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EventThe Conservative Party is formed
… the National Party, opposed to the reforms and the idea of racial integration. The new party outlined fifteen guiding principles, of which the most important…
EventSA Olympic team leaves for Barcelona
… The South African Olympic team of ninety-five members took off to participate in the 22nd … policy. At this time, the South African team was composed of…
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
… started from the main deck cargo hold, caused the crash of the jet. The board of enquiry, headed by Mr Justice Margo, reported that the … and cardboard…
EventDick King returns home after securing help for Port Natal
… as far as Pondoland, had set off on a ten-days' horse-ride of 960km to Grahamstown on the night of 25 May. His desperate journey, traversing dangerous…
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… Clarence Mlokoti, co-founder and chairman of Kaizer Chiefs football club, was shot dead by hijackers … car keys. When the robbers found Mlokoti in the car,…
EventBritish troops establish their camp at Isandlwana
… who had invaded Zululand during the second week of January, established their camp on the slopes of a hill called Isandlwana. The sprawling camp covered an…
EventThe Nelson Mandela Museum is opened in Mthatha
… Mandela Museum is a three component structure comprising of a museum in Mthatha, a visitors’ centre in Mvezo and a … the Eastern Cape. The museum was opened…
Descom Bulletin
… prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security police. It was after his death that with the increase of political prisoners that David…
PlaceCalitzdorp, Route 62
… Calitzdorp is a Town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province of South Africa and lies on South Africa's, Route 62 . The…
PlaceFort Daspoortraand
… Leon Grunberg and Sam Leon were responsible for the design of the fort, which was completed 12 November 1898 and cost … French and Italian mechanics were…
EventThe first Boeing 707 jet aircraft arrives in South Africa
… from America. This aircraft has remained in the service of the South African Air Force (SAAF) up until today. The … apartheid, particularly with regard to…
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… in the Eastern Cape on 24 December 1906. At the age of five she joined theatre and continued to perform until … which began in 1938. In 1952 she was the co…
PlaceHout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
… Its beautiful heavily wooded Valley became the main source of timber for the building and repairs of ships and also for buildings such as the Castle of Good…
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… South Africa reacted with shock at the passing away of veteran political activist, artist and writer Hilda … away on the 9th September 2006 in Cape Town at…
PlaceBeaufort West, Cape Town
… on the Farm: ''Hooyvlakte'' . It is currently the name of one of the Suburbs in which a section of Beaufort West's "coloured" community resides. The larger ……
PlaceEllis Park
… and concerts. The Emirates Airline Park has been the site of numerous significant milestones in South African sporting … first major international sporting…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… South African singer Miriam Makeba dies at the age of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama…
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… Dear John, It would be peculiar if I had the same point of view to-day as I had in Moscow in 1928. I was a loyal … the interval. I am sorry that Time Longer…
EventDF Malan mentions the term 'Apartheid' in Parliament for the first time
… was a practice and an ideology to ensure the safety of the White race and of Christian civilisation by the maintenance of principles of separate development…
ArchiveWorking in the apartheid city: worker struggles in Durban, 1959-1979
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History, University of Natal, Durban, 1994. According to …
ArchiveConformity and conflict: Afrikaner nationalist politics in South Africa
… Thesis sumitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Oxford University. This thesis includes …
EventManilal Gandhi leads a resistance group across the Natal
… Certificate given to active supporters of the Passive Resistance Campaign During the Defiance Campaign, Manilal Gandhi leads a batch of Passive Resistors…
EventPolice pounce on AWB members
… Terreblanche (Terre'Blanche), and eight other members of the right-wing group the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging … after uncovering illegal arms caches in…
EventThird Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand
… The third session of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was…
EventDiplomatic relations between SA and Iraq annoys USA
… Relations between South Africa and the United States of America (USA) became strained by South Africa's … The relations were concluded during November 1998…
PlaceRiebeek Kasteel
… The village of Riebeek Kasteel was established in about 1861, and was located at the foot of the Mountain of the same name. The Area was first visited in…
EventJoachim Ammena van Plettenberg is born in the Netherlands
… in the Netherlands. He came to the Cape as an employee of the Dutch East India Company (DEIC). In 1767 he became “Independent-Fiscal”, the highest official…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… FM and they began featuring ‘Peru and Bala’ (personas of two old men) for ten minutes every Saturday morning on … no less than 850 episodes for Lotus FM over…
EventAnti-Pass petition sent to President Steyn
… The pass measures were aimed at controlling the mobility of the Black population in White urban areas. Bloemfontein … Waaihoek. Women played a significant…
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings edited by Shamim Meer
… cannot determine my future by Khomotjo Lekgoro The street of Alex by Khomotjo Lekgoro Red Lipstick by Lebogang Lorraine … no matter the past! by Frida Bapela…