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EventMoroccan Army of Liberation attacks Spanish enclave of Ifni
… Morocco had been ruled by the Alaouite Dynasty since 1631. In 1859, a war was waged … this war, the French extended great influence and by 1912, part of…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: ANC Statement on Policy Conference state of readiness, 25 June 2012
… a colloquium on Brics today. The colloquium will be led by the Treasurer General Comrade Matthew Phosa, it started at 11h00 today and will be followed by the…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… of the province of Buganda into four districts. Ruled by the powerful Kabaka or king installed by the departing British Colonial government, Buganda was the …
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… Contents and Contributors To Kill a Man's Pride by Mtutuzeli Matshoba, The Poet in Love by Nape 'a Motana, The Slumbering Spirit by Jayapraga Reddy, Two…
ArticleSophiatown timeline 1899-1955
… evidence suggests that Sophiatown was not untouched by the African miners’ strike. 1952 The tradition of …
ArticleDefinition of Natural and Cultural heritage sites
… cultural heritage site, especially if the area is affected by change that cannot be reversed. The authenticity and the …
The Children’s Charter
… was held in Cape Town in 1992. This summit was attended by over 200 children between the ages of 12 and 17. As …
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… which were in the hands of members. On a motion by Mr. Ntlabati, seconded by Mr. Ramohanoe, IT WAS DECIDED: "That letters of … Non-European majority in South…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… The adoption of a Programme of Action by the African National Congress (ANC) at the December … existence up to that time. The adoption was precipitated by…
PlaceDrill Hall, Darling Street, Cape Town
… stone of the Drill Hall was laid on 2 October 1884 by Thomas Upington, then Prime Minister of the Cape Colony. The building, designed by James Tennant, of…
ArchiveSishaywa Zimvula Nje, Simanikiniki Nje, Umhlol’Usekhaya – Reading Mafika Gwala in Times of Thunder and the Terror of the Elements by Sanibonani Molweni
… viewers should avoid it. No! Kindly stay with me. By all means. Let us, talk some more. Thank you, Professor … impossible to read Gwala’s poetry, and not…
PlaceHermanus
… Museum, were printed from glass negatives and were taken by the acclaimed: ' Mr.T.D. Ravenscroft' . However, … Elizabeth Viljoen and she accompanied him as…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… at the YWCA to hold a night vigil prior to their departure by bus. The Black People's Convention had decided to go ahead … the hall where other mourners were…
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… church building, designed in a neo-Gothic style, was laid by Lord Milner on 15 March 1905. It was officially opened on 8 October 1905 by Lord Selborne, High…
EventHistory of December 16
… when the Voortrekkers triumphed against the Zulu army led by Dingane at the Battle of Blood River, it became a powerful … of the Covenant’. Since the 1920s,…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… (the Old Chambers) and the General Post Office, designed by William Hawke. Market- Produce was conveyed to the Market Square by wagon, where their owners'…
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… Brand Street, is the fourth such to have been Built by the old Republic of the Orange Free State. Following the … Street, also used as a temporary Church…
PlaceBloemfontein Technical College, Douglas Street, Bloemfontein
… the Old Grey College building. The structure was designed by Architect WH Stucke and was erected in 1894-95 by building contractor D Godley. Its foundation…
EventSouth Africa completes destroying its stockpile of anti-personnel mines
… anti-personnel landmines". This resolution was supported by 155 countries including South Africa. This was followed by a Diplomatic Conference chaired by…
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… the plane crashed, the South African government was bound by the Chicago Convention to investigate the crash. A team … and Russia (the manufacturer of the…
EventSA cross-border raid in Maputo kills several
… Several people were killed in Operation Beanbag, an attack by the South African army on the planning and control … Portuguese engineer Jose Ramos was …
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… marriage to Johanna Jacoba Six, van der Stel was appointed by the DEIC as the Commander of the Cape in 1679. Soon after … der Stel also attempted to improve…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… policies toward the Congolese. Atrocities committed by colonial officials in the Congo were circulated in Europe, … to be the most graphic account of the…
EventMagoo’s Bar is bombed
… beach. An ANC's arm wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) cell, led by Robert McBride, planted a bomb in a car outside the … Bar", with the believe that the place was…
PlaceTunisia
… Tunisia is bounded by Algeria to the west and southwest, by Libya to the southeast, and by the Mediterranean Sea to the east and north. Used as a … Tunisia…
Constitution of the AAC, December 1937
… Whereas it is expedient in view of the situation created by the "Native" Policy of segregation, discrimination and other repressive measures definitely…
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan leader forced into exile by the Chinese occupation of his land. Singh is the first …
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… His trial took place in Greytown. Although he was defended by William Philip Schreiner, a top lawyer from the Cape …
ArticleCommercial, Catering & Allied Workers Union of South Africa (CCAWUSA)
… (RAWU) in 1989. This was in response to a clarion call by the 1985 inaugural congress of the trade union federation …
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… of the land. Empire a group of countries controlled by the government of another country. Indigenous people …