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EventCPSA is founded
… (CPSA) took place in Cape Town from 30 July to 1 August 1921, however, the party was founded on 29 July 1921 in Cape Town. It was founded mainly by radical…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… End Grey School is opened in temporary premises. 1862 24 May, A newspaper report states that the old game of … the Power Station and the Mitchell Cotts…
Durban an Overview
… a number of suburbs developed about its perimeter, and in 1921 village management boards were establishes at South …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… after a split with Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1913. 1921 The Indian population of Durban increased from 16 400 in 1921 to 123 165 in 1949 and the African…
Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps and Visit of the President, 19 June 2013
The President of the African National Congress Comrade President Zuma will be visiting Upington as part of the launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps on the…
BiographyDr. Mantombazana ‘Manto’ Tshabalala-Msimang
… that Tshabalala-Msimang was an ‘ embarrassment,’ (News 24, 2006) and insisted on an end to the ‘ catastrophic, … M., (2006). ‘ Please Fire Manto Now, ’ from…
BiographyJan Smiesing
… in the old slave lodge, 1697 to 1734 (Cape Town: Ancestry 24, 2007). ↵ [xxix] Dick, The hidden history of South …
BiographyJoseph Chamberlain
… a farewell address at the Cape Town Drill Hall on 24 February, and he praised the ‘firm and sympathetic policy’ …
EventOver 17 million arrested under pass laws
… Minister of Law and Order Adriaan Vlok said that between 1921 and 1986 more than 17 million people had been arrested …
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
EventThe Rand Revolt breaks out
… Black workers across economic sectors went on strike. In 1921 White workers, mainly in the coal and gold mines, went … Labour Party white miners went on…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, was elected the ANC’s…
PlaceAbenab, Limpopo
… some 32 km north of Grootfontein. it came into being in 1921, to serve a Mine producing; lead, vanadium and zinc. …
PlaceWinthrop Building, 8 Durban Road, Wynberg
… but came into the possession of the Grossouw family from 1921-1985. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC …
ArchiveWomen in twentieth century South African politics: the Federation of South African Women, its roots, growth and decline
… October 1978. This thesis discusses the position of women, 1921-1954, The roots of the Federation of South African …
Learning about history through writing
… hosted and won Rugby World Cup which took place 25 May-24 June 1995, and was the first major sporting event to be … time. In the final, held at Ellis Park in…
PlaceOfficial residence, Commander of British forces in South Africa, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… Hildyard and Lord Methuen, probably also lived there. From 1921 to 1932 the building was used by the South African Air …
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… outlet in Simonstown owned by Cecil Rhodes. From 1903 to 1921 it was used by the company's successor, the Imperial …
EventSeretse Khama is born
… Sir Seretse Khama was born on 1 July 1921 in Serowe in the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, …
Article50 Facts on Africa
… the most common official language in Africa, being used in 24 countries. Amharic Amharic is the official language of … languages in Africa English is the…
Political deaths in police custody 1984 - 1989
… during routine cell visit. 16 August Mokoena, Sonnyboy (24) Pilgrim's Rest Allegedly found hanged in cell. 16 … League/UDF King William's Town Died…
EventInsulin is first introduced to the American public
… Insulin was discovered by Frederick G. Banting in 1921. Banting was working with J.J.R. Macleod and Charles …
EventEnoch Mgijima dies
… Queenstown. This had lead to the Bulhoek Massacre in 1921. In the conflict with police, his followers charged …
BiographyWilfrid Edward Cooper
… “subversive documents”. He was found in his cell less than 24 hours later hanging from his trousers. Again the Security …
PlaceIbeka, Simonstown
… served as an officers' mess for the garrison until 1921. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC … served as an officers' mess for the garrison…
Article“Fees will Fall, Not Us”: A glance at Stellenbosch University
In Kadzamira Modjadji’s MatieMedia newspaper article about Fees Must Fall he quoted students who described the movement as revolutionary since protests against…
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… Angry White workers, on strike since 28 December 1921, stormed and occupied police stations, railway …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was …
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… out a poem by Bridget O’Laughlin in memory of First. 24 August, First’s funeral is held in Maputo and is attended … 1983 The Ruth First Memorial Lecture is…
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… and Durban. The first comrades took place in 1921, with only 34 entrants. In 2008, more than 10 thousand …