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EventKing Sekhukhune is defeated by the British in war
The inability of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR or Transvaal Republic) under President Francois Burgers to score a decided victory in the Sekhukhune War,…
The strangulation of activity
… the Sharpeville shootings on 21 March, including the first declaration of a State of Emergency on 30 March 1960. 1962 On … in the Transkei. 1985 In August…
Cosatu march: For Who, for What? by Simelane and Nicolson (Daily Maverick), 8 October 2015
… said Cosatu was dying. “We are saying retrenchments are a declaration of war on decent work. The licences of those …
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… due form, have successively discussed and adopted: 1. A Declaration relative to freedom of trade in the basin of the … regions, with other provisions…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
Important events and systems in European Societies during the 1600’s Robb Schultz, “Europe leading into the 17th century (1600’s)”Image Source The…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… to the Form of Testamentary Dispositions. 24 October, In a Declaration on the 25th anniversary of the United Nations, … and Central African states, held in…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… South Africa signs multilateral treaty extending the declaration on the provisional accession of Tunisia to the … Africa signs a multilateral procés-verbal…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… global human rights practices (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). An example might be the …
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… 1960s In the wake of the Sharpeville Massacre and the declaration of the State of Emergency when her Husband and …
PlaceMapungubwe Collection at the University of Pretoria
After the Mapungubwe gold was declared a national heritage collection in October 1997, the University of Pretoria (UP) became its official custodian as it…
PlacePilgrims Rest, Graskop- Mpumalanga Province
Once a booming gold rush town in the 1870s, Pilgrim’s Rest remains frozen in time. The entire town is a national monument, with original corrugated iron…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… • The Public Safety Act, No. 3 of 1953 (PSA) enables declaration of a State of Emergency (SOE) granting even wider … Public Safety Amendment Act, No. 67 of…
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the Diplomatic Correspondent of Morning Star, 23 November 1967, London
… were South African forces in Rhodesia. UDI Unilateral Declaration of Independence by the white minority regime has …
ArchiveHow the apartheid regime burnt books – in their tens of thousands, 24 October 2018
… cultural and church organisations. This took the form of a declaration on behalf of “Volksorganisasies” (Afrikaner …
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… the contention that AT 203 in effect provides for a declaration of martial law. As regards amendments to the …
The Founder: An Ambiguous Figure by Chris Saunders
… with the Order of Luthuli in Gold, with an accompanying declaration that his life was `a model of the passion for …
Statement by Oliver Tambo to the anti-racist day meeting of the Greater London Council, 21 March 1984, London
… 1984 Anti-Racist Year and adopting the Anti-Apartheid Declaration, People`s London has become a formidable ally of … the nature of women`s oppression. As…
Address to the Anti-Racist Day Meeting of the Greater London Council by O. R. Tambo, London, 21 March 1984
… 1984 Anti-Racist Year and adopting the Anti-Apartheid Declaration, People's London has become a formidable ally of … the nature of women's oppression. As…
Address by ANC President, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, to the OAU Ad Hoc Committee for Southern Africa Arusha, 28 April 1992
… of the OAU adopted what became known as the Harare Declaration in August 1989. This historic Declaration has played no small part in the developments … the…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… - an issue that challenged the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence. To the honour of his name, his … in violation of the principles…
Address at the French National Assembly Paris, 18 November 2003
… our firmament a lodestar that cannot be extinguished, the Declaration of the Rights of Man. I have not known whether it … 1994, when our people gained the…
Nelson Mandela Letter to F.W. de Klerk, 9 July 1992
… to the purpose of negotiations, as set out in the Declaration of Intent we adopted together at Codesa I, … principles consistent with and including those in…
PlaceWalvis Bay, Namibia
Walvis Bay is a lively Port and Namibia’s second largest City, which is protected from wind and waves by the long arm of Pelican Point (SHOWN IN PICTURE). With…
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA's richest gold deposit
On 3 June 1954, a mining engineer at the Erfdeel farm in the Orange Free State pulled up a drill-core laden with ore from nearly 6,000-feet. The Essayists…
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… Tanzania's President Nyerere proclaims the "Arusha Declaration," calling for a policy of self-reliance and the … film distribution and production, creating…
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… Tanzania's President Nyerere proclaims the "Arusha Declaration," calling for a policy of self-reliance and the … film distribution and production, creating…
PlaceAvalon Cemetery, Soweto
On the Southern edge of one of the Country’s most famous townships, Soweto, lies the equally Historic Avalon Cemetery. The biggest cemetery in South Africa…
EventBlack Wednesday, the banning of 19 Black Consciousness Movement Organisations
It was known as Black Wednesday. On October 19, 1977, The World and Weekend World were banned. The editor of The World, Percy Qoboza, who became the editor of…
PlaceWagenaer's Reservoir, Sanlam Golden Acre-Cape Town
In the heart of the 'Mother City', Golden Acre Shopping Centre has been a key part of everyday life in Cape Town since 1979.This shopping-Centre on the site of…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… chaired by Professor D. D. T. Jabavu. To read the “Draft Declaration of Unity” of this conference click here . Three … area. July, A statement is issued by…