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EventOlivia Forsyth takes refuge in British embassy in Luanda
… British embassy in Luanda. She was a self-confessed SA spy of the security police in the African National Congress who … ANC guard in Luanda. Sources: South…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.8 No.3 and No.4 1989
… Frank Meintjies and Mi Hlatshwayo. STORY: Reminiscences of a Job Seeker, Jan Ceasar Mbele. ESSAYS and INTERVIEWS: … Department; Ari Sitas: The Publication…
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
… His father. a migrant worker, ‘coughed out’ the harshness of his life onto his children. He died after his drink was … work for nothing", in 1974 he entered…
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… working. He was accompanied by Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales. The men were stood in lines on the lawn. The King … the sea to help in this great war. I…
PlaceDock House, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront-Cape Town
… Provisional protection of a monument- Dockhouse No. 1 and No. 2, off Portswood Road, … and 6 and 10. The Cell Block and Treadmill, remains part of the old…
PlaceCape Town Stadium
… tourist attraction. Welcome to Cape Town Stadium, one of our most iconic landmarks, where every visit is as unique … as the structure itself. Cape Town…
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… laws. At this meeting it was decided that the second phase of the resistance campaign would commence in 1952 after an … 1952. If this did not take place a…
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
… on his work. In 1970, Manyoni was appointed as curator of the Pandora Gallery in Mbabane, Swaziland, and in 1979 he … [Accessed 30 August 2010] Rankin, E.D …
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He … left the army and became a full time…
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… The public memorial for Joost was televised, as members of the family, including his brother and wife Amore Vittone addressed mourners. The funeral of the…
EventClive Derby-Lewis dies
… Derby -Lewis, the man who was convicted for the murder of former South African Communist party leader Chris Hani, … died after suffering from lung cancer…
ArchiveRenewed fighting in April
… On April 1 1989, the start of the implementation of Resolution 435, clashes between Swapo guerillas and South … . For nine days the most intense fighting in…
ArchiveBolt Number 10 May 1974
… Morphet, Contents: Poetry, Imprisoned by the Dictators of Apartheid Ahmed Timol considers the art of Eduardo Paolozzi by Sarat Maharaj. Two Letters: Harry ……
PlaceNational Women’s Monument
… by Anton van Wouw , was put up in 1913 in remembrance of the 26 370 Boer women and children who died in prison … The idea, project launch and eventual…
Nelson Mandela Speaks on Tolerance, April 30, 2006 on CBS (Video)
… There is no world leader with greater stature on the issue of Diversity and Tolerance than Nelson Mandela -- the power of his words in this message define…
EventMuhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman to regain his world heavyweight title
… George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) took place on 30 October 1974. Ali won the fight … Foreman in the eighth round. The…
EventSouth African Springbok rugby tour in UK is disrupted by anti-apartheid demonstration.
… demonstration. The team was made up entirely of Afrikaners. Once the tour was announced, the strongest … came from the political Left. The front-page article…
EventThe Arusha Accord is signed to end civil war in Rwanda
… and Tutsi Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). The signing of the Accord followed a ceasefire agreement which was … from Uganda in an attempt to overthrow the…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… to Canada a few months after his release from 27 years of imprisonment. The visit was part of a six week tour of 14 nations in Africa, Europe and North…
EventSA withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
… International Labour Organisation (ILO) voted in favour of the suspension of South Africa from its Annual General Conferences. The ILO objected to South…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
… in the country at 3,482 mt. The Drakensberg also consists of various parts, including the Amphitheatre and pinnacle … 'summit team' and completed the first…
EventSA artist, Daniel Sefundi Rakgoathe is born
… at Rorke's Drift began during Apartheid, with the aim of nurturing the unique artistic heritage of Africa. Later, Rakgoathe was awarded a Fulbright … an MA…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
… A limpet mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the Johannesburg Jewish Reform Congregation. The…
EventRhodesia withdraws from Summer Olympic Games
… a few days before the official opening ceremony, as result of Rhodesia's racial policy. The IOC felt the policy of only allowing black athletes to compete in…
EventEuropean Community lifts sanctions against SA
… Following the institution of the Transitional Executive Council and Nelson Mandela's … General Assembly to lift all sanctions with the exception of oil and…
EventMandela and de Klerk agree to restart talks
… the ANC had suspended talks after accusing the government of complicity in the violence sweeping the country. This had … soon after the Boipatong massacre…
EventTripartite Alliance plans mass action
… The Tripartite Alliance, consisting of the African National Congress (ANC), South African Communist Party (SACP) and Congress of South African Trade Union …
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
… and other African countries, the Pan African Congress of Azania (PAC) acceded to meet with the ANC and other liberation movements including Congress of South…
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
… to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) on behalf of South Africa. This opened South Africa's nuclear … occurs when a nation voluntarily achieves one…
EventUNHRC service is enlisted in repatriation process
… not have diplomatic relations. On 7 March, the first batch of the African National Congress (ANC) exiles returned home … sources also revealed that they…