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!U’S STORY - Photographs 16 - 19
… and no one has no relative whatsoever with whom to live. The territory to which a person belongs may be that of his … his family is settled in will be his n…
Memorial service of photojournalist Juda Ngwenya by Cyril Ramaphosa, Rhema Church, Randburg, 26 October 2016
… images that compelled us to have conversations about the wellbeing of our country and continent. His illustrious … Africa and his perspective was shared in…
Zola Skweyiya, former Social Development Minister, to work at ANC Headquarters, 7 May 2009
… parliamentary politics, has been redeployed to work at the ANC`s headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House. "Comrade Zola Skweyiya will now be located in the…
EventGen. Jannie Geldenhuys announces that CCB will be disbanded
… investigate into alleged hit-squads. On 11 February 1990, the SA Defence Force (SADF) admitted to the existence of a secret unit called the Civil Cooperation…
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… Malan and General Constand Viljoen, former commander of the South African Defence Force (SADF), denied accusations on two mass graves brought against them by…
EventCyril Ramaphosa is born
… union activist was born in Johannesburg. He was one of the chief negotiators at the Codesa talks that opened the path for the first democratic elections on…
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
… Thesis submitted to fulfil the requirements for the Degree Philosophiae Doctor in the Faculty of Humanitie (Department of History) at the …
EventSA athlete Ernst van Dyk is hard done by at Paralympic games
… Ernst van Dyk, was cut off from a certain gold medal by the Mexican Saul Mendoza during the 1 500m race at the Athens Paralympics games held at the Olympic…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
… Conference on Sanctions against South Africa was hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House in Paris,…
EventA British Sports Council team begins a three-week fact-finding tour of South Africa to probe racial discrimination in sport
… In May 1962 Dennis Brutus , Secretary of the South African Sports Association, wrote to Otto Mayer, the then Chancellor of the International Olympic…
Matthews being used to turn SABC into a laughing stock: ANC (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… The ruling party’s Zizi Kodwa attacked Matthews for playing the “victim game” and described as “opportunistic” the public announcement of his resignation as…
EventElectricity cut off in Tumahole township
… in Tumahole Township, Free State was cut off after the Transvaal provincial authority decided that it would no … with financial support to service arrears…
Keeping a cool head amid flying bullets: A tribute to Juda Ngwenya by Joseph Oesi (City Press), 26 October 2016
… we are ill prepared. Juda, I am sad and shocked to hear of the news of your untimely passing away. I’m even sadder that I had never had the chance to tell…
EventPotgieter barters land from Chief Makwana
… Commandant Andries Hendrik Potgieter, one of the leaders of the Voortrekkers, obtained the territory between the Vet and Vaal Rivers from the … (eds)(1970)…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Glossary
… From the book: Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade commissioned by The Department of Education 916 AD is the same as AH 304 in the Islamic…
PlaceMbombela Orion Hotel, 'Promenade', Nelspruit
… it is hard to imagine that what is today known as the Orion Hotel Promenade, used to be the town hall of Nelspruit. The town started out as a prime grazing…
EventLibya becomes independent
… and hereditary monarchy under King Idris I. It was the first country to achieve autonomy through the United Nations (UN) and one of the first former…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… back to this day in history search archive Voters went to the polls (7-11 November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first all-race and fully…
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… After the September general election, F.W. De Klerk was inaugurated as the new State President at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. De Klerk had been Acting ……
EventSAA Helderberg 747 crashes
… The South African Airways Helderberg 747 jet aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius, killing all 159 people on board. A fire, which started…
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… The Women's Memorial was unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of Dingaan's Day upon which the Voortrekker …
EventDurban Declaration is published denouncing Thabo Mbeki’s AIDS denialism
… The Durban Declaration was a statement signed by over 5 000 people in the scientific community stating that HIV caused AIDS. The declaration was signed and…
ArchiveThoughts on Winnie Mandela by Enuga Reddy
… and became close friends. Winnie wrote an introduction to the book "Fatima Meer: Memories of Struggle," edited by … 2017. Every time I land at Durban Airport…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on South African Raid on Matola, 05 February 1981
… [On the morning of January 30, 1981, South African troops … and killed a number of ANC refugees in Matola, Mozambique. The following is from an address by Mr…
Apartheid’s Twisted Dream: David Goldblatt’s South Africa by Joseph Lelyveld, 2 July 2010
… As a matter of crude shorthand, the South African photographer David Goldblatt might be … when he was starting out more than a half century ago, the…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
… and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named after General Hendrick … Abraham Alberts, chairman of a syndicate…
PlaceOld Locomotive “Emil Kessler”, Johannesburg
… Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. (Note the National Monuments plaque on the side of the loco.) The engine weighs 12,7 tonnes and was…
Stay-away!
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … In 1950 there was a big protest against this law called the Suppression of Communism, which…
PlaceOld Railway Station Museum, Uitenhage
… ornate fretted timber details. Built on Market Street in the year of the opening of the railway from Port Elizabeth, it is reputed to be one of …
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… and Mark Levy, immigrants from Lithuania. Levy attended the Yeoville Boys’ primary school and Athlone High School in … in his early teens, when he joined and…