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PlaceKhomani Cultural Landscape
… as nature reserves. It covers 959 100 hectares, forming part of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and including the …
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… daily, etc.) to the local police station could also be a part of the state order. The first person to die in …
EventWorld Health Day
… workers who treat emergency patients. An indispensable part of health care services, emergency care provides …
EventKader Asmal, political activist and future Member of Parliament, is born
… having served the ANC with distinction for the greater part of his life, he became critical of some tendencies …
EventBlast opposite the Athlone Magistrate’s Court and police complex kills two people
… that the underground cell Williams and Waterwitch were part of was under surveillance and some sources speculate had …
EventDiplomatic office of the ANC in Stockholm is bombed
… representative in Sweden Lindiwe Mabuza. The bombing was part of a broader strategy of the apartheid government in the …
EventPope John Paul II appoints 31 cardinals, three from Africa
… these three cardinals and others from the third world was part of the Catholic Church's aim to revamp interest in the …
EventWorld Food Program warns the UN that a record 38 million people are at risk of starvation in Africa
… every child, woman and man to live an active life'. It is part of the United Nations (UN) program and works alongside …
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… and continued to perform until high school when took part in Die laaste van die takhare in 1923. Her work in …
EventKing George VI is born
… At the end of the World War II, King George who had become part of the British's symbol of resistance extended his …
EventMlungisi Sisulu dies.
… security police for her political activities. Lungi was part of the generation whose schooling was constantly …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… South West Africa no share in Government therefore take no part in incorporation negotiations. South Africa itself …
PlaceCredo Mutwa Cultural Village
… for a more authentic experience and sets the village as one of the traditional attractions in Gauteng . The Credo … building styles. Some of Mutwa’s…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… to carry "permission" documents. The issuing of passes was one of the cornerstones of the colonial and later racial … about passes, the ANC promoted what…
EventDarrell Roodt was born on this day
… racially oppressive regime. His film Place of Weeping is one of the first anti-Apartheid films made by a South African. One of his most memorable films is…
EventThe Esso Oil Company closes its business in South Africa
… South Africa was an affiliate of America’s Exxon. It was one of the main producers of petroleum products. Esso was one of the many companies to withdraw…
Document 79 - “What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4: What will be Done in the Bantu Republic?”, Umsebenzi, 17 March 1934
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, … but these, as a rule, stood looking on…
Document 1 - Keir Hardie, “Stoned in South Africa”, 1907
… Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, … but these, as a rule, stood looking on…
Solitary confinement
… they refused. A whole year without anything to read and no one to talk to. And a light on in the cell all the time. All … sleep. I was so thin when I came…
PlaceBurgersdorp, E.C.
… and Religion. Many Towns in South Africa are named after one person, but Burgersdorp was aptly named after many … erected in 1907, but the original - missing…
PlaceElandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
… the reserve in perpetuity. At Bartholomeus Klip is part of the Cape Floristic Region, which is one of the world’s six floral kingdoms and the smallest of ……
PlaceGrassy Park, Cape Town
… Grassy Park is one of the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town set on the Cape … community, where Christian and Muslim live alongside one another and 'busy corner',…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… forces and surrogates. ... The Boipatong massacre is one of the most chilling instances of the consequences of the … popular debate in the country. The NP…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… declares that its aim is to bring all Africans together as one people, to defend their rights and freedoms. The … and so enters into the First World War…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… Rustenburg begins, to prevent British soldiers from taking part in the war. The siege begins after the British soldiers … reaches the town. 1889 Rustenburg…
The ‘special branch’
… like this?' 'No, I just wanted to make sure you are in.’, One even said, 'Well, we can't go round the whole night … that the police didn't know where they…
EventWorkers embark on strike action
… Sixty-one Xhosa-speaking workers, under the leadership of their Headman known as One O'clock, went on strike at the Brakpan Electric Works. … and find…
EventEarly Xhosa author William Gqoba dies
… Eastern Cape. He was born in Gaga, near Alice, and was one of the earliest authors in Xhosa literature. Charles Brownlee rated him one of the best, if not…
PlaceZuurberg Mountain Village (also spelt:"Suurberg")
… Addo and 75 km South of Somerset East . At 27,5 km it is one of the longer Passes in South Africa and traverses all … care!) The Mountain overlooks the…
ArchiveHistory for the Future by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… It was a searing experience for many and a quintessential part of the transition. The South African Truth Commission … in the wake of the Allied victory over…