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EventDie Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger
… in 1916 as the de huisgenoot, then a monthly magazine. One of the reasons the magazine was founded was to financially … a weekly magazine. It has the highest…
Contact
… Contact, the official publication of the Liberal Party, was published monthly, in … political struggles not only in the southern region of Africa but in…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… London on 28 August 1965.[i] She began surfing at the age of 13, and won four consecutive South African National … as being ranked seventh in the world.[iii]…
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… medical doctor who attained his degree from the University of Cape Town.[ii] Riaad received the “Comics Choice Award” at … He is also a regular presenter on…
EventFighting breaks out on the Johannesburg market square
… after strikers attacked them with stones. In the period of 1910 to 1914 organised labour began to find its feet in … These Europeans brought with them their…
Looking After Freedom - ending 16 June
… visibility to artistic practices that escape the grasp of art history. Looking After Freedom offers a sampling of artists working in photography, video, and…
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… Committee (NDC) following the disruption last week of businesses situated around ANC headquarters Chief Albert … pending legal action against the ANCs…
Theft at Luthuli House, 12 October 2003
… In response to a number of media enquiries, the ANC wishes to clarify the following: … national headquarters in Johannesburg during the night of Tuesday, 7…
EventPolice found burnt body near KTC squatter camp, Cape Town
… the South African police services found the burnt body of a man near the KTC squatter camp in Nyanga East. A Police … police spokesman mentioned that this…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.6 No.1 1984
… Mpumie Cilibe; A Dirty Story by Yashar Kemal; The Incest of Poverty by Achmat Dangor; Phumaphi by Floss M. Jay; … With the Workers' Struggle by Lawrence…
EventSouth African storyteller, Gcina Mhlophe is born
… for writing both stories and music for children. Some of her work has been used in different schools and … also represented South Africa in Egypt for the…
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… with Duma Nokwe (1927-1978) who was Secretary-General of the ANC from 1958 to 1969. Born to working class parents … School in Johannesburg, Fort Hare, and…
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… encouraged her to pursue her own path. In many of her works, Ntshalintshali drew inspiration from her early … in collections locally and overseas…
EventFlorence Nightingale opens the first school for nurses at the St. Thomas hospital in London
… Nightingale chose to become a nurse over the popular role of wife and mother. Though her family was against it, they … school in the world. The nursing…
EventCyclone Favio, a powerful tropical storm, strikes Mozambique
… category 4 cyclone named Favio struck the central province of Inhambane in Mozambique. Although the cyclone was … the winds and rains were felt as far away…
EventPolitical activist Mohammed Shaik is born
… Mohammed Iqbal Shaik, political activist and member of the Dolphin Unit of the Special Operations Unit, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), was …
EventVaal Triangle erupts in violence
… Three township councillors, including the deputy mayor of the Vaal Triangle, Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini, were killed in … for the killings. Click here to read an…
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… facilitate international cooperation in the establishment of meteorological and related services and observations, … Southern African Political History: a…
EventGert Maritz (41), Voortrekker leader, dies.
… trekked (moved) into the interior by ox wagon, in search of land where they would be free and beyond British control. Gert Maritz, along with Piet Retief was…
EventA Xhosa film wins Golden Bear award
… in Germany. The film was shot in the Cape Town Township of Khayelitsha. The musical, sung entirely in Xhosa, is about … the award in Xhosa before bursting…
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… At the time, leader of the Independent Democrats, Patricia de Lille, finally took … acquisition process. Her testimony relates to count three of corruption…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… Former President Nelson Mandela, speaking in a meeting of international dignitaries in Bangkok, Thailand, said he … about AIDS, especially in Africa where…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… died in a hospital in South Africa in 1997, at the age of 101 and despite the controversy, which surrounded his … Mwenenguwe, R., Malawi: Political crisis…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as his sport of choice. He is a right handed batsman who made a name for … against Pakistan. Despite his…
EventGwen Lister is born
… on 5 December 1953. After graduating at the University of Cape Town, Lister left for Namibia and joined the Windhoek … In Namibia Lister focussed on…
EventKenyan politician, businessman and mathematician, George Saitoti dies
… born in Maasailand where he grew up herding cattle. He is of Masai and Kikuyu descent which would prove to be a … Moi chose Mwai Kibaki as his successor…
EventNelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife, Winnie Mandela.
… Mandela announced his intention to separate from his wife of 34 years, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Mandela and … remarried, Mandela went on to marry the …
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… role that he has played in the struggle for the liberation of South Africa. Like all freedom fighters, he has suffered. … to be drawn in any speculative…
EventMpho Gift Leremi, Mamelodi Sundowns soccer player, dies
… a car accident on 03 September 2007 after losing control of his car in Brackensdowns, next to Alberton. He was … win the 2002-2003season. He was described by…
EventANC activists bribe warder and escape from prison
… was later based in New Delhi as the Asian representative of the ANC. Sources: Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. … Southern African Political History:…