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EventWinnie Mandela attacked by a group of people
… Winnie Mandela, at the time wife of imprisoned African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela, was … was charged with killing her husband. Because the…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… was born in Ormiston, Scotland, to a working class family. He was trained as a gardener and worked at High Leah, … into Setswana, the first bible in an…
PlaceWaaihoek Farm
… Initially Waaihoek was a White owned farm until the South African Development Trust (SADT) purchased it in the 1960s … and postal sevices. Crime,…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… girls who had come to the Witwatersrand from the rural areas looking for work during the Depression. Solly Sachs …
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
… was formed, with 9 affiliates. CUSA originated from the Urban Training Project and the Consultative Committee of … (Accessed: 13 September 2013)| Bendix S. …
PlacePrieska
… of tiger eye stone by British soldiers during the South African War • a memorial garden in town that hold a number of …
BiographyGideon Mendel
… Arts from the University of Cape Town where he majored in African Economic History and Psychology. Gideon began … photographer”, documenting the brutality…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… acquiring or occupying properties in predominantly White areas. The Indian members of the Committee are expected to … other militants, the conference…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… defeat has been a decisive fact in twentieth-century South African history, with far-reaching consequences not only for … revolution, industrialisation…
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… cost farmers less as they were not held responsible for housing, clothing of medical needs of the labourers. The …
EventMlungisi Sisulu dies.
… in Moscow to Max Sisulu and Mercy Vuthela, two young South African exiles studying in the Soviet Union. At the age of … Albertina Sisulu. As a result of…
ArticleThe Cabinet Reshuffle of 2017
… ministerial duties. According to section 91(2) the South African constitution: “The President appoints the Deputy … of the state and ruling party did not…
My Body Was Dying by Edwin Cameron (The Con), 10 March 2016
… furious assault” on drug companies and the South African government to make ARVs accessible. Towards the end … to be among the lucky who will never fall ill…
PlaceYMCA-Cape Town and later Athlone, as well
… close its doors and move to Athlone, because of the Group Areas Act. After the founding of these YMCA's, various other … were formed before the establishment…
ArticleSouth Africa’s Key economic policies changes (1994 - 2013)
… held its first democratic elections in April 1994 and the African National Congress (ANC) won with a majority vote to … (RDP) which was part of the election…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… representing all racial and class components of South African society. The Congress Alliance had been born during … in our struggle within the ANC and its…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… Maximilian. This service was run by the Thurn and Taxis family, and for the first time anybody could send mail if … had sole control over the postal system…
BiographyC. S. Mabaso
… was the secretary and bookkeeper of Abantu-Batho, the African National Congress (ANC) newspaper. He was a member … From Protest to challenge: A…
BiographyNeil Robert Tovey
… Neil Robert Tovey is a South African Football Coach and Former player. He was born in … Former Football player, South African Coach …
ArchiveRestoration of the Old Cape Archives by Michael Scurr (The Heritage Portal), 03 October 2016
… "Old Cape Archives" has been occupied by the South African Library. This sandstone building, secluded garden and … institution had very close ties at the…
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
… There was a large crowd of mourners and supporters of the African National Congress, which was at that time, still banned by the South African authorities…
EventAdvocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated
… Anton Lubowski (37), secretary-general of the South West African People's Organisation (Swapo), was shot dead at close … Malan, that Lubowski was a paid…
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… The African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson … mean that the private sector will be excluded from certain areas of business and reiterated…
EventCrime statistics released
… The South African Police National Crime Information Management Centre … with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal being the most affected areas. In a related…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… by small European forces as they fought for control of the areas of Rwanda. Led by Belgians in 1916, they advanced from Congo into Germany's East African…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
… to the Northern, or Natal, Branch of the Nguni language family, which in turn is part of the larger Eastern Bantu … Sometime during the Early Iron Age, say…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
… a Pan-Africanist stalwart. Before separating from the Pan-African Congress, Makwetu had represented the party in parliament and served as president in 1996…
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… 1998 came into effect after an investigation by the South African Law Reform Commission of the legal position of … under any tradition, or system of…
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
… closer links between underprivileged groups of Indian, African and Coloured people in the struggle for liberation. His family arrived in South Africa in the…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… Sweden and other countries and put pressure on the South African government to dismantle apartheid. With the … the 300 magisterial districts, including every…