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EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… orientation is a violation of basic human rights”. Born in Soweto at the height of Apartheid in 1971, Ditsie was an …
EventTRC gathers evidence against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
… four youths and dismissed the claim that she was not in Soweto at the time of the said incident, whereas Katiza …
PlaceLoeriesfontein, Northern Cape
… to provide a safe and caring environment for children and youth who are especially at risk and vulnerable within the … to the services of family-focused…
EventMinnie Dlamini, the South African television personality is born
… Dlamini, http://www.incwajana.com/minnie-dlamini/ (9 June 2017) ↵ [5]Minnie Dlamini, … (9 June 2017) ↵ [6] Minnie Dlamini, http://www.incwajana.com/minnie…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the British maintained a favourable command of … [online] Available at: samilitaryhistory.org [Accessed 23 June…
Forming the Federation
… A pass is this little book that you must get when you are 16 and it says where you can work, and where you can be, and … time with that. I think it was the…
Man-made women: Gender, class and the ideology of the volksmoeder by Elsabe Brink
… According to Hexham, the opening of the monument on 16 December 1913 gave the nationalist cause a symbolic … of Afrikaner women, aimed at the instruction of…
PlaceCottages 60 and 62 Simonstown Road, Fish Hoek
… declared National Monuments under old NMC legislation on 16 July 1982. …
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1947 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer
… E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer Report on Passive Resistance, 13 June 1946-13 May 1947 The Indian People The present … was formed under the East London Indian…
EventDurban mass meeting endorses Smuts and Gandhi agreement
… in January. The official ratification took place on 30 June 1914 through the exchange of letters between Smuts and … the Union parliament passed the Indian…
Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
… A number of meetings were held by SANSCO in early 1980 in Soweto, on its own, or jointly with COSAS and AZAPO. These … are going to gain momentum ( AZASO…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… detailed description and draws a map of the coast. 1580 18 June, An English admiral, Francis Drake, rounds the Cape on …
ArticlePeople involved in Rivonia Trial 1963-1964
… while the events were still fresh in my mind, in May and June 1964 as the Rivonia Trial drew to an end. They were …
References and links: Transport through time
… ‘ Wright Brothers First Flight (1903) ’, (Video file), 22 June, [online], Available at …
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… mourning for those killed in the Boipatong Massacre of 17 June 1992, the Bisho Massacre added to the bleak political …
Decolonising African Museums - What does it mean?
… Africa’s museum context. Date: 24 March 2016 Time: 14:00 –16:00 Venue: CISA Committee Room, 36 Jorissen Street, …
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
… The nuclear safeguards agreement entered into force on 16 September 1991. …
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
… On 16 August 1924 the first radio licence in SA was issued to Dr …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups were formed in Johannesburg and Cape Town. In …
EventThe battle of Donkerhoek (Diamond Hill) marks the continuation of the South African War
… On 11 June, 1900, Boer commandos and British forces clashed at … met with no resistance when they entered Pretoria on 5 June. Roberts thought that the war…
Art lost in a time of struggle by Mary Corrigall
… exhibition, It's a New Day, held by Mnyele in Dube, Soweto. This does contextualise Mnyele's motivation and his …
Archive2010 - President Zuma, State of the Nation Address, 11 February 2010
… of the occasion. We are impressed by the enthusiasm of the youth about the occasion. Two hundred and sixty six children … creation. We therefore plan to…
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… in Russia', published in The International, November 16, 1917. Document 13: Statement 'International Socialism … in The International, February 15, 1918. …
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… Pixley ka Isaka Seme died in Johannesburg on 7 June 1951. He was a political activist, journalist, lawyer … by the bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, on…
Document 104 - Boycott the Elections! The Spark, 3,4, April 1937
… big effort on behalf of the coming elections to be held in June under the Natives Representation of 1936. [....] . , For … vote. We are therefore inclined to…
PlaceQunu, Wild Coast of Eastern Cape- Where Mandela Spent His Childhood
… you can find his Retirement Home and the Nelson Mandela Youth and Heritage Centre. People from all over the World are interested in visiting Qunu and the…
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… collectively to quasi-military formations of township youth who were also often known as "comrades" or "young …
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… founder was Dr. M.G. Buthelezi, a former member of the ANC Youth League who became the President of the Inkatha National …
EventBarry Hough, SA literary critic and successful author of mainly teenage books is found dead
… at the teenage market and was a finalist in the Sanlam Youth Story competition. He went on to write several other …
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… was declared an illegal organisation, was approved on 26 June in parliament and came into force on 17 July 1950. Dates … vary slightly in different sources,…