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ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… legal practice in Gandhi's Johannesburg office. April 19, Smuts, in interview, told Gandhi he would pass UIRB in … Settlement contained in his letter of…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… Water Act which stated that water was a common asset. [19] This legislation focuses on the decentralization of water … South Africa”, Water History, 2017 …
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… Shaka Zulu was one of the main causes for the Mfecane. [19] However, from the 1980s many historians rejected the … P. “In Search of History: Grade 10 Learner…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… receive gifts from their Chief Mandla Mandela.(SABC) ... 19 great Nelson Mandela quotes that helped change the world …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… in Education - Thoughts on Teaching Methodology Chapter 19 Ambassador for Solidarity Chapter 20 Denis Goldberg: …
PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
From the 17th century onwards, water for Cape Town's domestic use was fetched by slaves from public fountains. The Pump House was named as such because it is…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… ensued and blocked forceful evictions three times. On 19 June 1959 rioters in Cato Manor were shot at by South … Boddy-Evans A. (n.d.), ‘This Day in African…
PlaceRoodepoort Museum
Set in the Roodepoort Civic Centre on Christiaan de Wet Road, the Roodepoort Museum capably covers Roodepoort’s long and diverse History, which dates back to…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of…
EventPaul Kruger is elected president
After the abolition of the triumvirate, consisting of Vice-President Paul Kruger, Commander-General Piet Joubert and W.M. Pretorius, Paul Kruger was elected…
EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… On 19 September 1849, The Neptune entered and anchored in …
EventSouth African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies
… Communist Party (SACP) , Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo died on 19 September, 1983, after having lapsed into a coma. The …
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… arrive in Port Elizabeth in October and November 1899. 19 May, Meeting held at the Commercial Hall to protest the … by fire and is later restored and…
Local Government
… Potchefstroom, on 3 March 1864, and Pretoria, on 19 April. Neither found the situation to their liking, and on … Comite’, or Sanitary Board. Its election was…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… that were not part of the strike can be mobilized." [19] Finally photography as a means of self-expression shared … Arcades Project (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… politics and devote his time to social and welfare work. [19] Kajee at the eleventh hour asked the Congress Committee … [15] Ibid, p6-7 [16] Ibid, p8 [17]…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony on 19 August 2013 at United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New … Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka sworn in today’…
EventThe Algerian War of Independence begins
On the 1 November 1954, small units of Algerians organized by Front de Liberation National (FLN) attacked government buildings. These attacks were fuelled by a…
EventThe South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland
… ‘Freedom fighters return home finally,’from Bua News, 19 February, [online] Available at …
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… References: TRC human rights violations submissions: 19 June 1996, Dugard Zwelidinge Maqekeza [online ], Available …
EventAndries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom
Andries Hendrik Potgieter establishes the town of Potchefstroom after moving away from Natal and heading inland and eventually settling in the northern Free…
EventStampede kills twelve people in Harare
… towards the exits to get away from the noxious fumes. On 19 July 2000, the commission, which was set-up to investigate …
EventThe first cable connection between SA and Europe is launched
… Cables’ [online] Available atwww.iscpc.org [Accessed: 19 July 2011] Telkom,‘1500 – 1899’ [online] Available at …
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… in detention in Pretoria Central Prison. 1977 October 19 SASO and other BC organisations are banned under the …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… Biko dies in detention in Pretoria Central Prison. 1977 19 October, SASO and other BC organisations are banned under …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… leaders called Chiefs. During the colonial period, the 19 th century, traditional authorities were the means of …
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference can be best understood as the formalisation of the Scramble for Africa. This British coined the term sometime in 1884, and it has since…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… First is killed by a letter bomb in Maputo, Mozambique. 19 August, Matilda First, First’s mother, and Robyn Slovo …
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… 1969 April, Kotane is re-elected to the ANC NEC. 1978 19 May, Despite seeming to recover a great deal, Kotane dies …
ArticlePoverty and development
One of the most important issues for women in South Africa has always been that of poverty. During the apartheid years, black women were forced into the rural…