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EventPortuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias anchors at Walvis Bay
… the Great Fish River but was forced to turn back home by his crew. It was on this homewards journey that he reached … During the First World War South…
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…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Radio Freedom, 01 April 1981
… [The following was a reply by Mr. Tambo to a question on Radio Freedom concerning the … was making about his nephew who is allegedly being held by the ANC.]…
EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
… ↵ [ii] Llewellyn Herbert betrokke by Brandwag, … p://benonicitytimes.co.za/169022/llewellyn-herbert-betrokke-by-brandwag/ ↵ [iii] Llewellyn Herbert betrokke…
SABC CEO Jimi Matthews quits: ‘What’s happening at the SABC is wrong' (Tmg Digital), 27 June 2016
… also apologised to the “many people who I’ve let down by remaining silent when my voice needs to be heard”. … - the Media Monitoring Africa (MMA)‚ supported…
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…
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…
ArchivePersecution under apartheid law in South Africa
… Paper by Dora Taylor on human rights violations perpetrated by the apartheid government. …
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…
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. …
PlaceTranskei
… to be referred to as the Ceded Territory and was settled by European farmers and their Khoikhoi allies. In 1829 the … it to its position in 1836. This was…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… of allegations after an alleged attack on ANC supporters by IFP members or supporters, newspapers like the Sowetan … the lead were misled. The situation was…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Financial Strangulation of Native Education
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu A great lover of the Bantu was once asked … This statement implies a great deal more…
Chapter 2 - Jewish Trade Unions in Cape Town 1903-1907: A Socio-Historical Study
… Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris INTRODUCTION Labour is a neglected … colonists in the Cape early in the…