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PlaceCradock Division
… the district of Graaff-Reinet on 21 January 1814, and on 12 March 1825 it was transferred to the new district of … the division: 1841 census: 6,300 residents…
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… highly politicised events such as the 1976 Uprising, 1985-1986 Mass Mobilisation, 1989-1990 Defiance Campaign, …
EventJames Filbert Sojane, sports administrator and pioneer in the taxi industry, dies
… they had a son and two daughters. He died on 16 February 1985. …
EventLuc Montagnier, virologist who discovered the human immunodeficiency virus, is born
… de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 1974 and in 1985 professor at the Pasteur Institute. Dr. Montagnier is …
EventTrevor Manuel, Minister in The Presidency: National Planning Commission, is born
… the Western Cape, and was appointed regional secretary. In 1985, Manuel was arrested for a month for his activities in …
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… state of emergency so soon after it was instituted in July 1985. This blindfold attitude by the Government was believed … SAP activity in a massacre at three…
EventJoseph Louw is sentenced to six months imprisonment for contravening the Immorality Act
… On 24 February 1962, a Coloured journalist Joseph Louw, 23, was sentenced to six months in the Johannesburg Regional …
EventSA sprinter Oscar Pistorius reaches the final
… tenacity to surge from last to victory in a world record 23.42sec for double-amputees at the Athens Paralympic Games. …
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
… On 23 January 2007 Presley Chweneyagae (22) was arrested near …
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makapane) massacred 23 Voortrekkers, men, women, and children, who were on a … L. 2004.|Davie L.(2004), Blown away by…
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo, 25, and Mary Loate, 23 were given long term imprisonment under the Terrorism Act. …
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… the pyramid roof. The area of the structure at the base is 23 feet square, its foundation resting upon sea-worn rock. … and watchmakers, J Joseph and Sons,…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
Marikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012 the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
In 2012, the mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) received the world’s attention,…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… The reason for this fear was the mere fact that during 1985, the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress of … activities in massacres at three…
Documentary Photography and Awakening the International Community, 1976-1994
… Liaison Committee of the Colgate-Palmolive Company." [12] Goldblatt successfully photographed labor exploitation … a series of speakers and an exhibition was…
Apartheid power in crisis
… history, it was the detainees' hunger strike. Starting on 23 January 1989, nearly 1000 detainees, detained from one … There were no incidents reported from…
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… and Cemetery, were transferred to the State in 1985 and were then restored. It was declared a National …
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… outside of the country. It was eventually repealed in 1985 by the Immorality and Prohibition of Mixed Marriages …
EventMaria Mary Burton, former national president of the Black Sash, is born
… as Maria Burton, who acted as its national president from 1985 - 1990. The Black Sash is still in existence and still … History [online] Available at:…
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… were released before and after 1989 were, Dennis Goldberg (1985), Govan Mbeki (5 November 1987) and Nelson Mandela (11 …
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… and the harshness of the state of emergency in force since 1985. Apartheid spy Vanessa Brereton in 2003 alleged that she …
EventDeath sentence for Rapists
… for the rape of a Black woman, Ginny Gotsoine in February 1985. Two other White men in the same case were found guilty …
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha delivered the … London: Chronicle Communications, p. 144.| exmedia,(1985), 'pw botha…
EventConstructors make mass grave finding in Namibia
… Constand Viljoen, who was chief of the army from 1977 to 1985, reacted to the finding by saying that it was impossible …
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
… in Johannesburg.Mohl died in Soweto, Johannesburg in 1985. … Artists of South Africa: John Koenakeefe Mogl (1903-1985)’ from Vgallery [online] Available at…
EventMilner proposes conditional voting rights for ‘non-Whites’ in SA
… South Africa, Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Pretorius, F. (1985). The Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902, Cape Town: Don Nelson. …
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… music and mixed race public performances. Juluka split in 1985 and Clegg formed another band, Savuka, which disbanded …
EventDorothy Fischer becomes the first South African woman to undergo a heart transplant
… and became the longest surviving patient. She lived for 12 years afterwards. She was South Africa's fifth heart … "She lived her larger-than-life existence…