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ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1960-1969
… his people for thirty pieces of silver.' 24 March, South African Prime Minister H F Verwoerd banned public meetings. … and friend Chief Albert Luthuli joined…
EventPrincess Margaret dies
… occasion, it was attended by dignitaries as well as by family members and friends. She accompanied the royal family on their visit to South Africa in 1947. …
BiographyAudrey Coleman
… order (the new term for a banning order) by the South African government. Refusing to be intimidated, she spoke …
BiographyMike Hutchings
… including the End Conscription Campaign and the South African Youth Congress. He began to work as a freelance …
ArticleMiriam Makeba: Activist on Two Fronts by Connor Kirkpatrick
… Belafonte, Stokley Carmichae Miriam Makeba was a South African singer who dedicated her life to fighting for civil … needed a fresh start. Makeba left her…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… of their household who focused on the needs of their family. [6] Unmarried women were viewed as odd and were often … European population died between 1348 to…
PlaceThe Haven Night Shelter(s)
… a primary school and convent. Another victim of the Group Areas Act. The Social Workers would have a cup of tea with Fr … Haven emphasizes rehabilitation,…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
… a housewife and domestic worker of slave ancestry. Their family was of humble means: the children went to school … with a Namibian girl who later joined the…
EventJohn Davidson Rockerfeller, US philanthropist, donates $10 million towards the building of a museum in Cairo, Egypt
… who founded the Standard American Oil Company. Rockefeller family is one of the richest families in the world and are … towards the building of a museum in…
PlaceOnze Molen, Durbanville
… in the 1970s, it has become a focal point for a new housing scheme known as Onze Molen. It was declared a …
BiographyJacob Koti Dikobo
… (NTCC) and Youth Committee Secretary of the Southern African Council of Churches (SACC). Through these positions … served as Vice President of the…
BiographyMakhosi “Tholi” Nyoka
… mobilisation, becoming a member of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) , the United Democratic Front (UDF) … De Kock’ s death squad. De Kock was a…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Bloemfontein 16 May 1997
… name, in all humility. This was the birthplace of the African National Congress and the National Party, … steeds sigbaar in die afsonderlike woonbuurte…
Biography of Lefifi Tladi by Paul Linck
… [iv] . Lefifi Tladi’s style is described as modernist and African. Tladi uses a plethora of disciplines for his … children of South Africa to grow up…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1992
… we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress. Through the length and breadth of … tip of the continent to the Limpopo,…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… the World War I started, she was 14 years old and her family home, Glamis Castle, was used as the hospital for War … to be a Queen, but she dedicated her…
ArchiveAt the Pompidou by Jeremy Harding, 26 April 2018
… ‘The South African labour market,’ Charles van Onselen writes in New … (b.1930) began taking photographs in the gold-mining areas in his teens. Many of them,…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… local militias from the earliest days of all their West African missions. [19] The Nova Scotians formed the core of … the Temne, a detachment of European…
Chapter 5 - TOWARDS PEOPLE’S WAR
… From: The South African Communist Party In Exile 1963 - 1990 The 1980s were … trade union work; and "internal" work in the forward areas and inside the…
EventViolence breaks out at the University of Zululand
… violence that reached alarming proportions in some areas. The effects of the conflict that broke out in the … of Zululand was triggered when students aligned…
EventCODESA II Talks end in deadlock
… ends in a deadlock. The negotiating parties ie. The South African Government and the country's liberation movements including the African National Congress …
PlacePrince Albert
… in 1762, Prince Albert's History is deeply rooted in South African Heritage . The Town was originally known as: … . Roosterkoek is more than just a…
EventThe Rand Revolt strikers’ stronghold at Fordsburg Square falls to the government
… active role in the uprising. On 15 March 1992, the South African government's artillery bombarded the strikers' … From 15 to 19 March 1922, government troops…
PlaceHazyview
… the hazy, lazy days during summers, typical of the African Bushveld whilst on Safari. Hazyview is central to the … recognised, it was just a culmination of a…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
… It further voted to divide South Africa into separate areas (for the exclusive use of each race) through the Group Areas Act No. 41 of 1950. Both these Acts…
EventA proposed amendment to the Population Registration Act is made
… of the apartheid laws passed in the 1950s was the Group Areas Act, which determined where people of different racial groups could live. The Group Areas Act…
PlaceKilnerton Training Institution
… on the impact which its Alumni had on the Southern African sub continent. Kilnerton opened its doors in 1886, … Countries all over the World. As Kilnerton is…
EventSASOL plant under attack
… crimes indefinitely, without access to a lawyer or family. Patrick was detained and tortured for two weeks. This … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
PlaceWitbank, Mpumalanga
… in which more than 20 collieries operate. During the South African War (1899–1902) , the young soldier-journalist … Africa—died January 23, 2018,…
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… The African National Congress regrets to announce the untimely … of the ANC. We send our sincere condolences to the Choabi family. Your personal loss is one…