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… five years. Eight others were acquitted on all charges. The trial followed after the necklace murder of N. Magala in 1985. They had all … by South African Police officers in Stutterheim during the year 1985. Hence they were accused of the murder  of …

… Netto Serrano (21) was killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were injured, of whom nine …

… large tax incentive to business, with emphasis directed to the Growth Domestic Products (GDP), which had fallen by 1 per … fall expected in 1991. Du Plesis further indicated that the expenditure would be R85, 000 million, with cuts in … that Value Added Tax (VAT) would be increased and for the first time it would be added to all foods. The South …

… doctor, politician and historian, died in Mafeking at the age of 74. He was the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema, maternal uncle of Chief Montshioa of the Barolong boo Ratshidi. He was elected treasurer-general …

… to study at Lisbon University in Portugal and later in the United States, earning an MA and a PHD.  In 1957 Mondlane was a research officer in the Trustee Department of the United Nations, a position that led him back to Africa. …

… The twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) … by a call for his release by China. This was publicized in the Communist Party organ, The People’s Daily, and an appeal …

… On 24 June 1976 the Principal's office in Hlengisi Primary, Nyanga, outside Cape Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school … in Soweto, near Johannesburg, rose in protest against the oppressive new Bantu Education policy of Afrikaans as a …

… was a well-known journalist and historian who championed the cause of the Afrikaans language. He occupied this house from 1935 … Monument under old NMC legislation on 2 March 1973. At the same time, but as part of a separate Government Notice, …

… jogging, cycling and mountain biking destination, but with the introduction of game, you’re able to do a quick game drive for free, right here in the heart of Pretoria! Right at the top of the hill you will find Fort Klapperkop. Completed …

… as president of Cameroon, he was replaced by Paul Biya, the current Prime Minister. Ahidjo handpicked Biya to replace him after he had handed his resignation letter to the cabinet. However, when Biya became president he eliminated some of Ahidjo's policies and reshuffled the cabinet, and eventually Ahidjo was forced into exile. …

… people were killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the planning and control headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC) in Matola, a suburb of … Coleman, M. (ed)(1998). A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human …

… Arthur Calata, dies in Cradock, Eastern Cape. He joined the ANC in 1930 and rose to become its secretary-general. In this capacity, Calata was signatory of the 1949 Programme of Action, though he found the proposal of the Youth League too extreme. During the …

… Budd, who had emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announced that she has decided … to SA permanently. In April 1988, her name was added to the UN blacklist and it seemed likely that the British Olympic team would be banned from the next …

… as an educator and educational administrator. He served as the president of the Inspectors’ Association of Bantu Education in South … granted self-government in 1972 and Phatandi was appointed the homeland’s first Minister of Education. He was then … The New York Times (1987). ‘ Cedric Phatudi is dead; leader …

… The medical practitioner and political activist, Dr Fabian … after several attempts on their lives. It only emerged at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) hearing in 1997 … applied for amnesty in connection with their murder. The TRC Amnesty Committee granted amnesty to the perpetrators …

… The Chamber of Mines and the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) signed an agreement on wages and working conditions, averting the likelihood of damaging strikes in the coal and gold mining industries. The agreement provided … Association (2013), ' Miners to hand memo to Exxaro ', in the Business Report, 13 July, [online], Availabe at  …

… Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the first time alongside his documentary photographic essays … a new vocabulary and a way of seeing that challenged the established apartheid tropes. In the words of Professor …

… went overseas under false names and without passports. The two arrived in London, England and from there they went to Bucharest, Romania, where they attended the communist "World Festival of Youth and Students for Peace … After this, they embarked on an extensive tour through the countries behind the iron curtain as guests of the …

… his car too close to where they were standing. When the confrontation got out of hand, Ramoloyi, who was … brother, produced a gun and fired two warning shots into the air. Unfortunately the two bullets injured two bystanders, aggravating the other …

… detained for her involvement in political activities. The police suspected her of being in possessions of the then banned African National Congress (ANC) funds.  She … In 1990 she returned to South Africa just after the unbanning of the ANC and became a personal assistant to …

… World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise … and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. The day was inaugurated in 2002 by a consortium of … non-governmental cancer research organisations. Each year, the UICC strives to ensure that the event is seen and heard …

… committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of people across their common border. The relationship between the two countries in 1970s and early 1980s was fraught with …

… in a society that moved from informal segregation in the early years of the twentieth century to full-blown apartheid in the 1950s. In 1920 Manilal confessed to a friend: For a …

… Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author and writer of the words of Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (The Call of South Africa), died at his home 'Arbeidsgenot' in Oudtshoorn. Die Stem, and its translation The Call, was the only official national anthem of SA from 2 …

… in Natal (now kwaZulu Natal), he was 41 years old. The Great Trek in South Africa started in 1835 when over a three year period more then 12,000 Boers (farmers) left the Cape Colony. They trekked (moved) into the interior by ox wagon, in search of land where they would …

… African revolutionaries with long histories of devotion to the struggle for freedom in Southern Africa". Ikwezi claimed to work within the mainstream liberation movements while aiming to help the process of building a Marxist-Leninist Party based on the …

… TRAC, the Rural Action Committee, established in 1983 as a project of the Black Sash, published this Newsletter with the intention of giving communities under threat of forced …

… German explorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch, allegedly the first person to discover gold in South Africa, died in … and archaeological discoveries in southern Africa, notably the gold fields in Hartley Hills in 1867 and the ruins of the ancient city of Zimbabwe. On his return to …

… hundred and sixty countries descended on Durban to attend the weeklong third United Nations-sponsored World Conference on Racism, staged in South Africa. The conference was unfortunately charecterised by unpleasant … and ugly scenes, when disputes over slavery reparations, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and a U.S. walkout spoiled …