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EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
… was set to participate. Opposition to this initiative by the government became apparent just over three months … the same time, similar bodies were formed in…
PlaceRaadsaal Building, Church Square, Pretoria
… the Transvaal Republic. Originally the site was occupied by a simple elongated thatch cottage with end gables and a … way for the new Government Building…
PlaceLiberia
… countries including Ethiopia that were not colonised by the European Countries. The country was formed by former African American slaves. Joseph Jenkins…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… most unscientific and blatantly racialistic statement made by Dr Malherbe, Principal of the University of Natal, … Dingaan showed this, was severely…
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… written history of the area before it was first mentioned by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, who came to the … settlement was initially named Port Natal…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around property and land
… and like all other municipal houses, the plan was drawn up by their own draughtsmen. The outbuilding was built, if I remember correctly, by Mr. Molefe. Ma…
The conduct of EFF at the National Assembly Today, 17 September 2014
… in the National Assembly today. Their refusal to abide by Parliamentary rules of having to withdraw reckless accusations when ordered by the Speaker of the…
ANC President Jacob Zuma to speak at the Imvuselelo one Million Membership Countdown Launch, 16 July 2011
… Mbete 10am - 11am: Comrade Baleka Mbete is interviewed by the Jewish Radio Station 11am - 11.15am: Briefing with … and NEC members taken on tour of Lilies…
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
… The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the … of Mr Fraser of Boyds. It was officially opened by…
EventF.W. de Klerk announces Nelson Mandela will be freed on 11 February
… The announcement by President F. W. de Klerk in parliament on 10 February … prison, unconditionally the next day, took many people by surprise. The…
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… Six", narrowly escaped their scheduled hangings by fifteen hours. A huge sigh of relief came to the … Jacob Kuzwayo Dlamini, who was beaten and burnt to…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… in the colonial lexicon) were defeated and left landless by King Shaka's Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of time. By the 1830…
Document Center at UKZN. “Burning of the Passes” from the collection of Ela Gandhi, MP. Assention no. 1889-23
… (16 August)* we meet to burn registration certificates.... By Sunday, it is highly probable that we will have at least … was shown to me, and to accept the…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - New Factories, New Workers
… Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Topic Today the industrial working class … are employed in factories, and their…
The Indian People In South Africa: Facts: About The Ghetto Act
… descendants of the Indian labourers, who were indentured by the Governmentof Natal from 1860 onwards to work in the … for Indians. In 1940 the average…
39. Second report of the Natal Indian Congress, 1899
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Natal Indian … collected at once, and the activity shown in…
Afra Newsletter
… Afra Newsletter, Report and Factsheet, all published by the Association for Rural Advancement, present case studies of families personally affected by the…
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… sandstone structure dates from 1902 when it was designed by Herbert Baker for De Beer Cold Storage Syndicate, a meat outlet in Simonstown owned by Cecil…
EventRiots erupt in East London, Eastern Cape
… London, Eastern Cape after strike meetings were banned by the government. 17 protesters were killed, as well as an Irish Nun who was stoned to death by the…
EventThe League of Nations officially dissolves
… cooperation and peace, the League of Nations, established by the Allied Powers at the end of World War I was officially … Wilson of the United States of…
EventNew SA Constitution takes effect
… one of the most progressive in the world. It was approved by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996 and signed by President Nelson Mandela in…
EventAlgerian terrorist, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid dies
… To fund the activities of AQIM, Abou Zeid made millions by kidnapping Westerners for ransom. In 2012, AQIM took … He was killed on 25 February 2013 in…
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… Hundreds of men, women and children led by Mahatma Gandhi marched from Newcastle, Natal Colony (now … Regulation Act of 1913 (Act no. 22). Gandhi was…
EventGeneral De la Rey releases General Lord Methuen after his wounds are treated
… taken - De La Rey had been forced to reverse his decision by the burghers of his Commando. General Methuen was defeated and captured by General De La Rey on…
PlaceVictorian Manor-house, 59 Musgrave Road, Durban
… The House was designed and built by the Architect William Street-Wilson who was responsible … became known as the "Brown House" Recently (1988) acquired by…
Isisebenzi
… Produced by the "Wages Commission", Isisebenzi was a newspaper for … and the right to organise. Isisebenzi No. 1 was produced by students who believed that a…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 8
… Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin During the black-out on the night of the 7th … show. The Avalon Theatre was the…
Public announcement of the ANC National Disciplinary Committee hearings of Comrades Julius Malema, Ronald Lamola, Pule Mabe, Sindiso Magaqa Kenetswe Mosenogi and Floyd Shivambu, 10 November 2011
… findings, and in response to commentary and speculation by ANC members, political commentators and the public, the … the NDC hears and decides cases referred…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… principles, policy and programme and is prepared to abide by its constitution and rules. Any person desiring to be a … shall immediately submit the…
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… of the goals and policies that came to be formulated by the apartheid state during the late 1950s and the … of these policies. The basis for this is, in turn…