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Say It out Loud - The 1939 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 11th April, 1939
… to that which He has so generously bestowed upon the South African European, more particularly of the Platteland, is a … are astute propagandists; they know…
ArchiveWiehahn Commission: precis of speech
… van Heerden, President of the National Union of South African Students, delivered at the 56th Annual Congress of …
ArchiveCollaborators and falsifiers exposed
… the College Council had taken a decision to prohibit the African students from attending classes and were refused …
ArchiveANC/UCT Position Paper proposals
… Cape Town to undergo transformation; the definition of an African University; an Africanisation programme; deciding on …
ArchiveThe birth of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… was Steve Biko. Nine years later he died in a South African jail. …
ArchiveAfrica beyond the Union
… that exists in these countries and suggests that all the African countries should come together and learn from each …
PlaceMill House and Water Mill, farm Naauwpoort, District of Marico
Click on image to enlarge The mill was probably erected during the early 20th century. Its water wheel and cast-iron machinery drove a set of millstones, and…
EventWalter Sisulu’s appeal is dismissed
… section of the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by the African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Walter …
EventWalter Sisulu acts against Sophiatown forced removals
… African National Congress (ANC) member Walter Sisulu acted as …
EventGandhi demands end to White ‘hooliganism’
… New Delhi, Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi called on the South African government to stop the hooliganism by Whites. The …
EventSculptor Lucas Sithole is born in KwaThema
… Lucas Sithole, renowned South African sculptor, was born in KwaThema, Springs, Transvaal …
EventSipho Mutsi dies in police custody
… activist and leader of the Congress of South African Students (COSAS), Sipho Mutsi, died in police custody …
EventCedric Mayson is charged with treason
… treason and being a member or an active supporter of the African National Congress (ANC). He was released on bail, … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventANC attack on Booysens Police Station
… African National Congress (ANC) insurgents launched a rifle, … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology…
EventMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist and community leader, dies
… worker's unions. Butshingi was President of the South African Cricket Board from 1956-1970, and a community leader … Verwey, E.J. (ed) (1995). New…
EventFour Indian leaders are sentenced under Terrorism Act
… References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political …
EventRetief Goosen is born.
… On 3 February 1969 Retief Goosen, a prominent South African golf player was born in Pietersburg, Limpopo …
EventThe ‘Afrikaner Volksfront’ is founded
… or AVF) was founded by several former leaders of the South African Defence Force (SADF). Gen. Constant Viljoen was …
EventBafana Bafana wins against Botswana
… The South African national soccer team Bafana Bafana registered a …
EventReggie Hadebe ANC Regional Executive Committee member and Media officer in the Natal Midlands Region, is gunned down
… African National Congress (ANC) Regional Executive Committee …
EventAzanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence
… Three South African Police members are killed and three wounded when …
EventChris Hani is elected SACP Secretary
… Chris Hani, was elected as secretary-general of the South African Communist Party (SACP) at its first legal congress in …
EventANC members meet with Adriaan Vlok and Gen. Magnus Malan
… An African National Congress (ANC) delegation headed by Walter …
EventOscar Nominations are announced
… The first Oscar nomination for a South African film Yesterday in the Best Foreign Language category, …
EventChairman of the IEC resigns
… Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), Judge Johann …
EventCOSATU withdraws from parliamentary session on budget
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) walked out of a parliamentary …
EventANC makes second submission before TRC
… An African National Congress (ANC) delegation of 20 members, led …
EventPrime Minister of Transkei George Matanzima is born
… References: Gastrow, S. (1985). Who's Who in South African Politics, Johannesburg: Ravan. …
EventLouis Botha becomes Union’s first Prime Minister
… A former member of the Volksraad of the South African Republic (Transvaal), representing the Vryheid … fratse oor 1000 jaar , Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau |…
EventEli Weinberg, trade unionist and photographer, is born
… unionist and communist party member. He co-founded the African Garment Workers' Union in Cape Town and he was jailed … Verwey: New Dictionary of South…