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EventSouth Africa allowed to compete in the Olympics again
… by South Africa. This allowed South African athletes to compete in the 1992 summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. … South Africa allowed to compete in the…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… Standard 7. Living conditions in her birthplace forced her to leave for Paarl in Cape Town in early 1930s. Mafekeng left school at the age of 15 to support…
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… he was fired from AngloGold following a massive miners' strike. He then joined Congress of the South African Trade Unions (COSATU) as a volunteer in 1988. In…
Address to the Annual Conference of the Natal, 23 November 1951
… all people in South Africa, black and while. He attempts to motivate Africans to do something about their lot. He re-defines the challenges … show whether we…
EventMalawi switches over to a new decimal currency, the Kwacha
… 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 note have been gradually added to the Kwacha. … Malawi switches over to a new decimal currency, the Kwacha …
BiographyJeremy Vearey
… Indian (Cravenby Estate) Vearey had his first exposure to English. Vearey found concentrating a challenge in school … factory owners. As a result, she was…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
… banned, and his movement was restricted. But Badsha fought back with photography. Today his work as a historian is … his father, being raised in a house…
BiographySelbourne Charlton Sobizwa “Selby” Mvusi
… in Richmond, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 18 June 1929, to Vunina (born Nxasana) and Jotham Mvusi, second generation … owner who lived in Ixopo, Natal. The…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… up in Durban Central. When she was eleven years old, due to the Group Areas Act her family was forced to move to Chatsworth, a township, south of Durban, ……
BiographyLefifi Tladi
… Transvaal Province (now Gauteng). The township fell victim to apartheid’s forced removals as a so-called Black spot . A … South Africa. People who lived in…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… laws, and in particular, the extension of reference books to African women. No other campaign was carried out on such a … and children who did not qualify to…
Police in Pabelello (northern Cape) fire teargas to break up a meeting to protest against municipal rent increases. A crowd lat
… Police in Pabelello (northern Cape) fire teargas to break up a meeting to protest against municipal rent increases. A crowd lat …
UN Security Council calls on all nations to refuse recognition to Rhodesia after it unilaterally declared independence from Bri
… UN Security Council calls on all nations to refuse recognition to Rhodesia after it unilaterally declared independence from …
The government adopts powers enabling the Minister of Economic Affairs to compel companies to produce strategic and military go
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … adopts powers enabling the Minister of Economic Affairs to compel…
Despite the threat of bombs in Accra, Queen Elizabeth arrives from Britain to begin her state visit to Ghana.
… of bombs in Accra, Queen Elizabeth arrives from Britain to begin her state visit to Ghana. …
UN peacekeeping forces arrive in Cairo to attempt to set up a lasting cease-fire between Israeli and Arab forces.
… UN peacekeeping forces arrive in Cairo to attempt to set up a lasting cease-fire between Israeli and Arab …
Statement (Jointly With Chief A. J. Luthuli and Peter Brown) Appealing To the British People To Boycott South Africa, December 1959
… With Chief A. J. Luthuli and Peter Brown) Appealing To the British People To Boycott South Africa, December 1959 …
Shantytown women strip to the waist and confront bulldozers sent to demolish their Dobsonville, Soweto, homes. However, the wom
… Shantytown women strip to the waist and confront bulldozers sent to demolish their Dobsonville, Soweto, homes. However, the wom …
The director of Maputo’s harbour meets SA Foreign Trade organisations to discuss a joint “master plan” to encourage SA exporter
… of Maputo’s harbour meets SA Foreign Trade organisations to discuss a joint “master plan” to encourage SA exporter …
Telegram To Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Leader Of The Indian Delegation To The United Nations General Assembly, November 21, 1950
… Telegram To Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Leader Of The Indian Delegation To The United Nations General Assembly, November 21, 1950 …
A new Black party, the Federal Independent Democratic Alliance (FIDA) is launched to oppose apartheid and prepares to work with
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … Federal Independent Democratic Alliance (FIDA) is launched to…
Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts orders Col. Baden-Powell to evacuate Rustenburg and to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek.
… Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Roberts orders Col. Baden-Powell to evacuate Rustenburg and to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek. …
French government has decided to supply no further continental (ground or air) armaments to South Africa. This political decisi
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood … French government has decided to supply no further continental …
The United States sends a Marine company into Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, to evacuate US citizens because of a rebel threat to
… sends a Marine company into Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, to evacuate US citizens because of a rebel threat to …
The Klementie Beweging (Clemency Movement) organises a march of 4,000 Afrikaner women to the Union Buildings to hand a petition
… Movement) organises a march of 4,000 Afrikaner women to the Union Buildings to hand a petition …
WWI: Germany invades Belgium and when London’s ultimatum to Berlin to withdraw expires at midnight, Britain declares war on G
… WWI: Germany invades Belgium and when London’s ultimatum to Berlin to withdraw expires at midnight, Britain declares war on G …
Burundi government reportedly continues to execute Hutu tribe members, and about 25 000 Hutu refugees are reported fleeing to o
… Burundi government reportedly continues to execute Hutu tribe members, and about 25 000 Hutu refugees are reported fleeing to o …
ILO General Conference in Geneva condemns apartheid as degrading, criminal and inhuman, and decides to give assistance to South
… apartheid as degrading, criminal and inhuman, and decides to give assistance to South …
The report of the Commission, under chairmanship of Professor Erika Theron, to investigate matters relating to the Coloured com
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … Commission, under chairmanship of Professor Erika Theron, to…
The municipality of Pretoria announces that the eleven autonomous city councils are going to merge to form Tshwane Metro.
… that the eleven autonomous city councils are going to merge to form Tshwane Metro. …