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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…
BiographyCedric Radcliffe Mayson
… Africa as a Methodist minister in 1953 and became a South African citizen.For 20 years he ministered to congregations … A priest part of the South African…
BiographyThabani Derrick Zulu
… and Painting at the University of Zululand Festival of African Art. His work has been included in a number of group …
PlaceUniondale
Uniondale lies adjacent to the Langkloof, which winds its way through the foothills of the of the Tsitsikamma Mountain range in an Area renowned for its scenic…
Interview with Dr Vanitha Chetty by Ms Rajes Pillay,University of Durban Westville,13 June 2002
… they married he made his way to Durban and they started a family. Eventually, well not eventually, I think soon after … jubilant on her return because here…
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…
Address at the 8th Asean Summit, 5 November 2002
… you most sincerely for the invitation extended to the African Union to address this important 8th ASEAN Summit, an … Asia. As the Current Chairperson of the…
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
… pp. 315-17. Despite continuous attempts by the South African ruling class to suppress and contain the forward … restricting the freedom of mobility of the…
ArticleNelspruit an Overview
… products that were transported to metropolitan areas of South Africa. Before this, the town was a point …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1970 - 1978 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Muslim population statistics 103 According to the South African Government statistics, the Muslim population of South … for children and Muslim ladies…
EventFrance tests an atomic bomb in Algeria
… protests from the international community and several African states, France continued its nuclear tests for years. … bombs did not affect people living in…
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
… numbers. The Campaign gained momentum and spread to other areas in Bloemfontein. 34 women were arrested and convicted … The Bantu Women's League was adopted…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… incident becomes known as the Silverton Siege . June, The African National Congress (ANC) publicly broke ties with Zulu … until 30 September 1984. The ban…
ArticleDemocratic Alliance (DA)
… opponent of racial discrimination in the whole South African Parliament. She fought against detention without … grounds of colour, racially separate…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
… Different sections of the South African community reacted to the formation of the republic in … a radicalization in black politics. Afrikaners White South…
Event7 People are killed during a SATS strike
… about sixty-seven injured when about 800 striking South African Transport Services (SATS) workers, on their way to a … After a letter of complaint by the…
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… of Commerce (NAFCOC), Maponya is also a trustee of the Urban Foundation and the SA Foundation. Maponya studied … ‘ Biography of Richard John Maponya ’ from…
Address delivered at The 9th COSATU Congress, 18 September 2006, Gallagher Estate, Midrand
… Executive Committee and the entire membership of the African National Congress. Comrades, the ANC speaks at this … poverty. Speed up economic development in…
Term 1:THE HUNTER GATHERERS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA
… at least 150 000 years. That must be one very long and big family tree! Today we still see evidence of cultural practices that are still being by Southern…
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… and Jonathan Gluckman, pathologist appointed by the Biko family, all of whose findings were unanimous. Death had been … United States of America and Britain,…
EventANC claim responsibility for a land mine explosion which kills six
… the December holidays with friends, the De Nyschen family, on the farm. They were game viewing along a private … car detonated the landmine. The day after…
EventFormer Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd is born
… Verwoerd is born Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, former South African prime minister and chief architect of apartheid was … sympathy for the Boer cause in Anglo…
EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… Carneson, a listed communist, member of the banned South African Communist Party (SACP) and former editor of the New … 1972, following which he left South…
EventThe Johannesburg Meteorological Observatory opens
… of the same name. The land was owned by the Bezuidenhout family before they gave it to the government. South African Agency for Science and Technology…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
… the early 20th century South Africa, and elsewhere in the African context and also in the Middle East. One concept that … as other nations who needed to live…
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
Chapter 7 - ‘We Are Also People’
… up the meaning in your dictionary) He joined the South African Student's Movement (SASM) in 1975 and was its first … was in progress in the Lesotho Courts. I…