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The Venda Attorney General announces he has ordered an inquiry into the death of Mr. Muffle to be held in the Sibasa Magistrate
… he has ordered an inquiry into the death of Mr. Muffle to be held in the Sibasa Magistrate …
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, ‘Pik’ Botha, says in the House of Assembly that the Biko affair has done endless harm to South
… of Assembly that the Biko affair has done endless harm to South …
Jan van Riebeeck delivers wood at Rondebosch in the Cape for the construction of a fort to defend the wheat fields of the Free
… at Rondebosch in the Cape for the construction of a fort to defend the wheat fields of the Free …
Royal sources announce Swaziland’s King Mswati III will introduce a 17-year-old schoolgirl as his 13th bride-to-be once she pas
… will introduce a 17-year-old schoolgirl as his 13th bride-to-be once she pas …
The ANC blame the killing of up to fourteen people and the injuring of twenty-six unemployed people in Alberton on ‘third force
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , Westport: Greenwood. … The ANC blame the killing of up to fourteen people and the…
Dr Irvin Khoza (The Iron Duke) who was awarded Kick Off’s accolade for the Personality of the Decade for his contribution to SA
… for the Personality of the Decade for his contribution to SA …
Sir David Gill (70), royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town.
… royal astronomer at the Cape and first man in South Africa to photograph the moon, dies in Cape Town. …
Eight British tourists, five men and three women, are killed on their way to the Royal Natal National Park when their bus swer
… five men and three women, are killed on their way to the Royal Natal National Park when their bus swer …
STRIKES AND INDUSTRIAL ACTIONS
… ... A strike teaches workers to understand what the strength of the … a large army of surplus labour. Stevedores were accepted back because they were…
EventThe last passenger boat of the Union Castle line, the Windsor Castle, leaves Table Bay
… 4pm a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Southampton bound for Cape Town. At the same time, a Union-Castle Royal Mail Ship would leave Cape Town bound…
’Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa’, Statement at the meeting of the Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, New York, 8 October 1963
… Appeal for action to stop repression and Trials in South Africa by Oliver Tambo I wish to express my deep gratitude for the privilege accorded to me to…
Extract from a speech made in the House of Assembly on 4 February 1974 in reply to a motion of no confidence in the Government by the Leader of the Opposition
… and the guarding of the Republic's borders continued to enjoy more specialised attention. Against this background … important speech in the House of Assembly…
ArchiveChapter 19 Last thoughts – for now by Denis Goldberg
… first is that the old guard racists have in general come to realize that there is no going back to the apartheid past … of a non-racial and non-sexist…
Chapter 14. Rebuilding the Union-Constitution
… When I returned to South Africa in March 1933, I found the stillness of the … section, which had not taken any direct part in the strike, and undertook an…
Article1910-1924: African nationalism and working-class and popular protests
… a property-ownership qualification. Blacks saw the failure to grant the franchise to them, coming on the heels of … between 4 000 and 5 000 miners also…
ArticleAfrican nationalism and working-class & popular protests, 1910-1924
… a property-ownership qualification. Blacks saw the failure to grant the franchise to them, coming on the heels of … between 4 000 and 5 000 miners also…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… and the Indian Agent-General, Sir Benegal Rama Rau, to unite the Indian political factions in the Transvaal. … decision of the Natal Indian Association (NIA)…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention: Minutes of the 4th National Council Meeting held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to 17th March 1974
… held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to 17th March 1974 … Meeting held at the St. Anscars LP studios from the 16th to 17th March 1974 …
ArchiveSoweto Students Representative Council: To all fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters, friends and workers, in all cities, towns and villages in the Republic of South Africa.
… Council, calling on residents of Black townships to boycott Christmas shopping and shebeens as a show of … Soweto Students Representative Council: To all…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… who enjoy being cuddled. We are talking about men who want to be with their families, husbands who just want to work to … is behind the viewfinder. Violent…
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… death in 1979. His major contribution as an activist was to the development of the political strategy of … was an invention of the forces of hegemony and…
ArticleGeneral Factory Workers Benefit fund (GFWBF)
… During this period it was illegal for black workers to belong to a registered trade union, as a consequence black workers … as a cover for trade union…
BiographyDavid Livingstone
… school teacher and probably influenced the young David to grew up with an aspiration to become a missionary. Since his family was poor, David … body and at…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… (1914-1918) over, the pattern of female employment began to change. The war and the protectionist policy of the Pact … JBM Hertzog (who wanted to help the …
Appeal For Funds For New Age, January 1956
… As the Union Parliament prepares to assemble for its new session, the people of South Africa … rob them of their most cherished right – the right to strike –…
Document 55 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers’ Party of South Africa and the Communist League of South Africa, 12 October 1935
… Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Workers' Party of South Africa and the Communist … Geneva, 12th October 1935 To the WORKERS…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… Councillor Knight provided one explanation for the refusal to do something about it: “The more wretchedly the Indians … the attempts to forge a united front,…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… first, and benefits should follow. In 1975, it expanded to the Transvaal. However, it remained weak country wide … was unsuccessful, the IMF was impressed by…
Document 54 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers Party of South Africa, 24 July 1935
… Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers Party … at length by the Intern. Secretariat…
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… purchases land from the Johannesburg Municipality to develop as a residential area. 1912 Sophiatown has the … Sophiatown’s population grows exponentially as…