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EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… in power in Egypt since 24 November 1954. He was succeeded by Muhammad Anwar Sadat in 1970. Nasser had been described as … major blow when Egypt and other…
EventJoseph Louw is sentenced to six months imprisonment for contravening the Immorality Act
… asked for suspended sentence for his client, he was told by the magistrate that the case was not a matter of sudden … Africa. In 1950 the ban on "mixed"…
EventGang leader Andre Stander is shot dead in the United States of America
… Lee McCall, Allan Heyl and Stander himself, was shot dead by a United States of America (USA) police officer, Michael van Stetina. Stander was confronted by…
EventUDF is launched
… in Cape Town on 20 August 1983. Its inception was inspired by the union of anti-apartheid organizations in opposing the Tricameral Constitution about to be…
EventThe Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons, Jimmy Kruger, received a report of a police investigation into Steve Biko’s death
… submitted to the Attorney General of the Transvaal, signed by Professor Johan Loubser, Chief State Pathologist, … of Pretoria) and Jonathan Gluckman,…
EventAlgerian head of state Mohamed Boudiaf assassinated
… Algerian head of state, Mohamed Boudiaf, was assassinated by military officers during a public speech at the opening of … of State (HCS), which was an…
EventMozambique and Soviet Union reject Margo Commission’s finding
… Union rejected the findings of the Margo Commission, led by Justice Cecil Margo. The commission was instituted to … The commission found that the accident…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… for Peace and Justice, was found guilty of fraud by Judge John Foxcroft in the Cape Supreme Court. He was accused of embezzling about R1, 3 million, donated…
EventNP holds federal congress
… argued that the NP was "putting the cart before the horse" by launching its anti-poverty strategy, announced by Mr F.W. de Klerk on August 1, before changing…
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… (now Limpopo). The punitive burger commando was led by Commandant-General Piet Potgieter and M.W. Pretorius. The … his life in the early stages of the siege,…
EventProtests against Afrikaans language in Black schools
… was deeply unpopular since Afrikaans was regarded by some as the language of the oppressor. It was against this … went on strike and boycotted classes. The…
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
… Zimbabwe. The war broke out when a spiritual leader by the name of Mlimo convinced the Ndebele that the draught … presence of the British South Africa…
EventBritish racing driver Tom Pryce dies in a freak accident during the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami
… The marshal’s body was torn in half when it was hit by Pryce’s car and Pryce was hit in the head by the fire extinguisher that the marshal had been carrying…
EventFive power stations are blown up as tensions rise during WWII
… Five power stations are blown up by pro-Axis power saboteurs in an attempt to destabilise the … African government, who supported the Allied forces led by…
Chapter V - South Africa belongs to all who live in it
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The Congress Alliance, functioning with a … came to a house, set a little way back from the road. One by one we…
Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, “What are the National Groups in South Africa? A Contribution to the Symposium”, Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, "What are the … to alter this relationship with the…
Document 31 - S.O.Y.A. National Executive Committee, The Maritzburg Conferences and the Tasks of the Immediate Future, 31 May 1959
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 31 - S.O.Y.A. National Executive … Reduced to their essence these major…
Report of the National Executive Committee of the PAC, Submitted to the Annual Conference, December 19-20, 1959
… be made of Queenstown where sterling work has been done by African women. NATAL . Determined hard work has been carried out by this Region. However, much…
70. The Durban riots, 1949
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In January 1949 a … (a) The Indians of Durban are still…
Address At Meeting On The Occasion Of The 60th Anniversary Of The Formation Of The South African Communist Party, London, July 30, 1981
… search for the ending of all forms of exploitation of man by man, and for the building of a society in which none shall … black women whose children have…
Document 109 - G. H. Gool and J. A. La Guma, “Appeal of the National Liberation League for a National Convention of the Subject Peoples of South Africa”, The Liberator, September 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew FELLOW NON-EUROPEANS, Business men, … Africa to the unrestricted exploitation and…
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… From: Lessons of the 1950s By Richard Monroe, March-May 1984 Chapter 6 - The Birth of … The old "official" trade union movement was dominated by a leadership…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Freedom Celebrations: Galeshewe Stadium, Kimberley, April 27, 2006
… whether we are today using all the opportunities brought by freedom and democracy to prepare for a better tomorrow. … Kuzwayo, one of the exceptional human…
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
… the 2nd of December, 2001. The meeting will be opened by a political overview from the President which is expected … session of the ANC which was attended…
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… of Law, Education, and Social Sciences (1945), followed by Economic and Administrative Sciences (1954), Agriculture … was renamed the University of the Free…
EventThe Black People’s Convention (BPC) holds its first National Congress
… Congress at Hammanskraal in December 1972, attended by approximately 200 African, Indian, and Coloured delegates … and opposition to multinational sport as…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
… open spaces constitutes the original campus as designed by architect JM Solomon in 1918. A number of important … also known as the Summer House, which was…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… poor, landlocked country in West Africa . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin , … trade . These kingdoms were able to…
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
… became a centre for trade and Islamic scholarship. By the 18th century, a centralized political and … the European scramble for Africa, this system was…
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… Africa particularly after the takeover of the government by the National Party (NP) in 1948 led to friction between … Africa. The implementation of the…