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ArticleThe Dutch Settlement
… and Spanish domination of the European trade with Asia. In 1600 the East India Company of the British was formed, and …
EventQueen Mother Elizabeth turns 100
Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother, celebrated her 100th birthday with thousands of people lining up in the streets of London to cheer her. The Queen Mother…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from the fact that the founders of the kingdom were KiKongo…
President's budget debate, opening address by President Nelson Mandela ('100-days speech')
Archive1,000 pounds smash fascism fund
White poster with black lettering and artwork. Six point communist programme for the home front. Year 1941 pencilled in. Artwork of a raised fist. Issued by…
An Egyptian munitions ship, Star of Alexandria, explodes at the dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 are injured, and $20 mi
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
Location: back to this day in history search archive The state of emergency entered its 100th day after it was announced on July 20. P W Botha in an attempt…
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
While the two main forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2 were White, it was not an exclusively White war. At least 15 000 Blacks were used as combatants by the…
1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland
1,000 dervishes are massacred by British troops in Somaliland.
ArchiveNightwatchmen - employers offer R17.00 a week
Archive1000s children live on the street: why?
Stamp of Molo Songololo Community House, Salt River. Multicoloured poster. Artwork of children playing and sleeping in the streets.
ArchiveFort Hare rector expels 1500 terrorist stud
EventPolitical violence claims 100 lives in KZN
About 100 people were declared dead as a result of the political violence that continued in KwaZulu-Natal. The political violence rages on in spite of the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1700 Number and origin of slaves at the Cape The Dutch East India Company…
Chapter 2 - No equality under the Union Jack, 1900 - 1910
No equality under the Union Jack, 1900-1910 Gumede’s hopes that the British victory in the Anglo-Boer war would result in the removal of the oppressive…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
Sotho (South Sotho or Basotho) people are concentrated in the Free State, Gauteng and Eastern Cape Provinces, with small groups in Namibia and Zambia. While…
ArchiveTrafalgar High School, Cape Town, marks 100 years
Thursday sees Trafalgar High School, located at the foot of District Six, marking 100 years of existence and according to school principal, Nadeem Hendricks,…
ArchiveDetention without trial : 100 artists protest
White poster with black block in centre showing artwork of dead flowers hanging down. Black lettering at bottom on white background. Notice of exhibition at…
ArchiveNegotiations: 100 years of social teaching
White background. Title in green and black letters. Green border. Green logo. The pursuit of peace through justice. Issued by the Justice and Peace Directive…
EventUniversity of Pretoria's 100th anniversary
On 10 February 1908 a new department of the Transvaal University College (TUC), situated in Johannesburg, started its classes in Kya Rosa, a house in Skinner…
ArchiveThe development of the Swazi labour market 1900 - 1968
EventAt least 100 people drown in a flood at Laingsburg
On 25 January 1981, Laingsburg in the Western Cape was devastated by a severe flood. The hard rains immersed the whole town in water, only the roofs of the…
EventMore than 100 miners are crushed to death near Orkney
The mining industry in South Africa remains one of the most hazardous professions, this despite the enormous amounts invested in it and the resulting wealth…
ArchiveMay Day: 100 years of Workers Day
Red poster with black and yellow lettering. Photo of a worker. NUSAS salutes S A's workers.
160 Passive Resisters are serving jail sentences.
APDUSA Views - Issue No 100, June 2011
ArchiveBan overtime: create 100 000 new jobs
Call for papers: 100 years of the SACP
July 2021 marks the centenary of the birth of the South African Communist Party (SACP): one of the first Marxist-Leninist parties on the continent, and among…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… The Mali Empire (c. 1235-1600 CE) At its height, the Mali Empire stretched across more … 33 Mali lingered as a reduced kingdom until approximately 1600, when…