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ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.1 1992
… Contents and Contributors comment-AW Oliphant, Fragments of a dream by Zachoriah Rapola, The House of Raydon by Patrick Sekhula, Independence by EM … Gavin…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter is born
… Andries Hendrik Potgieter, the leader of a Voortrekker group which he led during the battle of Vegkop when attacked by the Matabele (Ndebele), … Potgieter, D…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… Even We. Cartoon, David Marais. The Fight is on, Rev. Joost de Blank, Archbishop of Cape Town. The Widow of the Reserves, Phyllis Ntanala. Bethal Case-Book, …
EventDeath sentence for Rapists
… were sentenced in Klerksdorp to be hanged to death for the rape of a Black woman, Ginny Gotsoine in February 1985. Two other White men in the same case were…
EventNelson Mandela celebrates his 90th birthday.
… Nelson Mandela's name resonates with the struggle for independence and social, economic, political and institutional rights of Black people. The…
EventSophiatown residents are forcefully moved to Soweto
… It was in the early hours on 9 February 1955 when around 2 000 … armed with guns, knobkerries and rifles, forcefully moved the families of Sophiatown to…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.9 No.4 1991
… Enoch A. Monkwe; Till We Meet, Mavis Smallberg; In the Shacks of Inanda, Gladman Mvukuzane Ngubo. Essays: The West End Becoming, David Goldblatt; The Renewal…
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 …
EventLindiwe Sisulu is detained
… detained for her involvement in political activities. The police suspected her of being in possessions of the then banned African National Congress (ANC)…
PlaceBertram House, Hiddingh Hall Campus, Orange Street, Cape Town
… under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1962. A part of the Cape Town Campus of UCT- Hiddingh Hall. This was the original "home" of the University of Cape…
EventFrance supplies two new combat submarines to South Africa
… France confirmed the sale of two new combat submarines to South Africa to protect the oil route round the Cape in the face of escalating Soviet … O’Malley P…
EventTwo limpet mines explode in Hillbrow
… Two limpet mines explode at the South African Defence Force (SADF) Transvaal Medical Command, Hillbrow, Johannesburg. The limpet mines were seen by a member…
EventTerre’Blanche and his associates to face terrorism charges
… The Transvaal Attorney General announced that Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) and three … to mid-1997 ,…
EventInternational Labour Organisation and UN meet over apartheid in SA
… Following the outbreak of pandemonium in South Africa and the use of violence by security forces in dealing with the … Ilo ILOHistory ProjectThe role of the…
ArchiveGroup conflicts and race prejudice
… This lecture is the third in the series Hoernle Memorial Lecture in which there is discussion on the topic of race prejudices in South Africa and the impact…
EventMafeking is established
… The Barolong settlement Mahikeng was renamed Mafeking by Sir Charles Warren , leader of a military expedition, after the annexation of Bechuanaland by the…
PlaceOost-Eind Primary School, 70 Meintjes Street, Trevenna, Pretoria
… The school was founded in 1897 and is the oldest surviving school in Pretoria. The original portion of the building was probably designed by Kraan & Weijers,…
EventMozambique gains independence
… rulers, Mozambique became independent as People's Republic of Mozambique. Mozambique was colonised by the Portuguese since 16 th century. The campaign for…
EventPresident de Klerk warns General Bantu Holomisa
… Speaking after the publication of a report on the Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) by the Goldstone … Keesing's Record of World Events : News Digest…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
… Early Portuguese name in 1503, of Table Bay . Meaning 'watering place of Saldanha', it was … of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there by the…
EventSADF mounts raids on ANC targets in neighbouring states
… Troops of the South African Defence Force (SADF) carry out raids on … and Zimbabwe. Several people are left dead or injured. The targets include the ANC's…
EventEgyptian author, and trade unionist, Gamal al-Banna is born
… Though he was the younger brother of Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Gamal al-Banna was a …
Clarion Call
… Clarion Call was published as the official journal of the KwaZulu Government, as a record of their activities, and …
EventSA Olympic team leaves for Barcelona
… The South African Olympic team of ninety-five members took off to participate in the 22nd Olympic games staged in Barcelona, Spain in 1994. … 23 July 2013] |…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
… Johannes Gerhardus (JG) Strijdom was born in 1893 in the Cape Colony. He trained as a lawyer at the Victoria College (now Stellenbosch University). Strijdom…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The statue stands …
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the royal Princess … …
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… Former name of Jan Kempdorp. Named after the region in southern Spain, which was the ancient maritime kingdom of Tarshish. Jan Kempdorp was … New Dictionary…
PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… The Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower is an icon of the old Cape Town Harbour. It was the original Port Captain's … The Victorian Gothic-style Clock Tower…
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… The African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson … his party was prepared to abandon its long-held policy of nationalisation if the business…