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EventCosatu offices in Durban under attack
… Fighting between Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) supporters spilled into central Pietermaritzburg when the Congress of…
EventInternational Day of Peace Vigil is observed
… After the United Nations General-Assembly resolution 55/282 of … beginning 2002, 21 September of each year is observed as the International Day of Peace…
EventUN Tribunal on Rwanda sentences Jean Kambanda
… The United Nations Tribunal on Rwanda, which was held in … verdict on former Rwanda Prime Minister Jean Kambanda. The tribunal panel was comprised of three…
EventLord Milner leaves England to return to SA
… Lord Alfred Milner, the British High Commissioner who played a prominent role in causing the South African War returned to South Africa to become British…
EventHenry Morton Stanley’s expedition reaches Fort Bodo, Congo
… English explorer who lived in America, was commissioned by The New York Herald with the task of finding explorer David Livingstone. No one had … in 1871…
PlaceGovernment Buildings, President Brand Street, Bloemfontein
… The government building complex was completed in 1877 … Chamber was already in use on 31 May 1875. In 1895 the upper storey was completed and in 1902 the…
Open Talk with Grada Kilomba
… The Goethe-Institut is hosting an open talk and community … with gender, race, trauma, memory and post-colonialism. The audience will be invited to engage in…
ANC hits back at Jimi Matthews
… JOHANNESBURG - The ANC has hit back at former SABC Acting CEO Jimi Matthews … conduct from him. Matthews says his exit was brought on by the recent changes…
EventArchbishop Owen Cardinal McCann becomes South Africa’s first cardinal.
… Basilica. Early in Cardinal McCann's tenure as Archbishop, the South African Catholic Church began campaigning against Apartheid. In 1976, in an open letter…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… On 5 January 1965, members of the African National Congress (ANC) Mac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, … and Walter Sisulu among others were being kept after the…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… Bram Fischer, the former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of the illegal organisation Communist Party of South Africa … in Pretoria…
EventNdaweni Mahlangu causes a storm in political circles
… premier, Ndaweni Mahlangu, who replaced Matthews Phosa as the province's second premier, caused a storm within … to lie". Mahlangu was trying to defend his…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together with three … and not David Livingstone, as is…
EventGrammy Award winner Miriam Makeba is born in Johannesburg
… worked as a clerk for Shell. Makeba began singing in the school choir at Kilnerton Training Institute in Pretoria. In 1957, Makeba joined the group, the…
PlaceGroote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town
… Academic Hospitals and was officially opened in 1938. The hospital is internationally renowned as the training ground for some of South Africa's best doctors…
EventMoses Madiba dies in Seshego, Limpopo
… Madiba, author, educationist and first Black chancellor of the University of the North, died in Seshego, Pietersburg (now Polokwane) … of mother tongue…
EventChristian Institute declared an affected organisation
… The Minister of Justice, James Thomas (Jimmy) Kruger, declared the Christian Institute to be an affected organisation under the Affected Organisation's Act…
EventMillions Regain SA citizenship
… African citizenship, announced on 15 December 1993 by the South African parliament led by President F.W. de Klerk, became effective four months before the…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.2 1990
… Africa's, Literature of Liberation, Martin Trump. POETRY: The Pied Piper, Tania Spencer; Varsity Dance, Sandra Braude; … Calling, Steven Brimelow;…
16. Advice to a son about coming to Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … you to come to Natal which I am sending to Mr. Leach by the next mail. I am sending you £0…
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… years ago while in Security Police custody. His death was the twenty-first in detention since March 1976. An entry in … (18) and states that he committed…
EventAfrikaans author Mikro is born
… Robertson and Carnarvon. He continued with his studies at the University of Stellenbosch and completed his BSc degree … and Ritchie. From 1930 to 1931 he…
EventBritish mission to subdue Sekhukhune is abandoned
… after having failed with heavy loss of life on both sides. The attempt to subdue Sekhukhune came after the British Annexation of the Transvaal (April, 1877)…
EventMoroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta is born
… was born into a Muslim family in Tangier, Morocco. At the age of 21 Battuta set out on a pilgrimage to Mecca. The trip would take him to several places…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956 In the train Patrick Duncan 3 October 1956 Dear Sir, I very much … hatred. I agree with your views on…
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… mother. He left England for Zimbabwe where he lived until the age of seven. He and his mother immigrated to South … It was at this stage that Clegg met Sipho…
Umrabulo Roundtable discussion, 7 March 2016
… The African National Congress will hold an Umrabulo Roundtable discussion today, 07 March 2016. The discussion will focus on the Land Question; progress and…
SASPU Focus
… at its annual congress during December 1981 NUSAS adopted the theme 'Campus Action for Democracy' for 1982. This slogan … to cover educational issues and to…
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… The sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Island Group consists of; … of Cape Town and are politically part of South Africa. The only way to travel to Marion Island is…
PlaceYokohama, Muizenburg
… in 1906 out of paper maché, imported from Japan. The house is a historical heritage property of Muizenberg and the Western Cape Province and is currently…