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ArchiveExhibition of work by the childrens art cent
… Multicoloured art work of country scene with butterflies and birds. Notice of exhibition of children's art at Michaelis School of Art Gallery, Orange ……
ArchiveBantu Education Act, Act No 47 of 1953
… The Act was to provide for the transfer of the adminiustration and control of native education from the several provincial administrations to the Government…
ArchivePopulation Registration Act, Act No 30 of 1950
… The Act was to make provision for the compilation of a Register of the Population of the Union; for the issue of Identity cards to persons … Population…
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… first permanent modern observatory was erected at the Cape of Good Hope (now known as Cape Town) byFearon Fallows, a … were already making significant…
EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… Nelson Mandela was a member of the banned African National Congress and a famous black … prisoner in South Africa. In 1964 Mandela was convicted of sabotage…
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kabila was the country's first … Mbeki, who played a major role in…
EventSibusiso Ndebele, The premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the ANC, is born
… The current premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC), Sibusiso Joel … Department…
ArchiveSixteen blocks of brick walls with cell windows
… Black and white poster. Comprises sixteen identical blocks of artwork of brick walls with cell windows with a man's head peering over the window ledge. The…
Minutes of Extended Management Committee, 11 August 1981
… Minutes of an extended ANC Management Committee meeting, to discuss various organisational issues. Includes minutes of a National Executive Council meeting…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… Our Lady Of Montserrat in Betty's Bay, Western Cape is a Christian … to be known by the Love we have for one another. Our Lady Of Montserrat is denominated…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… One of the most gruesome attacks on township residents was … out by armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in Sebokeng, south of Johannesburg. In what has become…
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
… Andries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom after moving away from Natal and heading … the Graaff Reinet district in the Cape Colony on…
ArchiveThe arch agitator of the Union by Shula Marks, 31 January 2019
… To mark the centenary of the founding of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU), New … to employers about wrongful dismissal threatening legal…
ArchiveHistory of Wages Commissions: formation, aims and structure
… Working notes from the National Union of South African Students Labour Directive, July workshop, University of the Witwatersrand, 2-4 July 1982. Discusses…
EventThe Population Registration Act of 1950 is repealed
… The Population registration Act (Act No 30 of 1950 ) was repealed by the South African parliament. The Act was a pillar of the Apartheid system. It required…
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… The heart of a lioness has ceased to beat. Mama Nokukhanya Luthuli is … Comrade Nokukhanya Luthuli, 92 years old, was the wife of the late ANC President,…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… between Mali and South Africa. He also thanked the people of Mali for their support during the years of Apartheid as well as praising them for their…
EventZimbabwe becomes a member of the United Nations (UN)
… pre-colonial history is synonymous with the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, after which the country is now named. … (what is was called previously) was developed on…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… discovered a vaccine successful in the prevention of the animal disease, rinderpest. Robert Koch was brought to … a cattle plague, which broke out during the…
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… Hasting Kamuzu Banda was the leader of Nyasaland which became Malawi in in 1964, with him as its … became a political icon. He was appointed Prime Minister…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… The town of Bethlehem was founded in 1864 (other sources claim 1869). … the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the towns that grew…
EventThe British attack in the battle of Colenso
… Redvers Buller launched a frontal attack in the Battle of Colenso with the intention to relieve the besieged town of Ladysmith. This purpose was not realised…
EventBar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill
… The Johannesburg Bar declared that if the Suppression of Communism Bill was passed, the freedom of people in South Africa would be in jeopardy. The Bar made …
ANC condemns hijacking of Spokesperson, 24 November 2009
… terms the hijacking last night (Tuesday, 24 November 2009) of one of its spokespersons Ishmael Mnisi. Comrade Mnisi who is … guns and were ready to fire at…
EventMass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre
… King William's Town, to pay their respects to the victims of the Bisho Massacre, who were shot to death by the Ciskei … as Walter Sisulu, Chris Hani and…
EventDecision to integrate city councils of Pretoria area
… The municipality of Pretoria announced that several autonomous city councils were going to merge to form the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM)…
EventSixty ANC refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho
… African National Congress (ANC) refugees are airlifted out of Lesotho to counter South Africa's threat of a blockade against that country. A year before they…
ArchiveBuilders of the nation: 2: working in the mines
… Multicoloured Department of Labour poster. History and photographs of early mineworkers. Artwork of new South African flag. … Builders of the nation: 2:…
ArchiveSingle mens hostels, part of the Cape Town h
… Photograph showing a group of men sitting in one of the men's hostels common room, part of Cape Town's housing scheme. … Single mens hostels, part of the…
ArchiveReggie Vandeyar: Portrait of a Revolutionary by Ismail Vadi
… Reggie Vandeyar Portrait of a Revolutionary by Ismail Vadi is part of the South African History Online Lives of Courage Series … Reggie Vandeyar: Portrait…