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Chapter 28. I Fight Back - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… had been discussing what action the union should take. In the event of Swart making an attack upon me or any other … proved them!). But the show of the ugly…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
… Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was born in Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went … his own law firm, Mwanawasa …
Chapter 11. Court Cases - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… In 1931 a strike started in a factory over the dismissal of a number of workers. The … union, and myself the respondents. This was the first time in the…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… In 1873 the Dutch language was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition … to parliament by the District of Albert (Burgersdorp) in…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was sworn in as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York…
BiographyViolet Weinberg
… Violet Weinberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of a Jewish … relate to the racial discrimination and persecution of Black South…
EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… became the first prime minister and president of Ghana in 1957 until 1966.Ghana (formerly known as The Gold Coast) gained its independence and became a…
BiographyAnthony Sampson
… was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church in Oxford, and served on the Royal Navy from 1944-7. In 1951, due in part to his connection with then…
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bucks in 1997, is born in Cape Town. Mngomeni once captained the mighty Orlando Pirates but was let go in…
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… Arouna Kone was born in Anyama, CÁ´te d'Ivoire on 11 November 1983. Kone began his … as a player for his hometown team Rio Sport d'Anyama. In 2002 he was…
Enuga S Reddy: Meeting with SWAPO in Dar Es Salaam -1969
… Chief Representative, said the only way to end apartheid in Namibia was to expel South Africa from Namibia. South Africa was making propaganda in the towns…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… Control and Prevention (USA) reported that 5 gay men in California were suffering from a rare pneumonia … pneumonia or PCP). This strain of pneumonia was…
EventExpress train derails in Ethiopia, killing an estimated 400 people
… to reduce speed at reaching the curve which resulted in the train derailing and plunging into a ravine. About 400 people died and about 500 were injured in…
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject sociology at the University of…
EventPolice detain Valli Moosa and Murphy Morobe in Port Elizabeth
… Moosa and its acting publicity secretary Murphy Morobe in a pre-dawn raid on the home of Judge Dayalin Chetty in Port Elizabeth. The two men had been on the…
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… Treurnicht was born on 19 February 1921 on Middelpos farm in Piketberg, Western Cape. In 1942 he enrolled at the University of Stellenbosch where … and…
EventPioneer tomato farmer Bertie van Zyl is buried in Mooketsi
… and owner of ZZ2, the biggest tomato growing operation in the country and one of the biggest in the world, was buried in Mooketsi, Limpopo. He had died the…
Address on disturbances in Bloemfontein location, by I. J. Nthatisi, March 4, 1919
… sirs, that your presence amongst our people will result in restoring peace and harmony, which have been suddenly and … be restored and be made permanent, we…
Press Conference in Addis Ababal: Oliver Tambo, 02 July 1987
… machinery of the OAU and its Liberation Committee based in Dar es Salaam. We get support bilaterally from individual … talks between the ANC and a group of…
Article on the pass law deputation in July 25, 1889
… at some length related the incidents of their sojourn in the Metropolis concluded by stating how kindly and … and the lively interest shown by the people of…
EventWorld Teachers Day - “Build the future: invest in teachers now!”
… International at the International Conference on Education in Geneva in 1994, with the primary intention to focus public attention … message cannot be…
EventCorner stone of Mission Church is laid in Graaff-Reinet
… building started on the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Graaff-Reinet. The corner stone was laid on this date and … historic four-gabled church building was…
BiographyKaiser Daliwonga Matanzima
… a chief of the Thembus. Matanzima was born June 15,1915 in Qamata in Eastern Cape. When the South African government introduced … for independence, and in…
BiographyMmapula Mmakgoba “Helen” Sebidi
… Mmapula Mmakgoba Helen Sebidi was born in Marapyane, near Hammanskraal,on 5th March in 1943. She developed a life-long love for the designs of … from 1970 to…
Vusi Mahlasela
… Vusimuzi Sidney Mahlasela ka Zwane was born in Mamelodi in 1965. His grandmother ran a shebeen from behind their … Kidjo , Sting, Josh Groban, Paul Simon ,…
EventAdolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
… 1931, before the Nazis came to power, beating Barcelona in the competition to host the games. Forty-nine athletic … teams totaling 409 athletes from around…
PlaceAmatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
… Waterhole in the sandy bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River, in the Kruger National Park! The name is Tsonga for 'at the anthill' and refers to the large white…
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… an oversight to discuss vigilantes and political violence in KwaZulu-Natal without paying attention to the implications … of a Government security strategy…
EventThe first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa takes place
… On 18 December 1923 the first experimental radio broadcast in South Africa took place in Johannesburg. The Broadcast was of a music concert and was ……
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… team (famously known as the Springboks) beat New Zealand in a mouth watering clash. The All Blacks, New Zealand’s … game was thus decided by the kicking…