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EventAlexander Kerr dies
Alexander Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (now the University of Fort Hare), died in Alice,…
EventDr Phillip Blaiberg dies in Cape Town
The dentist Dr Phillip Blaiberg died in Cape Town after living 19 months and 15 days following a successful heart transplant operation by Dr. Chris Barnard in…
EventChris Heunis is appointed acting president
Chris Heunis, Minister of Constitutional Development and Planning, was appointed Acting State President by President P.W. Botha who was recovering from a mild…
EventANC Matthews Mapumolo dies in police custody
Matthews Mapumolo, an African National Congress (ANC) member, dies in police custody after he had been confronted at home in Swaziland by a group of armed men…
EventIdi Amin dies
Former Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, passed away in Jidda, South Arabia, where he had lived in exile for many years. Amin died at the age of 78 as a result of…
EventAlexander Kerr is born
Alexander Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (later the University of Fort Hare), was born in…
ArchiveLetter from Stanley Mabizela to Dear Comrade
Handwritten letter from Stanley Mabizela regarding the situation in Swaziland. Thanks ANC for the visit from Thabo Mbeki. Reports that Comrades Monare and…
So truth be in the field
A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With emphasis on the moral elements of social action including the injustice of racial…
ArchiveSo truth be in the field
A study of the history of South Africa, from an anthropologists point. With emphasis on the moral elements of social action including the injustice of racial…
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, it was…
ArchiveSechaba as mondstuk in die ANC se stryd teen blanke oorheersig, 1967-1989
Voorgele ter vervulling van n deel van die vereistes vir die graad D. Phil. in die Fakulteit Lettere en Wysbegeerte, Universiteit van Pretoria. Die ontbanning…
PlaceChurch Square, Dickson street, Woodstock
Church square in Woodstock has given rise to Apartment blocks, for much needed accomodation of Doctors and Nurses, aswell as students! Being so close to the…
ArchiveA study of Inkatha Yesizwes approach to the
A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of Cape Town, in partial fulfillment for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Honours. This dissertation…
ArchivePresident's opening address to the 56th NUSAS Congress
Opening address at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, Durban, November 1978. Refers to banning of Laura Levetan,…
ArchiveKwa-Natal Indaba
Article regarding Kwa-Natal Indaba as it met to plan tactics and tie up crucial loose ends in the face of dicouraging government reaction to its proposals, in…
ArchiveTried for treason
Black, white and red poster. Notice of an exhibition on the Treason Trial of 1956-1961 opening on 27th February 1996 at the Museum Africa, Johannesburg. …
ArchiveANC National Conference: Building the ANC
Report by the African National Congress Commission on Building Organisation for the ANC National Conference in July 1991 in Durban. Covers who builds the ANC,…
ArchiveReport on Comrade Secretary General's Delegation to Bulgaria
Report on a visit, headed by Alfred Nzo, by the African National Congress, to Bulgaria, to receive the Dimitrov-International Prize Award on behalf of Nelson…
ArchiveNUSAS resumé 1981
Record of some of the main events that the National Union of South African Students initiated or was involved in during 1981, in particular, political events…
EventThabo Mbeki addressed the Pan African Parliament held in Midrand
Former president, Thabo Mbeki, addressed the Pan African Parliament held in Midrand, South Africa, where he mentioned that Africa needs large volumes of…
PlaceBertram House, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1962. A part of the Cape Town Campus of UCT- Hiddingh Hall. This was the …
Nelson Mandela, The Rivonia Trial Court statement, 1964 (Video)
From media critic David Tereshchuk's multimedia site THE MEDIA BEAT, Nelson Mandela's famous declaration to the court in his 1964 terrorism trial, expressing…
PlaceThe Pretoria Synagogue
Click on image to enlarge The Old Synagogue Building in Pretoria. It is now no longer used as a Synagogue but is now a Grade II Provincial Heritage Resource…
EventInternational Day for the Abolition of Slavery
This day recalls the date of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA,GA), of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic…
EventGill Marcus is born
Gill Marcus, former Deputy Minister of Finance from 1996-1999, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Manager of Spoornet, was born in…
EventSA artist Vuminkosi Zulu is born
Former graduate of the famous Rorke's Drift School of Art, South African artist Vuminkosi Zulu, was born in Mapumulo in KwaZulu-Natal. He left school at…
EventSAA takes over the South-West African Airways (SWAA)
A year after its establshment, South African Airways (SAA), took over South-West African Airways (SWAA), which had since 1932 been providing a weekly air-mail…
EventEgypt Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Israel
Israel and Egypt, under the leadership of Anwar al Sadat, re-establish diplomatic relations. The move is resented by other Arab nations. Egypt's military…
EventUnited Party disbands
The United Party, main political opposition party in South Africa, was formally disbanded by the majority faction after members had left the party to join…
EventMoses Kotane receives Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe
Three years before his death Moses Kotane, member of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the African National Congress (ANC), was awarded the ANC's…