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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 On 28 January 1928, however, Section 104 of the liquor bill was withdrawn, and Indians were once again … which financed the city council.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:…
ArchiveRelease Mandela Campaign Remembers Rivonia Trial
… Release Mandela Campaign Remembers Rivonia Tria; in terms of international legal practice3, a life sentence is … Mandela Committee calls for the…
ArchiveRemember June 16 1976
… banners; text: Remember June 16 1976; 1976 was a year of tears, a year of blood and death, but it was also a turning point in our …
ArchiveWe celebrate women's struggles: we celebr
… poster. Title in red letters. Inscription on the walls of a cell in women's prison in South Vietnam: "The mountain … limit. The stars move; our will is…
ArchiveBolt Number 5 1971
… Christopher Mann; Agapi, Elicos Eliades; The Colossus of Rhodes, Stephen Gray; Four Poems, Ruth Keech; L.a.y.e. … Morphet; The Borough Fringe, Mike Kirkwood;…
ArchiveBill Nair interview
… Bill Nair where he was asked to first comment on the state of the United Democratic Front since Murphy and Valli were … and that there seemed to be an…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht
… The double-storey Structure was erected soon after the turn of the 20th Century, and is endowed with a number of prominent Architectural features including…
EventDerek Hanekom is born
… Derek Hanekom, former minister of the Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs was born in Cape Town. He was …
EventSA Prime Minister,P.W. Botha visits Europe
… and Switzerland. He was accompanied by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, 'Pik' Botha. South Africans viewed the tour as a diplomatic breakthrough…
EventThe Anglican Church joins the growing confrontation between church and state
… Church and state in South Africa, when the Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Rev. William Barnett, issues a … deaths in detention and the imprisonment and…
EventThe Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched
… to fill the vacuum, which was created by the banning of the National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) and the National Education Crisis … South…