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EventDieter and Ruth Gerhard are detained
… The South African government announced at a special press … with alleged espionage. Gerhardt was commanding officer at the strategically important Simonstown…
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
… The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young, paid a two day visit to South Africa at the invitation of mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer…
EventHelen Joseph dies
… human rights activist, Helen Beatrice May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA … 1931 and, with Lilian Ngoyi and…
EventEuropean Community observers arrive in SA
… The first group of European Community (EC) observers, … between fighting supporters of two political parties, the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha…
EventSA architect Gerard Moerdijk is born
… Leendert Pieter Moerdijk, of Dutch descent, was born in the Waterberg district, Transvaal (now Limpopo Province). He was one of the first Afrikaans…
EventMadikizela Mandela is accused of misuse of funds
… minister of arts, culture, science and technology and the ANC Women's League president, Nomzamo Nobandla Winnifred … to her by Pakistani Prime Minister…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its … 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations…
Lost in Transformation? Reviewing 20 Years of Transformation in South Africa
… South Africa prepares to celebrate 20 years of democracy, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be hosting a conference … Reviewing 20 Years of Transformation…
EventKenya becomes a one party state
… united to form a party with near-complete control over the government. In 1964, Kenyatta had the legislature create the position of president and granted him…
ArchiveDon't let them hang. : Give them freedom
… Poem at top in black letters entitled "Message from the gallows" by D M Moisi. Black image of gallows and hangman's noose broken by spear. Issued by the …
ArchiveANC womens section : South African women march to freedom
… List of womens demands reprinted by the Federation of South African Women as set out in the 1955 Congress of the People. Green, yellow, black and white…
ArchiveList of Exhibits: Legal documents from State v Ndukwana and 4 others
… Legal documents from the 1976 trial of the State v Ndukwana and 4 others. Includes: List of … affidavits by four accused regarding treatment by the police,…
ArchiveSpeak
… by trade unions, including domestic workers, resistance to the apartheid legislation and the campaign for equitable human rights are among the issues…
PlaceJewish Pioneers Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
… The temple was designed by Orlando Middleton and erected by Jacob Kohler and Sons. The Port Elizabeth, Orthodox Hebrew Congregation was formed … Poland. On…
PlaceSpringbok Park, Hatfield, Pretoria
… The Park was formerly known as Grosvenor Square and was conceived in 1905 when the Suburb of Hatfield was laid out. Development only commenced in the 1930s…
EventDon Mattera withdraws from public performances
… During the final poetry performance at the Urban Voices Festival, South African poet, journalist and … performances. Mattera is now deeply involved in…
EventDiplomatic relations between SA and Iraq annoys USA
… Relations between South Africa and the United States of America (USA) became strained by South … full diplomatic relations with Iraq in August 1998. The…
EventGeneral Louis Botha dies
… Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, died in Pretoria after a heart attack. The heart failure was preceded by a…
EventJani Allan, South African Journalist, is born
… Jani Allen made a name for herself as a columnist for the Sunday Times between 1979 and 1989. Her work as a journalist became so popular that she was voted …
EventJomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya
… country’s independence from Britain. In 1964 he became the first President of the Republic of Kenya. A few years earlier, Kenyatta had been … arrest in 1952…
EventSipho Mutsi dies in police custody
… Seventeen-year-old activist and leader of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Sipho Mutsi, died in police custody during interrogation at the…
EventBafana Bafana wins against Botswana
… The South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana registered a convincing 2-0 victory over the national team of neighbouring Botswana , two years after…
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
… Minister Gen. Magnus Malan in Cape Town, to explore the possible involvement of a "third force" in the deteriorating security situation in townships. Sisulu…
EventMugabe is refused accommodation by 2 SA hotels
… The Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who arrived in Pretoria for the 10th anniversary of a free South Africa and the inauguration of President Thabo Mbeki…
EventThree IFP leaders resign
… Ziba Jiyane, Secretary-General and Musi Myeni, leader in the Gauteng provincial legislature, resigned from the party. All three were accused of being…
EventNatoo Babenia is born
… resisting British rule and later in South Africa against the Apartheid government, was born at Coedmore Road, Bellair, Durban. In South Africa he was a…
EventJB Marks is born
… (now North West Province) on March 21 1903. He was the seventh child of an African railway worker, John Thelelwa … He identified as an African and was a…
EventIFP makes election threat
… Officials of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) announced that they would not present their list of election candidates to the Independent Electoral Commission …
EventA statement is issued following talks between John Vorster and Ian Smith
… Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) Prime Minister, Ian Smith. The talks were geared towards finding settlement of the Rhodesian constitutional problem. This came almost…
Statement on Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 13 September 2011
… Mama Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was admitted at the Johannesburg Hospital on Saturday as a result of a pain … She is currently recuperation well and she is…