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ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… of Christmas celebrations. The giving of presents was used by Christians around the world to proclaim the Good News of … | South Africa's population. Last…
ArticleTimeline of the 2014 general elections
… 2014 National and Provincial elections. 25 November 2013, by this date the number of registered voters was 24 112 414, …
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
… activities between 1959 and 1973 was invited to join UWO by Oscar Mphetha. The organisation was formed as response to …
Archive of documents pertaining to Pixley ka Isaka Seme
… of documents pertaining to Pixley ka Isaka Seme : Article by Pixley ka Isaka Seme ILanga Lase Natal, 1912 (PDF) How … Selope Thema, Drum July 1953 (PDF) …
PlaceRustenburg House, together with its Summer House, Main Road, Rondebosch.
… reserved a piece of this Land to be used as an Orchard by the Company. In February of that year the first bricks … for a House on this Site, and this was…
EventZimbabawean Independence Day
… year span that Zimbabwe was a colony, it was administered by the British South African Company (BSAC) under the name … monarchy. In 1965, Zimbabwe became…
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
… 19th century Cape furniture. The Drostdy Museum was built by the Dutch East India Company in 1747 to serve as residence … was Johannes Theophilus Rhenius and…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The years between 1930 and the 1940s were … 1939. The number of manufacturing…
ArchivePolice community relations: a mediators per
… Article by a mediator following efforts by President F.W.de Klerk to curb the use of excessive force by police stating the difficulties faced by public…
PlacePosthuys
… was used as a toll-house to levy taxes on farmers passing by to sell their produce to ships in Simon's Bay. It seems to … Corporation. Evidence exists that…
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Johannesburg
… East , Irene. The new congregation started off by having its meetings and services in the old Johannesburg … near Friedebrug. The congregation found…
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…
EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
… an armed mob and riot police disrupted a rally organised by the South West African Political Organisation (SWAPO). The … was held in Katatura, Windhoek…
PlaceMali
… Saharan and Sahelian regions. Mali is bounded on the north by Algeria, on the east by Niger and Burkina Faso, on the south by Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea, and…
PlaceDemocratic Republic of the Congo
… and cultural centre. The country is often referred to by its acronym, the DRC, or called Congo (Kinshasa), with the … was officially the Republic of Zaire, a…
Oliver Tambo interview to Sechaba, 01 March 1976
… as part of an alliance of liberation movements bound by the same objectives in their struggle. The victory of … under MPLA was proclaimed with the capital…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Kruger during the last days of his exile. It was made by a French sculptor; Archard. A figure symbolising the … location due to it being viewed as an "Icon…
Document 79 - “What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4: What will be Done in the Bantu Republic?”, Umsebenzi, 17 March 1934
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South … at Durban, and was, of course, soon…
Document 1 - Keir Hardie, “Stoned in South Africa”, 1907
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South … at Durban, and was, of course, soon…
EventPoqo members arrested
… Armed Poqo members were intercepted by the police while on their way to assassinate Chief Kaiser … An armed clash between the police and Poqo members, led by…
PlaceOlivedale , Randburg
… The Property was purchased in 1940 by a Dutch diamond trader known as Messias, who had a House … on the Amsterdam Estate which was established in 1943 by Mr…
EventGeneral J.C. Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies
… minister he opposed the view of the majority of Afrikaners by joining World War II. During the war, inspired by the Native Representative Council, the…
EventTricameral Parliament inaugurated
… years. Four members, one for each province, were selected by the President and the other eight members were elected by the 166 popularly chosen members…
PlaceConstantia
… The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- Paul Mashatile , in Constantia. (Link in … estate in the magisterial district of Wynberg , 24 km,…
ANC statement on the outcome of the officials meeting held at Luthuli House, 18 February 2002
… ANC Officials led by President Mbeki met in one of their scheduled meetings which was graced by the presence of former President Nelson Mandela, an ex - ……
PlaceGrahamstown, now known as Makhanda
… present Church Square, began in June 1812, and was named by Governor Cradock after Colonel Graham. Initially it was … were drawn up in 1814, and the first…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - Cross-roads of Native Policy
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu The beginning of the year 1926 sees South … roughly, under three types distinguished…
Document 69 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 22 March 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 69 - Letter from the Workers' Party … an initial setback. The strike was…
PlaceLebowa
… minor exclaves (detached portions). Lebowa was designated by the South African government as the national territory for … A territorial assembly, established…
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… of Mineworkers). An earlier memorial service, sponsored by the mine owner, Gencor co., was disrupted by workers who protested the mine’s safety standards & ……