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BiographyAlan Robert Lipman
… Alan Robert Lipman was born on 6 June, 1925 in Johannesburg into a wealthy Jewish family. …
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… anti-rent increase demonstrations and the stay-at-home in Soweto. Once more the youth abandoned their classrooms in … days and our anniversaries, January 8,…
ArchiveRadio Freedom: A History of South African Underground Radio by Chris A. Smith
… and style of struggle of a whole generation of militant youth.” Radio Freedom was born in 1963, during the first wave … an act of defiance—and also, perhaps,…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… “Indian Housing: Lenz Camp”. The minutes record that on 27 June 1961, the Council resolved that: “(a) That the lease of … the famous matchbox houses provided…
BiographyElizabeth "Rocky" Mafekeng
… [in The Mafekeng Affair. Africa South 4(3) April – June 1960, p 40]: Two policemen and Mr Johannes Le Roux, the …
BiographyZwelinzima Joseph Vavi
… secretary of COSATU. In 2002, Vavi addressed the 27 June 2002 XIV International AIDS Conference where he pushed …
BiographyDiana Ferrus
… however, the university was closed later that year in June as a result of protests . When it finally reopened, …
BiographyWilliam Henry Beaumont
… for defence and was once again thanked and awarded on 25 June 1900. He was also commended for organising the …
BiographyBheki Cele
… in previously marginalised areas and communities [16] . 2009 - 2011 In recognition of his efforts in … [22 July, 2022]. [16] Ibid. [17] Ibid. [18] Conway…
EventBhambatha becomes chief
… was held responsible for the Impi Yamakhanda (poll tax) uprising that was popularly known as the Bambatha rebellion … and examination of the impi yamakhanda …
Article”People’s Power!”, 1986
… could organise on a local level, contain radical youth and continue the struggle if the UDF got banned. It was … to prolong the people's revolt. In 1976 -…
EventLegendary photographer Sam Nzima dies
… for taking the picture of Hector Pieterson during the 1976 Soweto uprising . Hector Pieterson was shot by the apartheid police in 1976 when students in…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott - Timeline
… 22 June 1946 — The Government of India requested that the … the support of the Special Committee against Apartheid. 16-20 June 1986 — World Conference on…
ArticlePixley ka Isaka Seme Timeline 1881-1951
… of the Union of South Africa while he is in London. June, Seme obtains a Bachelor's degree in Civil Law and … Anton M Lemdedethe first president of the ANC…
Article2016 in Review
… Chambers, an African Union backed court in Senegal. JUNE - 10th: Eight of South Africa’s nine provinces (Gauteng … drought. - 16th: Forty year anniversary…
The Detention Weapon
… Security Amendment Act, No. 79 was introduced during the Soweto Uprising for the purpose of withdrawing political … of persons. At the present time, with…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… Castle on April 29 and Northampton on April 30. 6 June, Arrival of Cape Governor, Sir Rufane Donkin, to … The Hill, North End and South End are laid out…
ArchiveSOYCO First Annual Congress 1984
… Community Centre. Green poster with black lettering. Soweto Youth Congress. List of speakers. Theme - youth on the march …
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… State to the Judge-President, Sir Etienne de Villiers. June, Selected to play scrum-half for the Free State against … becomes involved with the Labour Club …
ArticleCape Town Timeline 1300-1997
… detailed description and draws a map of the coast. 1580 18 June, An English admiral, Francis Drake, rounds the Cape on … Kimberley, Cape Town and Port…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… its election into government: On this momentous day – 25 June 1975 – the day on which Mozambique takes her rightful … migrant workers with Ruth in the…
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… years his senior against all advice from both families on 16 February 1910. Pierneef was 23 and his new bride was …
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… of Inquiry into the police killing of 34 mine workers on 16 August 2012. Bizos is the author of 65 Years of …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… Fosatu proposed the reopening of talks. On 8 th and 9 th June, 1985, a final summit was held at Ipeleng in Soweto, where a wide range of unions brought their…
BiographyPeter McKenzie Brown
… struggle". Brown died at his Pietermaritzburg home on 28 June 2004 at the age of 79. His wife Phoebe, three children … Twice-banned Liberal stalwart’, Sunday…
BiographyProfessor Emeritus Phillip Tobias
… at Wits University Donald Gordon Medical Centre on 7 June 2012, after a three-month illness. … [ online] Available at www.iol.co.za [Accessed on 7 June…
BiographyNavanethem (Navi) Pillay
… rights by both sides in the Sri Lankan civil war. In June 2009, the Sri Lankan Human Rights Minister, Mahincla …
BiographyBob Hepple
… memoirs, Rivonia: The Story of Accused No.11 , in May and June 1964 as the Rivonia Trial ended and while the events …
BiographyJames Barry Munnik Hertzog
… election. The pact defeated the South African Party in the June 1924 elections. Hertzog became the new Prime Minister …
BiographyDullah Mohamed Omar
… After serving his full five year term which ended in June 1999 as the Minister of Justice in the Cabinet of …