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PlaceClumber, Eastern Cape
… The Village of Clumber was established on land allocated in … Clumber was established on a site some 20km away from the original. On this site same the…
EventPutin visits South Africa
… and business people on a two day official visit. This was the first ever visit of a Russian head of state to SA. He was … welcomed by President Thabo Mbeki…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… (kaptyn) and visionary, was born in Herschel, CC. He was the son of Abraham le Fleur and one of the leading figures in Griqualand East. Both he and his…
EventDesire Wilson is born
… women to have competed in Formula One. In 1980 she won the Formula One race at Brands Hatch in the British Aurora F1 series. The win made her the only woman…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
… Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, the former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his second wife Ruth Gerhardt, … found guilty of high treason on…
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
… visited Sisulu's house and found out that Sisulu had fled. The incident happened while he was awaiting the outcome of an appeal against a 6 year sentence. On…
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
… or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner Devout domesticity? A … by…
ArchivePreliminary analysis of structure of indictment
… Trial proceeding of the preliminary analyses of structure of indictment regarding Vaal Triangle treason trial between the state versus Patrick Mabuya Baleka…
ArchiveInterview with Murphy Morobe
… Murphy Morobe by Gavin Evans where Murphy explained how the United Democratic Front as the main organisation has been singled out by the Le Grange as being…
ArchiveText of telex received from Rev Frank Chikane
… Telex from Rev Frank Chikane, General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches to the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA,…
EventPlebiscite for South West Africa
… A newspaper reported that the South African government told the World Court in a letter that it is prepared to hold a plebicite so that the people of SWA…
ArchiveExtract from Minutes of State Security Council Meeting, 10 November 1980
… Extract from the Minutes of a State Security Council Meeting in which the implications, for South Africa, of the election of Mr Ronald Reagan as President of…
ArchiveSpeech delivered by Popo Molefe at SAUJS National Seminar
… by Popo Molefe at SAUJS National Seminar, he speaks about the apartheid regime how it has survived for forty two years, the policy of the ANC and then he…
EventKing Kong cast granted passports to perform in London
… After long and protracted negotiations with the South African government, 60 passport applications for the African members of the original “King Kong” cast…
EventTrans-Kalahari main road is opened
… The first road in Africa south of the Sahara to connect the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, the Trans-Kalahari main road, …
EventNewspaper editor John Tengo Jabavu dies
… John Tengo Jabavu, the founder of the first Black-language newspaper, Imvo Zabantsundu … Opinion) and political leader dies in Cape Town. He was the father…
ArchiveTelex from Col Sergio Vieira, Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, to His Excellency, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cape Town
… Translation of a telex sent from the Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Africa, with regard to the alleged…
ArchiveLetter from Paul Pretorius, President, NUSAS, to Overseas National Unions and others
… General circular letter giving information about the attack by the South African Police on a group of students who were protesting on the steps of St George…
ArchiveMinutes of a meeting between Dr Chester Crocker and Dr Savimbi in Cape Town on 11 February 1985
… between Dr Chester Crocker and Dr Savimbi, in which the SADF were observers, to discuss issues relating to the withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola, Soviet…
ArchiveOffensiewe optrede teen SWAPO
… Memorandum sent from General Magnus Malan, Chief of the South African Defence Force, to the Chairman of the State Security Council (SSC), with regard to…
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… in 1992, aged 45, playing in Zimbabwe's first four Tests. The break between appearances - 22 years and 222 days - is a … grew up in South Africa, touring…
ArchiveCase of Patrick Molwane Lephunya
… Case between Patrick Molwane Lephunya (Applicant) and The State President of the Republic of South Africa (1st Respondent), The Minister of Law and Order …
EventEschel Rhoodie’s assets frozen
… The South African government froze the South African assets of the former Information Secretary, Dr. Eschel Rhoodie, and was …
ArchiveDiscussions between South African and United States delegations: Washington, 17-19 March 1983
… meeting between delegates representating South African and the United State of America, to discuss international relations between the Soviet Union and the…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… in East London on 28 August 1965.[i] She began surfing at the age of 13, and won four consecutive South African … and 1984.[ii] Botha became a professional…
PlaceLuthuli House, Johannesburg
… is a 12-floor Building at 54 Sauer Street, Johannesburg . The ANC headquarters are officially located on the 7th floor, while the 6th floor houses the office…
ArchiveSearch warrant
… Search warrant to search the United Democratic Front premises and to seize articles … minutes, correspondence, video-cassettes, related to the activities of…
ArchiveEnd Conscription Committee report
… Report and addendum to the report of the End Conscription Committee to the 62nd Annual Congress of the National Union of South …
EventGana Makabeni dies
… Gana Makabeni, trade union leader and member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s, died in the Western…
EventA curfew is lifted in Venda
… A curfew, which was imposed in the independent Venda homeland as a result of the deposition of the unpopular Frank Ravhele regime, was lifted after the …