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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 …
PlaceStanford, Western Cape Overberg
… Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape. Located only 16 km East of Hermanus and 22 km North-East of Gansbaai. Once …
EventNasty C, the South African hip hop artist and song writer is born
Nsikayesizwe David Junior Ngcobo, stage name Nasty C was born in Durban[i] on 11 February 1997.[ii] He started rapping at the age of nine.[iii] Nasty C was…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… Africa on 14 June 1999 and was inaugurated as President on 16 June 1999. In 2005 Mbeki removed Jacob Zuma from his post …
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… Walter Sisulu.The first guerilla attack was launched on 16 December 1961. The headquarters of MK, located in Rivonia, …
EventEnforcement of military conscription for all white males in SA
… for all White men in South Africa over the age of 16. Deferment to complete schooling or a university degree …
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
… African control respectively since the late 1700s. On 16 August 1993, South Africa relinquished sovereignty over …
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… Defence Force (SADF) in violence in South Africa on 16 October 1992, they released a press statement on this …
EventNelson Mandela condemns the Lockerbie bombing, the first mass killing of Americans by terrorists
… as a result. The bombing killed all 243 passengers, 16 crew and 11 people on the ground. He also proposed … , [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za …
EventGeneral De la Rey protests British mistreatment of women and children
… earth policy had been implemented by March 1901. On 16 August 1901, De la Rey, a Boer general, had protested …
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… low wall between the buildings. Soon after the warning, at 16:30, the 4 500 men strong Zulu impi under Prince …
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address
… On 16 February 2019, Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his first State …
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… Alliance headed by the African National Congress." [16] The assumption of a mass character by the "national … searching for answers in the school of struggle…
ArticleZulu
… of Zulu delegates from the National Assembly in early 1995 and clashed repeatedly with newly elected President …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… Day when "heroes" of the Christian faith were honored. ”Š 12 ”‰ On Heroes' Day, students wore their national dress and … climax to Mr. Lembede's brilliant…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… On 16 December, 1961, Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) was launched as an … of Umkhonto weSizwe, timeline. anc.org.za (accessed 12 December 2003). …
EventNyanga school Principal's office burnt
… Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in Soweto, near Johannesburg, …
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… and herding, by its very nature, was a lonely occupation.12 To make matters worse the youngster does not appear to … the surname was pronounced 'Not' by his…
Indian Community in Lenasia
… on Rose Avenue. After the Soweto students protest on 16 June 1976, the City Council allocated R4,25-million for … and on 29 May set the date for the election…
Luthuli House to be auctioned over R25m debt?, 20 August 2017
Johannesburg - The ANC headquarters in the Joburg CBD, Chief Albert Luthuli House, could be up for grabs soon after the Johannesburg High Court ordered the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Johannesburg, 21 November 1997
… efficiency and boosting your disbursements from R1bn in 1995 to over R3 billion this year, sets a shining example of …
Cataloguing the archive of the Anti-Apartheid Movement
… predecessor, the Boycott Movement; the latest are from 1995 and concern the winding up of the AAM and the creation …
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948. After 1954 the group expanded worldwide and …
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… the UN denounced the Bantustan (homeland system). On 12 November 1974, the United Nations General Assembly …