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Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
… Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner Devout domesticity? A century of African…
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… course and head the department at the University of Cape Town. Goodwin made a great contribution to the discipline of archaeology including developing the…
PlaceAngra das Voltas, Luderitz Bay- Namibia
… Former name of Luderitz Bay. Portuguese for 'bay of tacks', this name was given in 1488 by the Portuguese … with the neighbouring chiefs, who ceded large…
Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
… globally, but as the rand takes a hit so does the price of textbooks for already overburdened students in South … costs to date by adopting open textbooks,…
PlaceLand Adjoining Earle’s Dyke, Camps Bay.
… This strip of land is still in its natural state and extends from Lion's Head down to the sea, giving visitors a view of one of the most beautiful natural…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s … annual conference which was held in East London in January of the same…
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… theatre productions, but it was only when her first book of poetry, Vir die bysiende leser, (aptly named because of the use of large font) was published in…
EventNative Khoikhoi tribespeople are alleged to have looted more than forty cattle from Cape Settlers
… at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of the most well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been … herders and the San, who had been…
EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
… Six political refugees, Archie Gumede, the president of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Mewa Ramgobin, George … position. It could not expel the men into…
EventFour South Africans and a British national charged with illegally exporting military equipment to South Africa
… that South Africa was completely self sufficient in terms of its arms manufacturing capability, the Apartheid regime … to South Africa. Magnetrons are vital…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
… President Samora Machel of Mozambique and Prime Minister PW Botha of South Africa signed the Nkomati Accord, a non-aggression, … non-aggression pact known as…
EventGoldstone Commission investigate the Bisho Massacre
… At the request of President F. W. de Klerk, the commission of inquiry, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, started the … report the commission condemned Oupa…
EventMangosutho Buthelezi reveals his daughter died from HIV/Aids
… openness about circumstances leading to the death of his two children was welcomed by AIDS activists hoping … about AIDS and contribute towards the…
EventTerror strikes the Olympics Games in Atlanta
… The 1996 Atlanta Olympics marked the 100 year celebration of the Olympic Games. The event, unofficially known as the … marred by a terrorist bomb explosion…
EventWits attains full university status
… full University status under the name the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of Wits lies in the South African School of Mines,…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at the age of 90 at his house Die Anker near Wilderness in the Western … his presidential position to the then…
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this … on undermining traditional authorities…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe Josiah Makgatho of the Makgatho chieftaincy at GaMphahlele. Before embarking ……
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
… him to grant her a divorce and he refused. With the help of a Women’s Legal Aid Centre, Gabr was finally able to … her husband and become the first woman to…
PlaceShell House, Johannesburg
… where Nelson Mandela planned the Democratic takeover of the South African Government, has been sold to Union … Headquarters after its Unbanning in 1990, and…
Aids
… Multicoloured artwork of a woman's profile containing a mosaic of images of women. …
ArchiveKarl Marxs Capital
… Commemoration of the centenary of the publication of Karl Marx's greatest work, Capital. …
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… 18 June 2017 the V&A Waterfront will become the centre of the literary scene in Cape Town, when the biggest … bookstores in the city meet under one roof in…
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… four studio albums, namely his debut album The Book of ProVerb in 2005; Manuscript in 2006; Write of Passage in 2009; and Fourthwrite in 2012.[iii] ProVerb…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… In 1999, Sergio Motsoeneng ran the first 45 minutes of the 89km* Comrades Marathon before he exchanged vests and … admitting his guilt through his lawyer,…
PlaceLoftus Versveld Stadium, Hatfield
… Africa. It was built decades ago, and has seen a number of renovations, but the latest ones have set it apart as the … and built, the stadium was ready to…
EventIFP agrees to participate in 1994 elections
… counter demands from political parties on a wide variety of issues. The African National Congress (ANC), Inkatha … 26 to 28 April 1994. There had been a…
EventWolraad Woltemade drowns at sea after saving 14 people from a sinking ship
… Thomas, a Dutch East India ship, was anchored at the mouth of the Salt River in Table Bay. In the early hours of the morning, a storm that had been raging…
Message by Albert Luthuli to Asian-African Conference, 7 April 1955, Bandung
… I welcome most heartily the convening of the Afro-Asian Conference and congratulate all those … at Bandung, Indonesia, on April 18 will present the point of…
Imbewu Yesini
… In commemoration of Woman's Month, the CYPHER proudly presents "Imbewu … separate us. It interrogates our Westernised understanding of 'gender', dismantles…