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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…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - PART 2 by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… to make orange juice and so forth. There were quite a lot of jobs in these factories around that time because they were … gloves, our fingers and clothes…
ArchiveDokumente van belang
… List of documents found by the South African Police at Plot No 9, Travallyn, in the district of Krugersdorp on 8 July 1963 and on "Liliiesleaf" Farm in…
Negotiations: a strategic perspective
… on 25 November 1992. Covers shifts in the balance of forces, negotiations, phases in the democratic revolution, goals of the National Liberation Struggle and…
ArchiveStatement made by Senator O P F Horwood in Senate on June 4, 1971
… authorities should act strongly to stop the activities of the National Union of South African Students and that, if this didn't happen, … supporting this…
South African Labour Bulletin
… Front cover of Labour Bulletin, May 1990. Volume 14, Number 8. Black and white photo of public sector workers on the march outside OK in … with POTWA, SAMWU,…
ArchiveResolution on the International Communist Movement
… Africa, and the need for unity. Requests the convening of an international meeting. Expresses concern at the situation in China and the departure of the Mao…
Black Renaissance: Papers from the Black Renaissance Convention, December 1974
… at the Black Renaissance Convention: The educational world of Blacks in South Africa; The Christian challenge of Black Theology; Towards the practical…
PlaceGlenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch
… has been used since 1925 as the official residence of the Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. It was declared a National Monument…
EventThe Western Desert Force is upgraded
… the Western Desert Force was upgraded with the addition of two complete corps: the XIII and XXX. General Sir Alan Cunningham was given overall command of the…
EventSewsunkerlal Bahadur Singh dies in Durban
… an active role in SA sports as, inter alia, president of the South African Football Association (SAFA). Singh was also a regular contributor to the sports…
EventDefence minister Mosioua Lekota born
… The second Black minister of defence, Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is born in … served six years on Robben Island after being found guilty of sabotage under…
EventSADF seals off Vaal townships
… A combined force of seven thousand South African Defence Force (SADF) troops … Police (SAP) sealed off the Vaal Triangle townships of Sebokeng, Sharpeville…
EventBram Fischer dies
… Former leader of South African Communist Party (SACP) Bram Fischer died of cancer at his brother Dr Paul Fischer's house in Bloemfontein. After news of his…
EventFormer IFP chairman Jiyane register Nadeco with IEC
… His party will be based on three pillars: the restoration of family values and the fear of God, the deepening of democracy, and a market based developmental…
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Beyers Naude is born
… his father, Jozua Franchoise NaudÁƒÂƒ©, a founding member of the Broederbond. He was one of eight children and was raised in the heart of Afrikanerdom…
EventPresident Paul Kruger in an appeasement move
… grievances regarding voting rights, President Paul Kruger of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) (South African … for controlling local matters. All…
EventRDP White Paper is tabled in Parliament
… that the civil service is more representative in terms of ethnic group and gender. It also proposed the use of affirmative action to reverse imbalances that…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela announces his intentions to promote national unity
… bring into government political parties that were not part of the Government of National Unity (GNU). This was his part of nation building and reconciliation…
EventThe Internal Security Act is passed
… This prompted opposition parties to oppose this provision of the Internal Security Act. Sections 19(1) and 20 dealt with the banning of people, including…
ArchiveDead in one's own lifetime
… This book contains a collection of papers presented at the NUSAS Art and Liberation Week, … "IIdeology, the State and South African film", "The right of the…