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EventIdi Amin Dada releases the Americans held hostage in Uganda
… some Asians who were too scared to talk to the reporters. By then a man who talked was punished by Amin's security personnel. Amin killed thousands of … The…
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… In 1844 Natal, annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a district of the Cape … province, with the north-eastern boundaries being formed by the Tugela and…
EventThe Federal Congress of the National Party supports a set of constitutional reforms
… (NP) supported a set of constitutional ‘reforms’ outlined by Prime Minister P.W. Botha, and explained to the Congress by the Minister of Constitutional…
EventThe inquest into the death in detention of Dr. Neil Aggett is adjourned
… until 20 September. This was after the Court was told by the Head of Interrogation at John Vorster Square, Major … Cronwright that the Security Police…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe refuses to end the Katanga secession
… Moïse Kapenda Tshombe, finally released from prison by Mobutu Sese Seko refused to end the Katanga secession. On … minerals of copper, gold, and uranium…
Izwi lase Township, 1982 - 1984
… Izwi lase Township was published by Ditshwantsho tsa Rona. It offered notes and views about … the public was invited to participate in the paper by carrying…
PlaceAmersfoort near Ermelo
… a town in 1890. Named after the city in the Netherlands, by its Founder, F Lion Cachet. The Five Arches Bridge, at … in 1894. It is considered a masterpiece…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… state was mired in a profound crisis. - conceptualised by Saul and Gelb as an 'organic crisis' because of the … Output in almost half of the industrial…
PlaceKwaMashu
… living in KwaMashu. The area was successively administered by the Durban City Council and the Port Natal Administration … during the 1950s. The Group Areas…
Statement at the meeting of the Special Committee against Apartheid in observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Struggling People of South Africa (Soweto Day), 16 June 1989
… facing our region are among the priorities being addressed by the community of nations. I should like also to take this … liberation is reflective of the…
PlaceDelmas
… getaways, or want to experience similar. Delmas History By Tulani J Ngwenya Delmas is a small farming town largely … Witklip or White Stone in 1907…
Address as Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement at the 9th Session of the Islamic Summit Conferences, Doha, State Of Qatar, 12 November 2000
… affairs. Our comradeship is strengthened and reflected by the fact that we share a common vision through membership … as we gather here today, the world…
ANC President Nelson Mandela’s press statement on the Bisho Massacre King William’s Town - 8 September 1992
… our country. South Africa is a country traumatised by centuries of violence and the most brutal exploitation. It requires immense courage, tempered by…
Document 6 - M. Lopes, “Socialism and the Labour Party”, The Bolshevik, April 1920
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 6 - M. Lopes,13 "Socialism and the … connection it overlooks the…
Chapter 4 - In search of Justice; Gumede in England, 1919-21
… deputation to have their grievances heard and addressed by the British Crown. While abroad Gumede addressed several … the Union of African People. Both…
III - Black Consciousness
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa What had Steve Biko done to be so persecuted by the police? Why did they pursue him…
New tactics in the revolt
… organising vigilante groups. In the court action brought by Winnie Mandela on 15 August, and, it was claimed that the … disputes and a range of misdemeanours…
Gandhiji and the struggle for liberation in South Africa
… Gandhiji found that "passive resistance" was seen even by European friends as a "weapon of the weak." He sought a term which could be understood by Indians…
Chapter 3 - THE MOROGORO AFTERMATH
… other sections of the liberation movement were represented by delegates with full participation and voting rights".1 The … whose analysis of South African…
Chapter 3 - Politics and Consciousness in Cape Town Communities, 1980-1985
… describes some of the successes and difficulties faced by political activists working in the coloured communities of … highly politicised during the 1980s, a…
Chapter 8 - ‘Creative Organisers’ rather than ‘Powerful Speakers’: Education as a Site of Struggle
… the years 1979 to 1986 which were generally characterised by reform initiatives on the part of the apartheid state and by an upsurge in political opposition…
Archive2020 - President Ramaphosa, State of the Nation Address, 13 February 2020
… to reflect on the state of our nation, we are joined by the family of Basil February, a courageous young freedom … is also one of unbounded potential. Of a…
PlaceBo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
… of the Leeuwenhof Estate and was developed in about 1820 by Johannes Zorn. It consisted of a gabled House which, … a high garden wall enclosing its courtyard…
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
… is inseparably associated with the Castle and was used by its garrison as a training ground. Despite this, however, … for many years it remained a grassy…
PlaceGoedverwact
… originally (1838) bequeathed to six of his freed slaves by H. S. Burger. On the death of the last of the heirs in … mission work there since 1844) bought the…
EventDr. Dadoo and Naicker lead Passive Resisters
… Led by Dr G.M. Naicker and Dr. Y.M. Dadoo, Indians observed … 15 000 people at the Red Square in Durban was addressed by Dr Naicker. After the meeting, a…
EventItaly invades Ethiopia
… empire and to avenge Italy's defeat in 1896 at Adwa by the Eritreans invades Eritrea. A border clash at Wewel … against Italy, but they had little effect,…
EventThe four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid
… Good Hope (Kasteel van Goede Hoop) at the Cape were laid by Zacharias Wagenaer, Johan van Arckel, Gabbema and Lacus, the structure was completed by 1679. …
EventPresidential Job Summit is held
… In response to a call by President Nelson Mandela, representatives of government, … a R2, 5-billion housing project to be funded jointly by the Government…
EventAuthor of the book, Born Free, Joy Adamson, is killed
… it was reported that she was attacked to death in the bush by a lion, but further details emerged that she was stabbed to death by her employee, Paul Nakware…