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ArchiveLetter from John Daniel, President, to University Principals and others
… Circular letter from John Daniels, President of NUSAS, reporting on the effect of the Commission of Enquiry into Improper Political …
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… The woman accusing South African ex-Deputy President Jacob Zuma of rape is being cross-examined in court. The judge has agreed to the defence's request to…
PlacePilrig House, 1 Rockridge Road, Parktown, Johannesburg
… at; no.1 Rockridge Road. A classic Baker House built in the arts and crafts style, with a stone and mortar base up to first level, and the second storey with…
PlaceGreat Brak Rivier
… The village of Great Brak Rivier was founded by Charles Searle, an … together with his wife and four children, emigrated to the Cape in 1859. They landed at…
PlaceRoyal baFokeng Stadium
… Formally known as the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, this Stadium is situated in Rustenburg, which is a charming Town at the foot of the Magaliesberg Mountain…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… Charles van Onselen was born on 14 August 1944, in the South African town of Boksburg, Gauteng (then Transvaal).[i] van Onselen has become one of the most…
EventPolitical activist Molly Blackburn is born
… In 1981 she started her political career by winning the Provincial Council seat of Walmer, Port Elizabeth, for the Progressive Federal Party (PFP). A year…
EventA Whites-only referendum in SWA gives a support on Black majority.
… overwhelming support for plans for Black majority rule in the country. Out of the total White population of 99,000, fifty-two thousand of …
Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela on Fatima Meer
… Every time I land at Durban Airport, I am haunted by the memory of Fatima Meer – my dearest friend, sister and adviser whom I … No words seem eloquent enough…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was sworn in as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United … She was accompanied by her husband…
EventChina promises to increase imports from Africa
… Due to the rapid development of the Chinese economy in recent years, China has emerged as a … the West with regard to being the premier trading partner of…
PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… in 1959 as a co-educational Afrikaans High School in the Vredenhof residence, presently the Frank Joubert Art and Design Centre in the leafy suburb of…
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… The excellent Portrayal of Life as a Migrant Worker, found at the Worker’s Museum in Newtown, Johannesburg , was … balanced presentation without…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… State President P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela , leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC), conditional release from the prison sentence he had…
EventThirteen residents are gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police
… down in Mamelodi by South African police. This followed the declaration of a State of emergency on 25 July 1985 by President PW Botha … in 36 of South Africa…
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PlaceMofolo Arts Centre
… Located on Mzilikazi Street in Mofolo, the Mofolo Arts Centre is a hub of cultural and artistic exploration in Soweto. The centre is one of the few…
ArchiveANC/UCT Position Paper proposals
… Report of a meeting between the ANC and the University of Cape Town on the education crisis. Includes handwritten …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.11 No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 1993
… Shimmer Chinodya; Nhamiwa's Magic Stick, Maria Munsaka; The Jungle Peacemaker, Blessing Museki; The Story of how the Tortoise Shell Became Patterned, Lackson…
PlaceRichtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape, Northern Cape
… The 1600 square kilometers in area is the Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape. This is a dramatic Mountainous Desert in the Northern Cape of South…
PlaceGordonia Division
… Magisterial district and division in the North-West in the Cape Province. Named after Sir Gordon Sprigg, who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony four times…
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… On 19 August 2002, an Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upheld a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal. The 31 year old woman had…
EventJapanese attack American Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
… before 8AM on a Sunday morning. Within a short time five of eight battleships at Pearl Harbor were sunk or sinking, with the rest damaged. Several other…
PlaceLuderitz, Namibia
… Luderitz is a quaint harbour town on the Atlantic Coast in Namibia . It boasts German history, art-deco architecture and excursions to the ghost town of…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial …
EventProposal for a new constitution
… Minister of Constitutional Development, Gerrit Viljoen on 27 August … should begin in 1991 and be completed within two years. The African National Congress…
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… Following the 16 June 1976 Soweto protest and the killing and injuring of student protesters by the indiscriminate use of firearms … [Accessed on 18 June…
EventShaun Pollock makes history in a test match
… The South African all-rounder, Shaun Pollock, became the only player in Test cricket history to have taken 300 … 3 000 runs. This milestone was reached on…
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… mother and a Zulu father. He studied Zulu Literature at the University of Natal and later won a scholarship to further his studies at the School of Oriental…
PlaceAmathola/Amatole District Municipality
… The Amathola Mountain Range which is a subsidiary of the Winterberg Range, 15 km North-East of Alice, extending … New Dictionary of South African Names by…