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EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
… born on 21 July 1977 in Bethal, Mpumalanga.[i] Herbert was the South African 400 metre hurdle champion from 1996 to 2003.[ii] He earned a silver medal at the…
PlaceRosebank, Johannesburg
… size, visitors, residents and workers are able to walk the area, enjoying the outdoors atmosphere, en route to their destination. Although Rosebank is home…
ArchiveLetter from Neville Curtis, President, NUSAS, to University Principals and others
… General circular letter from the President and Vice-President of the National Union of South African Students discussing the structure of the Union and the…
ANC hard at work despite power failure and strike threat, 27 July 2009
… brought to a standstill by striking municipal workers, the work of the ANC has not come to a stop. Today the ANC immediately implemented contingency plans…
Grassroots
… Grassroots was started in 1980 as the first of a series of community newspapers designed to give a voice to the 'voiceless' and oppressed peoples of South…
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… On 22 June 1971 a Pretoria court ruled that the former leader of the banned Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), Robert Sobukwe, … would not be allowed to use…
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… had fled South Africa shortly after testifying before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry under the chairmanship of Mr Justice Roelof Erasmus. The commission…
EventHansi Pauline Pollak, welfare worker and social activist, is born
… in 1905. She served as an officer in command of the Women Army Auxiliary Services during the World War II. In 1944 she was seconded to undertake … United…
EventAugustine Makalakalane, former SA National soccer team player is born
… teams like FC Zurich and FC Baden. He was one of the first few players to play for the national team, affectionately known as Bafana Bafana at a time when…
Post NEC & Lekgotla Briefing, 30 January 2017
… The African National Congress invites members of the media to a media briefing on the outomces of the NEC meeting and NEC Lekgotla held on the …
PlaceAan de Doorns, Western Cape
… The name is Dutch for 'at the thorns'. A Settlement situated just 8 km from Worcester on the R 43 to Villliersdorp. Aan de Doorns has one of the … The name…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… by a third year class in African Politics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The interviewee, nee Sibongile Susan Mthembu, was a leader in the…
PlaceGazankulu
… Gazankulu was the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of the Kruger National Park, and its…
EventFifteen English cricket players are prohibited to play for three years in England because of their rebel tour of South Africa
… The rebel cricket tours were matches taking place in South Africa at a time when the country was banned from international cricket. Despite wide…
EventUganda gains independence
… The East African country Uganda gained independence from … federal status and a degree of autonomy. Buganda, under the leadership of Sir Edward Mutesa, was…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Algeria
… The SA soccer team, Bafana Bafana, won their Africa Cup of Nations Quarterfinal match against Algeria 2 - 1 at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg. The defender,…
EventViolence escalates in German South West Africa during Herero Revolt
… The post offices at Waldau and the Waterberg in German South West Africa (now Namibia) were destroyed during the Herero Revolt . Violence also erupted at…
EventNatal Indian Congress is formed
… The Natal Indian Congress (NIC) is formed by Mahatma Gandhi … to fight discrimination against Indian traders in Natal. The party became the first permanent…
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… The temple was founded in 1896, and is controlled by the Narainsamy Family Trust. The building was designed and built by Chris Kristapper …
An interview with Dorothy Molefi: Hector was ‘always smiling’
… Her child was Hector Pieterson. As a 12-year-old victim of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, Hector Pieterson was immortalised … yet it is Hector's mother, Dorothy,…
ArchivePaper on SASO
… Confidential paper from the President of the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) to the members of the National Council of the NUSAS, discussing…
ArchiveTribute to Anti-apartheid campaigner, Helen Suzman, by African National Congress, 1 January 2009
… The African National Congress (ANC) pays tribute to the late anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman who has died at the age of 91. As a Member of Parliament…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… A member of the Tetela ethnic group, Patrice Emery Lumumba was born in the Katakokombe region of the Kasai Province of Belgian Congo. Lumuba became involved …
EventWorld Heart Day is first celebrated
… close to 100 people per day to cardiovascular diseases. The World Health Organisation (WHO) organizes awareness … events in over 100 countries worldwide on…
EventSACC publishes a report condemning apartheid as a false faith hostile to Christian beliefs
… A Commission of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) published a … hostile to Christian beliefs. This came a few months after the SACC was…
EventDr. Dadoo and Naicker lead Passive Resisters
… hartal, that is, a day of mourning or protest on which all the shops were shut and no-one went to work or did any shopping, throughout the country. Mass…
EventSAP fighting in Zimbabwe
… It was officially disclosed that the South African Police (SAP) were in Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) actively helping in the fight against Nationalist…
EventHundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island
… The release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990 was a catalyst that sped up the change in the political dispensation in South Africa. On 4 March 1990 … on…
EventCOSATU conference prohibited and organisers restricted
… The government prohibited an anti-apartheid conference … and restricted its organisers for more than ten days. The seven restricted included Chris…
EventSoccer coach Pitso Mosimane is fined R50 000
… altercation with Sundowns' coach, Angel Cappa, during the recent 2-2 Premier League derby draw against Sundowns at Loftus Stadium, Pretoria. In addition to…