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EventAfrikaner patriot Danie Theron is killed
… Danie Theron, an Afrikaner patriot believing in the just and divine right of the Boer to stand against British interference, died during … 21 August 2013)|…
EventSir de Villiers Graaff and Theo Gerdener jointly express their agreement to form a new party
… In a joint declaration the leaders of the United Party (UP), Sir de Villiers Graaff and the … O’Malley, P., ‘1977’ , from Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory , …
PlaceAliwal Shoal, a Rocky Reef Off; Kwa-Zulu Natal Coast Coast
… The Aliwal Shoal is a rocky Reef which is the remains of an ancient sand dune, approximately 5 … New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E Raper …
EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… Kenneth David Kaunda was considered a key figure in the continuing conflict between Zimbabwean liberation … Zimbabwe African People Union (ZAPU). However,…
Everard Read Art Gallery
… In 1912, in Johannesburg , one of South Africa’s most famous art galleries was established. The Everard Read Gallery has grown in sophistication and … South…
PlaceCalitzdorp, Route 62
… Calitzdorp is a Town on the Western side of the Little or Klein Karoo in the Western Cape Province of … New Dictionary of South African Names by Peter E…
EventAt an international summit in SA leaders pledge to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries
… On 12 of February 2006, the Progressive Governance Network held a summit in Hammanskraal South Africa. The aim of this gathering was to strategize ways in…
EventErmelo is founded
… Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans…
ArchiveMajority rule: some notes
… This forms part of a collection of articles which formed part of a series in The Educational Journal. The series of articles has dissected the concept…
EventPolitical violence claims 100 lives in KZN
… About 100 people were declared dead as a result of the political violence that continued in KwaZulu-Natal. The political violence rages on in spite of the…
Class Struggle
… All of history, said Marx, is the history of class struggle. All … are divided into classes. In a capitalist society, the two main classes are the middle…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. … was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named after the American…
EventMuntu Myeza, SA anti-apartheid activist, is born.
… Muntu Myeza was Secretary General of the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO), an affiliate of the Black Consciousness Movement. At the age of 22 , he …
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… The Durban Natural Science Museum has dynamic and innovative … emphasis on Biodiversity Conservation, and Ecology. The mission of the Durban Natural Science…
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… A rural Town some 91 km North of Grahamstown , Eastern Cape . The Area of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen , estimated about the year 1530-1760. In…
B.J. Vorster - Select Speeches
… The Honourable B. J. Vorster is not only one of the most active speakers in the Republic of South Africa, but …
EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
… Coetzee uses his initials as his pen name. He studied at the University of Cape Town and graduated with an honours degree in English in 1960 and an honours…
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… Olaudah Equino was born in the region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. The slave …
EventUp to 100 ANC members are reported to have been detained in Swaziland
… members were reported to have been detained in Swaziland. The arrests were confirmed by the Swaziland Police Commissioner and a large cache of arms in the…
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… a tip-off that IFP marchers were planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this …
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… was long overdue, President F.W. de Klerk imposed a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal, coinciding with a report by the South African Human Rights…
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…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Thenjiwe Mswane
… Dear Students Movements of 1976, Imagine if the 16th of June 2016, looked like this. … this cold winters morning in Johannesburg, except across the country…
Document 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R. Roux, 8 May 1928
… 22 - Letter from Douglas Wolton to E. R. Roux, 8 May 1928 THE COMMUNIST PARTY. … I have received three letters from you recently. I haven't the dates handy,…
EventJan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during South African War, is born
… 10 June 1872 Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during the South African War (the Second Anglo-Boer War), Member of Parliament and SA minister of…
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… With the number of ballots already counted following yesterdays local … elections signalling yet another convincing victory for the African National…
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
… African elephants have been hunted for several centuries, the exploitation of elephant herds on a massive scale began in the 1970s. Organized gangs of…
EventWorld Population Day
… Each year on 11 July, countries around the world commemorate World Population Day. This day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations…
EventInkatha Freedom Party boycotts parliament
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) announced the suspension of its active participation in both chambers of parliament and in the constitution-making process. IFP…