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EventThe first 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… money and banking and several other departments remained under control of the South African government. The homelands: … of their land access via the 1913…
Black consciousness and the land question by Pandelani Nefolovhodwe, 17 March 2015, South Africa
… dispossessed of their land by whites in Azania and Africa under colonial rule, as well as during apartheid, is indeed … Feeding on agricultural and healthy…
ANC hard at work despite power failure and strike threat, 27 July 2009
… staff members, who include the Communications Department under the Secretary General’s Office, are also in full …
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… mark the victory of FRELIMO in Mozambique. He was charged under the Terrorism Act and became a defendant in the …
PlaceStaats Model School, Van der Walt Street, Pretoria
… after him. This Building was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 April 1960. … it was declared a National Monument under old NMC…
PlaceBreakwater Prison, near Alfred Docks, Cape Town
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 December 1970. The …
PlaceSeal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
… the batteries charged. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 May 1984. …
EventKenneth David Kaunda wins Zambian elections
… against colonial domination in the sub continent. Under his presidency, Kaunda allowed liberation movements …
EventGeraldine Fraser is born
… National Congress (ANC) in exile, where she worked under Joe Gqabi, Chief Representative of the ANC in Zimbabwe. …
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… should be in conformity with the international obligations under the agreements concluded between the two Governments, …
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… Corps (MPC). It brought all Military Police detachments under the control of one commanding officer, Lt Col (later …
EventUDF leaders are charged with treason
… of the use of preventive detention without charge under section 28 of the Internal Security Act, the detention …
EventDr. Rhoodie is arrested
… after testifying before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry under the chairmanship of Mr Justice Roelof Erasmus. The …
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… city Kampala. Note: *it must be noted that this date is under dispute as some sources consider the 11 April 1979 as …
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… was total devastation of the country, which was already under pressure from years of isolation due to economic and …
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… window.[ It must be noted that the date of this event is under dispute.] References: TRC human rights violations …
EventSA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands
… was held at the time when the apartheid government was put under extreme pressure as unrest in Black townships …
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… in 1834. In 1835 a group of Voortrekkers left the colony under his leadership. After crossing the Orange River the …
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… the relations between the Mfengu and the Xhosa groups under Hinsta had become strained, and the Mfengu were feeling …
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
… with the Great Trek and the outbreak of the 6th Xhosa War. Under D'Urban's leadership, the territory between the …
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… by the Dutch, then British colonial officials. It was under the Apartheid regime that Robben Island gained …
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
… player. In the course of his career he recorded 18 albums under his own name and four with his band Sakhile, formed …
EventClampdown on 'conflict diamonds' begins
… to lead the charge against ‘conflict diamonds’. In just under ten years since this initiative started in 2001, the …
EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… attempt to prevent Katanga's mineral wealth from falling under communist control. …
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… Indian protesters finally forced South African government under General Jan Christiaan Smuts to negotiate a compromise …
EventPrime Minister B.J. Vorster predicts South Africa will become leading state in the Southern Africa
… in the colonies, leaving South Africa vulnerable. In just under a decade of having made the prediction, South Africa …
PlaceQuadrant House, 114-115 Victoria Embankment, Durban
… the " Berea Style ". It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 September 1988. Subject to …
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… for research purposes. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on the 22 August 1980! …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… amongst Africans by educating them about their rights under the prevailing system of government and laws, and, most …
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… and one college of education. AZASO, which was formed under Tom Nkoana, initially emerged as a continuation of the …