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… In the worst mine disaster in South Africa, a large section of the Clydesdale Colliery, … Coalbrook mine near Sasolburg, Orange Free State , caved in. About 1,000 miners were in the mine at the time and 435 … Pogrund B., (2010),  The 435 SA miners who didn't make it , from Times Live , 14 October, …

… Simons née Alexandrowich was born on 12 January 1914 in Latvia. While at school, she displayed little fear in … in South Africa on 6 November 1929, and began to organise Black workers unions. Five days later, on 11 November 1929, … west coast among fishing communities. The FCWU recruited Black and White workers, men and women, and earned the …

… Linda Gqobose was born on 7 August 1917 at Kwa Mdingi, in King Williams Town. He completed his primary schooling at … 1946 – a corporal was then the highest rank attainable for black people in the military. He joined the African National … As senior administrative officer, he made it possible for Black people in the Eastern Cape to take up employment and to …

… Charles Templeman Loram was born in Pietermaritzburg in May 10 in  1879. He studied at Cambridge,University of … influenced by the Tuskegee-Hampton Institute vogue in black American education, Loram helped to promote the concept … to challenge: A documentary History of African Politics in South Africa: 1882-1964, Vol.4 Political Profiles 1882 ”“ …

… National Congress (ANC) and its allies staged marches in major cities across the country in protest at the delays in the release of political prisoners. These mass … ANC stage marches in major cities …

… In an effort to promote peace in Natal, the African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson … Mandela made a trip to Durban to speak to ANC supporters. In a peace initiative, he addressed a rally attended by over … Mandela addresses ANC rally in Durban …

… anthropologists, Monica and Godfrey Wilson. He was born in May 1939 in Livingstone, Zambia. During this time his … of the Sharpeville police shootings, the banning of major Black political activity and the consequent Rivonia trial , … Africa , an influential investigation into poverty amongst black people in Southern African In 2001 he founded an …

… the African National Congress (ANC) representative in France, Luxembourg and Switzerland was asassinated in Paris. She was shot five times in the back by an assassin just after collecting her mail and … Dulcie September is assassinated in Paris …

… The eighth address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Herbert Frankel in which he reflects on civilisation and society in Africa and his belief is that, one of the marks of … Some reflections of civilisation in Africa …

… President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tanzania to attend an emergency summit on the political crisis in Burundi. The President has been invited to the emergency … Africa Community as a special guest. His invitation was in recognition of the pivotal role South Africa had played in …

… White poster with black lettering. Black and white artwork of men holding flag with title on it. … For our land well die: forced removals in So …

… his general Secretary, the name of E. Sachs still lives in people's minds with the Garment Workers' Union of South … must go the credit for building the only trade union in the history of South Africa whose members enjoy a 40-hour week. Emil Solomon Sachs spent his childhood in a small town in Russia under the Tsarist regime. Racial …

… African National Congress paper on foreign African labour in South Africa. Covers control of foreign labour, recruitment of foreign labour in the mining industry from 1889-1960, foreign labour and recent developments in the gold mining industry, the present situation of foreign …

… The Star newspaper appeared for the first time in Johannesburg as The Eastern Star. It was founded in Grahamstown under that title on January 6, 1871, and was … later by its owners, brothers Thomas and George Sheffield. In 1889, the name Eastern Star was changed to the one …

… Though gold was discovered near Krugersdorp in July 1852 and mining activities started successively in various places on the Witwatersrand (meaning Ridge of … gold from the Main Reef on the Witwatersrand was obtained in 1885, after which Johannesburg was laid out in 1886. …

… Mary-Anne D'Oliveira Netto Serrano (21) was killed in a bomb explosion in the Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the … Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for the bombing in Benoni and an ambush outside Lindela Hostel in Katlehong … Bomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary …

… Allemansfontein is a farm in Blue Crane Route Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman … who was the Commander of the Garrison at the Cape . In honour of Professor J Allemand, of the University of Leiden (the oldest University in the Netherlands.) Who was one of the authors of the: …

… Aberfeldy in the region of Free State is located in South Africa - some 284 km South of Pretoria, the … by Agricultural Land and Game Farms. The Farm 'Aberfeldy', in the Orange Free State had a Post Office known as … Aberfeldy a Settlement in the Free Sate …

… This is the story of an inter-racial venture in South Africa. Many hundreds of white people and Africans in the Union’s four largest cities worked selflessly together … for Africans to make their first major break-through in the world of entertainment. In ten weeks of playing time …

… for a Democratic South Africa, or CODESA II, ends in a deadlock. The negotiating parties ie. The South African … laid an important foundation for future multiracial talks in South Africa including the setting of a date to finalise the outstanding issues in March 1992. This session came to be called CODESA II. But …

… From:  Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos … group in Cape Town is an example of a rising "trade union" consciousness, which was also transformed into a political … they were instrumental in organizing and educating the Black workers in the Socialist "Night schools"under the …

… Durant Basi Sihlali was born on 5 March 1935 in an industrial area, Germiston, Transvaal, now known as … categorised Sihlali’s work, along with that of many other black South African modernists, in the genre of ‘township … headed the Fine Arts Department at the Federated Union of Black Artists (FUBA) from 1983 to 1988, and taught students …

… Robert McBride, at the time a high-ranking official in the South African Department of Foreign Affairs, was arrested by the Mozambican police in Ressano Garcia. It was alleged that McBride was on a … South African political parties regarding his involvement in gun running. They called for a commission of inquiry to …

… defence minister, and nineteen co-accused started in the Durban Supreme Court. They pleaded not guilty to … The charges related to a  massacre of thirteen people in KwaMakhuta township south of Durban in 1987. All the accused were acquitted in October 1996. … Gen. Magnus Malan appears in court …

… a looming crisis. The government response was to rushed in a large force of policemen into Soweto. About 1 500 police … The South African Defence Force army was also on standby in case the student and community reaction became too great … students, heighten the all ready volatile situation in and around Soweto. The events in Soweto was televised on …

… Michael Davis was born in 1955 in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). On completing his … South Africa,  the photographs revealed the frustration of black South Africans with regard to a lack of recreational …

… From the book:  Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede We first met each other in 1984 at A. P. Mda's law office in Mafeteng, Lesotho, and we began a running conversation on … Freedom In Our Life Time - Acknowledgements …

… Article by Michael Harmel in "New Age" - 'Collective Leadership in the Soviet Union'. Discusses Stalin's role in the Soviet Union … Collective Leadership in the Soviet Union …

… The Women's Memorial was unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of … and children who died during the Anglo-Boer War 2, mainly in British concentration camps. Many politicians were … health. The speech was read out to the public by his aide. In his speech Steyn emphasised that the memorial has not been …

… Public Services and Adiministration, Collins Chabane, died in a car crash. The fatal crash happened on the N1-26 between … Mokopane and Polokwane at around 1am. He was buried in Xikundu village in Limpopo on 21 March 2015, Human rights day. … Collins Chabane dies in a car crash …