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ArchiveReport of NUSAS President
… Report of the President of the National Union of South African Students at the 58th Annual Congress, University of the Witwatersrand, …
ArchiveRecommendations of Consultative Conference
… Recommendations of the South African Communist Party Consultative Conference. Recommends transforming the party, that there should be internal democracy and…
PlaceLongkloof, Main Road, Hout Bay
… The building dates from the late 19th century when it served as the wine cellar on the farm Moddergat, then owned by the Boonzaaier family. …
EventEgypt Establishes Diplomatic Relations With Israel
… Israel and Egypt, under the leadership of Anwar al Sadat, re-establish diplomatic relations. The move is resented by other Arab nations. Egypt's military…
ArchiveLetter from Duncan Innes, President, NUSAS, to SRC Presidents and National Executive
… Circular letter from the President of the National Union of South African Students, Duncan Innes, … reporting on a meeting between a delegation from NUSAS…
ArchiveGroup Areas Development Act, Act No 69 of 1955
… The Act was to provide for the control of the disposal and for the acquisition of immovable property in group areas and …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Rustenberg
… of this church started in 1898 and completion of the building were delayed by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War . During the war it was used by the …
EventReported arrest of London bomb mastermind, Rashid Aswat
… The suspected mastermind of the bomb attacks in London on July 7 hid in South Africa for … week. Cable News Network (CNN) reported on Thursday that the man,…
13. Wife lays bigamy charge
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … charged her husband, Seeniwasa Padayachi with bigamy. The deposition, dated 4 September 1895…
ArchiveLocal economic rsponses to industrial migration in small towns.
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctoral Degree in the Faculty of Human Science, at the University of KwaZulu-Natal…
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… with Duma Nokwe (1927-1978) who was Secretary-General of the ANC from 1958 to 1969. Born to working class parents in … at St. Peter's School in Johannesburg,…
PlaceBotanical Gardens, Pretoria
… Founded in 1946, this is the home of the South African National Botanical Institute. Thus it … scientific research centre. Besides having 50 hectares of the…
EventSouth African swimmer, Penny Heyns, wins a gold Medal at Atlanta Olympics
… was exceptional, securing her a bursary to study at the University of Nebraska in the United States. In 1996, Heyns was part of Team South Africa in Atlanta…
EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
… On 1 July 1960, the independent Somali Democratic Republic, commonly known as … Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, situated on the eastern coast of…
EventProgressive Federal Party is formed
… The Progressive Reform Party of South Africa and the 'Japie' Basson dissident group of United Party (UP) members merged to form the Progressive Federal Party…
EventAmerican Troops pull out of Somalia
… following a series of gun battles Somali militias under the Command of General Mohammed Farrah Aidid. American troops … to humanitarian organisation…
EventANC agrees to facilitate SA rugby’s return to international games
… The African National Congress (ANC) in Harare, Zimbabwe, agreed to "use its good offices" to facilitate the readmission of South African rugby into…
EventBarclays Bank changes its name to First National Bank
… Timothy Bevan, chairman of Barclays, admitted that while the decision to pull out of the South African market was a commercial one, the pressure exerted…
EventSix SA Tsunami survivors arrive at Lanseria
… Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrived at Lanseria airport on board a rescue flight from Bangkok. The tsunamis were set off a…
EventFrancois Botha wins International Boxing Federation (IBF) title
… heavyweight boxer, Francois (Frans) Botha, nickamed the "White Buffalo," secured a victory in a split decision against Germany's Axel Schulz to win the…
EventTraditional Bushman artist Vetkat Regopstaan Kruiper, aged 38, dies suddenly from natural causes
… known as Vetkat, was a prolific artist. He was born at the camp Twee Rivieren in the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park (now Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park). The…
EventSouth African cricketer, AB de Villiers is born
… In 2011, he succeeded Graeme Smith and became captain of the South African One Day International (ODI) team. He is a … arm medium batting style. With 278, de…
PlaceAiab, Stream in Namibia
… Khoikhoi name of the Lewerivier is Aiab. The Khoikhoi language is a National language in Namibia, also known by the ethnic term Nama and formerly as…
PlaceAndries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet
… 2,5 km North of Graaf-Reinet. It was erected in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798-1853), whose forces…
ArchiveAddress to NUSAS Congress 1968
… President's address to the 44th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 30th Jun - 9…
PlaceStump Memorial, near Doornkop
… This is the spot where the cottage stood where Jameson surrendered to the Boer forces after the Jameson Raid (previously marked by … This is the spot where…
Culture and Resistance - Cynthia Kross
… This article by Cynthia Kross was published in 1982 in the South African magazine Staffrider. (Vol. 5.2) The articles describes the recent 'Culture and…
EventPolice pounce on AWB members
… Security Police arrested the leader, Eugene Terreblanche (Terre'Blanche), and eight other members of the right-wing group the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging …
EventPFP stays its ground concerning president Vorster
… John Vorster on his appointment as State President on the grounds that not all the evidence of the Erasmus Commission had been made public. The party also …
EventANC leader Nelson Mandela meets Boutros Boutros
… National Congress (ANC) President Nelson Mandela met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali at Dakar. The two leaders discussed…