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PlaceDrakensberg Mountain Range, Lesotho
… in sunset, or dark grey and rent by lightening, or velvet black and filled with stars that seem close enough to touch – … tree, the green metallic glint of…
PlaceGauteng Province
The Area of Gauteng Province is small; stretching from Pretoria in the North to Vereeniging in the South. Gauteng in Sotho means: 'for place of gold'…
PlaceKaroo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
… in sunset, or dark grey and rent by lightening, or velvet black and filled with stars that seem close enough to touch – … tree, the green metallic glint of…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… increasing deterioration in race relations, especially in Black-White relations. There can be no two viewpoints on this … more than does apartheid to the…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… the subject of Solomon T. Plaatjie’s Mafikeng Diary: A Black Man’s View on a White Man’s War . Plaatjie was one of an elite group of Black intellectuals at…
An evening with FW de Klerk – the full event by Alec Hogg (Biznews London Forum), 15 September 2017, (interview transcript)
… is a growing number from all races, especially from the black community, the fast-growing middle class, who realise … find together far less socialists,…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… workers were to be properly addressed and improved, strong black trade unions had to be set up and guided by the … strikes in their respective areas. In Port…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… demands, and by 1925 the party had a majority of Black members and in 1928, the CPSA called for Black majority rule. It was also during this period that the …
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… 27 cases and urges their public to stay indoors and wear face masks. Most of the cases are either vendors or patrons …
EventFormer African Springbok captain, Welile Nkohla dies
… of the South African Rugby Union, Nkohla was a legend of black rugby in the Eastern Cape. In 2004, Nkohla received …
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… of 1950. The four groups were White, Coloured, Indian and Black. Using these categories, the apartheid government …
EventWinnie Mandela at Johannesburg Magistrate’s court
… legacy. Winnie was pivotal in the formation of the Black Women’s Federation in December 1975. The federation …
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
… when a video made by four white students, depicting black workers at the university being forced to take part in …
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… It was the first newspaper to address the issues of Black people at the time. Its demise was caused partly by its …
EventVuyisile Mini, Trade unionist and uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) activist is hanged
… government had increased its repressive measures against Black trade unions. He became the first African National …
EventCharlotte Maxeke dies
… Even before her death she was honoured as 'Mother of Black Freedom in South Africa' at a meeting of the …
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… the White Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros simus Burchell) and the Black Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros bicornis Linnaeus). Governments …
EventSipho Malaza allegedly dies in detention
… A Black high school student, Sipho Malaza, presumably died on …
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… outlines its proposed reforms. These include granting the Black population representation on municipal councils on the …
EventMinister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa’s defence policy.
… the Apartheid State regarding a potential uprising by Black South Africans, supported by the Soviet Union and the …
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… violence was a common occurrence in South Africa, with Black townships most affected. The violence took place under …
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… the African National Congress (ANC) and the mainly black National Sports Congress demonstrated against a visit … 01 December 2010]| Anon, 1990: Rebel…
EventA consumer boycott is called in Boksburg
… (now Ekurhuleni municipality, Gauteng). The boycott, by Black and Coloured residents, followed the reintroduction of …
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… Military Intelligence. Based on evidence gathered from the black box of the plane and military intelligence, the Margo …
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… group that marched towards the centre of town, giving the Black Power salute to passing Blacks until stopped by the …
EventNaledi High School is founded
… stoned the police and burned their car. The first sign of Black unrest in Soweto schools was noticed by government …
EventArtist, Thomas Trevor Motswai , award-winning South African artist is born
… He attended art classes at FUBA (Federated Union of Black Artists) and the Johannesburg Art Foundation. Motswai's …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… headed by the ANC’s Nelson Mandela who became the first black President of the country. …
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… Matshikiza School of Music. He was also one of the first black journalists to work for Drum Magazine. Matshikiza wrote …
EventKenya is granted independence
… first Prime Minister. The Union Jack was replaced by the black, red and green flag of the new nation. This followed …