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Document 34 - “Moses M. Kotane, “Boycott of Elections under the ‘Representation of Native Act’”, Freedom, 6, 5. September-October 1947
Political assassination: Nomsa Mapongwana (34), wife of chair of the UDF affiliated Western Cape Civic Organisation, Michael Ma
Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act No 34, providing for investigation towards the establishment of as complete
BiographySir Sydney Kentridge
Sydney Kentridge was born in Johannesburg in 1922. He matriculated in 1938 at the King Edward VII High School. In 1941, he obtained a BA degree at the…
Unlawful Organisations Act No 34 commences, providing for organisations threatening public order or the safety of the public to
BiographyDorothy Moss Kay
Dorothy Moss Kay was born in Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1886. Kay (nee Elvery) studied at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin. She came to SA in…
The Korean War breaks out. Nearly 90,000 North Korean soldiers and hundreds of Russian-built T-34 tanks cross the border into S
The first Chinese arrive in SA to relieve the shortage of unskilled mineworkers. Within a year there were 34 000 and the numb
Woolf Joel (34), nephew of Barney Barnato, is shot and killed by Baron Von Veltheim because he refuses to assist in kidnapping
The Star reports that the two biggest unions in the financial sector, the 34 000-strong South African Society of Bank Officials
BiographyPieter Arnoldus Beyleveld
Pieter Beyleveld was born in 1916 in the Orange Free State and educated at farm schools. He joined the army at the outbreak of World War II, when many of his…
The SA rugby team loses its fourth consecutive test match when New Zealand beats the Springbok team 34-18 in a Tri-Nations matc
Document 34 - Memorandum of agreement for reconciliation and peace between the IFP/KwaZulu government and the ANC and the South African government/NP
A tribute to the late African National Congress (ANC) President Oliver Reginald Tambo during the unveiling of two memorials to him in the borough on Wednesday…
In Angola’s first multi-party election, the MPLA wins 53.74% of the vote for the 233-seat parliament, and Unita 34.10%. Unita a
ArticleList of passenger on the Truro, 16 November 1860
List of the first Indian indentured labourers arriving in South Africa, 16 November 1860 NO NAME FATHERS AGE SEX …
ArchiveApplication for Amnesty in terms of Section 18 of the Promotion of national Security and Reconciliation Act,1995 (Act No. 34 of 1995)
Prejudice, Politics and Patriarchy: The Social Decline and Changing Identity of David Lurie in J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace by Charley-Ann Pearson
Prejudice, Politics and Patriarchy: The Social Decline and Changing Identity of David Lurie in J. M. Coetzee’s Disgrace Charley-Ann Pearson Politics and…
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National Archives The government archives service in South Africa houses and preserves the state records and other documents that have been collected since…
BiographyAmbrose Makiwane
Ambrose Makiwane was born in Soweto. He attended Clarkebury School and was expelled after participating in a student strike. This, coupled with that his…
BiographyBasil Lewis (Dolly) D’Oliveira
Basil D’Oliveira (Dolly) was born on 4 October 1931, in Signal Hill, Cape Town of Indian-Portuguese heritage. According to South Africa’s racial laws, he was…
BiographyKing Sarhili kaHintsa
King Sarhili was the last King to rule over Xhosaland before it was fragmented by the consequences of the ‘Cattle Killing Movement’ of 1856-7. The movement was…
BiographyJoseph Mathunjwa
Joseph Mathunjwa was born in Amatikulu in Northern Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) on 26 May 1965. He is the son of David Mathunjwa, who was a Christian preacher. He…
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
Public Announcement on the Disciplinary hearings of: FLOYD SHIVAMBU Respondent SINDISO MAGAQA Respondent JULIUS MALEMA Respondent 29 February 2012, Luthuli…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
Violet Weinberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a Jewish refugee who fled from Latvia, then a part of the Soviet Union, where Anti…
PlaceCameroon
Cameroon is sometimes referred to as a “true African crossroads” not only because of its geographical position, but also because of the country's great variety…
BiographyCyril Matamela Ramaphosa
Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) on 17 November 1952. He is the second of the three children of Erdmuth and Samuel…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
The National Party was elected in 1948 on the policy of Apartheid ('separateness'). This 'separateness' put South Africans of different racial groups on their…
BiographyAmbrose Mzimkhulu Makiwane
Ambrose Makiwane was born in 29th of November in1921 near Cala in the Transkei. He attended Clarkebury School and was expelled after participating in a student…
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
IntroductionAfrikaans, one of the official languages, together with English, during South Africa’s Apartheid era, often occupies a politicised space as the …
BiographyNjinga Ana de Sousa
The history of Queen Njinga (or Nzinga) of Ndongo/Matamba is contested. Portuguese colonial historians and missionaries would emphasise her conversion to…