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EventNeil Aggett dies in detention
… first White person to die in detention since 1963. At the time of his untimely death, he was 28 years old. …
EventSenior UDF leaders released from detention for being part of the Mandela Birthday celebrations committee
… and Nams Wessels were released from detention. At the time, the apartheid government had banned all gatherings and …
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… of PR's entry into public and political life at this time in Pietermaritzburg, I believe it is imperative to first examine closely the political environment…
ArchiveAhmed Timol and the return of The Light by Kevin Bloom (Daily Maverick), 28 October 2016
… always return.” Back when Horace wrote them, around the time of Christ, the Romans would have understood the words to … “T” was missing from this place too. …
ArchiveBiography of Bavumile Herbert Vilakazi
… began at an early age he was living in Sharpville at the time of the Sharpville shooting in 1960 and his family was …
EventDr Phillip Blaiberg dies in Cape Town
… the longest-surviving heart transplant patient up to that time, was Barnard's second patient after he had performed the …
EventHeart specialist Dr. Chris Barnard dies
… on the Greek island Cyprus. Barnard was on holiday at the time of his death. …
Statement by Reverend Gabriel Seteloane at the special meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in Atlanta to pay tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his birth, 16 January 1979
… whom or against whom the strategy is being put. It is high time that diplomats and world leaders are quite clear of the … lends a lie to the whole thing. It…
Images That Preserve History, and Make It : ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography by Holland Cotter (The New York Times), 20 September 2012
… of good and evil, on how people in a particular time and place encounter and partake of both and go on with … audience, it was also calculatedly photogenic…
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… of his people. The regrets he does express are about the time he could have spent with his family. There is an … TO WINNIE: I lead a life where 1 hardly have…
31. Cape traders protest against the Hawkers’ Licences Act
… general welfare of the community as a whole. At the same time, looking to the highest traditions of the English people … of goods that are imported and trans…
EventThe national Chairman of SABRA warns of sour relations in the Union
… “Recent events in Africa have robbed the Union of precious time. This country now has less than 10 years to adjust its …
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… P.A.C. (ii) The National Executive Committee shall from time to time determine whether a certain Organisation's policy is … and an amount not exceeding £ 10…
84. The South African Indian Council: A. Rajbansi’s opening speech, 1982
… justifiably claim that they have been wronged from the time they set foot on the shores of South Africa. The study of Indian history, especially during the…
Sita - Memoirs of Sita Gandhi by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie
… who resided in Phoenix, Natal, South Africa. By this time the Mashruwala family had become fully involved in the … who liked astronomy took out his books and…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
… fact that we should move beyond race relations and at that time, you may say what kind of influence there was; I would … the emphasis from, in the first…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade
… in enslaving people varied between regions and through time. Warfare was a common source of slaves in Senegambia, … at the foot of Wall Street on the East…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… understanding of how a community or society changed over time. What can we tell from archaeological finds? … it means the remains have been around for a long…
56. The Cape Town Agreement is welcomed
… Little did I a year ago anticipate that during the time I would be deputy president the most important changes … its becoming law. We used the most careful…
ArchiveAn Interview With F.W. De Klerk, the Last Apartheid President of South Africa by Nicolas Rossier
… element of threat to the constitution. The ANC party from time-to-time comes with legislation, which if accepted and if not … been you two, president de…
PlaceNewlands Cricket Stadium
… was first played at Lords. Not even a Country at the time, South Africa had started its journey towards becoming … an estimated crowd of 10,000 - easily a…
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
… · the world was united against apartheid. 1.2 At the same time the liberation movement faced certain objective … faced an ever-deepening socio-economic…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… Patrick Chamusso. Patrick, an employee at SASOL at the time, was arrested in the aftermath of the bombs because he … did not play a role in this first attack…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… scuffle with police on the morning of 7 September. At that time Biko was being interrogated by five members of the … considered, but because the killing…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke
… was to intern them in concentration camps, the first time the term was used. It was also the first time that razor wire was used in battle. Extremely poor ……
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… work stoppage. The unions were left to decides on what time they should embark on stoppage, since they knew when the effective time to embark on protest…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… Pachai In 1885 thirteen Gujarati Muslims (known at the time as 'Arabs') who were trading in the Orange Free State … classified as citizens, not as 'coloureds…
ArchiveInterview with the Midland Chamber of Industries
… in Port Elizabeth. The aim was to explore their views at a time when political protests, labor action and repression …
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… he leaves school in his matriculation year to work full-time for the Transvaal Passive Resistance Council under the … he is immediately served with another…
Rustenburg the Segregated city
… Federasie (Housewive's federation) convened for the first time. Essentially a welfare grouping for Afrikaners, the … nature and function of the Bantustan…