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EventJudge Goldstone calls for “truth commission” on atrocities
… Justice Richard Goldstone called for the establishment of a "truth commission" on Apartheid atrocities because … He said it was essential to expose the past…
PlaceOld General Post Office, Grand Central, Cape Town
… Overlooking the Western side of the Parade is the lofty General Post Office building. It was completed in 1940 on the site of the old Opera House. The…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 2: Aug. 22 elections and you
… APDUSA (African Peoples Democratic Union of South Africa) is calling for a boycott to the elections and is seen as the only method of rejecting the new…
EventBurundi gains independence from Belgium
… Burundi, a country located east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) gained its independence on 01 July 1962. Formerly part of German East Africa,…
EventWilliam Selborne Dies
… P. Selborne, British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, dies at the age of 82. His predecessor was Lord Milner…
EventZimbabwe’s interior minister Joshua Nkomo is dismissed
… Joshua Nkomo, long time friend of Robert Mugabe, was dismissed as minister of the interior on the accusation of plotting a coup in Zimbabwe. This triggered…
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe dies in East London
… his death, Tyamzashe was awarded an honorary Masters of Arts degree from University of Fort Hare in recognition of his contribution to the music industry. He…
EventG7 meeting on world finance kicks off in London
… Top finance officials from seven of the world's richest countries, the G7 (now Group of 8 after the inclusion of Russia), opened a two-day meeting in London…
EventSA to host future Pan African Parliament
… The third conference of the African Union (AU) meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, selected South Africa as the seat of the future Pan African Parliament (PAP)…
EventSouth African artist, Maggie Laubser, is born
… was born on Bloublommetjieskloof farm in the district of Malmesbury, Cape Colony. Laubser went on to become on of South Africa's most renowned South African…
ArchiveWomen in the ANC-led underground by Raymond Suttner
… The involvement of women in liberation struggle tends to attract controversy. … This relates mainly to the extent and character of women's participation…
ArchiveResponses by black women to race and gender dynamics under South Africa apartheid with special reference to the Black Consciousness Movement
… Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Stellenbosch. Black women's …
PlaceGrydo Pass
… Gydo Pass is situated in the Western Cape, province of South Africa on the Regional road R303 between Ceres and … time as Michells Pass by Andrew Geddes Bain…
EventPresident Zuma visits Russia
… in Russia on the 8th, on the 9th he joined a number of world leaders at the Russian capiral Moscow for the 70th anniversary of the end of World War 2…
EventThe Khoi and San National Language Body is officially launched in Upington, Northern Cape
… Even though none of the Khoisan languages form part of the eleven official languages of South Africa, they are still highly regarded. The …
EventSADF raid Southern Angola
… The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern … fighters are believed to have been killed,…
EventMinister introduces free and compulsory education
… The Minister of Bantu Education M.C. Botha announced that the government moved towards the introduction of free and compulsory education for Black pupils…
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (Jimmy) Kruger, declared the … organisation under the Affected Organisation's Act of 1974. This Act served to weaken…
EventThe Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member
… up a White state (volkstaat). The caucus expelled a Member of Parliament, Koos van der Merwe, because he did not adhere … Democratic South Africa (CODESA),…
EventPastor Sekano Ntoane is born
… Church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), S.G. Sekano … was then the Education Advice Council and on the Council of the…
EventThe Transvaal National Union is established
… reason behind its formation was to further the interests of Uitlanders (Foreigners i.e. immigrants from abroad who flocked to the ZAR after the discovery of…
PlaceWagon Museum
… First 'Raadsaal' in Bloemfontein and houses a collection of historic wagons and carriages such as the spring wagon, … coach, mule wagon, spider and Cape cart…
Addis Video Art Festival to Cape Town Hosted by ALMA MARTHA
… by Francois Knoetze and Daniel Gray 7PM Erf 81, Corner of Military and Leeuwenvoet Roads, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town … ALMA MARTHA is very excited to be…
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
… at the broadcaster is wrong and I can longer be part of it,” he said in his resignation letter to Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe, chairperson of the SABC board…
SABC’s Matthews was Motsoeneng’s willing enforcer-in-chief: FJT (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… overdue”. It added that it “represents the lowest levels of questionable editorial decision-making that Matthews is as much culpable for allowing himself to…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… relevance. In January 1969, the foundation stone of the present church building was laid. At that time, the … A document signed on that day gave thanks to…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the … as a South African. [2] Tumi was the lead…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the … as a South African.[2] Tumi was the lead…
PlaceMonterey House, Klaasens Road, Wynberg
… House, Klaassens Road, Wynberg and was formed as part of Monterey Preparatory School. In the last quarter of 1978, Monterey Pre-Primary School, as the School…
PlacePakhuis Pass
… and Builder, Thomas Bain , was an incredibly energetic man of many talents, which included: Art, Rock Paintings, … tarred over its entire length and offers a…