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EventMore than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining disaster in South Africa
… other mines in the region and boreholes were drilled into areas where survivors were expected to be. When microphones … a massive collapse. Following the…
PlaceUitenhage, officially renamed Kariega
… beauty. Volkswagen Factory the biggest car factory on the African continent is located here in the Nelson Mandela … point of a new district: it is to be…
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… in Pretoria. Fischer was convicted of conspiring with the African National Congress (ANC) Umkonto we Sizwe to commit … degrading prison conditions. After…
PlaceDzata Venda Ruins and Museum of the Drum, Louis Trichardt
… Dutch records, which refer to an interview in 1730 with an African by the name of Mahumane, who had visited the kingdom … likely that Thohoyandou expanded…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… in Johannesburg in 1907 with, and for, the wealthy South African Indian merchants whom he had so long represented.’ … Indians in the Transvaal by confining…
BiographyCaleb Mayekiso
… Caleb Mayekiso was an African National Congress (ANC) supporter who was arrested on … Closed Doors. By Shireen Motala .South African Institute Race Relations…
PlaceNewcastle
… Art Gallery in town displays some wonderful examples of African Art, and you can arrange a tour through your choice …
EventHumphrey Khoza, former chief executive officer of Uthingo Management (Pty) Ltd and director of several other companies, is born in Germiston
… the first company awarded the bid to operate the South African National Lottery. Born in Germiston, Gauteng, in … from his mother, who was the sole…
The New Generation
… Arts Centre, Nyanga 1970s Mofolo Art Centre, Soweto 1983 African Institute of Art (AIA), Funda Centre, Soweto 1983 … taken art into new social contexts…
BiographySurinarayan ‘Sonny’ Kala Venkatrathnam
… an open graduation. In 1962, the Unity Movement formed the African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa … early 1960s APDUSA was the only legal…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… Western Transvaal (now North West Province) and Botswana areas in 1830. A group of about 12 Eastern Cape farmers … served from 1884 to 1899 with the outbreak…
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… gatherings were banned and schools in Soweto and other areas of unrest were closed. The government was hoping that … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… lines. Conflict broke out between supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom Party … taken place in 1994, relative calm had been…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 96th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2008
… On January 8th 2008, the African National Congress celebrated its 96th anniversary, … that we will need to implement, including the issue of a Housing…
Chapter 7 - Gumede keeps the bright fire burning, 1928-29
… colonialism, what his stance would be with regard to the African republic thesis, whether he would succeed in his … to its present state. What happened to…
EventThe General Assembly of the League of Nations meets in Geneva for the first time
… in the Palais Wilson, the League made a mark on the urban landscape of Geneva by constructing the 'Palais des …
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad 1906 - 1990
… 1906 The African National Congress (ANC) sends a delegation to the UK … Indian Congress he was introduced to members of the South African Communist Party…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… area for "Muslim Malays" in 1952 in terms of the Group Areas Act of 1950. In 1962 a section of the 'Malay' Quarter … a singular voice against the injustices…
EventCharles Nqakula , Minister of Safety and Security and Chairperson of the SACP, is born
… since 7 May 2002 and current Chairperson of the South African Communist Party (SACP), Charles Nqakula, was born to a poor family in the Eastern Cape. Nqakula…
Event14 Year old girl is convicted in Pietermaritzburg High Court
… The South African Broadcasting Cooperation (SABC) reported that a … payments. During the trial, the girl tried to implicate a family acquaintance and claimed…
South Africa After Soweto - O. R. Tambo Interviewed to World Marxist Review, February 1978
… in addition to the armed and unarmed struggle led by the African National Congress, the collapse of Portuguese … of an independent progressive State directly…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… of Kongo, c. 1350-1550” in The International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 34, No. 1 (2001), pp. 89-120. … in the Kingdom of Kongo: 1491-1800”…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1916
… Wood, part of the Somme Offensive takes place. A South African Brigade of 3 150 men, attached to the 9th Scottish … new combined army force the Russians to…
Mission Stations - A-F
… order to be safe from fire, and to secure a refuge for his family in case of a coup-de- main. Knowing that the Korannas … of which a drawing, as it should…
EventAn international measure is adopted in Antwerp to block rebel groups from trading conflict diamonds
… The sale of diamonds in some African countries has been linked to the funding of African rebel groups, which have in turn funded some of … or blood diamonds,…
EventBambatha Rebellion
… suffered from a shortage of unskilled labour. Most African people lived off the land as farmers, tenants on … The tax was instituted to force Blacks from…
ArticleSources task: The Berlin Wall
… suggests that the 'jelly doughnut story' in Source H is an urban legend. How would you go about finding out which source …
BiographyAnthony Sampson
… on his speech. Sampson is reported to have given the African National Congress (ANC) salute in court. In 1966, …
BiographyJustice John Mowbray Didcott
… He was also vice-president of the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) in 1953 and 1954, and its President …
BiographyMpumelelo Paul “Cosmo” Grootboom
… took up the position of Development Officer at the South African State Theatre, where he was required to work with … Paul Grootboom, by Kagiso Rafadi, 1…