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PlaceGlen Grey
… The village of Glen Grey was named in honour of Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape 1854-61. On 17 July 1902 a fire broke out in the …
The Freedom Charter
… Copy of The Freedom Charter. Title in light green on white … Headings in light green, Charter in black lettering. Image of group of people carrying flag with…
ArchiveMemorandum van HSAW aan die Voorsitter van die SVR werkkomitee
… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State … Security Council, detailing guidelines for the formulation of a short…
ArchiveKorttermynstrategie vir Angola
… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State … Security Council, detailing guidelines for the formulation of a short…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the Port Natal Maritime Museum offers an insight into the influence of maritime…
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… the KwaZulu homeland and Natal province as an act of insubordination against the government and African … Zwelithini was always seen to be intervening on…
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
… System Analysis Group (CSAG) based at the University of Cape Town will be running its annual course, 'Winter … and aims to take participants through the full…
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … who was working as an interpreter Assistant Protector of Labour…
EventThree MK soldiers found guilty
… On the afternoon of 25 January 1980, three Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cadres: … a Volkskas Bank branch in Silverton, on the eastern edge of Pretoria, and took 25…
Place'Abbakwap' a Mountain were the Fish and Orange Rivers Merge
… Mountian in the Richtersveld, at the confluence of the Fish River with the Orange River. This a Khoikhoi name … The name is said to refer to the hollow spoon…
ArchiveInternational Womens Day
… White poster with black lettering and border of small black stars. Welcome home rally for Ray Alexander. … Wits University Great Hall. Black and white faded…
ArchiveWorks on paper
… University of Port Elizabeth, Silver Jubilee Festival Program. Black and … by M.C. Escher entitled 'Sky and Water II' 1938. Notice of an exhibition of the…
ArchivePretoria Minute
… Minutes of discussions between the South African Government and the … Discussed violence and negotiations. Includes a report of the Working Group established…
ArchiveUnban the ANC
… lettering. Page from Pretoria News newspaper. Short piece of information on ANC. Commemoration of 75 years of the ANC, from 8 January 1912 to 8 January 1987 …
Municipal elections
… the municipal elections which was determined by the state of the organisation, the mood of the masses and the strengths and weaknesses of the regime and the…
EventSA musician Todd Matshikiza dies
… and writer, Todd Tozama Matshikiza, died at the age of 47 in Lusaka, Zambia after a sudden illness. He composed the music and wrote some of the lyrics for…
EventAZAPO, SOPA, and BPC announce a merger agreement
… Leaders of the Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), the Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) and the Black People's Convention (BPC) … 1998 SOPA broke away…
ArchiveNow Cape Town...Now Langa too is burning
… The circular informs University of Cape Town students of a mass meeting to be held in response to the political … state. The meeting calls for solidarity…
ArchiveEducate for socialism
… with artwork and text in red and black. Artwork of man holding the Azanian Peoples Organisation flag, over the map of South Africa. Image of the a hand in a…
ArchiveMemorandum aan alle lede van die Staatsveiligheidsraad: Onlussituasie - voorgestelde terminologiese riglyne vir amptelike segsmanne
… Memorandum to all members of the State Security Council, from Louis Nel, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, regarding guidelines for the use of terminology…
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… " Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary " gives the account of three people from three, seemingly World Class Cities. It … bottom up. Exploring the parallels,…
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… Referendum required a 50+1 result to secede or remain part of Sudan and quorum of 50% of registered voters in the region. After three days, a 60% … Observng…
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… in confinement. Winnie was separated from her husband most of her marriage life due to his imprisonment. However, she … Mandela’s legacy. Winnie was pivotal…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… Former member of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), Jeannette Schoon, and her six-year … Marius Schoon (Jeannette's husband) was the target of…
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… due to political pressure due to the Apartheid policies of the South African State. The Apartheid government claimed … as well as generating electricity. The…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi calls for National Convention
… The leader of the Zulu Territorial Authority, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, called for a National Convention of all races in South Africa to make a…
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… Krugersdorp was the hometown of engineer George Pratley who founded the Pratley research … and today the company is run by his son, Kim. Hundreds of tons of…
EventReconciliation talks between F.W de Klerk and Nelson Mandela are rescheduled due to violence in Sebokeng
… and the African National Congress (ANC). The purpose of these talks was to negotiate the adoption of a new democratic constitution for South Africa. The…
EventUN spokesman comments on Mugabe’s eviction campaign
… Kothari, a United Nations (UN) housing expert, said most of those displaced by President Robert Mugabe's May 2005 … in Geneva. He deplored what he called a …
Event14 Year old girl is convicted in Pietermaritzburg High Court
… has been found guilty in the Pietermaritzburg High Court of murdering Radha Govender, a Pietermaritzburg socialite, … out the murder. She was also found…