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Marxism and history: twenty years of South African Marxist studies
… Thesis submitted in partal fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of arts in the department of history, at the University of … Marxism and…
EventFirst Fietas Festival to celebrate the legacy of the community
… their heritage, to restore themselves and the vital legacy of a community, through a festival that celebrates the ways and values of a time and place that…
History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Contents History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction History of Muslims in South Africa: 1652 - 1699 History of Muslims in South Africa: 1700 - 1799…
30. Potchefstroom traders: we please the poorest class of customers
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Transvaal towns were singled out for the criticism of unfair…
South African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject sociology at the University of South Africa. This…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga, became the Prime Minister of the Congo (now known ……
Ciskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Sheena Davis, Advice Office Director and Joyce Harris, President of Black Sash regarding the Transkei Independence
… Transcript of an interview with Sheena Davis, Advice Office Director and Joyce Harris, President of Black Sash regarding the independence of the Transkei and…
EventSteve Biko, a pioneer of the Black Consciousness Movement, is born
… years ago Steve Bantu Biko who would become a pioneer of the Black Consciousness(BC) philosophy was born in King … Biko’s unshaken stance against apartheid…
Memorandum of the National Committee for Liberation. London, mid-1963
… situation, having failed to establish itself as the means of coordinating and federating all revolutionary activity, it … Poqo from their positions as being…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… The first annexation of the Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of a military camp on the present…
Summary notes of a meeting between a South African and United States delegation on the question of South West Africa/Namibia: Geneva, 13 February 1986
… Report of a meeting between a South African and a United States … Dr Savimbi's visit to the United States, Cuban withdrawal of troops, refugees and the…
Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we learned our lessons?
… Critical overview of history of the National Union of South African Students in which the speaker questions the … Fifty seven years of NUSAS - Have we…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troopship, from which 616 South Africans lost … the magistrate, J.G. Hay Halkett with the assistance of three assessors…
PlaceCape Flats Nature Reserve, University of the Western Cape, Bellville
… 25 August 1978 The Cape Flats has the world’s highest rate of plant extinction, is highly fragmented and isolated by … The Cape Flats Nature Reserve,…
Document 16 - F. W. de Klerk’s speech at the opening of Parliament
… transformation and programmes to see to the implementation of new labour legislation, right-sizing of the public service informed by conceptions of the…
The politics of the South African Communist Party 1962 - 1990
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Studies, … The politics of…
The diary of Maria Tholo - November 2 - December 1 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, … a nonsense going on over the Tupperware. It was a result of that party I…
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… On this date, The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Act outlawed all slave trade … to the British slave trade. If slave…
EventSouth African Parliament repeals The Separate Amenities Act of 1953
… The Reservation of Separate Amenities Act, Act No 49 of 1953, formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South … "15 October marks 22 years…
Lekota and George resign ahead of disciplinary hearings, 3 November 2008
… The resignations of former ANC National Chairperson Mosiuoa Lekota and former … within the ANC, undermining respect for the structures of the organisation,…
3. The Communist Party of South Africa and the Communist International
… Party leaders persevered with recruiting a small cadre of blacks, Mofutsanyana among them. Framing a programme that resonated with Africans was at the heart…
PlaceCape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
… The Cape Town Civic centre is a Building in the centre of Cape Town , which is just under Signal Hill . This building houses the Municipality of the City of…
EventGeneral J.C. Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies
… and 1939-1948, General J.C. Smuts passed away at the age of 80 on his Doorkloof farm in Irene, near Pretoria. His … near the farm. As prime minister he…
EventSouth Africa completes destroying its stockpile of anti-personnel mines
… announced that it had completed destroying its stock pile of anti-personnel mines. A total of 261 423 were destroyed, while 18 000 were retained for training…
”The Future of the Bill”. Editorial in August 15, 1894
… and, usually, he exercises that power on the advice of his Ministers. The way the Native Bill has been passed … in mind that under Letters Patent…
EventPatrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Congo Republic, is assassinated
… The first and only elected Prime Minister of the Congo Republic , Patrice Lumumba , was assassinated a … Congo gained formal independence from Belgium. The…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… Ian Smith became prime minister of the self-governing British colony of Rhodesia in 1964. In keeping with the postwar trend toward … to permit Rhodesian…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 4 - 19 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Over these two weeks it is … remained irregular and unreliable, there was no question of my going to…
Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, Johannesburg (Rivonia Trial), 15 January, 1964
… Testimony of Bruno Mtolo, saboteur, for the prosecution Direct … Yes, I did. Yutar: Who ordered you to commit these acts of sabotage? Mtolo: The…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… archive South Africa received a mandate from the League of Nations over South West Africa (SWA) on 17 December 1920. Under the rules of the mandate the…