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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 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 On 28 January 1928, however, Section 104 of the liquor bill was withdrawn, and Indians were once again … which financed the city council.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…
ArchiveWorld Vision International: what is it up to
… Marishane raises concerns regarding the real motives of the World Vision's presence in Southern Africa, in its … community in the recent past and defferent…
ArchiveExcerpts from long interview given by President O R Tambo to Associated Press correspondent, Mr Nicky Hanks on 7th June 1980 in Lusaka
… Nicky Hanks on 7th June, 1980 in Lusaka. Discusses actions of Gatsha Buthelezi and his stance on school boycotts, … and the Bantustan programme. Issued by…
EventViolent clashes about the Transkei territorial authorities continues
… in Pondoland (Transkei) between supporters and opponents of the African territorial authorities. 29 Africans were … culminated into an open revolt against…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…