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… Translation of a telex sent from the Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Africa, with regard to the alleged involvement of the South African authorities in …

… 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's Cathedral, Cape Town and the wave of …

… 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 to Davidson Don Jabavu, the first Black professor …

… 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 offensives …

… order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned United Democratic Front. Thozamile Botha studied BA Law with the University of Lesotho, but after the 1982 South African Defence Force raid in the capital of …

… farm granted to Johannes Henricus Brand in 1911 and, over the years, has been closely associated with the Brand family. Henricus Brand was a member of the Court of Justice; his son Christoffel was the first …

… features including an unusual hexagonal Turret surmounting the front Verandah, and marble Fireplaces in its interior. It … 17 August 1984. Zorgwyk House, 36 Breda Street, Gardens. The house, built in a predominantly Georgian idiom, was originally the Homestead of the loan Farm Zorgwyk. It was probably built …

… in Swaziland and transferred them to stand trial in SA. The treatment of Ebrahim, an Indian passport holder, was … They were convicted in January 1989 despite testimony by the ANC's office in London that the structure of the Organisation was such that the accused …

… 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 in a special ceremony. The two rulers held bilateral talks and attended a joint press conference later in the day. Strategies to strengthen economic and political ties …

… with Schabir Shaik. Shaik had been found guilty by the Durban High Court and the testimony had implicated Zuma. Mlambo-Ngcuka is the wife of the former controversial head of the National … The guardian, (2005), Mbeki appoints first female deputy president , from the guardian ,  22 June [online],Available at …

… applauded him as he continued with his speech. He told the members of parliament that he has not fully recovered … Safwat el Sharif, Mubarak's information minister, informed the media that despite taking his medication Mubarak was observing Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. The opening of parliament …

… On 6 January 2002, the African National Congress (ANC) celebrated its 90th … Park Stadium, Durban. ANC President Thabo Mbeki addressed the masses that came out in numbers to share the moment which came eight years post the first South …  [Accessed: 13 September 2011]|ANC Today, (2002),  ‘The ANC celebrates 90 years of struggle’ , from  ANC Today, …

… have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of fourteen baby elephants from Botswana … trained for sale to zoos and circuses. TV pictures showed the animals being savagely whipped on their trunks and hindquarters until they bled. Two of the trainers were subsequently arrested on cruelty charges, …

… Makhaya Ntini, star bowler of the SA cricket team, was accused of raping a 21-year old student at the Buffalo Park Cricket Ground in December 1998.  He maintained his innocence, receiving the backing of the United Cricket Board, but a shock awaited …

… in Cape Town on his first state visit to South Africa at the invitation of President Nelson Mandela. The visit, from 11 to 13 August, marked continuing good relations between the African National Congress and the PLO. SA recognised the … oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human Rousseau.| info.gov,' The President of the State of Palestine ',[online],Available …

… implicated former state President and Deputy President of the Government of National Unity, F.W. de Klerk, of knowing … condoning a 'dirty tricks' campaign that was waged against the African National Congress (ANC) between 1990 and the 1994 election in a bid to destabilise the organisation. …

… 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 Nottingham party of British Settlers held a service of …

… The African National Congress (ANC) member and current chief … was born in Addington Hospital, Durban. McBride led the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe cell, which planted a … Magoo's Bar in Durban. He was arrested and convicted for the Magoo Bar incident, but was eventually reprieved from the …

… back to this day in history search archive Two years after the formation of Poqo and a year after the formation of Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK), liberation armies of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) and the African National …

… Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, the former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his second wife Ruth Gerhardt, … found guilty of high treason on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. On 26 January, 1983, the South African … at www.sahistory.org.za  [Accessed: 24 October 2012]| The Decade of the 1980’s , ‘1983: Soviet Spy Dieter Gerhardt …

… 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 to ever hold the Formula One … on 11 October 2013] | Motor Sport Retro Driven by Desire: The Desiré Wilson story [online] Available at: …

… in Johannesburg and Durban with Anglican bishops at the helm. The marches were organised to fight against the apartheid system, including the freeing of Nelson Mandela …

… 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 Deborah Gaitskell Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink Gender and …

… 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 the following day it was published in the Rand Daily Mail (a … [Accessed: 15 March 2012]| South African History Online , ‘The Revonia Trial and Lilliesleaf Farm’ , [online], Available …

… The South African born British film director and … scriptwriter, Henry Cornelius, died unexpectedly during the production of the crime comedy "Law and Disorder" in 1958. Charles Crichton …

… Khumalo was born in Orlando, Soweto. She is one of the most recognized jazz musicians in South Africa. She was launched into the limelight in 1993 when she won the Standard Bank Young Artist Award at the Grahamstown …

… On this day Bonisile John Kani was born in New Brighton, in the Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and … for theatre led him to work with several drama groups in the New Brighton area where they also performed at schools and for communities. He joined the Serpent Players drama group in 1965 where he met Athol …

… Pearl Tshabalala, a prominent businesswoman and member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in Clermont, Durban, who had resisted moves to incorporate Clermont into the KwaZulu homeland state, was fatally shot. This was … instruction from Samuel Jamile, former deputy minister of the KwaZulu government. After receiving instructions from …

… The Genetically Modified Act 15 of 1997 was implemented by the Department of Agriculture on 1 December 1999.[i] The Act was aimed at regulating all South Africa’s …

… Description of event: The District Six Museum, in partnership with the Steve Biko Foundation, is hosting a symposium entitled, "‘Memory in a time of freedom". The 2 day event invites all those interested, including …