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EventPieter Willem Frederik Wenning, SA painter, is born in The Hague, Netherlands
… a special liking to the Cape; which became the subject of most of his paintings. In1916, Wenning moved to the Cape, became a … led to him achieving master…
EventDarrell Roodt was born on this day
… was born in Johannesburg. Growing up during the height of Apartheid South Africa, he always used the art of film to condemn the racially oppressive regime…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Resources by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The Federation of South African Women's Papers, University of the Witwatersrand Historical Documents Section. The Food…
PlaceTylden, Eastern Cape
… Tylden in the region of Eastern Cape is a town in South Africa. Serving as landing site and home of settlers in the 1820's . The Eastern Cape also remains…
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… is split into two Buildings depicting very different parts of local History. The Victorian House, houses an abundance of artifacts that reflect the true…
ArchiveBoycott the Can
… out soft drinks tin; text: Boycott the Can; The management of Metal Box retrenched 22 black workers and after a week … 1985 workers went on strike demanding…
ArchiveWe Call For An End To Conscription
… silkscreen yellow green black red blend on white; graphics of people working; soliders, people marching; text: We call … society where basic human rights are…
EventDr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert resigns from parliament
… Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, a staunch opponent of 'separate development' (Apartheid) and leader of the opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP), resigned…
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… African engineer, Nuno Gomes, entered the Guinness Book of Records for mankind’s deepest dive ever on 13 June 2005. Gomes’318.25m plunge beat the record of…
EventTanganyika formally ends all trade ties with South Africa
… trade relations with South Africa. Tanganyika became one of the first countries in Africa to impose sanctions on South Africa. The majority of countries in…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… cleric, Dr Richard Ambrose Reeves, Anglican (Church of the Province of South Africa) Bishop of Johannesburg, returned to South Africa from his long leave ……
EventRuth First is assassinated in Mozambique
… , journalist, academic, anti-apartheid activist and member of the South African Communist Party , was brutally killed by … time with her husband, Joe Slovo ,…
EventSA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
… Service Officer Dimitri Tsafendas stabs main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to death. A prior … in the face. Verwoed was sitting at his…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… Robert Moffat, missionary of the London Missionary Society at Kuruman and father-in-law of Dr David Livingstone, was born in Ormiston, Scotland, to a … and…
Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… Simon van der Stel , who became commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor … Adriaan van der Stel. Upon his retirement, Simon was…
EventBartolomeu Dias reaches present Mossel Bay
… discovered that he had sailed past the southern-most point of Africa. A strong wind had driven him so far south of Cape Point that he did not see it and had…
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… Six. After matriculation he enrolled at the University of Cape Town for a BA LLB degree and later became a lawyer, … Omar was his spokesperson. Omar was the…
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
… Products Control Amendment Bill, which bans all forms of tobacco advertising and prohibits smoking in public places, including workplaces. The passage of the…
EventWinnie Mandela sued by the government
… they were suing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of former president, Nelson Mandela, for more than two million rands, the equivalent value of…
EventGandhi leaves South Africa
… Mohandas Gandhi, after successfully leading campaigns of Passive Resistance in this country, finally left from Cape … between Gandhi and Gen J.C. Smuts led…
EventCullinan diamond is cut into two
… The Cullinan diamond was cut into two big stones, The Star of Africa and the Cullinan 2, as well as seven fairly big stones and ninety-six small stones. The…
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… On 26 August 1966, the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), the armed wing of SWAPO, fought in a battle against South African occupying … August, …
EventWhite sympathisers join evicted Black squatters in a protest
… Black squatters in a protest against the demolition of shanty dwellings outside Cape Town. This was the third day of an operation aimed removing an estimated…
EventThree South African provinces are renamed
… the country was demarcated into nine provinces. Some of these provinces were given geographical names, like … Transvaal and Eastern Transvaal. In 1995, the…
EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… returned to Ethiopia to reclaim his throne with the help of the British. Selassie lost his throne in 1936 after he was … a guerrilla war to undermine and…
EventA school bus with seventy-six learners plunges into the Westdene dam, killing forty-two
… a double decker school bus with seventy-six learners of Hoërskool Vorentoe plunged into the Westdene Dam .The … the driver blacked out as he was driving…
Fosatu Worker News
… Worker News was first published in 1979 with the formation of the Federation of South African Trade Unions and was distributed amongst all union members with…
EventPretoria High Court Judge, Nkola Motata, is arrested
… High Court Judge Nkola Motata drove through garden wall of a house north of Johannesburg. He was found to be drunk by police and is said to have resisted…
PlaceAnglo Alpha, a Railway Siding near Colligney, North West
… Railway Siding, 20 km North-West of Colligney and 5 km South-East of Lichtenburg. Takes its name from Anglo Alpha Cement Limited, a subsidiary company of…
ArchiveCape Town Massacre : Interfaith prayer service
… White poster with black lettering. Yellow and white image of army tank going across centre of poster. Issued by Riverlea Human Rights Committee. Notice of…