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EventRioting erupts in Soweto
… spread to other townships in South Africa. The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, again banned public meetings under the Riotous Assemblies Act, until the…
EventVasco da Gama dies
… a sea route from Europe to Asia around the southern point of Africa, died on his final voyage to India as Portuguese viceroy. He fell ill, probably of…
EventDr Wouter Basson is acquitted
… acquitted by Judge Willie Hartzenberg on forty-six charges of murdering apartheid opponents, conspiracy, drug possession … During the apartheid era Basson…
EventAfrikaans linguist H J Terblanche is born
… Dr Hendrik Josephus Terblanche, compiler of several dictionaries and grammar books, is born in … Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape. Dr Terblanche was a pioneer of…
ArchiveMessage from the Permanent Representative, New York, to D W Auret, Cape Town
… would be no interrogations and SWAPO would have freedom of passage for an extended period of time. …
ArchiveThe Childrens Emergency (with particular ref
… 1986 discussing children's rights, police brutality, state of emergency, juvenile detentions, taking of substitute siblings into custody, violence by police …
ArchiveLong bitter struggle at Frame has ended
… history has come to an end. Nearly 2 000 National Union of Textile Worker members at the giant Frametex mill, the heart of the Frame complex at New Germany…
EventSmiso Zwane, South African hip hop artist is born
… stage name Okmalumkoolkat was born in the Umlazi township of Durban on 27 July 1985. [i] Along ZamaniXolo stage name … Milano” in 2016.He has also…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.1 1990
… Padayachee. ESSAYS: Who Writes? Who Reads? The Concept of a People's Literature, Nadine Gordimer; Richard Rive: A … ]. Mutle; Strandveld Crucifixion, Brandon…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.7 No.1 1988
… Mondlane; Our Sharpeville by Ingrid de Kok; The Blood of our Silence by Kelwyn Sole; Two Namibian Poems by … comic book by Jeff Lok. Reviews and Reports: A…
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… 11 July 1963, the police arrested many prominent leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and uMkhonto weSizwe … Gerard Ludi, leaked the information…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… brewery trade. On 28 January 1928, however, Section 104 of the liquor bill was withdrawn, and Indians were once again … which financed the city council. The…
EventJapanese submarines attack naval base in Madagascar
… naval base off Madagascar. This attack was in support of the beleaguered Vichy French Forces that were attempting … in their course in the Indian Ocean, the…
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… On 25 February 1988, Maqekeza, Ngona and a University of Lesotho student, Thandwefika Radebe, were stopped at a … through an open window.[ It must be noted…
EventA military coup deposes the Lesotho Government
… On 15 January 1986, General Justin Lekhanya, the Head of the Lesotho Army, ousted Lesotho prime minister Chief … Lesotho in early January 1986. Furthermore,…
Claremont Histories Photographic Exhibition
… Histories will host a photo exhibit showcasing some of the stories and photographs of people forcibly removed from Claremont and Harfield under …
ArchiveSpeech at the African National Congress welcome rally
… the changing situation within South Africa, the release of the leaders, the unbanning of the African National Congress and other organisations. …
ArchiveThe Comet
… newspaper. The Comet replaced The Star newspaper because of a ruling by State President Paul Kruger banning the … months because it was a threat to the peace…
ArchiveUnban the ANC Mass Meeting
… Notice of Mass Meeting on Tuesday 10th June at Khotso House at … June 1986, from the Star newspaper, regarding the lifting of the ban on UDF meetings, to…
PlaceDevonshire Villa, 33 Carstens Street, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… The dwelling is an excellent example of late Victorian architecture and was erected in 1893-94 by WN Cook, an affluent draper and silk merchant of Cape Town,…
EventSouth African cricket player Jonathan ‘Jonty’ Rhodes is born
… 27 July 1969. Better known as “Jonty”, his diving run-out of Pakistani’s Inzamam-ul-Haq during the 1992 World Cup earn him a glorious place in the world of…
PlaceResidence, 21 Cuyler Street, Uitenhage
… The construction of the original structure with its Cape Dutch and Georgian … features, dates from approximately 1840. It is thus one of the oldest dwellings…
EventMandela meet De Klerk in Pretoria
… on the progress which has been made in the implementation of the Groote Schuur Minutes and on the need to use effective mechanisms to reduce the level of…
EventNegotiations between Nelson Mandela and Mangosutho Buthelezi
… and Mangosutho Buthelezi 30 March 1990 Nelson Mandela of the African National Congress (ANC) and Mangosutho Buthelezi of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) met to…
EventThe World Campaign against Military and Nuclear Collaboration is launched
… in Oslo, Norway. The initiative enjoyed the support of the United Nations (UN) Special Committee against Apartheid. Several Heads of State and government…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 73 Musgrave Road, Berea, Durban
… P Piekes. Erected in 1904-05, it is an excellent example of the Natal Verandah House, popular at the beginning of the 20th Century which includes a finely…
PlaceRabula
… The Village of Rabula was named after the Xhosa " ukurabula "-'a term … elevation above seal level is 748 Meters. Variant forms of spelling for Rabula or in…
ArchiveTambo pokes a few holes in the blanket
… Newspaper article in the Mail and Guardian newspaper of June 5 to 11, 1987, entitled Tambo pokes a few holes in … Examines the debate over the cultural and…
EventMac Maharaj announces his retirement
… Mac Maharaj announced that he will be retiring at the end of April 2015. He was president Zuma's former special advisor … first democratic administration, he…
ArchiveCosatu Demands
… A2 litho red and black on white; graphic of people marching; text: COSATU demands: 1. the right to work 2. the right to organize 3 the right of students to:…