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… Pupils at Phefeni Secondary School start boycotting classes in protest against the use of Afrikaans in education. The unrest sp …

… Belgian authority in the Congo has almost completely disintegrated. Patrice Lumumba is now in control of much of the country. …

… 240 Mobil workers in the Transvaal strike in protest against Mobil’s alleged failure to negotiate with …

… and moderator of the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in Transvaal, is born in C …

… church moderator and pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA), dies in Kathlehong. The Sekano N …

… WWII: The Italian commander-in-chief in Tunisia surrenders a day after his German counterpart, …

… Inkatha supporters rampage through a squatter camp in the Kagiso Township in the West Rand, killing at least twenty-two people. …

… of Independence) The 3-months siege of British soldiers in the Old Fort in Potchefstroom ends a …

… Mukesh Kapila, UN top official in Sudan, issues the strongest international warning yet about the conflict in the country’s wes …

… van den Burg, organist of the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in Pretoria and composer, is born in Amersfoort, the Netherlan …

… A bomb explodes in front of the post office in Krugersdorp, killing two security guards and injuring at …

… of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan …

… of South Africa, United States, Angola and Cuba meet in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan …

… Zealand-born Anglican priest, loses both hands and an eye in a letter-bomb explosion in Harare. F …

… two Ciskei security policemen were killed and one injured in April in a shootout near Alice, Ciskei, …

… to Uganda, Bavumile Vilakazi, dies of a heart attack in Kampala. He was involved in the United …

… Johannes Mashego (26) dies in police custody in Parys, OFS. His relatives report extensive bruising and …

… Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital. …

… Ronald Vernie Dellums was born on 24 November 1935 in Oakland, California.  Dellums’ parents were Willa Terry … School. Unable to get a college scholarship, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. With the … war crimes in Vietnam. He co- founded the Congressional Black Caucus. After two years in this position, he started a …

… Ronald Vernie Dellums was born on 24 November 1935 in Oakland, California.  Dellums’ parents were Willa Terry … School. Unable to get a college scholarship, he served in the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1956. With the … war crimes in Vietnam. He co- founded the Congressional Black Caucus. After two years in this position, he started a …

… on 28 February 1956. She attended Madibane High School in Soweto , Transvaal (now Gauteng). From 1980, she became involved in politics. Shabangu served as the assistant secretary for … she was an organiser and administrator for the Amalgamated Black Worker's Project; a representative of the Transport and …

… Nellie Jibiliza was born in 1926 to parents who were African National Congress (ANC) activists in Cape Town. Thus, she grew up in a politically active … other African women acted as interpreters and advisors of Black Sash on the pass law issues. In 1983 she became a …

… William Khanyile began selling the New Age newspaper in Pietermaritzburg. By then he was already interested in Marxism and took part in study circles on the issue. Very … of local trade unions where he highlighted the plight of Black South Africans under Apartheid. On 1 May 1980, Khanyile …

… Dr Franklin Abraham Sonn was born in October 1939 in Vosburg in the Karoo, Northern Cape and raised in … corporate businesses and as a co-founder of large black-owned enterprises. Throughout his distinguished career, …

… The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB) … urban status. This ruling may affect about 150,000 Black contract workers in urban areas, who can now apply to have their families … The Appeal Court hands down a landmark decision in the case Rikhoto v. East Rand Administration Board (ERAB) …

… Helen Suzman (nee Govronsky) was born in the South African mining town of Germiston on 7 November … restrictions imposed on Jews by Russia. She was brought up in a family which was financially stable, and was educated at … gender discrimination, especially discrimination against Black women. Suzman was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 36 …

… Paper about mining policy in post-apartheid South Africa by Peter Robbins, prepared for an ANC seminar on Economic Policy in Harare, Zimbabwe, April and May 1990. … Mining policy for industrial minerals in post-apartheid South Africa …

… Isaiah Stein was born to a Coloured family in Durban in 1931, the son of a pastor and property developer. After … club, Manchester United. Edwin Stein was the first Black person to become a  Manager of a football team, Barnet … Isaiah Stein: Activist who played a significant role in the overthrowing of apartheid , from the Independent, 7 …

… Vesta Smith (affectionately known as Ma Vee) was born in Sophiatown , Johannesburg , Transvaal (now Gauteng ) on 20 … sisters. Her mother was a seamstress. The family’s stay in Vrededorp did not last long as the government’s policy of … Smith also served on the Executive Committee of the Black People’s Convention (BPC). She was denied a passport by …

… everything that we know today as the John Dube legacy in South Africa. Together, they tirelessly raised funds in the United States of America (USA) between 1896 and 1899 … unique nursery for independence and self-employment among black South Africans and Africans of neighbouring British …