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Chapter X - Final word
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Right up to the … had to be taken since I still did not intend to ban myself from speaking in public if I was…
84. The South African Indian Council: A. Rajbansi’s opening speech, 1982
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South … really means business and is definitely on the move away from the pushcart and the robot-controlled…
Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
… for university students is gaining traction. Faculty from nine colleges and universities across the United States … with Open Textbook Library & funded by a…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.4 Dec-Jan 1980
… Transvaal by Ralph Ndawo Columns and Features VOICES FROM THE GHETTO The Last Train from Faraday by Miriam Tlali, ART AND SOCIETY Committed Art — …
EventEnglish ship “Caesar” with William Pearse on board bound for Bantam arrives
… to take in water freely & to buy some refreshing from the burghers & especially for their sick, [blank] in … loafe [the Lion Mountain - Lion's Head & Signal…
PlaceMaitland
… The railway line from Cape Town reached Maitland on 13 February 1862. The 1891 … transport hub for the City. In 1845 one of the first roads from Stellenbosch…
PlaceRhodes Memorial, Vredehoek- Table Mountain
… both the Atlantic and Indian oceans can be seen. Built from Cape granite quarried on Table Mountain, the Thodes … Square. Cecil John Rhodes was Prime…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… Cato Manor, a shanty town, is situated 10 kilometres from the centre of Durban; it was named after Durban’s first … a number of years had to move out of…
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner meet in Bloemfontein to discuss the franchise question
… References: Anon, (n.d.), ‘The history of the War,’ from Paperspast, [online] Available at … Anon, (n.d.), Stephanus Johannes Paulus "Paul" Kruger, from…
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… by transforming its government and institutions from a feudal system into a constitutional monarchy, as well … attempts to colonise Ethiopia. Despite great…
EventSix PAC members are sentenced for the killing of PAC leader David Sibeko
… was closely involved with the removal of P.K. Leballo from the PAC leadership in 1979. He was a member of the … distrust when he was ambushed and shot dead…
EventMarien Ngouabi, President of Congo dies
… eventually assumed this position himself which he held from 31 December 1969 till 18 March 1977. It is speculated … with opposition figures within the Congo…
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… this looks 'progressive' but the women were still excluded from certain SAP units to the extent that a separate women's … treatment of females. As a result,…
EventMass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre
… 1992. Many who gathered wanted to hear the speeches from leading African National Congress (ANC) and South … that had failed to stop Oupa Gqozo , 'homeland'…
EventThe ANC Youth League is re-established at Orlando stadium in Soweto
… Orlando stadium in Soweto after an absence of thirty years from the political arena in South Africa. The Youth League … Their main responsibilities was to…
EventMother Teresa arrives in SA to establish a missionary home for HIV/AIDS sufferers
… in the slums of Calcutta. In 1950, she received permission from the Holy See to establish her own order, called the … for orphans and to establish homes for…
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… and later treaty, Cuba was to withdraw its forces from Angola, and South Africa was to grant Namibia … into the west, towards the Namibian border. As one can…
EventThe Castle of Good Hope, oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa, is completed.
… order by Buuren, Catzenellenbogen, Nassau and Orange. From 1678, the castle was the centre of civilian, … grew and some functions and activities moved away…
EventMagnus Malan and Constand Viljoen deny knowledge of mass graves
… April 1989, just before UN peacekeepers formally took over from the SADF, in what became popularly known as the April … the Namibian and South African…
EventThe Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
… number of polio cases in Nigeria increased to 430 cases from January- July, almost 90% of all worldwide cases at the … of the vaccine, this number has…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… announced that it intended to transfer its main listing from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to the London … order to provide a better base for…
EventBotha found Guilty
… apartheid era, as he chaired the State Security Council from 1978 to 1989. Botha had already been named in amnesty … phase in July another subpoena for Botha…
EventFormer NP leader Sam de Beer joins UDM
… and Bantu Holomisa. De Beer mentioned lack of charisma from the party's national leadership as one of the reasons … experiencing. However, it was not long…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… He was also convicted of scores of lesser crimes, from conspiracy to murder to fraud. Amongst those that were … Political History: A Chronology of Key…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister, P.W Botha, dies
… Former SA prime minister and later State President from 1978 to 1989, Pieter Willem Botha, died peacefully at … night by his second wife Barbara. Botha was…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… by the arrival of free Muslims and political exiles from Sumatra. By the mid 18th century, Islam had spread … a remembrance march will be held on this day in…
EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… Porbandar, India. In 1893 he accepted a year-long contract from an Indian law firm work in Natal, South Africa. His time … Ghandi was voted amongst the top…
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks were prohibited from entering these public places of recreation. The … sporting events, theatres and concerts in…
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
… were part of the war as they would sometimes pass messages from one place to another, serving as a vital source of … who lay down their arms and take an oath…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… launch of the PAC’s anti-pass campaign, Sobukwe resigned from his post as lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand. … walk to the police station, small…