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Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… The ANC saw it as a power struggle as the demise of apartheid was finalised. The IFP is based on a Zulu cultural …
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
… One of the most infamous of all security laws during the apartheid era, it severely limited what the media could …
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… first state of emergency and the banning of a host of anti-apartheid organisations, including the African National …
ArchiveThe Original Chris Hani Memorandum
… be cut down to a reasonable few and the remainder should work around the clock working on the home front. 4. There are … with others and it is extremely…
PlaceAG Bain Monument, Grahamstown
… the Katberg Pass. There is also a bronze plaque in his honour on the Summit of Bain's Kloof Pass, 7 km North of Wellington. His son Thomas also went on too…
EventRenowned Nigerian writer, Chinua Achebe, is born in Ogidi, Nigeria
… (1930-) is a prominent Igbo (Ibo) writer, famous for his novels describing the effects of Western customs and … traditional African society. Achebe's knack…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Intelligence Services Day 10th Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Inauguration of the Wall and Garden of Remembrance: Musanda, Tshwane: 24 November 2005
… way, as has done our young democracy. Hard and dedicated work has resulted in many important breakthroughs which made … as an important and critical part of…
X - Counsel’s Submission on behalf of the Biko Family
… is more than a matter for comment. The admitted assaults his dignity under the direction of Colonel Goosen are evidence of a callous disregard for his legal…
EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
… on Robben Island between 1964 and 1971, where he completed his Senior Certificate. After his release from Robben Island he was restricted under a … by…
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… art training for fear that it would spoil and corrupt his 'natural' gift. As a Christian, he was a virtual outcast in terms of his own culture, but at the…
EventJoost Van Der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby scrum-half and captain, is born
… 20 February 1971. Van Der Westhuizen was at the height of his career during the mid 1990’s and early 2000’s. He played … for the most capped springbok of…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… born to Mpande, who was King Shaka’s half brother in 1826. His father declared him his successor very early on in life, which was unusual for a … King to do…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… African under-20 rugby team. At the age of 22 he played his first international rugby match against South America, marking the start of his 12 year…
The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga by Ingrid Jonker
… The child is not dead the child raises his fists against his mother who screams Africa screams the smell of freedom … the locations of the heart under siege …
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… Chris Thembisile Hani also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan name), was shot and killed in the driveway of his Boksburg home. Soon after, Janus Walus, a…
EventThomas Pringle, journalist and editor of Cape newspaper Commercial Advertiser, dies in London
… Scotland on 5 January 1789. Pringle sustained an injury to his hip as a result of being accidentally dropped by his nanny when he was three months old…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… in the District of Amersfort in Transvaal where his family had relocated. After passing standard six at St Bedes and St Chads Colleges in Ladysmith, he…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… prospect of negotiating a land deal that would have led to his group being allowed to settle Natal. Following talks … Dingane appeared ready to grant land to…
EventKing Mswati III buys another luxury car
… himself a luxury Maybach 62 sedan worth $500,000 despite his country's economic problems, the dire poverty of the … population and the HIV pandemic affecting…
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… golfer who turned professional in 1981. In 1983, he had his first professional win. He has won several tournaments throughout his career, including the …
PlaceNZASM Goods Office, Railway Street, Pretoria
… course of 1896 more space for the necessary administrative work in this respect was provided. A double-storied brick …
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… set up a Joint Action Committee to coordinate the work of drafting the Freedom Charter, which was adopted by …
EventElectricity cut off in Tumahole township
… responded by calling on workers to stay away from their work and scholars also boycotted their classes to demonstrate …
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… when took part in Die laaste van die takhare in 1923. Her work in literature was earned her recognition as she was …
PlaceGreenhill Road 14, Emmarentia, Johannesburg
… When Lourens Geldenhuys was 14, his father moved them to the gold reef, where their farm … for gold, this became the Geldenhys Estate! Lourens and his…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… girl. Sobukwe was exposed to literature at an early age by his oldest brother. His earliest education was at a mission school in Graaf … of the PAC’s anti…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for his autocratic tendencies. He was responsible for annexing the whole of British Kaffraria on his…
EventKing Mswati III is born
… in Masundini Swaziland to King Sobhuza III and one of his younger wives Ntombi Tfwala. Mswati was Tfwala’s only child. When his father,King Sobhuza, died…
EventLéopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.
… in Paris where he got acquainted with Aimé Césaire. After his studies, Senghor remained in Paris and earned his citizenship. He later joined the French army…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Source-based Questions
General Tips when answering Source-based Questions: When approaching a source-based question, look at the MARK ALLOCATION of the question. It will…