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EventThe Dutch Reformed Church decides that Afrikaans may be used alongside Dutch during services
… Afrikaans text, Zamenspraak tusschen Klaas Waarzegger en Jan Twyfelaar. Some years later, an Arabic Afrikaans Islamic … use of Afrikaans in the Dutch…
”Policy of the Congress Youth League.” Article by A. M. Lembede, in May 1946
… huge and enormous sums of money are lavishly expended on propaganda against nationalism which is dubbed, designated … or rebirth are noticeable on the far…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… Charles van Onselen was born on 14 August 1944, in the South African town of Boksburg, … He chose to centre his already well documented research on the…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… On 14 April 1980 the nine accused appeared in the Pretoria … attack the Port Natal Administration Board; and an attack on the Soekmekaar police station. The…
European Revolutions 1750-1850
… different ways of explaining change. Some historians focus on the social changes. This means that they examine the factors that affect the lives of people…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… of its citizens in the Province. India, whose import trade on the eve of British occupation consisted of gold bullion, … exported as much in revenue to…
ArticleNatal Indian Congress (NIC)
… more radical leadership when Dr. G.M. Naicker emerged on the scene ( see SAIC history ). Dr. Naicker was elected to … It was only in 1971 that the NIC was…
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President’s Council a chance
… ready to give the President's Council a chance as a start on the road to a negotiated future. The history of the … office in a landslide defeat by the…
Die Eerste Vryswartes Van Stellenbosch - 1679-1720 by Prof. J.L. Hattingh, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 1981
… farm, as that of Manuel and Antonie, was only given to him on 15 October 1692. Because of this unprecedented decision, … of drawing his knife in a fight…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… state When the Nationalist Party was elected to power in 1948 by a minority of the white electorate, their platform … establishment of an Ndebele homeland…
ArticleEconomic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) announced its formation on 27 July, 2013 in Soweto. The party was formed by former … resources for the development and…
ArticleThe Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo
… the young and growing members of the human race. The snake lives on in African mythology because of a classical narrative …
The Story of PR Panther, the gold man of Indian politics in South Africa: Introduction - By Riashnee Pather
… these individuals and others like them who devoted their lives to their principles and convictions. Although my thesis … him was further stroked by a…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract Born on 4 July 1952, Gertrude Fester fulfilled her mother’s dream … a leader and inspirer to those who seek to…
Letter to the OAU Secretary-General, Mr. William Eteki Mboumoua by O. R. Tambo, 1974
… this opportunity again to congratulate Your Excellency on your recent election to the high post of Secretary-General … for freedom and a better life; they…
50. The campaign resumed in 1913
… Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, vol. 12, pp. 183-6. On behalf of the British Indian Association, I have the … never had been before. What has been termed…
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… where Albertina Sisulu was the only women present. In 1948 she joined the ANC Women’s League and in the 1950s she … of Bonilizwe and Monikazi Tetiwe,…
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS, 23 April 1999
… Elected to the National Executive Committee in 1997, Manne lives in Kimberley with his family. STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE … NJ MAHLANGU Ndaweni Johannes Mahlangu…
PlaceWelkom
… its name after the Farm; 'Welkom'. Welkom was founded in 1948 by Sir Earnest Oppenheimer, (who was the De Beers mining … scheduled flights and is mainly used…
ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
… '/2 days for trying to cable a story about a police attack on Nyanga, Cape Town. The report had been intercepted by the … days for his refusal to name…
PlaceLiesbeek River and Park, Cape Town
… Garden is in Bishopscourt Village, alongside the river on land that is regarded as: 'undeveloped public open space'. … Amstel or Versse Rivier, it was the…
BiographyAdrian Leftwich
… the National Committee of Liberation (NCL) in mid-1962. On 12 June 1964, the NCL changed its name to the African … early 1964, the NCL prepared two draft…
EventBernert Willemsz Wijlant, the first White baby, is born at the Cape
… Two months after Dutch man Jan Van Riebeek and the Dutch East India Company arrived in … – Timeline [online] Available at: www.geni.com [Accessed on 27 May…
PlaceKhorixas, Town in Namibia
… to the north-west of Namibia's capital city; Windhoek on the C39 road west of Outjo . Khorixas is a small rustic … stop over to refuel, have a light lunch…
Discovery of the Gold in 1884
… The first recorded discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand was made by Jan Gerrit Bantjes in June 1884, on the farm Vogelstruisfontein, and was followed soon …
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… houses an abundance of artifacts that reflect the true spirit and legacy of the local community. (So if you’re visiting on a Friday make sure you get there…
EventThirty people die in a 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Algeria
… devastated the Northern African country of Algeria on 29 October 1990. It claimed the lives of 30 people. This was a rather mild earthquake … .It measured 7…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… Barberton, the 'Daisy Town', was named after Henry Barber on 24th of July 1884 by the Gold Commissioner David Walson, … Sheba Tramway; aged 26 years. James,…
PlaceLeeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
… residence of the Premier of the Cape Province, stands on the slope of Table Mountain. It is reached by an avenue of … Johannes Kotzé (1843-1881). Christoffel…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… way for learners to remember more about what they learnt on Mapungubwe. For this activity students will take on the role of a traveler like Marco Polo. They…