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EventRay Simons dies
… unionist born in Latvia in 1914, died in Cape Town at the age of 91. Simons was instrumental in the formation of the Federation of South African Women …
ArchiveBantu Authorities Act, Act No 68 of 1951
… The Act was to provide for the establishment of certain Bantu authorities and to define their functions, to abolish the Natives Representative Council, to…
Message by Albert Luthuli to Asian-African Conference, 7 April 1955, Bandung
… I welcome most heartily the convening of the Afro-Asian Conference and congratulate all those … for organising this historic meeting. I deeply cherish the…
PlacePolokwane Bird and Reptile Park
… is home to over 280 species of birds. It was known as the Pietersburg Snake and Reptile Park. It is still however, a great attraction in the City is the now…
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
… or Mmitse), Groblersdal district. He was twice awarded the S.E. Mqhayi Prize by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns (South … and Science),…
EventSouth African refugees leave Lesotho
… The Lesotho government announced that an undisclosed number … have decided to leave Lesotho voluntarily. Most of the refugees belonged to various liberation…
EventFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa served with restriction order
… A year after the 1976 Soweto Student Uprising, the former Secretary of the South African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC) and …
EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
… in Tonbridge, London, England. On 25 May 1933, Budd joined the Cape Town branch of the Almagated Engineering Union (AEU), holding all branch offices except…
EventTrade Unionists convicted of kidnapping and assault
… Mayekiso were convicted of kidnapping and assault after the holding of security policeman Monge Maleka in the Congress of South African and Trade Unions …
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… Thailand, said he could not receive a better birthday gift the next day than a commitment by the world to take action against Aids. This was Mandela's…
EventMarike de Klerk is found murdered
… murdered at her luxury beachfront apartment in Cape Town. The ex-wife of former South African president F.W. de Klerk … from behind and strangled to death…
EventTrader and art collector Habib Rajab is born
… of oriental art, remembered for his role in preventing the Grey Street complex from being handed over to White traders. Rajab's interest also extended to the…
EventPrime Minister Louis Botha resigns because of conflict with Hertzog
… General Louis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa since 31 May 1910, resigned from … which he considered pro-British and had announced that in the…
EventMalawi’s Kamuzu Banda losses election
… from Britain in 1964 concedes defeat to Bakili Muluzi in the country's first multi-party election. With 30 years at the helm as Africa's longest ruling…
EventFeminist writer and activist, Diana E. H. Russell is born
… South African. After completing her bachelors degree at the University of Cape Town, Russell left for Britain. In 1963, she moved to the United States where…
EventPieter Willem Botha resigns as state President of SA
… Mr. F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as Acting President pending the results of the general elections. In 1990 Botha resigned from the National Party (NP) in…
EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… Minister, B.J. Vorster in May 1970. Vorster and his party, the National Party (NP) were enthusiastically received in Malawi. Following this visit by Vorster,…
EventJomo Kenyatta, believed to be Mau Mau leader, is convicted
… Jomo Kenyatta, the supposed Mau Mau leader, was convicted and sentenced to seven years (through the use of false testimony) in Kenya. Kenyatta and five ……
EventLillian Ngoyi, well-known anti-Apartheid activist, dies
… Anti-Apartheid activist and founder member of the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL), Lilian … She was 68 years old. Living as a restricted…
EventTryna du Toit, Afrikaans novelist, is born in De Aar, Karoo
… in De Aar on 13 January 1910. She started writing books at the age of thirty and chose to write under the pseudonym, Tryna du Toit. Throughout her writing…
Briefing on election state of readiness, 1 August 2016
… The African National Congress will today brief members of the media on the organisation's state of readiness for the 2016 Local …
ArchiveStatess policy of deception
… Rejecting any participation in the negotiations meetings of 29 November and of 20-21 December 1991, the New Unity Movement says in its latest statement that…
ArchiveClosing remarks by Deputy Secretary Eagleburger, Saturday 19 March 1983
… led by Deputy Secretary Eagleburger, emphasising the importance of talks between the two countries as the beginning of a process to support the peace process…
ArchivePolice community relations: a mediators per
… following efforts by President F.W.de Klerk to curb the use of excessive force by police stating the difficulties faced by public officials in the United…
EventBeyers Naudé and Allan Boesak arrested for leading a protest march
… and 200 others are arrested for leading a march through the city of Cape Town to Pollsmoor Prison. They were protesting for the release of Nelson Mandela…
EventSADF replace police on South West Africa’s northern border
… a dramatic move, Minister of Defence P. W. Botha announced the replacement of South African police by the South African Defence Force on the northern borders…
PlaceGlen Grey
… The village of Glen Grey was named in honour of Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape 1854-61. On 17 July 1902 a fire broke out in the Glen Grey police…
ArchiveUrban Bantu Councils Act, Act No 79 of 1961
… The Act was to provide for the establishment of urban Bantu councils, the conferring on certain Bantu of civil and criminal …
ArchiveMemorandum van HSAW aan die Voorsitter van die SVR werkkomitee
… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State Security Council, detailing guidelines …
ArchiveKorttermynstrategie vir Angola
… Memorandum from the Chief of the South African Defence Force to the Chairman, State Security Council, detailing guidelines …