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We are the soldiers of Sisulu by Thabo Mbeki 2003
… of our struggle and friends of our people. At the same time, Walter Sisulu and his comrades also taught our movement … ANCs in a number of countries of our…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… in the return to power of the National Party for the sixth time since 1948, but with a reduced majority. There is an … the government’s apartheid policy. 13…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… get their revenge and teach those kids a lesson for some time. After the mess last week with the burning of the … been chasing somebody who ran into his…
ArticleThe Western Front
… at the bloody Battle of the Marne near Paris. By this time the German army was exhausted, and the BEF, backed up by …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… of food. 15 September Tanks are introduced for the first time in the Battle of the Somme by the British. 20 September …
ArticleTransport in the air
… people who claimed that they had already done this by the time the Wrights took to the air. The Wrights' flight was the …
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… free political activity), 3 (interim government), and 5 (time-frames) had successfully completed their assignment. …
Rivonia: Telling it as it was, 2 July 1988
… - twenty-five years on - to recapture the feeling of the time of Rivonia - of the sudden arrest of some of the leading … at the times in which they occurred…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… Administration might not be in office in a few months’ time. Whatever momentum had been built up could not be … and illusory, suddenly seemed within reach…
"Racial Crisis in South Africa" . Address to meeting of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs, March 2, 1961
… which is still the ruling party in South Africa. At that time Dr. Malan was the leader of the Party. Today Dr. … not come together. That policy has been…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
… on the political scene was twofold. It for the first time laid the basis for uniting all democratic elements … amongst large sections of our people. Coming…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… so that [white people] can access their labour”. [5] Over time a black location called Makweteng was established. … one worker – a scene which the Native…
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
… (GMS). It was named after the society’s secretary at the time, Dr John Love. It first provided informal education and …
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… – a phenomenon familiar to the rest of South Africa at the time. Black people had already been segregated off from the …
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… ANC headquarters at Chief Albert Luthuli House and, in time, other ANC offices. ANC national spokesperson, Smuts …
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… party is scheduled as follows: Date: Friday, 20 May 2011 Time: 15h00-20h00 Venue: Chief Albert Luthuli House …
PlaceHillbrow Tower
… in April 1971. Construction cost 2 million Rand (at the time, US$2.8 million). The tower was initially known as the …
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… 2002- 2009 Chapter 19 Last thoughts – for now Appendix 1: Time Line of South African history Appendix 2 The Political …
EventCharlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born
… Maxeke completed her secondary school. It was at this time that she took part in musical activities. She joined a …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… Africa winning the Rugby World Cup Trophy for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1987. Despite strong …
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… A of Langlaagte farm, in terms of mining law at the time. The site became a National Monument in 1944 and in …
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… outcast in terms of his own culture, but at the same time he was considered by whites to be a part it, and called …
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… South African Congress of Democrats (COD) in 1954. By the time COD was formally launched, Levy had also been recruited …
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… He was sentenced 20 years in jail in 1964 and served his time on Robben Island. He was released in 1983 and eventually …
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… the struggle. He was arrested in the mid 70’s and served time in prison, during which he completed his law degree. …
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… a tangible shift in the political situation at the time. It provoked renewed school boycotts and resulted in …
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of the Cape N.G Kerk in 1929. In the same year …
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… but the project was interrupted yet again by war, this time the outbreak of the First World War (1914 - 1918). A …
EventNon military national service for objectors
… in the South African Defence Force (SADF), for the same time period as normal military service; non-combatant service …
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… electorate, who would be going to the polls in two weeks time. An extreme right wing group, the Wit Kommando (White …