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ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the north of Gauteng, and 60 Kilometres away from the north east of Johannesburg [i] …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Centenary Celebrations
2009 marked 100 years since Yusuf Dadoo was born in Krugersdorp, West Rand on 5 September. Today, he like many activists of the South African socialist…
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… capital Belgrade. German patrols cross the French border. 1 August, France orders the mobilisation of troops. Germany …
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… opposition to his implementation of policies. Activities: 1. Why did Stalin initiate the Great Purges? 2. Was Stalin responsible for committing genocide in…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… Robben Island. 18 April, Zimbabwe gains its independence. 1 June, The SASOL I fuel plant complex at Sasolburg, located … People’s Daily. In addition, an…
EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… - culminated in the German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939. This date is generally held to be the … The New York Times, (2011), " Sept. 1, 1939 | Nazi…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Essay Questions
… of your answer using relevant historical evidence. [1] Introduction : A number of scholars agree that race was … the desire to classify people into distinct…
EventSA to be admitted to the African Games provided that competitions in SA are held without racial discrimination.
The Secretary-General of the Supreme African Sports Council, Jean-Claude Ganga, said he would admit white South Africans to the African Games provided that…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… Council (CBIC) which holds a conference, in Cape Town on 2 January 1919; leading to the formation of the South African … from £500 to £660. The monthly…
EventKaren Muir
At the young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley became the youngest world record holder in any sport in the history of organised…
EventSanctions are applied on Libya over Lockerbie bombing
Governments across the world applied United Nations (UN) sanctions against Libya because of its alleged involvement in the destruction of a Pan Am airliner…
EventJan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and first commander of the colony at the Cape of Good Hope, is born
Founder of and first commander of Cape Town, Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands on 21 April 1619. An administrator for…
EventBrett Kebble is shot dead
Mining magnate and African National Congress member Brett Kebble was ambushed in Melrose, Johannesburg, at around 21:00 on his way to a dinner engagement…
EventEgyptian and US Archaeologists discover a 5000 years old fleet of ships near the Nile
On 20 December 1991 (21 December according to other sources) Egyptian and American Archaeologists discovered a 5000 years old fleet of ships near the Nile in…
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made public its proposed constitutional principles in a discussion document, which to some extent had the…
EventTrade union federation, COSATU, celebrates its 26th anniversary
… a federation of various labour unions, was established on 2 December 1985 in Durban. It is among the fastest growing … half a million members. Presently the…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… for those who were moved using the Act (Horrell, 1978: 2). 1924 The Smuts government both attempted to pass the … from non-Africans in cities and townships …
EventMore than a dozen people are killed, including seven children, in Kwamakhutha Massacre
From 1976 to 1996, political violence in KwaZulu Natal led to 11 700 deaths and the displacement of up to 500 000 people. The organization and savagery of the…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… intention of ‘bringing home’ the African Americans. 1944 2 April, The African National Congress Youth League is … and plans are laid for a formal inaugural…
EventKoeberg becomes operational
… On 21 August 1984, the French contractor turned Koeberg-1 over to South Africa's Electricity Supply Commission …
EventMakhaya Ntini is found guilty of rape
Makhaya Ntini, star bowler of the SA cricket team, was accused of raping a 21-year old student at the Buffalo Park Cricket Ground in December 1998. He…
EventOfficial inauguration of the Constitutional Court
The Constitutional Court, with Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson as president, was formally opened by President Nelson Mandela on the morning of 14 February 1995…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
On 26 February 2000, it is reported that Cyclone Eline, which struck the Southern African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
The last conventional battle of the South African War (1899-1902), the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal) ended. The battle ended six days after it broke out on…
The coup that set Ghana and Africa 50 years back by Charles Quist-Adade (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… Intelligence Agency (C.I.A) of United States of America. [1] His detractors quickly dismissed his claim as delusional … to undermine our interests than any…
Coetzee as Contractarian: Disgrace as Political Theory by Joshua Richman
… Locke’s social contract theory and the 1996 constitution [1] . Specifically, I will analyse the connection between the … state” and facilitates our peaceful…
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
… www.sahra.org.za/sahris/node/30680 9/2/111/0051/001 …
EventFifteen African states tabled a draft resolution at the UN denouncing racial discrimination
At the annual conference of the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Africa at Leopoldville in Congo, fifteen African states tabled a draft resolution…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
Nelson Mandela, leader of the Transvaal branch of the African National Congress (ANC), was acquitted of treason charges after a four year long trial. Mandela…
EventMakgatho Mandela dies
Former president Nelson Mandela's only surviving son, Makgatho Mandela, died of HIV/AIDS in the Linksfield hospital in Johannesburg. His father put up a brave…