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EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… in South Africa.[i] L-Tido released his first mixtape “City of Gold” in 2009, for which he received the “Most Gifted …
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… 2013 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City, presided over by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She was …
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… like those in Orlando, Johannesburg, which financed the city council. The introduction of beer halls later lead to …
EventA.G. Visser, SA physician and poet, dies in Heidelberg, Transvaal
… and Theatre Association as well as a member of the city council. Visser is considered quite important in the …
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… to flee the country when Tanzanian troops took the capital city Kampala. Note: *it must be noted that this date is …
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
… the Old Court House Museum, just a stone’s throw from the City Hall, where the background and development of Natal’s …
English Settlement in South Africa
… based in Cape Town was appointed. The Dutch name of the city Riebeeckstad (Riebeeck’s Town) was eliminated as the …
Desmond Tutu interviewed by John Carlin
… consciousness. At a basic level these encompassed an anti-apartheid, majority-rule disposition while at the other end … might have been limited. However,…
Coetzee as Contractarian: Disgrace as Political Theory by Joshua Richman
… takes an implicit position in relation to these issues. Tracing Coetzee’s subversion of Western intellectual … (114), this paper argues that in creating a…
ArticleLiberation Struggle in South Africa
… Although Apartheid only ‘officially’ started in 1948, repression was …
PlaceGrassy Park, Cape Town
… which is Afrikaans for-Cook's bush. Coloured people, under Apartheid, were forcibly removed from 'white areas' of Cape … madressa classes, Urdu and has…
ANC statement on Zimbabwe, 26 May 2000
… and ZANU -PF National Chairman, J.L.Nkomo. Amongst issues to be discussed the meeting will look into: Briefing …
educating African youth and provision of large scale scholarships tenable in various
… consult with ANC membership in all regions, on all major issues. 3. Appropriate mechanisms are set up for such …
George Bizos: Interview with Rupert Taylor and Aubrey Lekwane, 16 February 1998, Legal Resources Centre, Johannesburg
… the contribution and the impact of a whole range of anti-apartheid non-governmental organizations, who have been … the LRC; it’s work is well documented, its…
South African Government of National Unity (GNU) – 1994 – 1999
… to ensure inclusivity during the transition period from apartheid to democracy , 1990 - 1994. The mission of the … violations and atrocities had been…
Article1949 Anti Indian Pogrom in Durban
… and Whites went to prison in opposition to the policies of apartheid and segregation. The meeting of the National Joint … While the Native Representative…
Chapter 14 - Epilogue: lessons from the negotiating table
… using abstract accounts of complex constitutional issues, and it is consequently easy to forget about the … years spent negotiating and no matter how…
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… The content of the paper addressed a variety of issues affecting Africa people. For instance, after the … Press: Alternative Voices in the Last Generation…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… with this, the Congress meetings discussed and debated issues ranging from sanitation to the need for the richer …
ArticleCustomary Law in South Africa: Historical Development as a Legal System and its Relation to Women’s Rights by Devon Wall
… focusing on three historical periods: colonialism, the apartheid era of segregation, and after democratization. The … settlers and their administrations,…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… the African majority. He continued non-violent defiance of apartheid until his death in 1969, long after most militants … become convinced that underground…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Congress Youth League Activities
… assured security and fixed tenure. The Act drove him into urban areas where he soon made his way into skilled trades etc. But the Trustees had not brought…
EventOne-fifth of SA's military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… HIV/AIDS to be one of its most important strategic issues... ...The higher prevalence rates make HIV/AIDS an …
PlacePilanesberg International Airport, North West
… of South Africa. This Airport is located close to Sun City and the Pilanesberg National Park. The first Commercial … Airport in the North West Province,…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… of the political system, was radically transformed as the apartheid-based constitutional system was restructured during … the early 1990s. Nevertheless, many…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… parties registered. The 1994 elections marked the end of Apartheid in South Africa. The country-wide elections were … Africa, and a continuous international…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… general. This favoured his eventual rehabilitation. Under apartheid, thousands of black prisoners, and those who had … of 1959 , was introduced which was…
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… up its election victory with the introduction of new apartheid laws as well as the stricter application of … Council (made up of representatives from all the…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Zoutpansberg
… to a shop and warehouse. In 1981 the then Pietersburg City Council decided to restore the building by rebuilding …
EventEvelyn Dalberg, SA opera singer, is born in Germany
… bassoonist Werner Eichler, a member of the Cape Town City Orchestra, she came to South Africa in 1964. She was …