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EventJoe Kachingwe is appointed Malawi’s first Ambassador to South Africa
… office in Pretoria on 29 July 1971. This diplomatic move by both countries followed a state visit by South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster in May 1970. …
O. R. Tambo Interviewed to New Times, Moscow, January 1980
… of elections in Zimbabwe. The imperialists, headed by Britain, are running a campaign to portray the ceasefire … and a return to the policy of a "voluntary"…
PlaceFort Klapperkop
… This was the third fort erected by the German firm Krupp and designed by von Dewitz and Werner. The German forts were of the … The rooms, or casements, of…
O. R. Tambo Interview with Mayibuye on the Current Situation in South Africa and Southern Africa in General 1984
… the whole exercise turned out to be farce, rejected by the majority of these communities and by the rest of the oppressed and democratic forces. How do … an…
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot
… was considered to be only ceremonial. He was deposed by Idi Amin in 1971 and fled to Tanzania. In 1980 he returned home to Uganda following the Ugandan…
PlaceSomalia
… Ocean. The original Inhabitants were introduced to Islam by Arabic immigrants from around 7th Century and the Region was ruled for Centuries by a succession…
ANC hard at work despite power failure and strike threat, 27 July 2009
… Undaunted by power failure which today (27 July 2009) plunged most … and a threat of Johannesburg being brought to a standstill by striking municipal workers…
EventNelson Mandela is free
… unconditionally from prison after 27 years. Accompanied by his then-wife Winnie, he left the Victor Verster prison … outskirts of Paarl and was driven the 60…
EventSA President P.W Botha meets with leaders of independent homelands
… Venda, attended a five-nation summit in Pretoria , chaired by the South African State President P. W. Botha . At the end … to disrupt the economic…
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… Africa's liberal abortion law was challenged in court by three Christian groups; the United Christian Action Group, … a fetus has a right to life. The court…
Chapter 1 - The Victory of the Nationalist Party in 1948
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 1 - The Victory of … working class struggled to defend itself against attacks by the…
PlacePiketberg
… the foot of the Piketberg Mountain Range. It is surrounded by fields of wheat that change colour with the seasons - from … its Mountain Range, which stands…
EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… New Zealand imposed a blanket ban on virtually all visits by sports teams from South Africa. The move by New Zealand was triggered by many issues, including…
EventDr D.F. Malan unveils the statue of Paul Kruger on Church Square, Pretoria
… of the Transvaal, Paul Kruger’s bronze statue was sculpted by artist Anton Van Wouw in 1896. Wouw was commissioned by wealthy industrialist, Sammy Marks. The…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… long leave spent in England. Reeves was not welcomed back by the South African government, because he believed in the … and publicised his views…
EventRuth First is assassinated in Mozambique
… of the South African Communist Party , was brutally killed by a letter bomb in Maputo, Mozambique, sent by South African government agents. First had left…
EventThe Republic of Goshen is founded
… of Goshen with its capital in Lichtenburg is founded by a group of Afrikaner farmers on land allocated to them by Chief Matlaba, of the Barolong boo Rapulana…
EventBritain invades the island of Madagascar, attempting to stop Vichy aid to the Axis Powers in the Indian Ocean.
… During World War II France and her colonies were ruled by the Vichy, the Fascist puppet government of Nazi Germany. Following their conquest of South East…
Draft Report of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, submitted to the Annual Conference, December 15-17, 1950
… of the African people in this country. It was marked by a number of events which took place from the beginning of … towards tyranny and the establishment of…
PlaceZimbabwe
… a 15 year long Civil War. Zimbabwe has since 1980 been led by Robert Mugabe . Early History of Zimbabwe The Country … single geographical entity before the…
Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi fo Leon Trotsky, 10 August 1932
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 43 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to … Contantinople. Turkey. Dear Comrade…
Constitution of the South African Native National Congress, September, 1919 [Extracts]
… of the aforementioned bodies was being rendered futile by the apparent indifference, ignorance and want of … and accepted native opinion should be…
PlaceIbeka, Simonstown
… the original erven granted in Simons Town . Built in 1816 by PJ Truter Jnr, Collector of Customs who owned it until 1842. In 1840 it was leased by the…
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… National Congress (ANC). His funeral service was conducted by the bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, on 17 June. Tributes were made by, among others,…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
… A coup attempt headed by Brigadier-General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a faction of the … refused to accept the election and were threatened by Doe to accept them. As…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… or Transvaal Republic, was granted self-government status by Britain, according to the terms of the Vereeniging Peace … May 1902. The implementation of this…
The National Flag
… The national flag was designed by a former South African State Herald, Mr Fred Brownell, and …
Independent Electoral Commission
… Electoral Commission is a permanent body created by the Constitution to promote and safeguard democracy in …
Buddhism
… later almost completely died out in India. However, by that time, it had spread to Sri Lanka. From there, it …
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… Books • In the present we find out about them by observing living societies (ethnography) …