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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…
ArchiveSouth 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 ……
ArchiveCiskei 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…
ArchiveFifty 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,…
ArchiveThe 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…
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… Former Minister of Defence Magnus Malan and General Constand Viljoen, former commander of the South African Defence Force (SADF), denied accusations … about…
ArchiveNUSAS and the future - critical appraisal of structure and direction
… Paper presented at the 55th National Congress of the National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1977. Paper refers to…