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ArticleTransformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800
… are promulgated at the Cape. 1800 A massive drought begins in Southern Africa resulting in the Mahlatule famine. This resulted in conflict over cattle, grain…
The Court’s position in the justice system
… 165 says the judicial authority of South Africa is vested in the courts, which are independent and subject only to the … parliament. The Constitutional Court…
The Weekend World, the first national Black newspaper, is published by the World Printing and Publishing Co.
… The Weekend World, the first national Black newspaper, is published by the World Printing and …
Liberia becomes a republic, and Africa’s first sovereign, Black-ruled democratic nation, the first African colony, to declare i
… Liberia becomes a republic, and Africa’s first sovereign, Black-ruled democratic nation, the first African colony, to …
Black Laws Amendment Act No 7, designed to speed up the planning for partial consolidation of homelands, commences.
… Black Laws Amendment Act No 7, designed to speed up the …
Fourteen people, including leading members of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the Black People’s Convention
… of the South African Students Organisation (SASO) and the Black People’s Convention …
Rioting breaks out across Soweto, South Africa’s largest Black township, following police blockade of youths protesting arrest
… Rioting breaks out across Soweto, South Africa’s largest Black township, following police blockade of youths …
Rioting breaks out across Soweto, South Africa’s largest Black township, following police blockade of youths protesting arrest
… Rioting breaks out across Soweto, South Africa’s largest Black township, following police blockade of youths …
South African President P. W. Botha grants reprieves to the "Sharpeville Six", the six Black South Africans who were
… Botha grants reprieves to the "Sharpeville Six", the six Black South Africans who were …
The government withdraws three controversial Parliamentary Bills, relating to freedom of movement of the Black population, for
… Bills, relating to freedom of movement of the Black population, for …
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… 2009 February 2009, the University of Limpopo in Limpopo Province experienced student protests concerning … of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and the University of…
BiographyAugust Aime Balkema
… Several dutch publishers have featured prominently in the South African book industry. They include JJ van … August Aime Balkema (Guus to his friends) was…
ArticleConvict Stations & Labour in the Cape Colony
… Montagu began his career as a colonial administrator in 1834, when he was appointed Colonial Secretary to Van … he held from 25 April 1843 until just before…
BiographyAmina Cachalia
… Ismail Asvat and Fatima Asvat. She was the ninth child in a family of eleven children. Her father was a companion of … Johannesburg , Transvaal where her…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… Natal between 1860 and 1911 to develop the sugar industry in this province. A complete list of Indian Indentured … owners. Click here to make use of the…
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… National Congress (ANC) celebrated a centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein. The centenary was celebrated in a year-long … (SANNC). This move was a reaction…
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SA FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS Upington, 27 April 1997
… the people and reflect the diversity of our country. And in a process that we completed during our third Freedom Year, we voted in our millions to create…
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… 1984 15 July Ngalo, Johannes (26) Parys Found dead in cell due to serious internal injuries. 29 September Sebokeng Shot in head by policeman during…
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… Rivonia, near Johannesburg. After three months’ detention in solitary confinement we were brought before the Supreme … then serving a five-year sentence…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: Minutes of the Seventh National Executive Council Meeting held at D.O.C.C. Johannesburg, on the 17th April 1976
… of the Seventh National Executive Council Meeting of the Black Peoples Convention held at D.O.C.C. Johannesburg, on 17 … Black Peoples Convention: Minutes of…
Activity: The first farmers in Southern Africa
… used for grinding Remains of huts made from clay and built in a circle around a cattle pen Furnaces for smelting iron … have existed since approximately…
ArchiveRepression monitoring portfolio report for the Regional council and Advice Office Committee: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1994
… Monitoring Portfolio Report: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 30 July 1994 discussing … and Advice Office Committee: Report…
ArchiveRussian navy menace to SA growing, Pretoria News, 27 September 1982
… Russian navy menace to SA growing, Pretoria News, 27 September 1982 …
ArchiveThe SACP – the communist tail that wags the ANC dog and its mythical future for SA
… w.biznews.com/thought-leaders/2020/01/07/sacp-communism-anc-sa-future online. Accessed on 8 January 2020 … has advocated the benefits of communism to South…
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA's richest gold deposit
… On 3 June 1954, a mining engineer at the Erfdeel farm in the Orange Free State pulled up a drill-core laden with … a ton. The discovery was declared the…
ArchiveBlack Power - Students Forced to Leave Meeting - SASO and other affairs
… Black Power - Students Forced to Leave Meeting - SASO and …
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in … one of apartheid's most offensively racist laws ,…
Invitation: BikoHausen - Steve Bantu Biko and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Johannesburg, 1971
… BikoHausen: Steve Bantu Biko and Karlheinz Stockhausen in Johannesburg, 1971 PHILIP MILLER In collaboration with: … Mary Bauermeister visited Soweto. They…
ArticleKey sites in and around Soweto
… Key sites in and around Soweto …
Some material found in the book
… Some material found in the book …