after the annexation of Bechuanaland by the British. Warren was the chairman of…
EventJudge Goldstone calls for “truth commission” on atrocities
… Justice Richard Goldstone called for the establishment of a "truth commission" on Apartheid atrocities because … He said it was essential to expose the past…
ArchiveCosatu News
… Cosatu News, published by COSATU, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, documents the struggle of workers to gain power in the workplace in order to…
PlaceOld General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
… Overlooking the Western side of the Parade is the lofty General Post Office building. It was completed in 1940 on the site of the old Opera House. The…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 2: Aug. 22 elections and you
… APDUSA (African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa) is calling for a boycott to the elections and is seen as the only method of rejecting the new…
EventBurundi gains independence from Belgium
… Burundi, a country located east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained its independence on 01 July 1962. Formerly part of German East Africa,…