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EventSouth African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal
… thin and tall. She never dreamed of becoming a model. At the age of fifteen she was scouted in a mall in Durban. … skyrocketed very fast after she was…
EventPriscah Jeptoo is born in Nandi Kenya
… Long distance runner Priscah Jeptoo is ranked third in the world in long distance running. She only began competing … much in such a short space of time…
Black Student Politics
… is generally recognised that mass popular struggles during the 1970s and 1980s played a pivotal role in eroding apartheid and creating the conditions for the…
ArchiveCircular from N. Pityana to all SRCs and loc
… A circular stating the facts surrounding the controversy between the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and the Natal …
ArchiveCiskei Commission: Report
… Report by Secreatry of the Interior, Mr Marais, on the 'allocation' of Xhosa speaking people to the Ciskei and the Transkei. …
ArchiveWe must take sides
… Extracts from the statement of the President of the ANC, Oliver Tambo, at the WCC Liberation Movement …
Womens Charter
… Green and white, and the Women's Charter written out. At the bottom of the poster is the date, 1954 and WWM. …
ArchiveDear Mr State President
… Pamphlet issued by the President of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa to the State President about the State vision of apartheid …
ArchiveNotes on meeting between Director-General and President Savimbi on 26 October 1988
… Meeting between the Director-General of Namibia and President Savimbi on the progress of the Namibian negotiations and the political situation in …
ArchiveVerwoerd lets loose terror
… Circular by the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement regarding arrests of members of the All-African Convention and the Unity Movement. …
ArchiveDont be fooled!: another boring pamphlet?: a
… White, blue and yellow, pamphlet issued by the End Conscription Campaign. Information to the conscripts about the Advice Bureau and the services offered. …
Letter from Headmaster of Rondebosch Boys Hi
… The letter discusses security measures for the school, and includes a request for assistance from fathers to patrol the school premises, particularly during…
ArchiveInternal Security Act, Act No 74 of 1982
… The Act was to provide for the security of the State and the maintenance of law and order; and to provide for matters …
ArchiveChristian ministry in a times of crisis
… This is the speech delivered by Dr Beyers Naude on the occassion of the graduation ceremony of the Federal Theological Seminary …
ArchiveANC talks to shape policy on economy
… Press article in the Business Day about talks in Harare on the economy between the African National Congress and the Congress of South …
ArchivePlanning for peoples war discussion document
… Discussion document on planning for a peoples war. Covers the armed struggle, people's revolutionary violence, uprisings in the Bantustans, the enemy armed…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli : 1898 - 1967
… Black and white image of Albert Luthuli. Words "the length of the term of slavery depends largely on the oppressed themselves and not on the oppressor". …
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
… Nelson Mandela and Govan Mbeki secretly met and discussed the formation of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the ANC’s armed wing. This group constituted the MK’s high…
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, … was so economically dependent on South Africa that the imposition of economic sanctions…
EventPik Botha is born
… Frederik "Pik" Botha , Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of President F.W. de Klerk was born in … Rustenburg, Transvaal (now North West Province)…
EventUniversity of Stellenbosch in a historic move
… The University of Stellenbosch announced that it was to open … courses not offered at their own universities. In spite of the move being hailed as a…
EventMandela addresses ANC rally in Durban
… In an effort to promote peace in Natal, the African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela … of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, for the…
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… George Matanzima, brother of Kaiser Matanzima and leader of the Transkei Bantustan, was toppled by his military and forced to flee from the Transkei after a…
EventBlack pupils arrive at school escorted by police officers
… A few days after the ruling by the Supreme Court to force Potgietersrus Primary School in … to a barrage of racist verbal abuse by some members of the White…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… 2000, it is reported that Cyclone Eline, which struck the Southern African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to…
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
… from Gaborone and transporting him to South Africa. Later the Minister of Police confirmed Lengene’s presence in South Africa. He was kidnapped on 6 February…
EventSouth African athlete and Africa high-jump record holder Hestrie Cloete is born in Germiston, Transvaal
… (now Gauteng) on 26 August 1978. She began high jumping at the age of 13 when she was discovered by her coach Martin … success in athletics; taking gold year…
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
… Founder of the Nairobi People’s Congress Party (NCPC) and key figure in the formation of Kenya African National Union (KANU), Thomas … on 5 July 1969 in…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… Paul Kibii Tergat was born in the Rif valley Province in Kenya. Unlike many athletes, … he completed high school. Early in his career he broke the record by…
Claremont Histories
… stand in conjunction with South African History Online at the 2015 Harfield Village Carnival. Visitors to the stand can pay homage to those who lived in…