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ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… decline and in 2011 extreme poverty reached a low of 20.2% (South Africa.info, 2014). Yet hiding behind these … South African Journal of Political Studies …
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… Stanley Nkosi is arrested by the South African Police. 1 July, Elias Masinga, a South African Student Movement … as Isaac Makopo and Keith Mokoape in…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… face of the most savage police terror, in which officially 1,248 workers were wounded and nine people were killed. … during pre-dawn attacks on Crossroads…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… JANUARY 2020 : 1 January - Huanan Seafood Market is closed in light of the … 9000 cases confirmed across 18…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… national conference in Polokwane , Limpopo. Zuma polled 2 329 votes against his opponent, Mbeki, who received 1 505 votes. In his closing address to the…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… South, across the Bechuanaland (now Botswana) border. 1 May, Tambo’s first visit to northern Europe was to Denmark, … on the sixtieth anniversary of the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela North West stadium Welkom, 27 August 1995
… 1. Introduction - The Launch of the Manifesto 1.1 It is with … presenting the ANC's vision for local government. 1.2 The majority of people in the Free State…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
… based on doctrines of racial discrimination" on 2 December 1950. On 1 April 1960, The Security Council of the UN, in its first …
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
The passive resistance movement in South Africa is seen as, largely, led by M K Gandhi and the Indian Congresses campaigns. However, this form of passive…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… openly criticises the ANC’s policy of political alliances. 2 January, Oliver Tambo sends a message to a meeting of the … The ANC in exile issued its first 8…
EventZwelakhe Sisulu is arrested
… and Walter Sisulu, was arrested in terms of Section 9 (1) and Section 10 (1) a of the Internal Security Act. This Act provided for …
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… says Mahkanya. When the news reached Cape Town, a group of 1 000 to 5 000 protestors gathered in Langa. This event led … four more regiments of the white’s…
Dumile Feni biography by Sophia Reuss
Zwelidumile Geelboi Mgxaji Mslaba “Dumile” Feni was born on 21 May 1942 in the small town of Withuis in Worcester, Cape Province. While his date of birth…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… of his rank following allegations of rape and corruption. [1] Yet his popularity endured. Zuma’s acquittal opened the … campaign for African National…
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… to serve as captain in 100 tests. South Africa February 1 2013 Graeme Smith Former rugby supremo Louis Luyt dies aged … service of the slainded SANDF…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… 4 June 1947 in Zeleni Location near King Williams Town. [1] The obscurity around his birth reflects how mysterious … name like many other Xhosa children had…
EventThe first weather forecast for the Union is issued
… of the weather services of the four provinces on 1 April 1912, the first weather forecast for the Union of … During the Second International Polar Year…
EventReport released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance
A report was released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town. The twin-screw passenger and cargo steamship, one of the…
EventThe UN Security Council condemns all violations of its embargo against South Africa
In 1963, the Security Council called upon states to stop the sale of arms to South Africa, and repeated the call in 1970 and again in 1972. It was however only…
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… 1. Introduction ↵ The value of history is derived from its … subjugation of the indigenous people of Southern Africa. 2. Pre-colonial Xhosa Society ↵ There…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… in medicine at Northwestern’s commencement ceremony. 1 July: In order to be awarded his MD degree, Xuma begins a … does observation work at the Mayo Clinic…
ArticleOliver Tambo Speeches 1971-1979
… Studies Association, Syracuse, United States of America, 1 March 1973 " Tribute by Oliver Tambo to the United Nations … the Special Committee on its Tenth…
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
… admitted to a hospital suffering from tuberculosis. 1944 2 April, The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL), … government to repeal to pass laws…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the free movement of Asians, and restricted their entry into the country, was passed in…
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… J . 1952-1954. Ons Bure, die Bantoes . Lantern. Vol 2, No 2 and 3; Vol 3, No 1-3, October 1952 to January 1954. DAVENPORT, TRH, and HUNT, …
PlaceReneen, Northern Cape
Reneen is a populated place and is located in Northern Cape, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 271 metres. It has 60 odd…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… his parents were over two metres tall. Bol himself was 2.31 m tall. Like most boys in his community, Bol initially …
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… 251 women and children who died during the Anglo-Boer War 2, mainly in British concentration camps. Many politicians …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… Commission of Inquiry into the Salvage on the 'An Hung No. 1' and Related Matters Mandate: To investigate and report on … and to make recommendations…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… 3 907 people were injured. The police were responsible for 2 389 injuries. Both the death and inquiry figures were … meetings, which, renew until the end of…