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ArchiveReview since last Conference
… The letter from Desmond Tutu to SACC regarding the review of the conference about the death of Steve Biko. Also asking the …
ArchiveSouth African Students Organisation: histori
… The document traces the early history leading to the formation of the South African Students Organisation (SASO). An undated, …
PlaceBoulders Beach, Simons Town
… Just around the corner from the seaside Village of: ' Simons Town ', turn left off main road to Boulders Visitor Centre to visit the famous colony of African…
Briefing on Lekgotla outcomes, 27 January 2015
… The African National Congress invites members of the media to a briefing on the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla being held at the St. …
EventNew Prime Minister P.W. Botha appoints cabinet ministers
… On becoming prime minister after the resignation of B.J. Vorster, P.W. Botha made some changes in the allocation of portfolios in his cabinet. He retained…
EventDepartment of Transport launches Be Legal campaign
… The national department of transport launched a seven month Be Legal campaign at the Jack Mincer Taxi Rank in Johannesburg, aiming to improve and legalise…
EventTwo policemen are killed in poll tax resistance
… Zulus near Richmond, Natal, following local resistance to the collection of poll tax, which became payable on 1 January 1906. Twelve people were found guilty…
EventWomen Draw up a Petition against Pass Laws
… Black women in what was then the Orange Free State protested when they were included in … Pass legislation previously reserved for African men only. The…
PlaceJames Hall Museum of Transport, Johannesburg
… The James Hall Museum of Transport, the largest and most comprehensive land-transport Museum in South Africa , was established by the late Jammie Hall and…
Answers to questions by Drum: Albert Luthuli, 6 May 1961
… leaders for answers to three questions concerning the planned demonstrations. The following are answers of Chief Luthuli.] Question : Do … : We have no other…
EventSchool boycott in Port Elizabeth ends
… This followed after negotiations took place between the local parents' committee and the Port Elizabeth Students Council (PESCO), a new student's body formed…
EventVerwoerd’s grandson joins ANC
… Hendrik Verwoerd, main architect of apartheid, joins the African National Congress. Wilhelm Verwoerd risked being … for his decision. He was not even welcome…
EventNOCSA announces SA participation in Olympic games
… Sam Ramsamy, president of The National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA), … Africa's acceptance of an invitation to participate in the Olympic Games…
PlaceGwali Mission
… in 1820 by Reverend John Brownlee, as a station of for the Glasgow Missionary Society. The village which grew up about it was subsequently named Emgwali,…
EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… was a trade unionist, Labour Party member and Chairman of the Treason Trial Defence Fund. From the emergence of the South African Congress of Trade Unions …
ArchiveBantu Education Act, Act No 47 of 1953
… The Act was to provide for the transfer of the adminiustration and control of native education from the several provincial administrations to the Government…
PlaceBloemfontein Zoo
… Established in 1920, the Bloemfontein Zoo is well known for its collection of primates and is the home of the 'Big Five.' The Zoo pioneered the breeding of…
Read SABC CEO Jimi Matthews full resignation letter (Staff Reporter), 27 June 2016
… immediate resignation. “For many months I have compromised the values I hold dear under the mistaken belief that I could be more effective inside the SABC…
Journal of Black Theology
… The Journal of Black Theology in South Africa published by the Black Theology Project in Pretoria is a scholarly publication dedicated to the exploration of…
EventSouth Africa gets a new R5 coin with distinct security features designed to outsmart counterfeiters
… in South Africa. Although not an exact match of the original, the coin was convincing enough to fool many people. This prompted the Reserve Bank to redesign…
EventCourt commutes James Mange’s sentence
… international campaign led by international bodies such as the United Nations, Organisation of African Unity (now AU), … and non-governmental organisations…
EventMother of an ANC Youth League official, is killed by a hand grenade
… when a hand grenade exploded in her house. Mrs Smith was the mother of an African National Congress (ANC) Youth league official. According to sources, the…
EventWinnie and Nelson Mandela divorce
… a divorce. Irreconcilable differences were cited as the reason for the parting. The Mandelas were married in 1958 and only spent a couple of … South African…
EventBritish Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration
… Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration The area that became known as British Kaffraria was overrun … British colonisers and local Xhosa…
EventConclusive Battle of Ndondakusuka takes place
… The Battle of Tugela, which was also known as the Battle of Ndondakusuka, was fought between Zulu factions of Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande,…
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
… Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country…
EventPresent UN headquarters is opened
… The international peace keeping body, the United Nations (UN), which had replaced the League of Nations in 1945, opened its headquaters two … The Star, 09 th…
ArchiveInner Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the extended Political Bureau meeting, the Party Congress…
ArchivePopulation Registration Act, Act No 30 of 1950
… The Act was to make provision for the compilation of a Register of the Population of the Union; for the issue of Identity cards …
ArchiveCommissions presented at 5th General Students
… The memorandum contains commissions to assess, among others, the theory of the struggle pertaining to the Black culture, the feasibility …