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Chapter 5. A Rebel’s Daughter - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… camps. When grandfather returned after the war, he found his farmstead completely destroyed and his family living with relatives. When my father married, he …
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… South African Surfing Awards.[v] Travis Logie announced his retirement from the Association of Surfing Professionals … administrative position within the…
PlaceCity Hall, Pretoria
… are of the Voortrekker leaders Andries Pretorius and his son Marthinus Pretorius. Marthinus founded Pretoria in 1855 and named it after his father. …
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… Nkrumah formed the Convention People's party (CPP). After his 'positive action' campaign created disturbances in 1950, … in 1966, with the help of western…
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… a title-a doubles match-in the South African Open. During his career, Ashe won three Grand Slam titles. He will also be remembered for his efforts to advance…
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… then king of Lesotho, Moshoeshoe, and replaced him with his son, Letsie. Lekhanya had promised to restore civilian … Soldiers supporting the labour action…
EventRobert McBride is arrested in Mozambique
… held by several South African political parties regarding his involvement in gun running. They called for a commission … The delegation reported to President…
PlaceRiverside
… who settled in Griqualand East in the 1860s and made his home at Riverside. A notorious miser whose mode of dress … extensive dealings in land. At one stage…
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… violence. Gbagbo had refused to relinquish power following his defeat in the 2010 election, which he lost to Alassane … victimisation and human rights abuses…
Address by President Jacob Zuma during the commissioning of the OR Tambo school of Leadership, 26 March 2010, Kaweweta, Uganda
… former President Mbeki, so aptly remarked during his address to the Parliament of Uganda in December 2005: … hero and icon Oliver Tambo, should not come as a…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… William Tolbert was executed along with several members of his cabinet by firing squad. Life under Samuel Doe With the … to Charles Taylor (gaining 10% of…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… Durban Corporation for better wages 2. Moothen pleads for his wife to be returned 3. Charge of assault against an … 9. In search of better employment 10…
ArchiveCHAPTER 2 - You only win once by Howard Barrell
… 30 Membership of the RC promised Slovo an end to his isolation from the ANC’s and SACP’s main cadre … diplomatic support for it, 46 when furious rows erupted…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… to apartheid. But if that could not be achieved then the death sentence should not be imposed. I also found a … and was studying social work. I was able to…
A Brief History of Niger - Part 2 by US Department of State
… in November 1996. Rapid Decent into Dictatorship : When his efforts to justify his coup and subsequent questionable elections failed to … and legislative…
How the “Long walk to Freedom” began by E.S. Reddy
… which were reprinted in a pamphlet and later included in his book The Unity of India (London, 1941). Nelson Mandela … in the Indian national movement. In…
ArchiveLetter to Jack Simons from Acting Principal Immigration Officer
… Letter to Jack Simons refusing his application for a passport. …
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… Johannesburg and now a MP] was there, too, between one of his numerous spells in and out of detention. He was centrally … various inquests into deaths in…
ArchiveA voice from the farms: Zwelakhes story
… The story of Zwelakhe Bongwana, about his life as a farm worker …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - 1946-Press Reports on the Campaign
… the Indian economically. It sounded the economic death-knell of every Indian — and whether rich or poor. The … Prime Minister, expresses its grievous…
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg.[i] Wayne Ferreira and his tennis partner, Pietie Norval won a silver medal in the … at the Barcelona Olympic Games of 1992…
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… television presenter and a rap artist. ProVerb started his hip hop career in 1999, and has released four studio albums, namely his debut album The Book of…
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
… was the son of Jacomina Hendrina van der Poel and his physician, anthropologist, geologist, and collector … Hugh Eksteen lived to the age of 91 and during…
Document 21 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to E. R. Roux, 27 October 1930
… no idea of what it contains but from the proceedings of his Industrial Committee of which he has probably sent your … no good in the Conference. I ventured a…
Event90-Days Act comences
… In a remarkable example of double-speak, Vorster outlined his motive for introducing the bill, saying it is "because … of security laws and Vorster justifies…
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… and Seals Act, 1934, I do hereby proclaim and declare that His Majesty's sovereignty of Marion Island and Prince Edward Island is henceforth to be exercised…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… Mowena, led E.S.J. van Graan (farmer and prospector), his son and three others, to Greefswald farm on Mapungubwe … of Pretoria, Professor Leo Fouché. As a…
EventBomb meant for Kangaroo Court judge, May Ledwaba kills sleeping William Ledwaba
… William Ledwaba (16) was killed during a bomb attack on his home in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. In evidence furnished … while Selepe lost a hand and suffered…
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
… on September 11th that year, MK Gandhi adopted his methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth) or non-violent protest for the first time. He called on…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… to see its realization. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala rest his soul in Jannat al-Firdaus: Amin! I wish to record my … the manuscript, especially on Cape…