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EventBenjamin Tyamzashe receives an honorary degree
… received an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare in recognition of the major contribution he had made to Xhosa music. In the … posthumously…
EventAlexander Kerr dies
… Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (now the University of Fort Hare), died in Alice, Eastern Cape…
EventANC Matthews Mapumolo dies in police custody
… he had been confronted at home in Swaziland by a group of armed men. He was shot and, while wounded, abducted to SA. Mapumolo was one of hundreds of people…
ArchivePaper on National Civic Movement delivered at UDF National General Conference held in 1 to 3 March 1991
… held in 1 to 3 March 1991. It deals with the role of UDF in building the Civic Movement, role of Civic Movement in transition period and in a … period,…
EventPresident Mandela warns disgruntled former Umkhonto we Sizwe combatants
… The newly elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela warned disgruntled former … to adhere to military discipline or face the…
ArchiveMkhumbane our home African shantytown society in Cato Manor Farm, 1946-1960 by Iain Edwards
… This study is concerned with all the material structures of everyday life and the nature of power in the African shacklands of Cato Manor Farm. Click to read…
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
… on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, it was renamed Airlie, after a British officer, the…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: address in mitigation, 12th June 1964
… the accused, Nelson Mandela and others, on the last day of the Rivonia Treason Trial, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge…
ArchiveKwa-Natal Indaba
… to plan tactics and tie up crucial loose ends in the face of dicouraging government reaction to its proposals, in the … a refendum would definitely be held…
ArchiveWits Autumn Festival
… black background with white and yellow lettering. Notice of fourth Wits Autumn Festival from 2nd to 6th May 1990 and contact number. Issued by the University…
ArchiveReport on Comrade Secretary General's Delegation to Bulgaria
… receive the Dimitrov-International Prize Award on behalf of Nelson Mandela, to meet with the Bulgaria National Women's … to sign the Protocol Agreement with…
ArchiveStudent political action
… Political Action Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2-7 Dec 1984…
ArchiveShould NUSAS talk to the ANC?
… A pamphlet issued by the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) at the start of their campaign to find out whether students supported … the…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 5: War on sellouts!
… pamphlet APDUSA expresses their concerns over the results of the elections on August 22 and 28 1984 ; as well as what the consequences will be of those that…
ArchiveRemember June 16: victory is certain
… White poster with black lettering. Image of black cross with hand raised in centre surrounded by nine … in white letters on black mound at bottom…
EventColdest day in Pretoria
… on 12 June 1963. The temperatures plummeted to a minimum of -3, 6 and a maximum of 7, 5 degrees Centigrade. It had been a 110 years since … temperatures in…
EventThe UN sets up Commission on Apartheid
… The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted resolution 616(VII) to … Nations Commission on the Racial Situation in the Union of South Africa (UNCORS)…
EventEngenas Barnabas Lekganyane is buried in Morija
… Enginasi or Ignatius), ambitious and charismatic founder of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), was laid to rest in … date has since been sanctified by the ZCC,…
EventEgypt Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Israel
… Israel and Egypt, under the leadership of Anwar al Sadat, re-establish diplomatic relations. The … military forces, the fifth largest in Africa, is one of…
PlaceCommittees Drift, Eastern Cape
… outpost established by the British during the frontier war of 1819. The name "committees" is pronounced by locals as as "kommetjies", indicating that its…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its … 1970 Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations. In 2013 Gambian…
Document 20 - F. Carneson, “The Franchise Action Committee”, Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… the views he would express were not necessarily the views of F.R.A.C., though many of its members probably shared his point of view. WHAT IS F.R.A.C.? …
EventGhana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa
… The government of Ghana imposed a total ban on the export of all Ghanaian produce to South Africa and South West Africa, as a protest against apartheid…
The President’s Council, mandated to consider South Africa’s constitutional future, releases its final report.
… future, releases its final report. Central items of its plan include establishment of a strong executive President chosen by a tri-racial … communal…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Rustenberg
… Construction of this church started in 1898 and completion of the building were delayed by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War . During the war it was used…
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
… was born on 17 May 1954 in Cape Town.[i] Roberts was one of South Africa’s most renowned jockeys.[ii] Roberts was … due to his petite physique when he…
PlaceGrabouw
… Brug, had been built in 1811. However in 1849 the position of its Postmaster fell vacant and was not filled for the next … in the Elgin Valley and lies about…
EventJean van der Poel dies in Cape Town.
… in 1904, Van der Poel began her studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT), completing her doctorate at the London School Of Economics. Her doctorate, on…
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… , from where he took three journeys into the interior, one of which was past the Orange River . Baines recorded the … and artist. This expedition included…
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… The politics referred to is not about the science and art of government, but more often about the tensions between … Prize: Family - Chapter 1 The Final…