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ArticleMarikana Commission of Inquiry
… mining sector underwent intense waves of labour unrest. On 16 August 2012, the mining industry (Platinum Sector) …
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… of the Rights of Man, which became part of French law on 16 August 1789. This document was based on the ideas of …
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… throughout the Cape Colony. The timing of the Cape uprising was surely influenced by stories arriving in the …
EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… of the South African Council of Churches. On 16 April 1981, Tutu was arrested by the South African … was confiscated, barring him from travelling overseas…
EventEllen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa
… historic inauguration as President of Liberia was on 16 January, 2006. She became the 24th President of Liberia. … she was re-elected in November 2011, and…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… A d'Alpoim M . 1962. Les Mapogga . Aujourd'hui, No 37, June 1962. 58-65. HAMMOND-TOOKE, WD . 1974. The … Prof AL . 1951. Iets oor die amaNdebele . Lantern,…
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… Located in the heart of Soweto , the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village is a … the AIDs epidemic. The village is located in the heart of Soweto and underwent a…
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… with the group of young ANC intellectuals, forms the ANC Youth League (ANCYL). He marries Evelyn Mase 1948 He is …
Freedom In Our Life Time - African Nationalism
… On the 9TH of April the inaugural meeting of the African Youth League working under the auspices of the African … save the African people. Long live African…
ANC NGC 2015 Resolutions on International Relations
… relying particularly on potential of women & youth; and Africa as a strong & influential global player … resolve political challenges through military means…
EventThe South African government finally approves the introduction of 99-year leasehold rights for blacks in the townships of Nyanga, Langa and Gugulethu
… The 99-year leasehold rights were first extended to Soweto's townships in 1979, an experiment that the government …
EventANC’s Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe rally support against Urban Bantu Councils Act
… Sisulu and Duma Nokwe went from house to house in Orlando, Soweto near Johannesburg rallying support amongst community …
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2007
… growth At the ANC`s National General Council (NGC) in June 2005, the commissions on the Theory of Development … on the South African economy. We need to…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… the DA increased its national share of the vote to 16.3 %, and became the largest party in Cape Town. Helen … 51.5 percent of the provincial vote. The party…
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… Leonard Tshela Mohapi Matsoso was born in Pimville, Soweto. Between 1962 and 1970, while still at school, Matsoso … Available at: www.revisions.co.za …
EventFietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview
… Act. The majority of the inhabitants moved to Lenasia and Soweto between 1956 and 1977, and the area was declared …
ArchiveEulogy at funeral of Dr Mantombazana Tshabalala-Msimang, by Jacob Zuma, 22 December 2009, The Cathedral of Sacred Heart, Pretoria
… Executive Committee as well as the Veterans, Women and Youth Leagues, SACP and Cosatu leadership, Father Phumlani … a crime. She is also widely credited for…
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… http://www.entertainment-online.co.za/proverb.htm (9 June 2017). ↵ [ii] ProVerb, … http://www.entertainment-online.co.za/proverb.htm (9 June 2017). ↵ [iii]…
PlaceSophiatown
… were moved to Meadowlands, which formed a part of Soweto, where the NP established a housing area based on the … thousands of people from Sophiatown to…
ArticleGangsterism in Sophiatown
… to the growth of many gangs. In particular, the numerous youth gangs or tsotsis reflected the instability of the urban … of the society in which they lived,…
Public dialogue: Cultural Erasure & Memory Reclamation
… an Inclusive and Informed Namibia, where elders and youth come together to reflect on the lasting impacts of …
Democracy - The only solution by Nelson Mandela, President of the ANC 1 July 1992
… the more than 70 rallies held throughout the country on June the 16th. This is the tradition in which we have …
The Military Defeat of the South Africans in Angola by Horace Campbell (Monthly Review), Africa, Angola
… in Angola (see map on page 43). Between October 1987 and June 1988, in the fiercest conventional battles on African … South Africans made one desperate…
ArticleHistory of the ‘Indian Opinion’ newspaper
… the Centenary of the Founding of Indian Opinion, 4 June 2003, Durban On 4 June 1903 a very tired but fired up young man worked till 3am … in Sydenham as the…
ArchiveMandla Mandela wants inquest into deaths of Stompie Seipie, Dr Asvat, 19 January 2018, South Africa
… 14 when he was killed. Doctor Asvat was shot dead in his Soweto clinic. The SCA earlier dismissed Winnie …
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women’s League, is born
… was trained as a teacher and went on to teach in Natal and Soweto. When she was 29 years old she decided to join the …
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… spent his Saturdays at informal art classes in Orlando, Soweto. Here he was exposed to contemporary South African art …
EventWinnie Mandela charged with kidnapping
… Seipei and three other boys from the Methodist manse in Soweto, and took him to Winnie Mandela's home. Richardson …
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… Times op cit]. Thus the HIV/Aids programmes account for 16,18% of the total national health budget while the cost of … on Mortality and Causes of Death? What…
ANC statement on the death of Adelaide Tambo, 31 January 2007
… at Orlando High. At the age of 18, Tambo joined the ANC Youth League and was almost immediately elected chairperson … branch. Her early work involved opening…