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EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… death of Adv. J.G. Strijdom. On 3 September, in his first speech in parliament as prime minister, he gave indications …
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
… Africa was closely linked to the struggle for freedom of speech. The South African Commercial Advertiser, the first …
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… houses where a young guy was running a shebeen. This Tambo, I suppose, had thought it would be profitable to sell … allow the students to get away with that…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day
In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to…
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… alleged that the two men left the South Africa in August 1982 in order to undergo military training in Angola, Zambia …
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 30 July 1982. The Anglican Church in this Province was established in …
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… were released in 1976. Chiba was released in December 1982. …
EventStanley Bongani Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Newcastle, Natal
… of Nebraska, Nkosi travelled to the USA again in 1981. In 1982 Nkosi built an Art Gallery in Katlehong. …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela's bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… site, was positively identified by his mother. At Seipei's funeral on 25 February 1989, at Tumahole Township in the …
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
… his style was modelled most closely on that of Peter Tosh. 1982 A key conference was held this year, 1982, The Botswana Festival of Culture and Resistance,…
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
… against apartheid in South Africa. Just months after his speech, South African Defence Force (SADF) crossed the …
EventAlbert Luthuli accepts the Nobel Peace Prize
… 1961 to attend the award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. In his speech he said that he considered the award "a recognition of …
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… Presidential Address, December 1952 (pdf) Dr James Moroka speech as President General (pdf) Dr James Moroka with …
Chapter VIII - The Mandela’s – family extraordinary
… attorney in his late thirties, in partnership with Oliver Tambo. He was handsome, popular and an established ANC … elected to the executive committee. She…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… in typing. Student enrollment 25. This project ran until 1982. Established a Crafts Centre - screen printing, … Meer was arrested for contravening her…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… the young guard in the ANC, led by Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela, in alliance with the SAIC, the …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… African National Congress Secretary General Oliver Tambo; Yetta Barrentbatt, general secretary of the South …
PlaceOld Arts Building, University of Pretoria
… as the Old Arts Building was declared a museum in June 1982. The foundation stone for this iconic landmark on …
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… was attacked by African National Congress (ANC) cadres in 1982, and severely damaged. …
EventDeath sentence for Rapists
… White people. 94 Black people had been executed between 1982 and 1984 for crimes of violence against Whites, while …
EventThe Government Gazette publishes a Proclamation that dissolved KaNgwane Legislative Assembly
… transfer it to Swaziland failed after popular protest of 1982, leading its dissolution. The homeland was recreated and … O’Malley, P. ‘1982’ , from Nelson…
PlaceFreshford House Museum, 31 Kellner Street
… The house was acquired by the National Museum in 1982 and restored to its original form. The Freshford House …
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… and British and Natal officials brushed off Shepstone's speech as being without legal force. More significantly, the …
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… and British and Natal officials brushed off Shepstone's speech as being without legal force. More significantly, the …
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… of person, of one’s house and privacy. Freedom of speech, press, meetings and association. Freedom of movement …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… Harding expressed his support for the movement in a speech made on 26 November 1913. London finally communicated …
PlacePhilip Kgosana Drive, Devil's Peak Estate- Cape Town
… President Jacob Zuma declared a special Provincial funeral for the Veteran . …
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… When her mother died in 1960 she could not return to her funeral because her passport had been revoked. In 1963 Makeba …
EventSecurity officials report that levels of political violence have dropped significantly in SA
… 1990 after South African President F.W. de Klerk made a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing among other …
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… black workers residential rights. Between 1979 and 1982, as a result of the legalisation of black trade unions, …