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EventReport on ANC detention camps is released
… The African National Congress (ANC) released a report by an internal commission of inquiry (the Skweyiya Commission), appointed to investigate detainee abuse…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) was plunged into a crisis when the Editor-in-chief of television news, Joe Thloloe, … Sisulu. Thloloe's…
PlaceReitz
… An agricultural town in the Orange Free State province, Reitz is 51km from Bethlehem. … rainfall of about 686mm. In its earliest recorded history, the site…
PlaceRugby Museum, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town
… The Rugby Museum has one of the largest private collections of rugby memorabilia and is one of its kind in the world, a must-see for rugby fans, the…
EventFirst United Nations General Assembly opens
… The United Nations Organisation (UNO) succeeded The League of Nations which was founded just after the end of World War I. The League of Nations was put in ……
PlaceEerste Rivier, Cape Town
… Eerste River was a Railway Station of the Cape Town , Wellington and Docks Railway Co Ltd, and was … as a Village after 13 February 1862. This was when the…
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… The Democratic Party (DP), formed when factions from various opposition parties to the National Party (NP) merged, indicates that it represents a coalition…
EventAbolition of Internal Security Act
… The multiparty negotiating forum agreed to repeal section 29 of the Internal Security Act (ISA), which allowed for detention without trial. This measure had…
EventButhelezi says Zulus would continue carrying cultural weapons
… Party (IFP) leader Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi warns that the deals struck between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Government were "…
Foreword
… This report reproduces the papers presented at a Symposium held to mark the fortieth anniversary of the founding of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. They sparked…
EventAfrican bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
… When the Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO) increased the bus fare in 1957, it was met with resistance from the public. More than 80 percent of the…
Secret Ballot
… ‘A Protest Theatre And Political Satire Farce’. It follows the exploits of 5 members of ‘The Brotherhood’. This here organization is one designed for the…
EventMangope calls out troops as unrest flares in Bophuthatswana
… In 1994, the persistant tensions in Bophuthatswana homeland came to a head after the homeland's government decided against registering for the election and…
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 August 1975. The building has wood windows, old lamps, and border trellis work. The building is built in a victor The…
PlaceFree State Stadium
… The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was originally built for the Rugby World Cup of 1995. Then, it was revamped to host a number of matches for the 2010…
EventA two-day All-in African Conference starts in Pietermaritzburg, Natal
… The two-day All-in African Conference - with 1,400 delegates … political bodies was hosted in Pietermaritzburg, Natal. The conference called for a national…
EventUDF is launched
… The South African anti-apartheid umbrella organization, … Cape Town on 20 August 1983. Its inception was inspired by the union of anti-apartheid…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured Indians. The…
Introduction
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Indian traders arrived in the wake of indentured Indians. The…
PlaceNewlands Cricket Stadium
… cricket was first played at Lords. Not even a Country at the time, South Africa had started its journey towards becoming one of the great cricketing Nations…
Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders for Closer Co-operation, February 6, 1949
… This historic joint meeting of the representatives of the national organisations of the African and Indian people, representing the Executives of …
Document 46. “Statement Issued by Joint Meeting of African and Indian Leaders” [For Closer Co-operation], February 6, 1949
… February 6, 1949 This historic joint meeting of the representatives of the national organisations of the African and Indian people, representing the…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Town and Holiday Destination on the South Coast, 29 km from Durban . It was founded in 1928, … all amalgamated into a single Municipality. Named after the…
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… We are sure you’ve heard the hype around the very first Cape Town Book Sale, and we are here to tell … to be excited. From Friday, 16 to Sunday, 18 June 2017…
PlaceEritrea
… Eritrea is a country in the Horn of Africa located on the Red Sea. A fact reflected in its name, which is an … version of; 'Mare Erythraeum'. Which is Latin…
EventSouth Africa is told by IAEA to open all nuclear plants to international inspection
… On 28 September 1984, the 266th plenary meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held. In a summary document of the meeting entitled …
EventFawcett Commission into Concentration Camps in South Africa
… The Fawcett Commission headed by Millicent Fawcett in 1901, was established as a result of an outcry against the treatment of Afrikaners in concentration…
EventFreedom Day is celebrated in South Africa
… 27 April commemorates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the…
PlaceHazyview
… quicky being modernized but will always keep it's charm! The name "Hazyview" aptly describes the hazy, lazy days during summers, typical of the African…
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… On 18 June 1986, the House of Representatives of the United States of America approved a Bill that would … was in response to international and local outcry…