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EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… safely and established considerable contact with the Bantu in the area. Another party was not so fortunate - of a group …
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
… Leon announced reception of 26 councillors. In Cape Town unicity the African National …
EventUnited Nations appoints Kofi Annan as secretary
… allowing it to set more realistic goals. After ten years in office, Annan will be succeeded by South Korea's Ban … BBC News," Annan chides US in final speech…
EventThe Anglo-Boer War 1 (Transvaal War of Independence) begins
… British authority. The events of the 13 December 1880 thus in effect started the war and ended passive resistance. The …
EventLesotho’s deputy Prime Minister shot
… Monyane Moleleki, Pakalitha Mosisili and Kelebone Maope in the mutiny over a planned government probe into the army. …
EventFNB cancels its R20 million anti-crime initiative designed to encourage President Thabo Mbeki to make crime his priority
… against Mbeki, the bank decided to cancel the campaign. In 2013, FNB created a deja vu moment when it launched the “U …
EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
… Albertina had been given instruction by Nelson Mandela in March 1968 to organize a protest when his name was due to …
EventTranskei Constitution Act No 48 commences
… possibility of granting self-government to the Transkei. In December 1962 this committee, under chairmanship of Chief … (Accessed: 25 April 2013)| Boddy…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… a Germen colony. It was called German South West Africa. In his book, “Troubled Waters” Joseph Diescho refers to …
EventRobben Island is turned into a maximum security prison
… was officially turned into a maximum security prison in 1961. It was used to incarcerate more than 3,000 …
20th Time of the Writer
… Africa and different parts of the world will feature in this year’s week-long edition. This year’s edition will …
Answers to questions by Drum: Albert Luthuli, 6 May 1961
… that white South Africa should not go on making changes in our lives without consulting us. …
Secret Ballot
… where we are introduced to Nkunzi Emnyama (The Commander In Chief), The IT Cadre and the EAT Comrade (The CIC’s right …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.1 Oct-Dec 1957
… “Last Barrier”, George Clay and Stanley Uys. Race Zoning in Cloud Cuckoo Land, Leo Kuper. The Ghetto Act, Yusuf …
EventFifth Constitution Amendment Bill is introduced
… economic and social development, was introduced in Parliament. The Bill was based closely on the majority of …
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… brain damage. Biko had sustained at least a dozen injuries in the period of eight days and up to twelve hours before his …
EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… and Toxic Weapons and their Destruction was signed in Moscow, London and Washington. South Africa formed part of …
EventVerwoerd’s grandson joins ANC
… In a historic move, Wilhelm Verwoerd, grandson of former …
EventAbolition of Racially Based Land Measures Act is adopted
… systems; for the regulation of norms and standards in residential environments; and for the establishment of a …
EventGeneral Motors fails to leave RSA quietly
… General Motors (GM), the American owned automobile industry in South Africa, pulled out of the country amidst a series of …
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… that Dingane did not wish to yield the land ceded to them in the treaty and mistrusted the presence of the Voortrekkers. …
EventFive power stations are blown up as tensions rise during WWII
… power stations are blown up by pro-Axis power saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the Rand gold mines. During the …
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… Africa, documenting the tour delegation led by Arun Gandhi in conversation with Rivonia Trialist Ahmed “Kathy” Kathrada …
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… to this great patroit, heroine and Titan. She may rest in peace for the seeds of her struggle and that of her …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.5 No.2 1982
… Ntate Sekoto by Mpikayipheli. History Series: Flight in Winter by Sol T. Plaatje. Book Reviews: by Tyrone August; …
PlaceMbombela Orion Hotel, 'Promenade', Nelspruit
… grazing area, for the cattle. Hotel Promenade is located in the Lowveld region’s capital city, Nelspruit. Once the …
PlaceSilikamva High School, Penzance Estate-Hout Bay
… adulthood. The Schools main feeder School is the Secondary in The Settlement of Imizamo Yethu , with the same name …
EventNational Party unveils its policy plan focusing on anti-poverty strategies
… Klerk held. However, its members would retain their seats in parliament. …
The 2014 Cape Agulhas Treasure Tracks
… The Overberg Development Association (ODA) in partnership with the Shipwreck Museum, Cape Agulhas …
EventJournalist and anti-apartheid activist M.P. Naicker dies
… all parts of the world at the Golders Green Crematorium in London on May 8 to say a last farewell to Naicker. The …