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EventAlbert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
… banned after the Sharpeville massacre of 1960. However, in order to accept the award in Oslo, Norway, the South African government issued Luthuli … the ban…
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… Democratic Republic of São Tomé and PrÁncipe. Two islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon, formed the country. In 1972, the…
EventDr. Albert Hertzog is attacked by Ben Schoeman
… Party (HNP) a far-right political party that emerged in 1969, Dr. Albert Hertzog was scornfully attacked by the Minister of Transport Ben Schoeman in the…
EventDictator Siad Barre flees Somalia ending his 22 year rule
… Siad Barre shared the fate of many post liberation leaders in Africa. Having started out as policemen in the Italian governed part of Somalia prior to World…
EventThe League of Nations is established
… founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919-1920, convened and met for the first time in London. The League's goals included disarmament, … and…
EventThe railway line between Durban and Pietermaritzburg is completed
… line linking Durban and Pietermaritzburg was completed in 1880, the twentieth anniversary of railways in South Africa. The line was constructed as result of…
Inqaba ya basebenzi
… Inqaba ya basebenzi, published in London by the Marxist Workers' Tendency of the African … wage and exploitation of workers. Trade union action in the…
EventDRC President Laurent Kabila is assassinated
… to reports Kabila was shot by one of his bodyguards in front of army generals, following a dispute in which he had sacked them. It was later confirmed that…
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… In 1854 two Dutch Indigo Planters from Java, Mr Theodorus … of Pinetown . Locally grown indigo plants were gathered in bundles by Indonesian workers . Plants…
Where is Jacob Zuma’s rape accuser? by Noni Mokati (IOL News), 7 May 2016, Johannesburg
… Ten years since President Jacob Zuma’s rape trial ended in a controversial “not guilty” verdict, his rape accuser has … On Friday, Khwezi’s poem, which she…
PlaceOld House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
… Andrew's Street, and belonged to a man named: 'Ferreira'. In 1849 it was purchased by John Goodrick who, with the help … it. The following year, it was sold…
PlaceKimberley, Northern Cape
… for its quality diamonds , the largest man-made excavation in the World and various other impressive tourists … rainfall of about 450mm. Kimberley is…
EventA bomb blast rocks the ANC London office
… this day the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in London, England, was bombed. General Johann Coetzee, … with Britain. The decision to bomb the…
EventHajara Ibrahim appears before a Nigerian Islamic court to launch an appeal against her conviction for adultery
… like adultery. One of the first instances when Sharia law in Nigeria was challenged internationally was by 31 year-old … having had a child as a result, was…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… In January 1995 an advertising campaign was launched to elicit public views on what should be in the Constitution. On 19 September the first consolidated ……
Action Kommandant film review by Kabelo Kemp (www.kathradafoundation.org)
… Like the ‘76 uprising stories, this is one more chapter in the book of the rainbow nation that sheds light on the … his activism within his community at a…
EventDevastating Floods ravage Southern Africa
… After destructive floods in South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe, a meeting was held in Mbabane, Swaziland. An appeal was made for international…
ArchiveWorld Vision International: what is it up to
… Article in which Jeffrey Marishane raises concerns regarding the real motives of the World Vision's presence in Southern Africa, in its history there are…
PlaceDriekopseiland: Rock engravings
… a rock-engraving site which lies south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape. The site is situated on the glaciated … there is a regional pattern of…
PlaceApartheid Museum, Johannesburg
… Apartheid Museum. Image Source The Apartheid Museum opened in 2001 and is acknowledged as the pre-eminent Museum in the World dealing with 20th Century South…
Document 39 - Statement by S. P. Bunting, October 1931
… great majority of the comrades and the African comrades in particular, will say they know of no reason why I should … should be, not guilty Similarly with…
PlaceDock House, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront-Cape Town
… , states that: "The historical buildings and structures in the Cape Town Harbour area, known as the New Breakwater … Wall are adjacent to the Moorings…
Letter to Ayatollah Khomeini by O. R. Tambo, Iran, 13 February 1979
… demonstrates the irresistible power of a people united in the pursuit of a just cause. Your historic victory has … dictatorship. The ANC joins all…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following proclamation was made in June 1958: 'In Cato Manor, Natal; 25,798 Indians, 2,107 Coloureds…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… as it was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the … roof before bouncing into the backyard…
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the Independent Communications Authority of … and…
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as ‘Long Cecil’ is test fired for the first time
… designed by American George Labram and manufactured in the De Beers workshop in Kimberley, known as 'Long Cecil' after Cecil John Rhodes, … the Siege of…
EventChina promises to increase imports from Africa
… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as a potential successor … materials from Africa, but to also develop…
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… In a move that was long overdue, President F.W. de Klerk imposed a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with a report by the South … (SAHRC) that…
EventThe peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) are called off
… the ANC's ultimatum sent to State President F.W. de Kerk. In the ultimatum, the ANC demanded that De Klerk stop aiding and abetting the IFP in the ongoing…