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EventMark Thatcher arrested
… British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested at his Cape Town home on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged … to have been unaware what the money…
EventLord Roberts crosses the Vaal River en route to Pretoria
… African War (1899-1902), Field Marshall Lord Roberts and his forces crossed the Vaal River heading to Pretoria.This mission was not without obstacles as on…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… first by opening small grocery shops in Soweto with his wife. He then went on to bigger ventures such as setting … motor dealerships, a BMW franchise and…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… he changed its name from Villa Marina to Villa Zain, after his little girl. For her, the spirits of her family still … concedes that the pressure of being…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Da Gama gives the following description of them in his diary: 'The inhabitants of this country are … in the fire, is attached...' Further east Da Gama and…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… and those that did not. He declared that in this period his main priority was white security. He called on all whites … one in 1957 limiting him to a radius…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… served to confirm that the person had agreed to serve his/her employer to whom they were to be allotted to by the … punishment on the immigrants. The…
ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
… Cape Dutch Reformed clergy were not happy when he baptised his converts. After seven years, he had to end his work and leave the country, in 1745. The…
ArticlePseudo-scientific racism and Social Darwinism
… a British naturalist, is the person most remembered for his contribution to how the process of evolution works. He … of Species , which was very…
Submissions by the McGill University students 2012
… related to Indigenous peoples around the world and focuses his studies and professional experience on learning about … prison of Robben Island has had an…
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… 10 February, Gandhi is violently assaulted by a Pathan on his way to the registration office. 10 Feb – 9 May: Voluntary … the passive resistance campaign…
ArticleSouth African Indian Congress (SAIC)
… object for which we are striving to raise the status of His Majesty's subjects [Indian] and that this desirable and … SAIC was opened by J.X. Merriman on 26…
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… of a group of objectors rejecting their call-up. Seated on his left is Cameron Dugmore, later Western Cape education … student, was helping another objector,…
Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… "Mr. X", who had at first pleaded not guilty, changed his plea to guilty, was cautioned and discharged. The … for less, (ii) whether, if he did so agree, he…
Chapter 10. Cleaning Up the Clothing Industry - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… was even worse. The worker who is compelled to turn his home into a workshop usually belongs to the poorest of … has no choice but to accept the pittance…
ArchiveUnomsa for African Renaissance by Thobeka Sinxo
… 1991): The popularity of the Xhosa language is due to his tireless efforts. Against a strong opposition he preached … and breaks into tears. Nomsa notices…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… considers it reasonable that the Administrator in giving his approval to racial restrict ions introduced into land … Indian applicant had to satisfy the City…
Say It out Loud - The 1910 Presidential Address, Port Elizabeth, Cape
… learn, say a poem by heart, he repeats it several times. His mind goes as it were through the succession of ideas that … this room at the present time. Your…
ArchiveCHAPTER 5 - Armed Propaganda and Non-Colaborattion, Rationalising weakness, August 1979 - December 1980 by Howard Barell
… activists in October 1977, a month after Steve Biko's death in detention, created more fertile domestic ground for … political activist at the time, recalls…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on January 1976 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
… just what Albert Hertzog would have liked, and what he and his people are now reproaching us for - what this would have … my colleague, the hon. the Minister…
ArchiveMandela, From a Freedom Fighter to an Icon of Reconciliation
… to oppression was free at last, and curiosity as his photographs had been banned by the South African … high command were arrested in Rivonia in July 1963…
EventNjabulo Ndebele was born on this day
… was born in Coronation Hospital in Johannesburg, where his mother worked as a nurse. [1] He matriculated in … Cambridge and the University of Denver where he…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… Art Centre, Katlehong Art centre and Thupelo Workshop. His drive for social equality, was equal to his passion for the arts/ …
PlaceGroot Drakenstein Prison
… Nelson Mandela was incarcerated here. Mandela also took his steps to freedom through these gates in 1990. The prison has a huge bronze statue of Mandela with…
Lionel Davis, SA artist, is born in Cape Town. He was a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he c
… a political prisoner between 1964 and 1971, he completed his Senior Certificate. After his release he was restricted under a banning order and kept …
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… February to form a coalition after Smuts had surrendered his principles on the issue of the African vote in the Cape … to the golden calf, scoffed Hertzog's…
EventBoris Becker of West Germany beats Kevin Curren of SA at Wimbledon.
… Becker beat Curren in the finals 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. After his defeat, Kevin Curren said he thought the game would see … tournament began, raised the coveted…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… On the 2 March 1996, President Nelson Mandela paid his first state visit to Mali. While there, he addressed the National Assembly at Bamako where he…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… heart of Africa to Christian missionaries. The king and his officials relied on forced labour and his reign resulted in the deaths of millions of Congolese. …
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… war office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, Kaggia studied political science, journalism … Kenya with a mission to Africanise…