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PlaceStation Building, Point Road, Durban
… when the Natal Government Railways experienced a surge in economic development. The wrought-iron verandah and the … 10 August 1979. The Old Durban Railway…
Letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe to Ray Simons
… Handwritten letter from Sizakhele Sigxashe, in Dar es Salaam, to Ray Simons in Lusaka, regarding problems and opportunism in exile. …
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. Unemployment and food shortages were … based…
Establishment of the Food Committee
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , South Africa was undergoing a downturn in economic fortunes. Unemployment and food shortages were … based…
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… has noted a public apology made by Comrade Carl Niehaus in which he is asking for forgiveness. Comrade Carl is highly regarded for the role that he has…
ArchiveThe politics of the South African Communist Party 1962 - 1990
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Studies, University of…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979)
… overview; Early developments of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white sport in South Africa…
ArchiveAn investigation into the effect of race and politics on the development of South African sport (1970-1979
… overview; Early developments of white and non-white sport in South Africa to 1950; A synopsis of the development of white and non-white sport in South Africa…
PlacePolokwane Museum
… Housed in the famous, Historical "Irish House", the Museum portrays … is a fascinating and interesting place to visit, situated in Polokwane, across the way…
EventJosiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira is the first African to be elected president of the LWF
… the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Assembly held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Josiah Mutabuzi Isaya Kibira … was a great honour for the Evangelical…
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… forces proved to be far from surrendering. Elsewhere in the Free State, the Boers achieved victories at the battle … continued for another two years before a…
EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
… on the Bechuanaland border, Arthur Goldreich, caught in the Rivonia raid, Moosa Moolla, accused in the Treason Trial, and Charlie Jassat, escaped from the ……
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… African delegations at the United Nations headquarters in New York requested Secretary-General U Thant to help … being on the run for seventeen months and…
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
… insurance agent, community leader and politician, dies in Pretoria. He was widely regarded as the best court … was a talented rugby and cricket player who…
EventBafana Bafana play 2-2 draw with Cameroon
… up against one of the African soccer giants, Cameroon, in three international friendlies. The final match between those two countries was played in the…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… Five prominent anti-apartheid activists were released in Cape Town after being detained for up to two years under … Ndude, all officials of the United…
Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was succeeded by his eldest son, Willem Adriaan van … Constantia and continued to develop…
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… Dullah Mohamed Omar was born in Observatory, Cape Town on 26 May 1934 and grew up in District Six. After matriculation he enrolled at the … trials. He joined…
EventNotorious ‘SOWETO’ policeman dies
… interrogators of the South African Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. Brigadier Swanepoel is notorious for ordering the police to shoot at protesting…
EventLocal elections receive go
… elections to be held on November 1. This step was taken in compliance with legislation that was passed in September by the Constitutional Court,…
EventAlfred Milner becomes High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape Province
… for South Africa and Governor of the Cape Province in 1897. His efforts to gain political rights for the … "Uitlanders" (foreigners who flocked to the gold…
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… The discovery of various rich mineral resources in Southern Africa saw the construction of various railway … Bay railway line, which followed the discovery…
EventThe western wing of Munitoria burns down
… The Munitoria building, a municipal building in Pretoria burned down in 1997. The fire spread though the building very quickly and … the biggest fire the…
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… when AIDS emerged. However, the first reported cases were in the early eighties. Then, the disease was widely known as a gay man’s disease because it was…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… within Ethiopia was very much different from that observed in the West. The slave trade in Ethiopia was slightly more humane than the one in western…
PlaceCottam Grove Hotel, 303-309 Florida Road, Durban.
… These two impressive verandah houses were erected in about 1903 on the instruction of mining magnate Sir Abe … a hotel. At the time it was known as The…
Izwi lase Township, 1982 - 1984
… that Alexandra was but a part of South Africa and shared in the general struggle of the country as a whole. The … was that it was necessary to understand…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education
… "This first volume in the series, Turning Points in History, highlights two important events that occurred prior to the arrival of Europeans in South Africa …
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 23 June 1980
… Incomplete Minutes from a State Security Council Meeting in which operations in Angola, the situation in Zimbabwe and other items were discussed. …
ArchiveR40 000 largest payout ever
… In the largest pay out in a labour dispute in South Africa, workers at Braitex, a Transvaal textile …