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EventDjibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence
… Djibouti is a very small country located on the horn of Africa. It is so small that it has an estimated population of less than a million, one of the least…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan is born
… The Xhosa writer and linguist, Archibald Campbell Mzoliza … years as teacher and having obtained an M.A. Degree at the University of South Africa in 1944, he…
EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… President F.W. de Klerk announces the calling up of military reservists to curb political violence will top the agenda of the forthcoming multiparty…
EventMarais Steyn dies
… opposition and government politician Marais Steyn, died of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948, when he…
EventBritish presents final Peace proposal
… Lord Alfred Milner and Lord Horatio Kitchner, presented the British final peace proposals to the Boer negotiators after the South African War. Milner ……
Inner-Party Bulletin
… Bulletin of the Central Committee of the SACP for the eyes of Party members only. Issue covers …
EventAttempted coup in Equatorial Guinea sees fifteen arrested
… mercenaries were arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Many of the suspects were South African, including the alleged leader of the advance party, Nick du Toit. The…
EventNational Party unveils its policy plan focusing on anti-poverty strategies
… Following the National Party (NP)'s first federal congress since its withdrawal from the Government of National Unity (GNU), its policy plan was unveiled … O…
EventAfrican bus boycott lasting ten weeks is initiated in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
… When the Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO) increased the bus fare in 1957, it was met with resistance from the public. More than 80 percent of the…
EventJames Kantor, a lawyer, is arrested for his involvement in Liliesleaf farm activities
… Wolpe. Unbeknownst to Kantor, Wolpe was an active member of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Though Kantor…
EventMacassar Gas Disaster (AECI stockpile catches fire)
… The Coloured residential area of Macassar, Western Cape, was swiftly evacuated after a 15 000 ton sulphur dioxide stockpile belonging to the local African…
EventUN Secretary-General Hammerskjöld arrives in Congo
… Dag Hammerskjöld, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), arrived in the Congo to try to end the civil war. Hammerskjöld became …
EventRivonia trial sentence is delivered
… At the conclusion of the Rivonia trial eight of the accused were sentenced to life imprisonment in the … Southern African Political History: a chronology of…
EventHelen Suzman is born
… Africa. During her 36 years in Parliament she defended the right to freedom of expression for all South Africans; with great courage she … legislation. She…
ArchiveBesoek van Mnr Clark aan Suid-Afrika en Suidwes-Afrika: 10-13 Junie 1981
… by Minister R F Botha and written mostly in Afrikaans, of the visit of Mr W P Clark of the United States of America, to South Africa and South West …
EventHarold Cressy is born in Rorke’s Drift
… Harold Cressy , co-founder of the Teachers League of South Africa (TLSA), educationist … teacher, is born in Rorke's Drift, Kwazulu-Natal . He was the only…
PlaceLoftus Versveld Stadium, Hatfield
… under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1979. Home to the Sundowns Football Club and the Blue Bulls rugby team, Loftus Versfeld received a … Africa. It was…
EventDusi Canoe Marathon commences
… The Dusi Canoe Marathon started on 22 December 1951, when … Pearce, Basil Halford, John Naudé, and Willie Potgieter. The men had to make their way through…
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… seafaring history, and a reminder that Durban is still the busiest port in Africa. Backed by a panoramic view of Durban Harbour, the Port Natal Maritime…
2. Moothen pleads for his wife to be returned
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Moothen had the following letter written to the…
EventDarrell Roodt was born on this day
… Darrell Roodt was born in Johannesburg. Growing up during the height of Apartheid South Africa, he always used the art of film to condemn the racially…
EventPolitician and Community leader Horatio Mbelle dies
… politician, dies in Pretoria. He was widely regarded as the best court interpreter of his day and was a talented rugby and cricket player who took the lead…
EventSA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
… Service Officer Dimitri Tsafendas stabs main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to death. A prior … attempt on his life since becoming Prime…
EventWinnie Mandela is elected ANCWL president
… Born Nomzamo Winfreda Zanyiwe Madikizela in the Eastern Cape, President Mandela’s former wife and politician was elected President of the African National…
EventPLAN launches armed struggle against South Africa
… On 26 August 1966, the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN), the armed wing of SWAPO, fought in a battle against South …
PlaceAlbertville, Johannesburg
… Suburb of Johannesburg adjoinng Albertskroon, to the South-East of it. It was laid out in 1896 on the Farm 'Waterval' and was named in honour of the owner, ……
Banishment
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and … I would be less trouble in a place which I don't know and the people don't know me. So they…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.2 1992
… Contents: Comment, A. W. Oliphant. Stories: An Owl on the Rooftop, Linda Colleen Saunders; Makoti, Makhanda Senzangakhona; The Rod, Richard J. Mann; SB’s,…
PlaceAluimkloof, Calitzdorp- Western Cape
… A Ravine at the Eastern end of Badspoort, 16 km South-East of Calitzdorp. The name is Afrikaans for 'Alum Gorge', which refers to the … New Dictionary of…
Rhodes Must Fall Exhibition: "Echoing Voices from Within"
… “Echoing Voices from Within”, captures with precision the multi-layered and intersectional voice of black bodies – the students, workers and staff who have…