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EventChristoffel Coetzee de Villiers (37), compiler of South African genealogical registers, dies
… search archive Christoffel Coetzee de Villiers was born on 10 March 1850 in Swellendam, in the Cape Colony (now … of Old Cape Families) in 1882. De Villiers…
ArticleThe ‘four nation’ thesis
… these groups have been conceptualised. The first focusses on the formation of a South African nation used these four … systematic oppression enacted by the…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 1 - The Transition in Context by Christopher Saunders
… had felt like human beings for the first time in their lives, White men and women saying they were proud to live in … – defined either as a set of policies…
EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… adopted in San Francisco by the United Nations Conference on International Organisations. The preamble to the charter was based on a draft which South…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… elected government. Prince Buthelezi (95) was born on 27 August 1928 in Mahlabatini into the Zulu royal family. … as regional-ethnic particularism can take a…
The Arrival of the Khoisan
… Africa. The part of the route that some historians agree on is based on radiocarbon dates for sites along the way. Others argue … to occupy that area for…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… Picture of the Year Contest. 1960 Double page coverage on Sharpeville Funeral in Time Magazine. 1963 Worked as a … days. Magubane was made to stand for 5…
ADDRESS AT THE UNVEILING OF THE COAT OF ARMS, Kwaggafontein, 27 April 2000
… Today, on our Freedom Day, we are also gathered here to unveil yet … of our people. This language is now extinct as no one lives who speaks it as his or her…
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… commandant, politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together … Many people, as well as his…
PlaceNoordhoek, Cape Town- Southern Peninsula
… to the time of the earliest white settlers some time after Jan van Riebeck arrived in the Cape in 1652 , it is not … inhabitants were Khoi nomads and…
ArchiveLegislation and race relations: a summary of the main South African laws which affect race relations
… laws which affect race relations. Acts from 1909 to 1948 include among others those relating to political rights, … the African Reserves, housing and…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… in progress that will be added to over time. Please click on the contribute icon on this page if you would like to add … the Minister of the Interior by the…
ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… became heavily restricted as German control grew and on 11 January 1904 the leader of the Herero, Samuel Maharero … Nama and Herero had claimed between 65…
Helen Zille and the myth of the White Saviour by Panashe Chigumadzi, (Sunday Times), 19 March 2017
… along with wild animals and other natural obstacles on the way to a developed society. This society was to be … wrote: "Africa ... is the unhistorical,…
ArticleBisho Massacre 1992
… situation in South Africa. The massacre took place on 7 September 1992 in Bisho, then the capital of Ciskei (an … President FW de Klerk. Prior to a planned…
PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
… into a series of wells by means of wooden and iron pipes. On top of the well a pump house would be built and equipped … According to local tradition, the…
PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 May 1986. Geldenhys, began the Dutch Reformed Churches … of this land for recreational use…
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
… replaced a small clay and timber fort built by Commander Jan van Riebeeck in 1652, upon establishing a maritime … outside walls to be protected by cross-fire…
EventWits attains full university status
… inauguration of the University was duly celebrated. Prof Jan Hofmeyr became the first principal. Construction on the new University buildings began at Milner…
Solitary confinement
… From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner … to the window. The window was right up; I had to stand on something - the…
Sadecque Variava
… Early life and schooling Sadecque Variava was born on 8 July 1949 in Pietersburg (now Polokwane), Northern … students having to return to classes after going…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… Witwatersrand University Press, 1994. Van Riebeeck, Jan. Journal of Jan van Riebeeck , Volumes 1 and 2. Cape Town, Balkema, 1952. …
The first Bram Fischer Memorial lecture, delivered by President Nelson R. Mandela Market Theatre, Johannesburg, 9 June 1995
… those in the other are ordinary human beings, that each lives and laughs the same way, that each experiences joy or … before the advent of the Nationalist…
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… On 10 January 1908 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested for the first … population. At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on 11 September 1906, Gandhi…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Native Unrest
… both locally and in Britain have become hardened, while on the other hand the black man himself, under the guidance … War, salaries which never enabled them…
Apartheid stakeholders - where are they now?
… position, while in KwaZulu/Natal the old KwaZulu homeland lives on in the somewhat modified form of the KZN provincial … attribute their good fortune either…
ArticleA tribute to a great struggle stalwart Paul David by Siva Naidoo
… Cricket Association and serving as its representative on the Natal Cricket Board of Control. He served as its … for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) in…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… After coming to power in 1948, the National Party-led government began implementing … Communism Act and proclaim 1 May as Freedom Day, calling on all…
UCT Summer School 2020
… Summer School. Local and South African History MASSACRE ON THE FRONTIERS DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD: 1780–1820 … – offer fascinating insights into the…
Conclusion: Treks & Land conflicts 1600s - 1800s
… same time was also responsible for the destruction of many lives and cultures. In many cases the changes were enforced …