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ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
… and even militant approach to the apartheid government. [11] One of the group’s founding members, Neville Alexander , … warfare, uniting political theory…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. Latitude [the Amersfoort] had captured a … taken off the Portuguese ship on the coast of…
PlaceSignal Hill
… as Signal Guns. The Castle received the latest English 18 pounders, because the very loud report of the Cannons … . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10…
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… a soldier and fight in the war against apartheid. On April 18, 1979, Gilder travelled to Angola to start his training. … Looking In,” South Africa History…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… lasting a total of 491 days. At two in the morning on May 12, 1969, police raided and searched Winnie’s home with her … served on top of the prisoners’…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb 'Devil's Tooth' in the Drakensberg Range
… 1950, the Devil's Tooth was considered unclimbable, but on 11 August 1950 E. Scholes, D. Bell and P. Campbell formed a …
The ANC Gauteng condemns violent protests and ongoing disruption of schools in Gauteng Province!, 7 September 2011
… 2011 Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and West Rand. The dates of the Regional Conferences are follows: Ekurhuleni: 16 - 18 September 2011 West Rand : 16 -…
Reports Concerning Slaves from India in South Africa
… India and Sri Lanka. There must have been many more. (The dates of birth are approximate). Alexander. Born in Bengal …
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic's office
The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
Professor Fatima Meer was a writer, academic and human rights and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned …
EventThe Berlin Airlift 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 … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… law came into force, Gandhi organised a mass meeting on 11 September 1906 at the Imperial Theatre in Johannesburg, … the British government approved the act…
ANC statement on Zimbabwe, 26 May 2000
The African National Congress wishes to reiterate its position on Zimbabwe as per the discussions and decisions of its last National Executive Committee (NEC)…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
… Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, …
PlaceVan Riebeeck’s Hedge, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town.
… latter, in Klaassen Road, Bishopscourt, were proclaimed on 11 April 1945. …
PlaceGoodwood
… Municipalities adjoining the metropolitan of Cape Town , 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville … municipalities adjoining the metropolitan…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… in the race by the Comrades Marathon Association. In 2010, 11 years since his ban from the Comrades Marathon, Motsoeneng …
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… Motsamayi, which allowed him to travel the region. On 11 January made a surprise appearance at the Pan-African … Available at www.overcomingapartheid.msu.edu…
EventSt James Church massacre
… after the St James Church Massacre. He was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Sichumiso …
EventVlakplaas Commander testifies before Harms Commission about secret police killings in 1981
… (TRC), Coetzee said that Khondile had been killed on 11 August 1981. After his release from detention, the police …