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BiographyEdwin Thabo Mofutsanyana
… Edwin Thabo Mofutsanyana was born in the Witzieshoek area of the Orange Free State in 1899. He worked at various times … and journalist. In 1926 he joined…
BiographyHelen Newton Thompson
… an anti-apartheid political activist and founding member of the Black Sash , has for the most part of history, been a … [3] Wanting to stop the passing of…
BiographyMothebang Mopeli
… Mothebang Mopeli was alleged to have been one of the agitators in the Witzieshoek Native Reserve, … Free State [now Free State Province]. He was accused of…
BiographyDimitri Tsafendas
… step-mother, Maria, and step-siblings. The racial divides of the time prevented his parents from marrying and Tsafendas … “the idea of Mozambique’s…
National Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and
… National Day of Protest and Mourning. The first national political strike called by the ANC as an act of national mourning and …
The Government Gazette announces an extension to the provisions of the 1964 Tear Gas Act to widen the range of those empowered
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … Gazette announces an extension to the provisions of…
Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Salisbury, British premier, rejects the offer of Pres. McKinley of America to act as mediator in the war
… War 2: Lord Salisbury, British premier, rejects the offer of Pres. McKinley of America to act as mediator in the war …
The conference of the ANC rejects the Bantu Authorities Act, which, it is stated, was intended to prevent the development of th
… Joyce: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid … The conference of the ANC rejects the Bantu Authorities Act, which, it is stated, was intended to prevent the…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… Abstract Through the efforts of a dominant women’s movement in apartheid, the democratic … gender equality and ranks tenth globally for female representation…
BiographyDeseni Soobben
… the Natal Technikon, (now known as the Durban University of Technology). While a student, she would take pictures of soccer matches at Currie’s Fountain ,…
BiographyAlois Mate
… Council was described as ‘a powerful and dangerous group of tribesmen.’ Alois Mate was considered to be ‘the brains of the Council although he shrewdly…
BiographyWillie Nica Kgwete
… chieftainship when Maukeng Kgwete died. There were claims of illegal meetings and threats to kill the Chief. Despite …
BiographyMack Kgwete
… chieftainship when Maukeng Kgwete died. There were claims of illegal meetings and threats to kill the chief. Despite … now Eastern Cape] on 2 November 1962…
Henry Reed Ngcayiya
… Aliwal North. In the 1890s he was ordained as a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC), but after a … Church in South Africa and by 1910…
BiographyZanele Muholi
… in South Africa. “This is a time for a visual state of emergence,” she says. “The preservation and mapping of our … at weddings, bathing in colorful baths…
BiographyLeo Marquard
… Free State. His father was Reverend J. J. T. Marquard of the Dutch Reformed Church and his mother, Margaret, was also at the forefront of church’s activities…
BiographyHorst Gerhard Hermann Kleinschmidt
… born on 17 October 1945 in Swakopmund, Namibia. At the age of four his family moved to Johannesburg where he grew up. … charged and found guilty under the…
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
… In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act which enforced registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting … 11th that…
Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted by the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government, 11 July 2000, Lome, Togo
… Constitutive Act of the African Union adopted by the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government, 11 July …
ArchiveAccomplice would repeat bombing act, The Citizen, 2 February 2000
… Accomplice would repeat bombing act, The Citizen, 2 February 2000 …
Black (Bantu) Authorities Act No 68, providing for the establishment of tribal, regional and territorial authorities in the res
… Black (Bantu) Authorities Act No 68, providing for the establishment of tribal, regional and territorial authorities in the res …
South African Indian Council Act No 31 commences. It establishes a Council consisting of 25 members appointed by the Minister o
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … South African Indian Council Act No 31 commences…
Anglo-Boer War 2: An extraordinary ZAR Government Gazette is published, containing Act no 5 of 1900, allowing for the reorgan
… ZAR Government Gazette is published, containing Act no 5 of 1900, allowing for the reorgan …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Boer negotiators are handed the final British proposals. Gen Smuts immediately deletes “ACT OF SURRENDER” on
… final British proposals. Gen Smuts immediately deletes “ACT OF SURRENDER” on …
Internal Security Act No 32, empowering Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publi
… Internal Security Act No 32, empowering Government to declare an organisation unlawful and to control the distribution of publi …
Unlawful Organisations Act No 34 commences, providing for organisations threatening public order or the safety of the public to
… Unlawful Organisations Act No 34 commences, providing for organisations threatening public order or the safety of the public to …
The Refugees Act, 1998, comes into action. Mozambique and Zimbabwe are by far the largest source of illegal immigrants.
… The Refugees Act, 1998, comes into action. Mozambique and Zimbabwe are by far the largest source of illegal immigrants. …
President F.W. de Klerk announces SA beaches open to all racial groups and promises repeal of Separate Amenities Act.
… SA beaches open to all racial groups and promises repeal of Separate Amenities Act. …
Four leading South African journalists are charged under the new Protection of Information Act. The charges relate to reports c
… African journalists are charged under the new Protection of Information Act. The charges relate to reports c …
Section 83 of the Criminal Procedure Act 56 of 1955 comes into effect. It was used to force journalists to reveal their sources
… Section 83 of the Criminal Procedure Act 56 of 1955 comes into effect. It was used to force journalists …