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ArchivePlanning and assessment report of the NUSWEL to the 49th Congress of NUSAS, held at Rhodes, December, 1972
… Report from the National Union of Students Welfare and Social Action Department to the 49th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students,…
ArchiveRudd Concession by King Lobengula of Matabeleland (1888)
… men by these presents, that whereas Charles Dunell Rudd, of Kimberley; Rochfort Maguire, of London; and Francis Robert Thompson, of Kimberley, hereinafter…
PlaceHomestead on Totteridge Park Farm, District of Uitenhage
… The Historic Homestead of the Farm Totteridge Park, situate on Portion 55, a portion of Portion 10 of the Farm Zwartkops, River Wagensdrift 567, Municipality…
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by…
EventThe National Library of South Africa is founded
… The Governor of the Cape Colony in 1818 was Lord Charles Somerset. It was … that a wine tax would be levied "to place the means of knowledge within the reach…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… The Museum is one of Johannesburg's premier Tourist Attractions, along with the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill. It is part of the Wits University…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Introduction
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of…
Celebrating 62 years of struggle, 10 September 2006
… On the 10th of September each year, the ANC Youth League celebrates its … and create jobs", underpinning the broad analysis of the challenges of the day. We…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… From the book: Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education Bradford, Helen, Women, Gender and Colonialism:…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… as Silkaatsnek It was here that the two 12-pounder guns of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed and ultimately captured in the first battle…
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… The building of the Delagoa Bay railway line to Pretoria was completed on … traffic on 2 November 1894, however, the official opening of the line only took…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… This unique group of buildings known as the Groote Schuur campus of the University of Cape Town, was built in the classical revival style and … Groote Schuur…
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… discovered it with him. Both men had their own version of how they found the gold reef, but only Harrison’s version of events was supported by evidence…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency was…
EventFerdi Barnard is found guilty of killing Webster
… On 1 June 1998, Ferdi Bernard was convicted for the murder of anti-Apartheid activist, David Webster. Bernard shot … in 1989, in front his home. Bernard was…
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… Andries W. Pretorius were defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats (near Bloemfontein) by the British under Cape … Smith. The defeat forced the Voortrekkers…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
… its release last week after last ditch attempts by members of our own government (including President Jacob Zuma and … and Mosebenzi Zwane) to prevent it…
Event1 575 people are detained under a state of emergency
… mass detentions in April 1960 were the following: A state of emergency was called after anti-pass demonstrations at … Peninsula. On 25 March Phillip Kgosana,…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… Rwanda, much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class divisions. The Tutsi had been the…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… The Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 30 of 1956 came into effect, amending the 1951 Separate Representation of Voters Act No 46 of 1951 to…
PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… Bloemfontein is the capital City of the Free State Province , previously known as the Orange Free State . The City is known as the 'City of Roses', or…
PlaceRepublic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
… was proclaimed as a separate Crown Colony . The discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 resulted in a flood of treasure hunters, especially from…
BiographyAlfred Milner
… a statesman and colonial administrator, became Governor of the Cape and High Commissioner of South Africa in 1897. He pushed the Transvaal Republic to ……
ArchiveThe history of the Black mans struggle for l
… This paper, possibly prepared for the inaugral conference of the Institute of Black Studies, Wilgespruit, 13-18 July 1976, traces the history of the…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… The freedom of the press was established in the Cape Colony through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South African Commercial…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… political domination was maintained through the election of national office holders and by the extension of an all-white parliament. By 1964, limited…
Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929 A League of African Rights Petition with a million signatures Members…
PlaceCastle of Good Hope, Castle Street- Cape Town
… landed at the Cape on 6 April 1652, under the leadership of Jan van Riebeeck . They erected a Fort built of sods on a site in the Table Valley, near the…
EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
… A memorial service for the 177 miners, who died as a result of an underground fire in a tunnel at the Kinross gold mine at Evander, south of Johannesburg is…
ArchiveAddress on the role and future of NUSAS
… Address given by John Daniel at a National Union of South African seminar on the future of the Union. Includes analysis of the student scene in South Africa…