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ArchiveInterview with Tsietsi Mashinini
… interview, in New York City, with Tsietsi Mashinini, on the aftermath and reporting of the Soweto riots, international relations and the role of the USA in…
ArchiveLetter from O Menyatso to Messrs Makiwane and Nkobi
… Letter from O Menyatso of the Botswana National Front to Messrs Makiwane and Nkobi regarding letters sent to the Botswana National Front by the ANC. States…
ArchiveAmended working principles
… Principles created by the United Democratic Front in order to run the organisation fairly and to keep things on the right track. It also explains everything…
ArchiveFactory wage talks in paper industry
… For the first time in the history of the pulp and paper industrial council, employers have agreed to refer the wage negotiations back to factory level in an…
EventSibongile Khumalo was born on this day
… Khumalo was born in Orlando, Soweto. She is one of the most recognized jazz musicians in South Africa. She was launched into the limelight in 1993 when she…
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… On this day Bonisile John Kani was born in New Brighton, in the Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and … for theatre led him to work with…
EventSouth African GMO Act implemented
… The Genetically Modified Act 15 of 1997 was implemented by the Department of Agriculture on 1 December 1999.[i] The Act was aimed at regulating all South…
Symposium: Memory in a time of freedom
… Description of event: The District Six Museum, in partnership with the Steve Biko Foundation, is hosting a symposium entitled, "‘Memory in a time of freedom"…
EventUnited Democratic Front member Pearl Tshabalala assassinated
… Pearl Tshabalala, a prominent businesswoman and member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Clermont, Durban, who had resisted moves to incorporate…
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
… was educated at Plumstead High School in Cape Town, and the University of Cape Town (UCT) Drama School. Flynn was a well respected actor in the South African…
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… Elliott in which he ceded sovereign rights and shipping in the Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape government - a step his father had refused to do … mouth…
EventValliamma Munuswamy Mudaliar, SA political activist dies from a fever
… Mudaliar grew up in Johannesburg. She was named after the village her mother came from in India, Thillaiyadi. As … in South Africa, Valliammai became…
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… he became a prolific and successful artist who portrayed the world around him on paper with pastels, and later … art classes at FUBA (Federated Union of…
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… Matshikiza was born to a musical family in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape on 7 March 1921. He obtained music and … moved to Johannesburg where he established…
ArchiveResearch report
… Research report on the study conducted to describe and analyse the effects of labour migration on marriage and family life. The fieldwork on which the study…
ArchiveOpen letter to Perkine
… Open letter to Perkine regarding the fact that the struggle of the peoples of South Africa against apartheid and imperialism …
ArchiveProposals for a National Front
… Memorandum from the African National Congress Constitutional Committee … forward proposals for a National Front. Concerned with the question of how to ensure…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 and, over the years, has been closely associated with the Brand family. Henricus Brand was a member of the…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… features including an unusual hexagonal Turret surmounting the front Verandah, and marble Fireplaces in its interior. It … 17 August 1984. Zorgwyk House, 36…
EventMinister reports 23 acts of sabotage in RSA
… back to this day in history search archive Two years after the formation of Poqo and a year after the formation of Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK), liberation armies…
EventMovie director Henry Cornelius dies
… The South African born British film director and … scriptwriter, Henry Cornelius, died unexpectedly during the production of the crime comedy "Law and…
EventThozamile Botha breaks banning order
… order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned United Democratic Front. Thozamile Botha studied BA Law with the University of Lesotho,…
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
… in Swaziland and transferred them to stand trial in SA. The treatment of Ebrahim, an Indian passport holder, was … They were convicted in January 1989…
EventPhumizile Mlambo-Ngcuka is appointed as SA Deputy President
… with Schabir Shaik. Shaik had been found guilty by the Durban High Court and the testimony had implicated Zuma. Mlambo-Ngcuka is the wife of the former…
EventPresident Hosni Mubarak collapses
… applauded him as he continued with his speech. He told the members of parliament that he has not fully recovered … Safwat el Sharif, Mubarak's information…
EventANC celebrates 90th anniversary
… On 6 January 2002, the African National Congress (ANC) celebrated its 90th … Park Stadium, Durban. ANC President Thabo Mbeki addressed the masses that came…
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
… have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen baby elephants from Botswana … trained for sale to zoos and circuses. TV…
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
… Makhaya Ntini, star bowler of the SA cricket team, was accused of raping a 21-year old student at the Buffalo Park Cricket Ground in December 1998. He…
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… in Cape Town on his first state visit to South Africa at the invitation of President Nelson Mandela. The visit, from 11 to 13 August, marked continuing good…
EventF. W. de Klerk is implicated
… implicated former state President and Deputy President of the Government of National Unity, F.W. de Klerk, of knowing … condoning a 'dirty tricks' campaign…