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Document 18 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the South African Federation of NativeTrade Unions, 20 September 1930
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … financial assistance for the sending of delegates to the All-in Trade Union…
PlaceIsipingo, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… , the adjacent Industrial Area, is the location of South Africa’s largest automobile assembly plant, Toyota. … in Isipingo is predominantly of Indian origin…
52. Gandhi: my experiences, 1914
… have to put in greater efforts, it would have to yield all the more. The longer the time taken to repay a debt, the … citizens of Bombay, Madras, Calcutta…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… at Ladilak School and later Reagan Memorial Baptist, an all-girls school. At the age of nine, her father passed away … gender discrimination that not only…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… From the book: Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Between 1926 and 1934 … attitude and endeavoured to create a disturbance…
PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… in 1875. This is the first Hindu Temple that was built in Africa. It was washed away by floods in 1905 / 1906. Another … Temple is filled with various…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… Court ordered, with immediate effect, that "the State and all its organs are forbidden to execute any person already … of the death penalty was suspended in…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… to New Age .] While in the herrenvolk climate of South Africa Dr Malherebe’s pronouncements can be understood, and … himself, the University of Natal, the…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… became the prime minister of Cuba. The United States broke all ties with Cuba and proceeded to launch the Bay of Pigs … served to encourage the fight against…
Document 35 - “New Tactics Proposed for N.R.C. Boycott: Xuma’s Address to African Congress”, The Guardian, 18 December 1947
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … to keep the engagement he promised to have with all the present members of the…
PlaceLanseria International Airport, Roodepoort
… a few meters away from their open air viewing deck. It all began when In 1974 the dream became a reality and work … 1975 Lanseria International Airport was…
Writer’s of The Constitution
… sure that the final Constitution followed and included all the 34 Constitutional Principles that the Multi-party …
ArticleBizana and the Pondoland Revolt 1946 - 1962
… eleven were killed. However, this did not mean the end of all opposition in Pondoland. As an act of revenge the …
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army'
… The newly appointed British High Commissioner for Southern Africa delivers to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his … wanted to pursue the idea of creating…
PlaceCape Town International Airport
… the control of the newly formed Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and along with this, it was officially renamed … by a common Central Terminal. This was…
ArticleUrban Removals - the Destruction of Sophiatown
… the Great Depression of 1929 to 1932 was followed by South Africa’s departure from the Gold Standard . It is argued that … last of Johannesburg’s inner city…
EventLegendary South African Football Administrator Abdul Bhamjee dies
… determination to fight for equality and social justice for all races across all spheres of life will always be remembered in the annals of South Africa’s…
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… Monument is located just South of Pretoria, in South Africa. This massive granite Structure is prominently located … vir Jou, Suid-Afrika' (Afrikaans for 'Us…
A Biography of Ernest Cole by Anna Hutchinson
… 21 March 1940, Eersterust, Gauteng (then Transvaal), South Africa Died: 11 February 1990, New York, New York, United … passes that Black South Africans were…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… for the ‘locations’ which were to be established in South Africa in the ensuing 150 years ”. In 1874, the Cape … the interests of racism and capitalism. The…
New Generation Sculpture
… there is an indigenous independent and vital art in South Africa and that it has been flourishing for years, unÂheeded … land of the mind or that of the…
EventGermany signs an unconditional surrender which ends World War II
… German troops in Norway on 7 May. It included the phrase "All forces under German control to cease active operations at … European conflict of World War II. …
Speech by Oliver Tambo on behalf of the Liberation Movements, at the twenty-third session of the assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity, 27 July 1987, Addis Ababa
… Not least among these is the situation in southern Africa which correctly continues to preoccupy the peoples of Africa and the rest of democratic and…
Address by Deputy President Thabo MBeki at the Conference on Infrastructure Investment, 28-29 March 1996
… the union and civic movement, Firstly let me welcome you all to this conference on infrastructure investment. This … resources in ways which can deliver…
Chapter VIII - The Mandela’s – family extraordinary
… It is just like many another small town anywhere in South Africa. On the morning of 17 May 1977, a mother and her … her almost beyond human endurance. She…
Chapter XIII - Journey to the banished
… was restricted. Until that year the trial had gathered us all together in a sort of family circle, which filled the … could be carried, to be dumped anywhere…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… the second half if the 19th Century, Indians came to South Africa in two categories, namely as indentured workers in … sugar plantations. The 'free' Indians…
PlaceKgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre
… The new centre will celebrate- Africa’s Ancient History , highlighting one of the World’s … The centre aims to awaken curiosity and delight for all visitors…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… of historical, cultural, and political events in South Africa and the continent Biographies: Over 7,000 life stories … Covers political movements, liberation…
Document 79 - “What is the Communist Party? Lesson 4: What will be Done in the Bantu Republic?”, Umsebenzi, 17 March 1934
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One … by Allison Drew Document 1 - Keir Hardie, "Stoned in South Africa", 1907' I…