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EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
… was established in Port Elizabeth in 1862, then known as The Standard Bank of British South Africa. It started doing … then known as Ferreira's Camp, in 1886…
47. The assault on Gandhi
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Satyagraha required that the word of the adversary be trusted…
49. The certificates are burned
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … as a few Chinese numbering about 3 000 in all gathered at the Hamidia Mosque in Johannesburg…
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… The South African Native Labour Contingent were recruited and employed to assist Britain in the First World War with labour duties. Black South African … for…
EventSouth Africa joins the OAU
… After the first fully democratic elections, South Africa was officially admitted as 53rd member of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at a summit, held…
EventThe Conservative Party is formed
… The Conservative Party (CP) was founded in the Skilpadsaal in Pretoria, with Dr Andries Treurnicht as … It brought together, in alliance with Dr. Treurnicht…
PlaceThe Durban Centre for Photography
… The Durban Centre for Photography (DCP) was originally … conceptualised and founded by Angela Buckalnd in 1995. The DCP opened at the BAT Centre, Durban,…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa Grahamstown Chapter
… Invitation to the planning meeting of the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa … Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in…
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… On 16 December 1838 the Battle of Blood River took place near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. The Battle of Blood River was between the Voortrekkers under …
Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 November 1930
… by Allison Drew Document 36 - Letter from E. R. Roux to the Executive Bureau, Communist Party of South Africa, 18 … Cape Town … 18 November 1930 The…
ArchiveLetter from B B Joubert of the Administration Board Eastern Transvaal to the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the Administration Board Eastern Transvaal to the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Eastern…
ArchiveThe Final Prize: Family - chapter 1
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy I literally fell into politics at the age of fourteen, a happening that set my life on a path … exile and…
EventThe Pope arrives in Lesotho
… The Pope arrives in Lesotho Pope John Paul , leader of the Catholic Church arrives in Lesotho amidst a hijacking … on South Africa. A busload of pilgrims…
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… The 1926 Imperial Conference, held in London from 25 October, accepted the Balfour Declaration, named after Lord Arthur Balfour who chaired the drafting…
Document 19 - The D. F. Malan Accord
… Introduction The new and competitive presence of Indians in the country created panic among white South Africans. … translated into legislation that…
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism commissioned by The Department of Education
… Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of colonialism and explores its impact on … Africa. However, it is equally important to highlight the various ways…
ArchiveThe rehabilitation scheme: a new fraud
… The article introduces the Native Policy in which the Black man is kept as a slave to the White man and to invariably create wealth or him. A plan … All…
Draft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… Draft discussion paper on the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the…
ArchiveDraft discussion paper on the role of SACTU in the National Democratic Struggle
… Draft discussion paper on the role of South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) in the national democratic struggle. Explains the difference in the…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… The premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr L. Mtshali, welcomed guests at the opening of Ncome Museum, situated at the Ncome-Blood River Heritage Site. The Site is…
Invitation: 2016 City Press Tafelberg Nonfiction Award - Winner Announcement, Open Book Festival
… Join Tafelberg and City Press for the announcement of the winner of the 2016 City Press Tafelberg Nonfiction Award during the Open Book festival in Cape Town…
EventThe Stellenbosch Gymnasium is founded
… The Stellenbosch Gymnasium, forerunner of the University of Stellenbosch, was opened with ceremony in a … on initiative of Proff. John Murray and N.J…
EventThe Santo Alberto is wrecked
… The Portuguese cargo ship Santo Alberto was wrecked on the coast of Pondoland, south-west of the mouth of the Umtata River. Through admirable leadership … …
EventThe Bloemfontein Convention is signed
… The Republic of the Orange Free State was established by the signing of the Bloemfontein Convention (also called the Orange River … (eds) (1970). Standard…
ArchiveThe struggle for land and housing in the East London Metropolitan Area: Report presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1993
… The Struggle for Land and Housing in the East London Metropolitan Area: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference on 3 April 1993 discussing ……
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1856-1979
… Segregationist Legislation Timeline, 1856-1979 from the 1856 - 1910, Masters and Servants Acts to the Industrial Conciliation Amendment Act No 94 of 1979…
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… The trial of eighteen suspected Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … (also known as State v Mothopeng and seventeen others). The defendants faced two main charges…
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… After the Second Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had … each republic, Transvaal and Orange Free State attended the Peace Conference, which was…
EventMax the gorilla is shot
… a fleeing armed robber who jumped into his zoo enclosure. The suspect, Isaac Mofokeng, ducked inside the gorilla's night room and came face to face with Max…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
… writing to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the Indian Council for Cultural Relations for honouring me … time proud that one of their number has…