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EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… all Military Police detachments under the control of one commanding officer, Lt Col (later Col) R.D. … of the Corps rendered valuable service in North Africa…
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… the 1980s APLA came up with the provocative slogan of "One Settler, One Bullet". Killings and attacks on White farmers were …
EventFirst postage stamp in Africa is issued in the Cape Colony
… appeared in two values, the "four pence blue" and the "one penny red", and could be used to pay inland post only. … head against a black background and had a…
EventThe peace talks between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) are called off
… tensions between the ANC and its alliance partners on the one hand and the IFP and the apartheid government on the … known unofficially as Joe Slovo, was…
EventInitial experiments on the body of Egyptian King,Tutankhamen, conclude he is a fifteen year old boy
… child. It is believed that he is the son of Akhenaten and one of his sisters. There is evidence of congenital defects … his body well preserved when it was…
EventEugéne Nielen Marais, S.A. poet, writer, lawyer and naturalist, is born
… and wrote his findings in his native Afrikaans language. One of his biggest contributions as a naturalist is his … and when Maurice Maeterlinck, a Nobel…
Address at the Commonwealth Local Government Forum, 4 March 2003
… We must, at the end of this gathering, be able to assist one another with practical ideas and plans that will take our … and the "Johannesburg Call". The …
PlaceSouthern Cape
… the Garden Route , the Central Karoo , and the Eastern part of the Overberg . A very distinct Area made up by … The Southern Cape and Karoo are not a…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… the kraal walls and two iron smelting furnaces, the later one - now vandalised - possibly still in use in the early … produced 40% of the gold ever mined in…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1948
… fighting for their rights ... They cannot even move from one province to another without a permit. South Africa is … and come to a settlement with them. Why…
Eye of the Needle - Notes by Richard Turner
… group. Thus the African people are not to be put into one large black homeland, but into nine small ones, at least one for each major tribal group. While…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… indeed 'ALL SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS ARE NATIVE AFFAIRS'. One of the tragic aspects of the political situation in our … affairs has resulted from a number of…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… from Mozambique . It was founded in 1962 and formed a part of the Mozambican liberation movement, eventually … Sue Rabkin arrived in Maputo in 1979 and was…
PlaceGallery 101
… expanded its premises and opened two additional branches, one at Hyde Park Corner and another on Hollard Street, close … two major retrospectives in…
PlaceDitsong Museum of Natural History
… Staatsmuseum. Gauteng’s only natural history museum, it is one of the largest of its kind in South Africa. The Ditsong … vacated for newer premises in…
PlaceKoopmans de Wet House, 35 Strand Street, Cape Town
… and John Fairbairn . De Wet had two daughters, one of whom, Marie, married Johan Koopmans, an officer in the … historic house, situated in Cape Town's City…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… the equality clause in terms of the Constitution on the one hand, and the customary law which governs a customary … mean that women would also be entitled to…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… in the Greater Johannesburg area, but there may have been one in the Klipriviersberg, where many Type N sites occur. If the Klipriviersberg area was the core…
State policies and social protest, 1924-1939
… One of the most important developments in South Africa in … African Iron and Steel Trades Association which grew into one of the largest and most…
ArticleSouth African Coloured People Organisation (SACPO)
… FRAC had adopted the ANC-like mode of operations, such as one-day work and school stay-aways in Cape Town. These … from the common voters' roll and put them…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… members and the Labour Party turned a blind eye. Instead, one of the party’s main concerns was to avoid discord between … the club, but they were fired upon…
PlaceSouthern Suburbs of Cape Town
… Atlantic Seaboard being the most expensive. For the most part, the Southern Suburbs lie at the base of Table Mountain … leafiness-( as shown in the picture )…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… this Act were re-arrested at the end of the first 90 days. One thousand people were detained under this law over the … mentally ill. Because of this and…
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… this Act were re-arrested at the end of the first 90 days. One thousand people were detained under this law over the … mentally ill. Because of this and…
PlaceTulbagh, Western Cape
… small measure of ostrich husbandry was also practiced. At one time the Cedarberg offered a plentiful supply of hardy … a number of other historical buildings…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… Boeren vereenigingen (Afrikaner farming associations) were one of the first expressions of Afrikaner political awakening … Hofmeyr lauded the branch. Hofmeyr…
South African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… in the history of South Africa, Mr Speaker, that in one moment, by one fell swoop, such a lot of people have perished, and, Mr …
EventSouth African House of Assembly pays tribute to the SS Mendi
… in the history of South Africa, Mr Speaker, that in one moment, by one fell swoop, such a lot of people have perished, and, Mr …
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
… Finance in the Union Parliament. It was considered to be one of the most outstanding examples of the elegant homes … Edwardian masterpiece. A venue for all…
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women’s Day
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's … take place throughout the country. It has become one of the national holidays where…