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EventAdriaan Vlok applies for amnesty
… the security forces. Vlok recently approached the director general in the office of the presidency, the Rev Frank …
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… The punitive burger commando was led by Commandant-General Piet Potgieter and M.W. Pretorius. The body of Piet …
EventAbyssinian fortress of Dessie is captured by South African troops during World War II
… between Addis Ababa and Amba Alagi, was captured by General Alan Cunningham's South African divisions. This event …
EventTinashe Washington Nengomasha, Zimbabwean international football player is born in Harare, Zimbabwe
… a midfielder, a position that earned him the nickname ‘The General’. He is seen as Chiefs’ best player during the …
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
… open to teachers, learners and members of the public in general. The centre also organizes night tours. …
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… On 28 January 1971, just three days after General Idi Amin Dada overthrew Milton Obote, he released all …
Address to United Nations Security Council, by Nelson Mandela, 15 July 1992, New York United States
… Your Excellency, Dr Boutrous Boutrous Ghali, Secretary General of the United Nations, Ministers and Ambassadors, … and its Destructive Consequences in…
Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
… the position of secretary to Sol Plaaitjie secretary-general inaugural. Selby and Richard Msimang, sons of … either as an executive member or as an…
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… 1838 and the Town was proclaimed in 1953 and named after General Jan Kemp, a former Minister of Lands. Municipal …
PlaceKwaDukuza
… KwaDukuza site in 1872 and named after the first Surveyor General of Natal, Dr William Stanger, on the 10 February …
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… by Act No 1 of 1910, largely through efforts by General J.C. Smuts . This institution was the forerunner of …
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… and on 14 November Mr Martti Ahtisaari, the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Windhoek, declared the …
EventF.W. De Klerk is inaugurated
… After the September general election, F.W. De Klerk was inaugurated as the new …
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… South West Africa/Namibia. Neil van Heerden, SA director general of foreign affairs, led the South African delegation. …
EventNational Day of Prayer is observed peacefully
… by thousands in churches across the country. Despite the general peacefulness, there are some reports to the contrary. …
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… Following the assassination of the former Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief …
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
… tireless efforts to improve the quality of schooling and general living conditions, he received the 'Freedom of Port …
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… arriving at the Cape prior to 1688. Smit, a Boer general in the Anglo-Transvaal War and Vice-President of the …
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… December 1952 (pdf) Dr James Moroka speech as President General (pdf) Dr James Moroka with Hendrik Verwoerd on the …
Document 27 - Letter from E. R. Roux to Douglas Wolton, 5 September 1928
… 5 September, 1928 General Secretary C.P.S.A. Dear Douglas, I am at present … regard to the slogan and with regard to Party policy in general, and I think my…
EventIFP proposes a truce with ANC
… clashes between members of the two parties. The Secretary General of the IFP, Oscar Dhlomo, communicated the peace …
ArchiveMandela, From a Freedom Fighter to an Icon of Reconciliation
… prevented the breakdown of negotiations. On the eve of general elections in April 1964, when the country was … able to persuade Chief Buthelezi, leader of…
How I have cooperated with the Hawks by Pravin Gordhan (Times Live), 01 September 2016
… we enquired from the Hawks whether it was true. General Ntlemeza‚ the head of the Hawks‚ explicitly denied … Minister is not a suspect in that investigation…
Chapter 7 - 1957-58: The Movement in a Crucial Phase
… in the men as well. During 1957 this escalated, involving general strike action in some towns, and merging with … time by the Congress leadership for a…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… barred from standing for the Labour Party in the December general election because of his vociferous opposition to … in 1964 under the dreaded 90-day…
Some remarkable women who helped Gandhiji in South Africa by E. S. Reddy
… crucial in enabling Gandhiji to secure a settlement with General Smuts and return triumphant to his motherland. The … the Boer people and the great respect…
Chapter 29. Policy and Tactics of The Union
… them as "children" Fathers thought they knew best. At general meetings, which hundreds of them attended, they … them from our own members, the other trade…
PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
… family, his father Robert Donkin was a greatly respected General. Sir Rufane Donkin Joined the army at the age of … Major and at the age of 25 was promoted…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… East. At first she could only reply with words. In the General Assembly of the UN she called for Israel to withdraw … to the Commissioner of the South…
Amulets & Dreams by Omar Badsha and Guy Tillim
… at the launch of the African Union by the OAU Secretary General Amara Essay (2002). Edited : Omar Badsha amulets & …