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ArchiveStaffrider Vol.1 No.2 May-Jun 1978
… Casey Motsisi Soweto Speaking, Mrs H. Konopi interviewed by Miriam Tlali Yesterday, Yesterday, Now a new Staffrider … Xolile Mavuso Cover photographs: Ralph…
EventCourt verdict made on the sinking of the SS Mendi
… had caused the huge death toll and the collision initiated by the SS Darro that ultimately caused the sinking of the … damage to the SS Darro, [found that…
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
… the first wireless broadcast was made in Johannesburg. By April 1927, an hour of Afrikaans programming and one daily … all aspects of broadcasting in South…
EventPansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, announces her resignation
… associate, Thaba Mufamadi. A forensic investigation by the National Treasury made similar findings. It found that … them calling for her resignation. She was…
EventThe Flag of the Union of South Africa is hoisted on Prince Edward Island
… Island. Prince Edward Island is one of two Islands annexed by South African which includes Marion Island. The Island … out a proclamation on the annexation…
EventGerman torpedoes sink the SS Mendoza close to Durban
… Torpedoes deployed by the U-178 a German submarine sank the SS Mendoza a ship … was an ex-Vichy French ship captured off Montevideo by a British armed…
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… As a result of his intervention Greefswald was bought by the Government and excavation rights were granted to the … but soon the archaeological digs and…
EventDurban magistrate rules the death of Dr Haffejee accidental
… on 2 August 1977 was symptomatic of the brutality employed by the security police during Apartheid. Dr Haffejee was arrested by the police on suspicion of…
EventSlavery is abolished at the Cape
… a year after the Slavery Abolition Bill of 1833 was passed by the British House of Commons and by the House of Lords. Although the Bill was passed in August …
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… of the Ogani People (MOSOP). One contentious issue faced by the Ogani people, that MOSOP aimed to solve, was that of … Due to his outspoken views, Saro Wiwa…
EventThe Rand Revolt strikers’ stronghold at Fordsburg Square falls to the government
… fall in the price of gold. A general strike was organized by white trade unions in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1922. … to intensified exploitation of the…
Notes from Books
… back to the coasts of India and settlements dominated by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century. In Batavia, they clung to their separate status, encouraged…
Document 24 - “Wreckers at Work”, (Editorial), Liberation. 18, April 1956
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 24 - “Wreckers at Work", … its own members or from well-disposed observers…
Chapter eight - Conclusion
… Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Gomas died on the morning of Wednesday 25 … capital with a crisis of accumulation…
ArchiveExtracts from Mr Tabatas reply to Mr Mqotsi
… Extracts from a reply by I B Tabata to allegations against the Unity Movement by Mr Mqotsi. …
ArchiveStop Lawaaikamp removals: Upgrade it!
… White, black and red poster. Issued by NCAR. Cartoon, by Grogan, showing forced removal. …
A Marxist critique of the Freedom Charter
… operating in South Africa are themselves controlled by big capital from the imperialist centres. For example, the … Anglo American was set up in 1921 with…
Chapter 3 - The Cigarette-Makers Strikes and the First Workers Co-operative Society in South Africa, Cape Town 1906 - 1907
… Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris INTRODUCTION In May 1906 smoking … 2 the social evenings and the…
28. The Dealer’s Licences Act is an attempt to weed out smaller traders
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Dealers' Licenses Act, passed by the Natal Legislature,…
Chapter Three - The Black Republic Question and the Third Period
… Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson The South African struggle received little … that the liberation of the colonial…
Chapter Seven - Re-examining the Past
… Gomas Voice of the working class: A political Biography by Doreen Musson Although out of active politics, Gomas … in it black and white". South Africa had to…
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
… and Reconciliation Commission. The ANC will be briefed by its lawyers about the judgement and reasons. Thereafter … organisations and persons who may be…
ANC officials and staff to visit Usindiso Ministries as part of Mandela Day Celebration, 16 July 2010
… teen girls who have been abused one way or the other by their families or relatives. The shelter also has a … and all South Africans to join us as we honour…
EventSouth Sudan votes in Referendum on Independence
… referendum. The referendum, constitutionally supported by the 2009 Southern Sudan Referendum Act, had a 60% turn out and was declared fair and free by…
PlaceMaclear/Nqanqarhu
… Sandstone Bridge With Arches. This place was first known by the by the San People as; ' Nqarhu '. When however the … enter the Area. A portrayal of this…
Madiba The African Opera
… in the life of Nelson Mandela whose libretto was written by the late former presidents Grand Nephew, HRH Chief UnathiPhathuxoloMtirara. The music is composed…
PlaceSt Saviours Church Anglican Church and Cemetery, Bowwood Road, Claremont
… nucleus of this neo-Gothic church was designed and erected by Sophia Gray in 1850. The bell tower, the two bays for the … 31 December 1981. The Cemetery is…
EventChief Kaiser Matanzima is elected Chief Minister
… a subject of more than half a dozen assassination attempts by POQO operatives. After the South African Parliament had … law-making powers), Chief Kaiser…
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… be allowed to play during the game. According to a report by Cape Times, the teams' members themselves decided not to … the Portuguese Team including…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… in the Cape. The Act No 46 of 1951 was declared invalid by the Supreme Court on constitutional grounds. The Senate … them a victory to re-enact the Act in…