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EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… On 19 September 1849, The Neptune entered and anchored in Simon's Bay (now Simonstown) in the Cape, after being met with a furious city population in … Lord…
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… Today marks the anniversary of the longest cricket test match in history. The game was … days in total. England needed 41 runs to win at the close of the 9th…
EventNine policemen are killed in Cato Manor riots in Durban, shortly before the infamous Sharpville Massacre
… were killed by an angry mob at Cato Manor in Durban . The incident happened after a raid by police searching for illicit liquor. This was at a time when the…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others, 12th June 1964: Judges remarks in passing sentence
… The remarks of the Honourable Judge President Mr. Justice De Wet, in passing sentence in the matter of the State vs Nelson Mandela and others, held in the ……
EventThe UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow UN forces to enter Congo
… On 6 August 1960, the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjöld, asked the UN Security Council to lay down rules which would allow ……
Unbowed, Winnie Mandela Endures by Sheila Rule (The New York Times), August 18, 1985
… From: Nelson Mandela: South Africa's Liberator (from The New York Times Archives) … Unbowed, Winnie Mandela Endures by Sheila Rule (The New York Times),…
EventThe SA rugby team beats England 18-0 on a very muddy Newlands field, Cape Town.
… The SA rugby team beats England 18-0 on a very muddy Newlands … The SA rugby team beats England 18-0 on a very muddy Newlands …
Harry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… Free State on 2 September 1905. [i] He attended the University of the Free State. [ii] Hart won six medals at the 1930 and … scene during the years 1926 and…
ArchiveUpdate on Eastern Cape Removals: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1983
… Update on Eastern Cape Removals: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 12 March 1983 … Update on Eastern Cape Removals: Paper Presented at…
ArchiveMalnutrition: Fact or Fiction: Fact Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1973
… Malnutrition: Fact or Fiction: Fact Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 18 October 1973, … Malnutrition: Fact or Fiction: Fact Paper…
ArchiveReport on Repression and Violence: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
… Report on Repression and Violence: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 2 March 1991 discussing … Report on Repression and Violence:…
ArchiveTransvaal Branch Court Monitoring Report 1989 presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1989
… Branch Court Monitoring Report 1989: report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 3 March 1989 discussing … Transvaal Branch Court Monitoring…
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution … for South West Africa. Their task was to administer the Territory and to enter immediately into…
ArchiveViolence Now: Haphazard or Orchestrated?: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
… Now: Haphazard or Orchestrated?: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 2 March 1991 discussing … Now: Haphazard or Orchestrated?: Paper…
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
… The Transvaal , is one of the former Province of South Africa. It occupied the North … to the Transvaal’s future were discoveries of diamonds and gold…
Maria Visser (68), mother of SA singer Worsie Visser, dies in Barkley West, a month after her son was killed in an accident.
… Maria Visser (68), mother of SA singer Worsie Visser, dies in Barkley West, a month … Maria Visser (68), mother of SA singer Worsie Visser, dies in Barkley…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
… Roodepoort is actually a City of its own, although it has now merged with the Suburbs of Johannesburg to such a degree, there is barely … named in…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… country in West Africa . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin , Togo , … Faso, previously known as Upper Volta, was once…
EventAbout 130 people are reported drowned or missing when a Nigerian boat capsizes along the coast Cameroon
… carrying over 150 people on its way to Gabon capsized on the Atlantic coast of Cameroon on 23 March 2005. 130 passengers are said to have drowned and only 23…
ArchiveReport on the strike at Armourplate Safety Glass from 6th September 1976 to 1st November, being the first legal strike by black workers in South Africa
… Report on the strike at Armourplate Safety Glass from 6th September 1976 to 1st November, being the first legal strike by black workers in South Africa …
I will not Compromise About my Work: David Goldblatt on Artistic Freedom, Censorship, and Moving His Archive Out of South Africa by Robin Scher ( ArtsNews.com), 2017
… Until recently, the South African photographer David Goldblatt had arranged for his archive to go to the University of Cape Town upon his death. The…
EventThe UN requests States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South Africa with immediate effect
… The United Nations(UN) requested States to terminate … relations with South Africa immediately, and to terminate the oil embargo against the country when the…
EventThe Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan
… Due to South Africa’s Apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s, many countries were cautious to be seen as allies with the country. Japan was one of these…
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it … as wagon drivers, etc. They suffered severely as result of the British "scorched earth…
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… in 1912-13 and was officially opened on 7 June 1913 by the Minister of Railways & Harbours, Mr Henry Burton. It was declared a … spot arose. At the turn of…
PlaceCote D’Ivoire or Ivory Coast
… Ivory Coast is a West African State bordering Ghana in the East, Burkina Faso, Mali in the North, and Guinea and … African traders who visited south Saharan…
ArchivePossible policy positions, The South African Communist Party on Land Reforms: a personal briefing for Ray Simons
… Background of land reform and the Party's role, the South African Communist Party and other political … Possible policy positions, The South African…
ArchivePossible policy positions, The South African Communist Party on Land Reforms: a personal briefing for Ray Simons
… Background of land reform and the Party's role, the South African Communist Party and other political … Possible policy positions, The South African…
PlaceEritrea
… Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its … on the Eritrean coast. Those ports promised access to the gold,…
PlaceUganda
… in East Africa , whose diverse landscape encompasses the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria … Falls. Wildlife enthusiasts can expect to…