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EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Eugene Nielen Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became … and early education were in English. He…
EventMandela meet De Klerk in Pretoria
… President F.W. de Klerk held discussions in Pretoria on the progress which has been made in the implementation of the Groote Schuur Minutes and on the need…
ArchiveStudent international
… Paper presented at the 46th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, 16 July 1970. Paper discusses the history of student…
ArchiveNatives (Abolition of Passes and Co-ordination of Documents) Act, Act No 67 of 1952
… The Act was to repeal the laws relating to carrying passes by natives; to provide for the issue of reference books to natives; to amend the Native …
ArchiveNative Laws Amendment Act, Act No 54 of 1952
… The Act was to amend the Native Labour Regulation Act, 1911, the Natives Land Act, 1013, the Native Administration Act, …
EventUnFreedom Day
… On the 27th of April 2006 Abahlali BaseMjondolo (AbM) decided to … Day” to highlight how there is “no democracy for the poor”[1] and to replace the usual …
EventPresentation of South African National budget of 1991
… large tax incentive to business, with emphasis directed to the Growth Domestic Products (GDP), which had fallen by 1 per … fall expected in 1991. Du Plesis…
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
… Netto Serrano (21) was killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were injured, of whom…
EventEduardo Mondlane, president of FRELIMO, dies
… to study at Lisbon University in Portugal and later in the United States, earning an MA and a PHD. In 1957 Mondlane was a research officer in the Trustee…
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… The twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela, African National Congress (ANC) … by a call for his release by China. This was publicized in the…
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
… Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in … displaying many hundreds of Artifacts from around the World, and…
ArchiveCosatu Demands
… graphic of people marching; text: COSATU demands: 1. the right to work 2. the right to organize 3 the right of students to: form democratic Student …
PlaceAdmiralty House, Simonstown
… The Building dates from the mid-18th Century and its ownership was transferred to the Admiralty in 1814. Rear-Admiral Jahleel Brenton was the first of the…
EventEleven protesters are killed in Sebokeng
… The police opened fire on a crowd of Sebokeng township residents who sought to march on the local offices of the ruling National Party (NP). The incident…
EventA memorandum of understanding between RSA and Malaysia
… A memorandum of understanding between RSA and Malaysia The Defence ministers of South Africa and Malaysia, Joe … understanding on military co-operation in…
EventFirst democratic election results for SA
… Nearly 20 million people participated in the 1994 election in which the African National Congress (ANC) gained an overwhelming victory during the first ever…
ArchiveNUSAS - its background and history
… history. Informal talk delivered at National Seminar of the National Union of South African Students, April 1973. Pages7 to 10 of Appendix to the Report of…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… educators, researchers, and independent web users with the tools they need to investigate the past and shape the future. This guide introduces a structured…
Seedtimes Retrospective Omar Badsha
… Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the first time alongside his documentary…
TRAC (Transvaal Rural Action Committee) Newsletter, 1983 - 1990
… TRAC, the Rural Action Committee, established in 1983 as a project of the Black Sash, published this Newsletter with the intention of giving communities…
PlaceHouse Preller, Hartebeesport
… was a well-known journalist and historian who championed the cause of the Afrikaans language. He occupied this house from 1935 … Monument under old NMC…
PlaceKlapperkop Fort, Pretoria
… jogging, cycling and mountain biking destination, but with the introduction of game, you’re able to do a quick game drive for free, right here in the heart…
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… went overseas under false names and without passports. The two arrived in London, England and from there they went to Bucharest, Romania, where they attended…
Document 9 - Letter from W. H. Andrews to Tom Mann,” 26 December 1922
… WE, THE 4 600 delegates to this historic Conference for a Democratic Future of the broad anti-apartheid liberation forces: 1. Salute the fighting forces of…
EventC.J. Langenhoven dies in Oudtshoorn
… Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author and writer of the words of Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (The Call of South Africa), died at his home 'Arbeidsgenot' in…
EventPaul Biya becomes president of Cameroon
… as president of Cameroon, he was replaced by Paul Biya, the current Prime Minister. Ahidjo handpicked Biya to replace him after he had handed his resignation…
EventSA cross-border raid in Maputo kills several
… people were killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the planning and control headquarters of the African National Congress (ANC)…
EventZola Budd returns to SA
… Budd, who had emigrated to Britain in 1984 to take part in the Los Angeles Olympic Games, announced that she has decided … to SA permanently. In April 1988,…
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… as an educator and educational administrator. He served as the president of the Inspectors’ Association of Bantu Education in South … granted self-government…
EventDr Ribeiro and his wife are gunned down
… The medical practitioner and political activist, Dr Fabian … after several attempts on their lives. It only emerged at the Truth and Reconciliation…