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EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… by South African troops, that violated the sovereignty of its neighbouring countries in order to prop up the … in cases in which South Africa violated the…
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… cells on 16 November 1977. Another document gives the date of his death as 7 November 1977. Because of these discrepancies the correct date could not be … …
EventSA troops withdraw from Angola
… forces from Angola that have been fighting on the side of Jonas Savimbi led guerrilla forces UNITA. The withdrawal came as a result of South Africa losing an…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… secretary Murphy Morobe in a pre-dawn raid on the home of Judge Dayalin Chetty in Port Elizabeth. The two men had … Consulate, before securing passports and…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha … the infamous "Rubicon" Speech in Durban. Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, Pik…
EventVasco da Gama’s expedition reaches St Helena Bay
… set off from the Tagus River on 8 July 1497 with a crew of 148 men in a squadron of three square-riggers, the Sao Gabriel, the Sao Raphael, … four months…
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… human remains. The bones were suspected to be those of South West African People's Organisation fighters who may … been killed in the so-called nine-day war …
EventHealth Minister Tshabalala-Msimang announces that SA pledges R20 million to the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
… Minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, announced at a meeting of the World Health Assembly in Geneva that South Africa was … time, lagging behind other African…
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of the Beira Railway to Umtali was completed in February … to Pauling & Co., its constructors. The…
EventM.K. Gandhi is forcibly removed from a whites-only train carriage
… and this event proved a remarkable influence on the future of his political life. Gandhi was later instrumental in protesting against policies of…
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signed a treaty with H.G. Elliott in which he … protection. On 30 September 1878, he…
EventAngolan government signs peace treaty with UNITA
… the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) of Jonas Savimbi, signed a peace deal in Lusaka, Zambia. The … by the United Nations (UN)…
EventBritain imposes an embargo on Rhodesian trade
… Ian Douglas Smith, announced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI). During his announcement Smith said; … stalemate in negotiations has become…
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
… born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The trip … his memory. Experts have disputed his…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… Dear Sir, I very much appreciate your sending me a copy of yr 1tr of 1 Sept. I endorse much of what you say, particularly about hatred. I agree with your …
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… acclaim. Motswai was born on 27 May 1963, in Soweto, South of Johannesburg. Although he was born deaf, he became a … Soweto." He attended art classes at FUBA…
EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… from his brother. In later years he was the recipient of several bursaries. He exhibited his work from 1928-1987. … commissioned by the Bantu Welfare Trust…
EventYouth has been burnt to death in Mahwelereng Township
… Mr Ronnie Molifi was stabbed and burnt to death by a group of youth in the Mahwelereng Township in Limpopo province. He was accused of being a man who was…
PlaceThe Old Durban Prison
… period to house political dissidents. The former location of the prison is on the corner of Walnut Rd and Dr AB Xuma St (formerly Commercial Road), and it is…
PlaceAbaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
… Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name means 'red body'. Definition: Track or set of…
ArchiveInterview with Alexander Hepple
… Hepple (1904-1983), politician and author, a member of the South African parliament for the white socialist … Aid Fund information service in London. He was…
Inner-Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the replacement of the late Moses Mabhida as General…
ArchiveThe international situation
… This address was delivered at the 9th National Conference of the Non-European Movement in Pietermaritzburg, on the 3rd-5th of January, 1962. This paper…
Liberation
… Liberation was founded in Johannesburg as a magazine of quality, focusing on issues of concern to Blacks and non-establishment Whites in South Africa. It was…
ArchivePrejudice in modern perspective
… Professor Dordon W Allport and centres around the subject of prejudices be it a "love prejudice" or "hate prejudice", … for or against an object. As defined…
ArchiveGroup conflicts and race prejudice
… Memorial Lecture in which there is discussion on the topic of race prejudices in South Africa and the impact it has on … exists in South Africa. Taking into…
Yarra Yarra, St Georges Street, Simonstown
… The grounds of this property originally formed part of the Studlands estate which had been granted to JP Eksteen on 5 May 1779 for the erection of a wijnhuis…
PlaceWandel and Barnet Streets, Gardens
… The five properties involved are part of a larger complex of Georgian terrace Houses, The original portions of this House reputedly served as an out-building…
PlaceDrill Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town
… The foundation stone of the Drill Hall was laid on 2 October 1884 by Thomas Upington, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. The building, designed by James…
Yukon, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… in 1911 for TF Allen, who subsequently became Mayor of Johannesburg from 1917 to 1919. It is a testament to the … expectations that initially surrounded the…