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EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born near Greytown, Natal (now kwaZulu … Natal). A Boer general…
EventGerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen buys a section of land, which is later declared part of the Witwatersrand gold reef
… April 1874, Gerhardus Cornelis Oosthuizen bought a section of the farm Langlaagte for £100. This farm would later be declared a part of the Witwatersrand…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education
… in the nineteenth century provided the base on which many of the identities of South Africans have been founded. The century witnessed an explosive growth in…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… On 6 September 1989, the majority of South Africans witnessed the election of a national government in which it had no say; this was to … in South Africa…
David Goldblatt’s Portraits of Ex-Convicts at the Scenes of their Crimes by Max Campbell, 6 October 2016
… In one image from “Ex-Offenders at the Scene of the Crime,” a series by the South African photographer … his native country through the rise, fall, and…
ArchiveMinutes of Meeting of the SRC Presidents, SASO Executive Committee and representatives of SASO on campus, held at Alan Taylor Residence on Saturday 17th June 1972
… Minutes of the meeting which included a review of activities on Black campuses and the expulsion of students at Turfloop and the Alice Declaration of 13 th ……
EventDr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born
… Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa was born in Schweizer-Reneke, Western … (now North-West Province)…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 2 September 1982, Volume 3
… Transcript of Volume 3, evidence from Bishop Desmond Tutu and Joseph Wing (honorary life Vice-President of the SA Council of Churches), of the Commission of…
ArchiveChapter 10 Problems of imprisonment by Denis Goldberg
… To cover 22 years of imprisonment in chronological order is too difficult - and … selected some themes which I hope will give some flavour of what prison was…
ArchiveAddress at Commemoration of the lives of Yusuf Cachalia and Bram Fischer, by Nelson Mandela, 5 June 2005,
… is considered so important that I am asked to come out of retirement just one more time. And so the life of a retired old man trickles on and on. This is one…
EventDr Canaan Sodindo Banana is selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe
… Canaan Sodindo Banana was selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe. He was officially inaugurated on 18 April of the…
ArchiveLetter from S.E. Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training workshop
… Letter from S.E Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training Workshop regarding their current account as from the records…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the … and demands an end to "the shocking…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 24 March 1983
… Transcript of evidence from Reverend Mmutlanyane Stanley Mogoda, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), … Commission…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1980 - 1989 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1980 … occasions. The MJC which had initially defended the action, withdrew from…
EventThe Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announces the lifting of the ‘72-hour curfew’
… The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Dr. Piet Koornhof, announced … on a trial basis in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, as part of a plan to remove all…
ArchiveStatement on the question of a united front to the 20th session of the O.A.U. Liberation Committee
… Edited statement by Oliver Tambo on the question of a united front, presented to the 20th session of the Organisation of African Unity Liberation Committee. …
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Empoyers Project
… Transcript of an interview with Leah Tutu, President of the Domestic Workers and Employers Project regarding the independence of the Ciskei and its socio…
ArchiveLetter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from M J Jonker, Chief Director of the Highveld Administration Board to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the…
A short history of Port Elizabeth's famous Campanile
… One of the most striking buildings in Port Elizabeth is the … Smith Bodill reveals the history behind the creation of this remarkable structure. The piece…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 4 - Participatory Democracy
… From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner A Christian society is one in … expressed love. Our problem is to work out what kind of institutions,…
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… On 10 November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War (WW2), Proclamation 276 of Government Gazette 2699 was published. This proclamation…
Chapter five: A Historical Overview of Madressa Education
… Madressa education does not exist in isolation but is part of the practice of the religion and grew and spread with the religion. Its primary objective has…
Affirming the history of all South Africans
… At the beginning of the second term of our new democracy, we South Africans are fully aware that we have not as yet told the full story of the sacrifice of…
Chapter 12 - Certification of the final constitution
… Within twenty-four hours of adoption, the executive director of the Constitutional Assembly began receiving calls from the Constitutional Court enquiring how…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… On July 1949,the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 that prohibited marriage or a sexual relationship between White people and people of…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… brother, Emecheta’s childhood was filled with the stories of her people and culture, told to her by her grandmother. … finally persuading her parents to…
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… Opening address by I B Tabata, to the 1st Conference of the Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held on 20th December 1951. This is an … it is here that SOYA is…
The first martyrs of Satyagraha by E. S. Reddy
… as early as 1909: "A satyagrahi must be afraid neither of imprisonment nor of deportation. He must neither mind being reduced to poverty, nor be frightened,…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National Party (NP) was able to gain a … in March 1961 to give formal notice…