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PlaceKitson the Steam Train, Krugersdorp
… donation, to SANRASM, towards the cosmetic restoration of the Kitson and Hunslet, ex-ESKOM National Heritage … engine was manufactured in England in 1879 by…
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… where he started drawing portraits from photographs of world celebrities.In 1903 he became the first cartoonist appointed to the permanent staff of the South…
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… and The Daily Express newspapers, allocated costs to each of its newspapers accordingly. However, it discovered that it … Mail was a liberal newspaper that…
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… role in the MK and anti-apartheid resistance. As a member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU), he was responsible for the organisation of…
EventFourth Nuclear bomb test by France in the Sahara
… bomb test in the Sahara Desert. Adding to the tension of the time, was an underlyingFrench ambition to lead Europe … its own right. This ambition was…
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… 1000m event in Munich. Malan was raised in the Boland area of the Cape, where he took part in athletics from a young … to take athletics seriously during his…
EventApartheid bomb kills Zimbabwean and injures six ANC members
… agents located in Zimbabwe . Philip Masiza Conjwayo, one of the agents was a former member of Zimbabwe’s Special Branch. Conjwayo confirmed to the ANC that…
EventNatal Law society apologises to Gandhi
… lawyer to apply to practise in the then British colony of Natal. The Natal Law Society opposed his application because he was Indian. The president of the…
EventSA President Nelson Mandela to step down
… the president can only serve for two terms as the head of state. Mandela felt one term was enough as he had already … scenes endorsement by Nelson Mandela…
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… South African author and translator of books into Afrikaans from six European languages, Hymne … Orange Free State (now Free State). She was a daughter of…
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
… astronomer Edmund Halley, who in 1705 calculated the orbit of the comet around the sun. Halley was also the first … Comet has been known since 240 and the…
EventGerman action in Herero Revolt is condemned in the Reichstag
… in German South West Africa. He demanded the termination of the war and refused to budget for its continuation. Bebel called the resistance of the Ovaherero…
EventEmily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission
… letter saying; "The only consideration in the selection of ladies to visit the Concentration Camps, beyond their … be, so far as is possible, removed from…
EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… in the West Indies. He died later in hospital. After weeks of investigation his body was returned to his family in South Africa. Bob Woolmer was one of the…
EventOn 14 November 2006, parliament approved the controversial Civil Unions Bill, which provided for same-sex marriage
… South Africa the first African country to do so and one of only a few in the world at the time. MPs from the African … its members a free vote on the issue…
EventPrime Minister Verwoerd’s assassin transferred from prison to a mental asylum
… On 30 June 1994, the Minister of Correctional Services in South Africa, Dr Sipho Mzimela, … in other Germany, England and the United States of America and…
EventForced removals at the Crossroads informal settlement
… The removals occurred on 25 May 1986 and June of the same year. Allegedly a notorious group of men known as ‘witdoeke’ executed the evictions by setting ……
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… The twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) leader and first commander-in-chief of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was…
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… he established a music school, the Todd Matshikiza School of Music. He was also one of the first black journalists to work for Drum Magazine. … South Africa…
ArchiveStatement by Seth Sandila Mazibuku
… This is a press release about the death of Steve Biko and the detention of black leaders. …
ArchiveQuote from Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa 2007
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of the sinking of the Titanic. Zimbabwe flag. Call for a new democratic …
ArchiveGran fiesta nacional por el triunfo popular
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of people unfolding a map of El Salvador. Holiday on the 16 January 1992. …
ArchiveNew Nation: Writers Conference 1991
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of a head on a book with pencils and feathers coming out of the head. …
ArchiveReports presented at 3rd General Students Co
… Reports of activities of SASO for the past year and plans proposed for the …
Disco Club 700
… Red and white poster. Notice of intended music event. Reverse side of folder 2802.p001 …
ArchiveVakalisa Art Associates: art exhibition
… Notice of an art exhibition on Monday 13th May. Venue - Belhar Library. List of attractions. …
ArchiveJonas Gwangwa and Shakawe with Dennis Mpale
… White, black and blue poster. Artwork of a man and musical instruments. Notice of an intended concert. …
ArchiveWe salute Simon Mogoerane: Jerry Mosololi: Marcus Motaung
… Black and white poster. Artwork of three soldiers carrying rifles. Commemoration of people mentioned in title. …
ArchiveEmploi!
… Multicoloured poster. Artwork of an apple with a bite out of it. CGT poster. Federation des Cheminots. …
ArchiveConditions de travail: ameliorer: CGT
… Multicoloured poster with artwork of an apple with a bite out of it. Federation Des Cheminots logo. …