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EventCongolese activist,Patrice Lumumba is briefly arrested
… was briefly imprisoned following two nights of unrest on charges of inciting riots in Stanleyville. He was then set … a month later he escaped to Kasai and…
EventThe United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar is renamed United Republic of Tanzania
… On 29 October 1964, the United Republic of Tanganyika and … United Republic of Tanzania. Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961 from a United…
EventHundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island
… The release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990 was a catalyst that sped up the change in the political dispensation in South Africa. On 4 March 1990 343…
EventCosatu calls for three days national protest against the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA)
… the Labour Relations Amendment Bill (LRA) and restrictions on political organisations. The bill sought to curb the … African labour history and exceeded all…
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… On 21 March 1960, 69 Africans were killed when South African police opened fire on demonstrators, who were protesting against the pass laws … of people were…
22. Natal sirdars regarded in India as pariah
… in Natal. In India, everybody ”” young and old - did spit on sirdars. Sirdars are treated like pariah dogs - not as gentlemen. I must say on honour that some…
EventNelson Mandela is appointed the Secretary of the National Action Council
… - * We undertake to stage country-wide demonstrations on the eve of the proclamation of the Republic in protest against this undemocratic act. * We call on…
EventSir Christoffel Joseph Brand succeeds his brother, P.A. Brand, as editor of De Zuid
… Dutch newspaper in South Africa, and was first published on 9 April 1830. The publication was initially published … the time. The site of the offices and…
ArchiveHunger strike what now?
… Title in white letters on red block. Cape Democrats information meeting at City Hall on Monday 10th April. All in red letters on white background. List of…
PlaceOost-Eind Primary School, 70 Meintjes Street, Trevenna, Pretoria
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 7 March 1986. Laerskool Oost-Eind is a public primary … accused of giving special treatment to…
PlaceRaadsaal Building, Church Square, Pretoria
… The Raadsaal Building is located on the South-Western corner of Church Square and forms an … the Historical Architectural character of early Pretoria. On 1…
Statement by the National Executive Committee of the ANC - 20 September 2008
… National Executive Committee of the ANC has deliberated on the Pietermaritzburg Court judgement on the 12th of September by Judge Chris Nicholson. In…
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… his political career. In 1953, he led a failed attack on Moncada Barracks in Cuba. This resulted in his capture and arrest. On his release, he went into…
EventAnti apartheid activist Dr. Richard Turner is assassinated
… Turner was assassinated. Turner met his untimely death on the night of 8 January 1978 when he was shot through a … Turner's murder came in the wake of…
EventANC celebrates its 79th anniversary in Durban
… Congress (ANC) celebrated its 79th anniversary in Durban on 8 January 1991 for the first time as a legal organisation. … went to live in exile. As…
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… On 23 June 1835 Port Natal was renamed Durban in honour of … searching for a route from Europe to India. He landed on the KwaZulu-Natal coast on Christmas in…
EventAmy Biehl’s murderers receive amnesty from TRC
… for amnesty in 1996. Their case was heard in Cape Town on 8 July 1997, with Amy's parents attending the hearing. … in October 1994 and sent to jail. They…
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… On 6 October 2006, the Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo … the 20th anniversary of the death of Samora Machel. On 19 October 1986, an air plane carrying…
PlaceOliewenhuis Art Museum
… of art which represent the heritage of South African art on behalf of and to the advantage and edification of the … collection, which is frequently…
EventFirst celebration of International Women’s Day
… European countries in March 1911. It was celebrated on 19 March and over a million men and women took to the … demanded the right to work and an end to…
ArchiveSo wheres the party.
… Title in white letters on black parachute. Red SADF Logo with number 75 on it. Candles lit on names of townships. 75 years of SADF. End Conscription …
ArchiveArt Fair forced to reinstate Mabulu painting after Goldblatt threat by Matthew Krouse (Mail & Gurdian), 28 September 2013
… has been full of surprises. The Mail & Guardian reported on Friday that artist Ayanda Mabulu's painting Yakhal'inkomo … of Artlogic Ross Douglas who claimed…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… Selassie, complained to the League of Nations, calling on the League to invoke its doctrine of collective security. An attack on one member of the League…
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… traced to the sustained pressure by colonial authorities on traditional societies in order to force indigenous peoples … the heavy tax burdens that the…
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… that were piling up, the inability to honour obligations, on occasions remaining in the background when she had every … I hope we carried reasonably well. I…
ArchivePeople read their work at CAP
… Title in white letters on black background. Black and white image of three people reading a book with No. 1 on it. Meeting at Chapel Street, Woodstock on…
ArchiveBlack Sash public meeting
… Black and white poster. lack block on left hand side with the works 'Human Rights' on it. Notice of meeting at Great Hall on Thursday 10th March. List of…
Document 59 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to N. J. Barclay, 21 February 1936
… it had been communist (with a small "c"), Although united on the international problems, the Club rapidly developed two points of view on all the South…
Document 90 - “Hertzog’s Native Bill Passed: Only 11 Oppose Reactionary Measure”, Umsebenzi, 1 1 April 1936
… surprise to us. We had thought he had already gone too far on the road of demagogy and compromise to speak and vote as … will stick to his guns. Comrade…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… A terrorist attack on St. James Church in Cape Town, South Africa left 11 people dead and 58 wounded. At about 7:30pm, on Sunday 25th July, while the…