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Enuga S Reddy: Notes on meeting with Dr. Cassim Jadwat -1997
… Congress for twenty years (from 1920s to 1940s), was his uncle. Young people in 1930s were fighting his conservative leadership. [He was one of the founders…
69. ‘Moderate Indians’ form the Natal Indian Organisation
… the two Governments to hold discussions and report. On his return from UNO he had suggested that passive resistance … Joseph of the liquor and catering trade…
Chapter 26. Further Attacks-Passport Case - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… and, eighteen months later, when Schoeman saw that his efforts had failed, he gazetted it. On May 6th, 1949, I … days later, the Chief Immigration Officer…
PlaceUmlazi
… A year later, Sir Theophilus Shepstone , a settler in his capacity as a diplomatic agent to the Native tribes of … the British colonial authorities,…
Chapter 13
… was also the General Secretary of the A.N.C.), said in his presidential address: "I believe that it is extremely … the same lines and may welcome a…
EventJohn Thomas Baines is born
… work as a storekeeper and artist. This expedition included his exploration of north-west South Africa to determine its … suitability for colonial settlement…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Red Lives. Convenor: Arianna Lissoni
… Memorial Committee, and India League, was imprisoned for his opposition to South Africa’s involvement in the Second … This paper traces some of the…
EventPope John Paul II celebrates a papal mass in South Africa
… II celebrated a papal mass in South Africa as he began his six day tour of Africa. His visit to the country came seven years after the cleric … in the…
EventPeter “Terror” Mathebula dies
… (now Gauteng ). A flyweight division boxer, Mathebula made his professional boxing debut on 10 July 1971 against … Kim in Los Angeles, California, USA…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… the position of the Protector and recommended that some of his judicial powers be repealed. It further recommended that …
ArticleDutch East India Company (DEIC)/VOC
… journeys between Holland and East Asia. Within weeks of his arrival at the Cape, Van Riebeeck requested slaves to …
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… a different way. In the old days, an inyanga would look at his family and identify the child who showed the most …
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… than one person. You must remember that every person has his or her own opinion and that you need different views to …
The Godliness of Apartheid Planning by Elizabeth Corrado, (University of Illinois), 5 October 2013
… ideal. The European does not want the native near him in his social capacity, but he wants him very badly in his economic capacity. (p. 43) It is from…
PlaceVersfeld Pass
… that John had many close encounters on these trips, where his children almost died! This only strengthened his belief that a Pass was needed! Soon after one…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the 'Colour-bar'
… author of the two - man play "The Blood knot" and his co-actor Zakes Mokae, 27, from Johannesburg arrived in … West End following "Singpost to Murder" by…
Johnny Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson
… With hardly any formal schooling, Johnny Gomas learned his lessons in the struggle and in the broad movement of …
EventWillie Smith, South Africa’s bantamweight champion boxer is born
… Paris.[iii] Smith turned professional boxer shortly after his Olympic win and continued boxing up until 1936.[iv] He …
Statement "Algeria honours Chief Luthuli" by Oliver Tambo, 30 November 1964
… Africa and the world long after the memory of Verwoerd and his flunkeys shall have ceased to disturb the minds of decent …
Remember Khwezi beyond the Zuma rape trial, says Marianne Thamm (Cape Talk) , 10 October 2016
… forced to conceal her identity to avoid a witch hunt by his supporters. After Zuma was acquitted of the charges, …
PlaceMadikwa Game Reserve, North West
… of the Farms described by writer Herman Charles Bosman in his short stories no longer exist, quite a number having been … of the Farms described by writer…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.10 No.2 1992
… Two Poems, Ntombintombi Mabika; Khutsana, R.E. Moloke; His Excellency the Ambassador of the State of Palestine, …
EventBevil Rudd, the Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
… studying at the University of Oxford.[v] After completing his studies abroad, he immigrated back to South Africa, and …
EventP.W. Botha launches CONSAS at the Carlton Conference to eliminate “Marxist threat”
… at the Carlton Hotel in Johannesburg. Here he announced his plan to launch the Constellation of Southern African …
PlacePhiladelphia
… and, as a result, a local farmer donated a portion of his land to the local brethran to build a Church. This is …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… FIFA World Cup in Germany, was the main favourite. During his speech the FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that “the …
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
… best doctor in the world is a veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is the matter - he's got to just know." — …
PlaceWorkers’ Museum, Johannesburg
… master-minded by Henry Paine, a local Architect. Henry and his team managed to give a balanced presentation without …
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… in 1914-15, including Gen CR de Wet, who served out his sentence here. It was declared a National Monument under …
PlacePort Natal Maritime Museum
… small 5.8m yacht that was skippered by Anthony Steward in his journey around the world. He started in 1991, travelled …