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BiographyFranco Frescura
Franco Frescura was born in Trieste, Italy, on 28 September 1946. Both his parents originally came from Fiume, today known as Rijeka, in present-day Croatia…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Buitenkant Street, Cape Town
… Initially the property was given in trust to the Nieuwe Kerk by Suzanna Hertzog, on condition that once a …
PlaceAuwal Masjid, Cape Town
… of worship were strictly prohibited in the Cape. The only "Kerk" [Church] permitted in the Colony was that of the Dutch …
BiographyCecil John Rhodes
… for English, rather than Afrikaans, representative. In response to the Afrikaners’ complaints, Rhodes decided to … travelled to the region to take charge of…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Bibliography
… South Africa’s Democratic Transition’ , Politikon, 23 (2) 1996 Osaghae, E. `The Missing (African) Link in the … Constitution of the Republic of South Africa …
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… chief and concludes a peace treaty. 1859 Gereformeerde Kerk in South Africa is formed and Paul Kruger becomes one of …
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… The Bambatha rebellion was a notable Black South African response to the encroachment that resulted from the … in a labour relation with him in order to pay…
ArticleTransport and General Workers Union (TGWU)
… cleaning and security sectors. It was formed as a direct response to the Transvaal-based PUTCO bus company workers’ …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Pretoria East
… NG Kerk Pretoria Oos is next to Loftus Versfeld Stadium and is …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bosman Street, Pretoria
… two new churches, the one in Du Toit Street (Herformde Kerk) and the Bosman Street Church. Both were designed by …
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… in the region, it is situated opposite the Hervormde Kerk between Plein and Pretorius Streets. Following the end … Commission'. The body, chaired by…
PlaceBarton Keep, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… from the Bourke Trust by the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in June 1945. After slight restoration Barton Keep is …
Vella Pillay
… Boycott of S.African products' campaign, largely in response to the revelations by Ruth First in the Guardian of …
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… the anger of the government was the 1946 strike. In response to a call made by the African Mine Workers Union … of trade unionists, mineworkers and members…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… that had occurred during apartheid.Archbishop Desmond Tutu was appointed Chair of the Commission by President … of Chapter Nine of the South African…
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… finally defeated. In general terms, the Rebellion was a response to the harsh policies that the Zulu population was …
ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… of the ‘rainbow nation’ was coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and represented a post-apartheid nation building … and the Growth, Employment and…
ArticleBlack Women’s Federation
… Black Women's Federation was formed in December 1975, in response to this expressed need for women across South Africa …
BiographyRick Turner
… prescribed by traditional liberalism. In an influential response to the final report of the SPROCAS Political …
PlaceJohannesburg Public Library
… short-lived spaces provided, until a site was acquired in Kerk Street where it would stay for 40 Years. The first … short-lived spaces provided, until a site…
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleCommercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)
… and Allied Workers Union (RAWU) in 1989. This was in response to a clarion call by the 1985 inaugural congress of …
Bantu Women’s League
… Botha asking for the repeal of the pass laws. There was no response. In 1913 a group of women led by Charlotte Maxeke …
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… join UWO by Oscar Mphetha. The organisation was formed as response to increasing state repression and aimed to unite …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet
… Victorian Gothic Dutch: " Dutch Reformed Church , Groot Kerk . It looks a lot like England’s Salisbury Cathedral. …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… (Union of Native Vigilance Association) is formed in response to the increasing attacks on African rights and … , takes place in Natal. The armed rebellion…
ArticleA History of Official Government HIV/AIDS Policy in South Africa
… from a range of sectors together to develop a cohesive response to the crisis. The government’s AIDS Unit was … government funding for the play was halted in…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… towns to demand their unconditional reinstatement. The response they received from the people and their perceptions …
PlaceDie Grootkerk in Bosmanstraat
… church buildings in Arcadia. Reference:The Dutch Reformed Kerk, Pretoria was established in 1854, when it separated …
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… Constitution was negotiated between May 1994 and October 1996 in the country's first democratically elected … to dispossess and disenfranchise African people…