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ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
1960 21 March, In a peaceful anti pass march led by the PAC at Sharpeville, the police open fire on the unarmed and peaceful crowd, killing 69 and wounding…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the struggle continues and grows more intense, 23 August 1984
… 28th be the D-Day for the neo-Nazis of Africa as May 8, 1945, was for their mentors in Europe. The oppressed masses, …
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This letter written in Gujarati by Mohamed…
PlaceAl-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
… He served as the Imam of the Masjied until his demise in 1945. At the time the masjied operated a madrasah, where the … who studied at Cairo University…
EventStanley Bongani Nkosi, SA artist, is born in Newcastle, Natal
… Stanley Bongani Nkosi was born on 25 November 1945 in Newcastle, Natal (now kwaZulu Natal). When Nkosi was …
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… 1919 | First women’s residence, President Steyn, completed 1945 | Faculties of Law, Education, and Social Sciences …
85. Charter for Change, 1981
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai One hundred and ten organisations met in Durban…
42. Petition from Indians at the time of Union
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This document, dated 10 July 1909, was submitted…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
Important events and systems in European Societies during the 1600’s Robb Schultz, “Europe leading into the 17th century (1600’s)”Image Source The…
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… War Grave is in the Cemetery itself, and the 1939-1945 Commonwealth War Grave (ashes buried marked by Private …
EventThe SABS is established
… of Standard (SABS) was established in terms of Act 24 of 1945. The Act was revised on several occasions and is …
EventOlaudah Equiano, enslaved person and writer dies
… was born in the region that is now known as Nigeria in 1945. At the age of 15, he was kidnapped and sold into …
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… Pieter Dirk Uys was born in Cape Town in 1945. He studied drama at UCT from 1965 to 1965 before going …
PlaceoThongathi, previously Tongaat
… date back further, Tongaat was formally established in 1945 and named after the 'uThongathi' River. The town’s name …
A chronology of meetings between South Africans and the ANC in exile 1983-2000 by Michael Savage
Preface In the decade preceding the dramatic February 1990 unbanning of South Africa’s black liberatory movements, many hundreds of concerned South Africans…
Uncovering Josina Machel from obscurity: African women hidden in his-story by Ama Biney, 3 April 2014
… 25. This year marks 79 years since her birth on 10 August 1945. I stumbled across Josina Abiathar Muthemba whilst …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… cultural mix and life in Cato Manor as many settle there 1945 Indians and Africans come into frequent contact in both …
PlaceFort Wynyard
… Henry Wynyard. It remained operational until August 15, 1945. On 14 May 1976 Fort Wynyard was proclaimed as a …
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… the issue of racial discrimination since its formation in 1945. On 19 November 1946, during its first session, the UN …
Document 6 - Report of Delegation to All-African Convention and Unify Conference 16-17 December 1943. Presented to 2nd National Anti-CAD Conference, 4-5 January 1944
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 6 - Report of Delegation to All-African…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Academic and Cultural Boycott
Introduction In 1948 with the election of the National Party and the enforcement of an Apartheid State, it took time for the world to take notice and action…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
1970 16 February, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and 21 others, who were detained under the Suppression of Communism Act, in May 1969, are acquitted. Three are…
ArticleOrigins of the Battle of Blood River 1838
The Great Trek and the advent of the Mfecane The origins of the battle are a matter of considerable debate. The background to this event can be found in two…
James Stewart - the ANC fighter who spoke truth to power by Martin Plaut, 1 February 2016
This is the obituary of Hermanus Loots, better known by his nom de guerre, James Stewart, who exposed the atrocities in the ANC’s Quatro prison camp. Martin …
African History Books
table { border: none; border-collapse: collapse; } td { border: none; border-color: red; } During the month of May we celebrate Africa…
Document 13 - Sarah Mokone [Victor Wessels] “The T.A.R.C.”, Majority Rule : Some Notes. Chapter XIX
From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 13 - Sarah Mokone [Victor Wessels] "The T.A.R.C…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
… (capitalist) and Eastern bloc (communist) countries post- 1945- a conflict that lasted up until the 1990s. The Soviet …
EventHiroshima is targeted by a WWII atomic bomb
… On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, were …
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… to 51. The Charter came into effect on the 24 October 1945 after it was ratified by the five permanent members of …
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… of Johannesburg. After his first solo exhibition in 1945 he gained such a reputation that he became the first …