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ArticleThe Ndebele in history
… immediately north of the future Boer town of Pretoria. Musi, in his turn, had five sons: Manala, … during Sekhukhune's imprisonment in Pretoria from 1879 to…
BiographyRobert Sobukwe
… his lecturers, Cecil Ntloko, a follower of the All African Convention (AAC). Fort Hare was also the institution in which …
BiographySunny Girja Singh
… (NIC) team, a part of the alliance of the ANC, at the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (Codesa) talks, …
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… the restoration of independence to the Transvaal in 1881, Kruger moved permanently to Pretoria . At about this time he bought land from a James … until 29…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1800s
… as the inboekseling system, is prohibited. The Sand River Convention, as the agreement becomes known, forms the basis … The Volksraad is called to…
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… thereby reversing the policy set out in the Bloemfontein Convention . Brand tore up the peace treaties of 1866 in … the Raad passed a plan to link up with…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
… – leading to the almost inevitable, Anglo-Boer War of 1880-1881 (or also known as, the Transvaal Rebellion). An image … These decisions were confirmed and…
BiographyJosiah Tshangana Gumede
… but he was excluded from the annual Native Conference in Pretoria on 27 October 1924. Instead, Dube was invited to Pretoria by the government. Following the…
ArticleList of parties 2009 Elections
… Front Azanian People's Organisation African People's Convention National Alliance Federation of Democrats National Democratic Convention New National Party …
PlaceHeritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
… north of the Vaal River under the terms of the Sand River Convention . Throughout the 1800's, the boundaries of … a constitution in 1855 , and the…
BiographyJoyce Sikhakhane-Rankin
… Joyce was arrested under the Terrorism Act and detained at Pretoria Central Prison. At the prison she was forced to … identify. Joyce refused. They then…
BiographyPeter Hlaole Molotsi
… organisation emerged during its December 1959 inaugural convention. There was a move by the regime to extend pass …
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… a war that they swiftly won after the Battle of Majuba in 1881. The Bond became the first political party in South … links and setting up branches in the OFS…
PlaceDefence Force HQ, Pretoria- Artillery Barracks
… five thousand strong British force that was garrisoned in Pretoria. After the departure of the British garrison in 1881, the camp and its buildings were…
Pretoria the Segregated city
… Contents Pretoria the Segregated city The Tomlinson Report … Laudium Eersterus Garankuwa Lady Selbourne Marabastad Pretoria the Segregated city Post-1948…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… students conducted a survey in the Winterveldt area near Pretoria , to gather statistics and knowledge that would … system, and Bantu education. Black People…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… Kadalie is banned from the Rand. June, Non-European Convention held in Kimberley as a climax to a campaign of … A. Christopher and P.R. Pather address…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… settler population. This was played out in the National convention of 1908 National Convention 1908 The most important reason for the National convention of…
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… rather than victims. The state had not signed the Geneva Convention. They found the Prisons Act regulations regarding …
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… five thousand strong British force that was garrisoned in Pretoria. After the departure of the British garrison in 1881, the camp and its buildings were…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1940s
… July, The Executive Committees of the All African Convention (AAC) and the African National Congress (ANC) meet … the Nationalist Bloc in Natal. December,…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… forces them to restore the Republic to the Boers by 1881. 1883 The Ndzundza are defeated by the Boers, and many … 20 June 1892. By 1 January 1895 the railway…
African People’s Organisation (APO)
… political framework for the unification a National Convention, chaired by the Chief Justice of the Cape, Sir … state. In February 1909 the members of the…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… the ANC, it also wholeheartedly supported the All African Convention, the Indian Congress and the Coloured African … African People Organisation organised a …
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
… during the Transvaal's first war against Britain (1880 - 1881) . They built a small Fort; named Mary, (after the … Lieutenant Anstruther and the 94th…
ArticleSouth Africa before and in the build up to 1899
… be useful to read about the ‘ First Anglo-Boer War ’ 1880-1881 in SAHO’s feature on the topic. Conflicting political … Jameson’s troops tried to cut…
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… October 1996 in the country's first democratically elected convention, the Constitutional Assembly. However, the demand … This constitution was drafted in an…
ArticleANC Origins and Background
… and Union Constitution. This was the South African Native Convention (SANC). A nine man delegation was sent to England. The Convention is considered a…
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… Austria. 1935 December, Moroka attends the All African Convention held in Bloemfontein and is elected as the … NRC. 26 March, Moroka presides over the Defend…
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… such as negotiations, an interim authority, a preparatory convention and multi-party talks. 4 and 5 November 1991: … Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has not…