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ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… the white man, then you can say that you have seen Satan. [12] Matomela was radically appealing to women and volunteers … campaign. She was given a nine…
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. Like this cold winters morning in Johannesburg, except across the…
Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… was established as the Industrial Socialist League. 12 THE SOCIAL BASE OF THE ISL- CT Historians and other social … the evil of Bolshevism "growing seriously…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… in 1968, but was only legally institutionalised on 16 May 1969 by John Vorster under the leadership of Hendrik … after that it became the National…
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… mineworker “as a chattel at the mercy of his employers”.12 Of course it was not the slave system, but it had many of … and housing valued at one shilling and…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… made warding off attacking fleets easier! This hill was 12 km South of Albertinia and 26 km West of Visbaai This Hill …
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… Rudolph Ludewyk “Okey” Lewis was born on 12 July 1887 in Pretoria.[i] Rudolph was South Africa’s …
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
… On 12 June 1909, Natal voted in favour of the formation of the … Boddy-Evans A. (n.d.), ‘This Day in African History: 12 June,’ from African History , …
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… of Boyds. It was officially opened by John X Merriman on 12 September 1882, and was named after HW Pearson, Mayor of …
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was …
EventJacob Zuma, Former President of South Africa and of the ANC, is born.
… Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma was born on the 12 April 1942, at Inkandla, in KwaZulu Natal. At the age of …
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… access to abortion services upon request during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and in certain cases, access to the …
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… of the Anglo-Zulu War , while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first …
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… State. He appealed to the British for protection, and on 12 March 1868 his country became a British protectorate, and … 2014]|(2003). Milestones (feature…
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… Buitenkants Stree, Cape town Venue:Tuesday 4 March 2014, 12-2pm UCT Africa Studies African …
EventEdgar Wallace (56), author and newspaper editor in South Africa, dies in Hollywood.
… up for adoption when he was nine years old. At the age of 12, Wallace left school and held several menial jobs. He …
Freedom In Our Life Time - List of Photographs
… 10-11. Lembede's gravesite, Croesus cemetery, Johannesburg 12.Signature page, ANC Youth League meeting, 14 February 1944 …
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Marais began writing at a very young age. By the age of 12, he was a published writer. Marais became famous as an …
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
… The name is of biblical origin , (1 Samuel 7:12) and means 'stone of help'. Also spelt 'Ebenhaesar ' or ' …
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Panel Proposal for the 17th Triennial Symposium on African Art
… sustainability. Deadline for 250-word abstracts: January 16,2017. Contact: Courtnay Micots at …
PlaceAloes Railway Station, Port Elizabeth
… Railway Station between Swartkops and Coega, 16 km North of Port Elizabeth on route to Alicedale. Takes …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… the world title in Hawaii in 1977, and remained in the top 16 until 1989. During this time he relocated to California, …
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique sign a non-aggression pact
… pact, on the border between the two countries. On 16 March 1984, South Africa and Mozambique entered into a …
EventTwelve ANC supporters are killed in eSikhawini
… in the Esikhaweni location in KwaZulu Natal in 1992. On 16 February the IFP called its supporters from all over the …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
The Citizen reported that the remaining 1 500 South African troops in South West Africa (Namibia) had been withdrawn during November. While the Namibian…
EventWits attains full university status
… to 6 275 in 1963, 10 600 in 1975 and by 1985 there were 16 400 students. …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
… On 16 July 1901, the Ladies commission was appointed. The …
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… for which she was imprisoned until December 19, 1956. [12] She was not alone in this situation, as dozens of other … the reverse effect took hold in 1962. …