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The start of mass campaigns
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1948, the same year that I joined the ANC and the trade union the…
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… The South African Native Labour Contingent were recruited and employed to assist Britain in the First World War with labour duties. Black South African … for…
EventSouth Africa joins the OAU
… After the first fully democratic elections, South Africa was officially admitted as 53rd member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at a summit, held…
EventThe Conservative Party is formed
… The Conservative Party (CP) was founded in the Skilpadsaal in Pretoria, with Dr Andries Treurnicht as … It brought together, in alliance with Dr. Treurnicht…
PlaceFranskraal and the Strandveld Museum
… Situated right outside the shark cage diving centre of South Africa (Gansbaai), … from outdoors excursions for those who want to savour the gorgeous…
PlaceThe Durban Centre for Photography
… The Durban Centre for Photography (DCP) was originally … conceptualised and founded by Angela Buckalnd in 1995. The DCP opened at the BAT Centre, Durban,…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa Grahamstown Chapter
… Invitation to the planning meeting of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa … Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in…
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… On 16 December 1838 the Battle of Blood River took place near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. The Battle of Blood River was between the Voortrekkers under …
ArchiveLetter from B B Joubert of the Administration Board Eastern Transvaal to the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the Administration Board Eastern Transvaal to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Eastern…
ArchiveThe Final Prize: Family - chapter 1
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy I literally fell into politics at the age of fourteen, a happening that set my life on a path … exile and…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… The Pope arrives in Lesotho Pope John Paul , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking … on South Africa. A busload of pilgrims…
EventThe siege of Mafeking starts
… During the first week of Anglo-Boer War 2 , Boer forces besieged the small town of Mafeking (now Mafikeng) in the Northern Cape (now North West Province),…
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
… The Observatory was founded as the Transvaal Meteorological Department, and was initially … Astronomer Dr Robert Innes moved from Cape Town to become the…
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… The 1926 Imperial Conference, held in London from 25 October, accepted the Balfour Declaration, named after Lord Arthur Balfour who chaired the drafting…
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… Introduction The new and competitive presence of Indians in the country created panic among white South Africans. … translated into legislation that…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of colonialism and explores its impact on … Africa. However, it is equally important to highlight the various ways…
ArchiveThe rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
… The article introduces the Native Policy in which the Black man is kept as a slave to the White man and to invariably create wealth or him. A plan … The…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… The premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr L. Mtshali, welcomed guests at the opening of Ncome Museum, situated at the Ncome-Blood River Heritage Site. The Site is…
Draft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… Draft discussion paper on the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the…
ArchiveDraft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… Draft discussion paper on the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the…
EventThe Stellenbosch Gymnasium is founded
… The Stellenbosch Gymnasium, forerunner of the University of Stellenbosch, was opened with ceremony in a … on initiative of Proff. John Murray and N.J…
EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… The Portuguese cargo ship Santo Alberto was wrecked on the coast of Pondoland, south-west of the mouth of the Umtata River. Through admirable leadership ……
EventThe Battle of Ulundi begins
… The Battle of Ulundi was the decisive battle during the Anglo-Zulu War. It took place on the 4th July 1879 and marked the end of the Anglo-Zulu War, … jaar,…
EventThe Bloemfontein Convention is signed
… The Republic of the Orange Free State was established by the signing of the Bloemfontein Convention (also called the Orange River … The Bloemfontein…
ArchiveUrban Africans and the Bantustans
… This is the twenty-fourth in Hoernle Memorial Lectures delivered by Philip Mayer in which he discusses the social structures under which South Africans live…
ArchiveThe struggle for land and housing in the East London Metropolitan Area: Report presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1993
… The Struggle for Land and Housing in the East London Metropolitan Area: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 3 April 1993 discussing ……
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… The trial of eighteen suspected Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … (also known as State v Mothopeng and seventeen others). The defendants faced two main charges…
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… After the Second Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had … each republic, Transvaal and Orange Free State attended the Peace Conference, which was…
EventSpringboks lose to the Lions
… The South African national rugby team became known as the Springboks on their tour to Britain in 1906. Since those … teams from abroad repeatedly toured…
EventMax the gorilla is shot
… a fleeing armed robber who jumped into his zoo enclosure. The suspect, Isaac Mofokeng, ducked inside the gorilla's night room and came face to face with Max…