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32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
… two respects: firstly, by stipulating that at the end of his five-year term of indenture the Indian must return to … years; secondly, if he did not re…
Dream of Total Liberation of Africa is in Sight - Message of the National Executive Committee of the ANC on the 72nd Anniversary of ANC by O. R. Tambo, 8 January 1984
… Cape has made it impossible for Koornhof to carry out his schemes. He has been unable to govern at will. In … jobless outcasts. Many are condemned to a slow…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 72th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1984
… Cape has made it impossible for Koornhof to carry out his schemes. He has been unable to govern at will. In … jobless outcasts. Many are condemned to a slow…
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… Henricus Brand was a member of the Court of Justice; his son Christoffel was the first speaker of the Cape House of Assembly; his grandson Johannes was…
EventEnoch Mgijima dies
… sect in the Eastern Cape, died in Ntabelanga, Queenstown. His followers, believing Enoch's claim that they were under … the Bulhoek Massacre in 1921. In the…
EventMalawian President Hastings Banda visits SA
… African state to visit South Africa (16-20 August). During his visit Banda met with the State President and Prime … Minister and invited the President to…
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… Stadium in London to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela on his 70th birthday on 18 July. Peter Gabriel delivered his anti-apartheid anthem Biko. Whitney Houston,…
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
… Park Cricket Ground in December 1998. He maintained his innocence, receiving the backing of the United Cricket … help, however, Ntini lodged a successful…
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
… Louw. N.P. van Wyk Louw received various literary prizes. His best-known work is his epic poem Raka, recounting a black hero's desperate struggle against a…
Matthews being used to turn SABC into a laughing stock: ANC (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… described as “opportunistic” the public announcement of his resignation as acting group CEO on Monday. Editors … Matthews for resigning from SABC Matthews…
EventRebels take control of Kinshasa, Zaire
… into suspected massacres of Rwandan refugees on his march to power. After his allies, Uganda and Rwanda, turned against him, Kabila … becoming unpopular,…
EventKing George VI is born
… 1895. George ascended the English throne following his brother, Prince Edward's abdication on 12 December 1936. George who was the Duke of York and his wife…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… had put much pressure on the Mthethwa, resulting in the death of Dingiswayo and the scattering of his forces. Earlier historical explanations of change ……
ANC Press Statement presented by Oliver Tambo, 16 August 1985, Lusaka
… to a little more than ten per cent of South Africa. With his hand over his heart, he projected himself as the great defender of … to the desolation of the…
ANC Press Statement by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 16 August 1985
… to a little more than ten per cent of South Africa. With his hand over his heart, he projected himself as the great defender of … to the desolation of the…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… of’). This leader detached himself from this group with his followers and became the first great chief of the Korana. … Jan Kupido, Klaas Lukas and Pofadder…
ArchiveThe Tay Bridge Disaster by Peter Ball (The Heritage Portal), 24 September 2016
… Alas history is littered with instances where his words would have fallen on deaf ears. Hubris, which means … of the first Tay Railway Bridge, in Scotland,…
A tribute to Indres Naidoo by Glen Moss
… on Robben Island Although banned and house arrested after his release from Robben Island in 1973, Indres Naidoo … African Students (Nusas) and its wages…
Women under indentured labour in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall
… the persona of her husband, and this merging lasts beyond death. A dutiful wife (patrivrata) worships her husband, regardless of his worth or character, as…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
… minutes because of a bomb threat. The award recognised his unifying role in the fight against apartheid. The Nobel Peace Prize Committee made specific…
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… in 1936, the first South African to hold this high office. His children presented his papers, numbering nearly 17, 000 items and consisting of private and…
EventSA artist Mizream Maseko is born
… South African artist, was born on this date. He completed his schooling in the Transvaal. He began his career as a house painter and was inspired to paint by…
EventPope John Paul II visits Africa
… Pope John Paul II began his first tour of Africa, including visits to Zaire … Volta (now Burkina Faso ) and the Ivory Coast. He started his tour in Zaire,…
EventFather Smangaliso Mkhatshwa served with restriction order
… was served with a five years restriction order for his involvement in political activities. The order restricted … magisterial district. Since he could not…
EventAllan Boesak resigns from the church
… anti apartheid orator, has being officially relieved of his duties as Reverend of the Bellville congregation. In a … Boesak resigned before the church could…
EventFirst victim of the land invasions in Zimbabwe, David Stevens, is murdered
… Stevens, was shot dead in Zimbabwe by squatters occupying his land. He was the first White farmer to be killed in the … Mugabe's ruling Zanu-PF party…
EventTraditional Bushman artist Vetkat Regopstaan Kruiper, aged 38, dies suddenly from natural causes
… healer. Vetkat had many artistic skills including music. His main passion however was for the veld and animals. … training, Vetkat rose to fame as a fine…
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… in 1867 and the ruins of the ancient city of Zimbabwe. On his return to Potchefstroom, South African Republic, he … by King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… In school he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as his sport of choice. He is a right handed batsman who made a … at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, India…
EventHenry Olonga, Zimbabwean Cricketer is born
… father and a Zimbabwean mother. The family moved back to his father’s homeland, Kenya, before settling in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He is one of five siblings; one…