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ArchiveColour and Christian community
… The tenth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Emory Ross, in which he discusses the conflict of race and colour from a Christian…
EventSouth African black activist and poet Benjamin Moloise is hanged for allegedly killing a police officer
… Moloise was accused of murdering a black police officer. The African National Congress claimed responsibility for the murder and repudiated the claim that…
EventEuropean Community lifts sanctions against SA
… Following the institution of the Transitional Executive Council and Nelson Mandela's call to the UN General Assembly to lift all sanctions with the … 25…
EventPioneer tomato farmer Bertie van Zyl is buried in Mooketsi
… Bertie van Zyl (72), founder and owner of ZZ2, the biggest tomato growing operation in the country and one of the biggest in the world, was buried in…
EventUDF distances itself from Madikizela
… The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) heard from the leading members of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Frank Chikane and Azar …
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… On 4 February 1997, the new Constitution of the Republic of South Africa came into force. The country’s Constitution has been hailed as one of the most … www…
EventIFP commemorates Shell House shootings.
… of Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters marched through the streets of Johannesburg to mark the anniversary of the 1994 Shell House shootings during which…
EventGeneral Lord Roberts marches on Pretoria
… In the middle of the South African War II (Anglo-Boer War II), General Lord Roberts left Bloemfontein and began the 'March to Pretoria' with nearly 44,000…
EventWorld TB Day, observed to create public awareness that tuberculosis remains a global epidemic
… World Tuberculosis day commemorates the day that Dr Robert Koch astonished the world by announcing that he had discovered the cause of Tuberculosis. Around…
PlaceVictorian Manor-house, 59 Musgrave Road, Durban
… The House was designed and built by the Architect William Street-Wilson who was responsible for many notable Buildings in Natal. The House was completed in…
Devout domesticity?
… Introduction 1. Class, Consciousness and Organization in the Political Transition in South Africa: A Conceptual … Overview 2. Class, Consciousness and…
Turning Points Books 1-6
… A textbook series commissioned by the Department of Education , produced by the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation and STE Publishers , and…
EventAlbert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
… Albert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Lecture after receiving the Peace Prize the previous day. Luthuli was the first South African to receive the Nobel Prize…
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
… The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the second university with its seat in Johannesburg, was established by an act of parliament as the academic home of…
EventLadysmith Black Mambazo win a Grammy
… Mambazo, with lead vocalist Joseph Tshabalala, became the first South African group to win a Grammy award. The group won the award for the best traditional…
EventBafana Bafana wins over Ghana
… The South Africa senior national football team, Bafana … Bafana, secured 1-0 victory over Ghana, a co-host of the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations contest at…
EventTranskei Constitution Act No 48 commences
… On 30 May 1963 the Transkei Constitution Act No 48 commenced. The history of this Act could be traced back to April 1961 when the Transkei Regional…
EventBritish troops land in Madagascar.
… Madagascar, a mountainous large island in the Indian Ocean, consists of many rivers and high rainfalls. was previously a French colony controlled at the time…
Fighting Talk
… Fighting Talk was initially a publication of the Springbok Legion of ex-servicemen and women, until in February 1954 when the "Fighting Talk Committee", in…
EventSouth Africa begins occupation of South-West Africa
… Few years after the Second Anglo-Boer War (11 Oct 1899 – 31 May 1902), the European continent got embroiled in hostilities, which culminated in the break…
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… The Durban Natural Science Museum has dynamic and innovative … emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation, and Ecology. The mission of the Durban Natural Science…
B.J. Vorster - Select Speeches
… The Honourable B. J. Vorster is not only one of the most active speakers in the Republic of South Africa, but also one of the most sought …
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… The a son of a wealthy businessman, Yusuf Dadoo was all too familiar with the repressive political and social conditions that the Indian community lived…
EventSasol I, NATREF and Sasol II are under attack
… Three attacks were launched on the night of 31 May/1 June at Sasol I and NATREF in Sasolburg … Secunda to coincide with Republic Day. Reconnaissance for the…
EventESCOM announces its decision to order two nuclear power reactors from France
… On 29 May 1976, the South African Electricity Supply Commission (ESKOM) … reactors from France. These reactors were supplied by the French company Framatome…
EventWinnie Mandela is found guilty
… charges of kidnapping and four of being an accessory after the fact to assault. Co-accused John Morgan was found guilty … and of assault with intent to do…
EventPercy Qoboza, influential anti-Apartheid journalist, dies
… African anti-apartheid journalist and former editor of The World newspaper, Percy Qoboza, died on his fiftieth … heart attack and falling into a coma. Qoboza…
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… Olaudah Equino was born in the region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave trade took…
Statement of alliance secretariat following meeting held 5th Feb, 6 February 2015
… The Alliance National Secretariat, composed of the ANC , SACP , COSATU, SANCO met yesterday, 5 February … developments in Malamulele, Majakaneng, and…
Indian Opinion
… M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik in 1903 in the Natal Province. The newspaper focused on Indian rights, poor living … It provided an important historical…