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… article containing a selection of resolutions taken at the Committee meeting of the Christian Citizenship Department of the Methodist Church of South Africa, held at Alberton on … A selection of resolutions taken at the Committee Meeting of the Christian Citizenship Department …

… on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange Free State (now known as Free State). Weston … lacked an engine with adequate power so he dismantled the aircraft and shipped it to France. While in France he …

… late in June and in July 1942, Lt.-Gen. B.L. Montgomery, the new commander of the Eighth Army in World War 2, initiated a second attack at El Alamein, a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Many South African soldiers took … The Second Battle of El Alamein starts …

… The senior political writer of the Sunday Times, Ranjeni Munusamy, was suspended by the newspaper after her admission that she passed a story on … The Sunday Times political journalist is suspended …

… General Assembly of the United Nations requested States to terminate prohibition … relations with South Africa immediately, and to terminate the oil embargo against South Africa when the Transitional Executive Council in South Africa became … The UN lifts mandatory sanctions against SA …

… A report was released in London about the disappearance of the Waratah between Durban and Cape Town. The twin-screw passenger and cargo steamship, one of the … Report released on the Waratah steamship's disappearance …

… Jan van Riebeeck, commander at the Cape, wrote in his diary that a school for slaves has been started. Sick-comforter Pieter van der Stael was the first teacher. To reward pupils (mainly adults) for their … received a glass of brandy and two inches of tobacco. The aim of the school was to increase the usefulness of the …

… The Defence Special Tribunal Act, No 81 of 1998, providing for the expeditious adjudication of disputes concerning military institutions and the rationalisation process of the Department of Defence, … The Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effective …

… More than 200 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against government intervention that forced the university to rescind on its appointment of Archie Mafeje (a Black academic) as senior lecturer in the Department of African Studies at the UCT. Over 1000 …

… Jan van Riebeeck established the Burgher Militia a few days before a Khoi-Khoi (Hottentot) rising, sometimes called the 'First Hottentot War' (though it was rather a series of skirmishes), started at the Cape. This was in line with an instruction by the Dutch …

… The Black teachers' association, the Progressive Teachers' Congress (PROTECO) was clandestinely launched in the Transvaal to fill the vacuum, which was created by the … The Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched …

… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made public its proposed … in a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting public focus away from the prospect of a total breakdown. Among the things that the … [Accessed: 14 March 2012]| South Africa History Online,   ‘The CODESA negotiations’ ,Form:  South African History Online …

… After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally recognised in 1925. The South … The first Afrikaans Hymn book is published …

… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented … African’s Claim is presented at the conference …

… is a Watercourse extending East to West, 14 km West around the Area of  Brandfort ..The name is thought to be taken from the Walafrida Geniculata or ' Aarbos '. Their roots find … 'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province …

… The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year commenced on 1 March 1965. Built on … The University of Port Elizabeth is founded …

… Joseph Engenas Matlhakanye Lekganyane, leader of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church (the Dove) with support spanning rural and urban areas, died in Warmberg, Pietersburg district. Upon the death of Engenas, the founder of the ZCC, the struggle … Joseph Lekganyane of the ZCC (Dove) dies …

… Statement issued by the Grahamstown Vigilance Committee with suggestions on improving relations between the Council and Grahamstown Townships. The suggestions include the need for the Council to address … Statement issued by the Vigilance Committee, Grahamstown …

… Speech by OR Tambo on the occasion of installation as the Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare and on being awarded the Honorary …

… ’The spirit of Bandung’, Statement by Oliver Tambo to the International Conference in support of the liberation movements of Southern Africa and in Support of …

… Statement of the Chairperson of SADC and President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Launch of the SADC Free Trade Area, Sandton, South …

… Testimony of the Rev. Samuel Jacobus Brander, the Rev. Joshua Mphothleng Mphela, and Stephen Nguato of the Ethiopian Catholic Church in Zion, before the South …

… The one-year-old parliamentary opposition People Progressive Party (PPP) under the leadership of the former African National Congress (ANC) member Rocky … Human Rights Watch, (1991) ' The Misery in Bophuthatswana: hrw.org " From: Human Rights … on 10 October 2013]| South African History Online,  The People's Progressive Party (PPP) is banned,From: South …

… Letter from S.E Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training Workshop regarding their current account as from the records of standard bank they unfortunately had an … Letter from S.E. Corrie Assistant Manager of the Standard bank to the partners of Media Training workshop …

… On July 1949,the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 … and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed. The law was introduced by the apartheid government and part of its overall policy of … Beningfield, J.,(2006),   The Frightened Land: Land, Landscape and Politics in South …

… This letter is from the Vice President of the South African Students' Movement to the Chairman informing him of the departure of the National … Letter from S.S. Mazibuko to the Chairman …

… The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to the liberation struggle and to South Africans on the whole. … Enlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit …

… Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to the liberation struggle and to South Africans on the whole. … Enlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit …

… The Coloured schools' boycott began as a result of students' dissatisfaction with the South African educational and political systems. Students … 60 Coloured high schools, teacher training facilities and the University of the Western Cape joined the protest and …