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The Uganda railway between Mombassa and Lake Victoria is completed.
… The Uganda railway between Mombassa and Lake Victoria is completed. …
Statement In Court By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. G. M. Naicker, When Charged With Aiding And Abetting Under The Immigrants Regulation Act Of 1913, February 26, 1948
… 20 (r)of the Act No. 22 of 1913 in that we did wrongfully and unlawfully aid or abet certain Asiatic persons in … the Minister's Minute of 1913 is rendered…
Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils: Natal and Transvaal 1946 - 1946
… Meer Reports of the Passive Resistance Councils ”” Natal and Transvaal "Five Months of Struggle" : A Brief account of … with the release of our national…
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… The Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end The Berlin ……
South Africa: Liberation and Reconciliation Role of International Solidarity, 8 April 2004
… of Connecticut under the Auspices of UNESCO Chair and Institute of Comparative Human Rights The tenth … anniversary of the democratic elections in South…
GEAR and Neo-Liberalism (Part 2) by Thabo Mbeki, 28 March, 2016
… that can be presented which shows that in the policies and programmes Government actually implemented, once GEAR was … approved by the Cabinet said: “A…
GEAR and Neo-Liberalism (Part 1) by Thabo Mbeki, 21 March, 2016
… questions, namely: (i) what was neo-liberal about GEAR; and, (ii) in what sense was it a “structural adjustment … Holding Corporations Accountable, Elizabeth…
Gandhi, Tamils and the Satyagraha in South Africa by E.S Reddy
… that the Tamils bore the brunt of the satyagraha struggle and that he felt he came to the meeting to meet his … for various reasons or only went briefly to…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… Say It out Loud by Mohamed Adhikari The Coloured People and the Franchise , 1906 On Tuesday 31st July the principles … of the Constitution to be granted to…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… ‘Peru and Bala’ is a comedic duo played by Vikash Mathura and Ray Maharaj, which is hugely popular amongst the South African Indian Community. Mathura and…
Cape Flats Details - Life and Popular Art in Cape Town’s Townships
… of 10 years of documenting life in the Cape Flats African and Coloured townships of Cape Town by one of South Africa’s … documentary photographers…
Document 6 - M. Lopes, “Socialism and the Labour Party”, The Bolshevik, April 1920
… 1950, by Allison Drew Document 6 - M. Lopes,13 "Socialism and the Labour Party", The Bolshevik, April 1920 In a recent … Party but to supersede it. This…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… role in highlighting the activities of vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal in the period 1985 to … media were responsible for enhancing…
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… he would have made of the presence of so many of the good and the great (and the not so great) of our political elite at yesterday’s … stands as a monument…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Gwala , a member of the African National Congress (ANC) and Zephania Mothopeng a member of the Pan Africanist … released from Robben Island by the government…
EventJohn Thomas Baines, South African painter, traveller and writer, is born
… was first employed as a painter for a cabinet maker, and then as a marine and portrait painter. In 1848, he moved to the Eastern Cape , … the Orange River …
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… forwarded 300 applications from its members to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for amnesty and was expecting to submit at least another sixty,…
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… Afrikaans writer, even though much of his early writings and early education were in English. He matriculated at the age of sixteen and went on to work as a…
Statement on ANC central number and information line, 10 October 2005
… provides the public with automated access to ANC offices and important information about the organisation. By dialling … of the public can access background…
EventSASO founder and Black Consciousness leader, Steve Biko dies in detention
… leader of the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and pioneer of the Black Consciousness philosophy, died in … police cell he had been chained to a…
EventFormer National Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan, is born
… Pallo Jordan, who became the National Minister of Arts and Culture under President Thabo Mbeki’s administration, was … Archibald Campbell Jordan an African…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Magnus Malan on grounds that they are … peace…
![Freddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.](/sites/default/files/styles/saho_medium/public/event_pics/Freddie%20Mercury.jpg?itok=Vuq6ADKe)
EventFreddie Mercury [Bulsara], singer and songwriter, is born in Zanzibar, Africa.
… India. Mercury was sent to boarding school in India and grew up there. At the age of seventeen he and his family left Zanzibar and settled in Britain. In…
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… 3200km long railway line between Cape Town, South Africa and Beira in Mozambique was completed. The construction of … of the line had covered 222 miles…
EventGeneral Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
… Plaatje was a South African writer, linguist, translator and political leader. Plaatje died of pneumonia at the age of … on a trip to Johannesburg. He was a…
EventDr. Neville Alexander and four others are found guilty of sabotage
… Dr. Neville Alexander and four others were found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The judge found that … through violence. Along…
ArchiveMeeting between the African National Congress and the University of Natal
… to a meeting between the African National Congress and the University of Natal. Includes draft programme, … objectives of the meeting, list of participants,…
EventCaptured Gen. Cronje and his wife are shipped to St Helena
… Republiek (ZAR, also known as Transvaal Republic) and his wife Hester, with about 1 000 Republican prisoners of … men to British forces at Paardeberg on 28…
ArchiveDurban and Districts Council of Churches Cultural Festival 10 June 1990
… a gathering of black Christian youth. Different choirs and other groups were invited to perform and show off their talent. The topic for the Festival - Faith…
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
… rights lawyer, former Minister of Education (1999-2004) and of Water Affairs and Forestry (1994-1999); is born in Stanger, Natal (now … Early in the 1960s,…