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PlaceAmaLinde, West of King Williams Town
… force would willingly choose to fight in veld covered by these features. The Amalinde mounds are up to a metre in … level ground anywhere. The mounds are…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… 6 December 1977 this 'homeland' was granted independence by the South African government. Bophuthatswana's capital … speaking. This new country's…
PlaceIrene Concentration Camp and Gravesite
… house Boer woman and children, driven from their land by the British "scorched earth" policy. This policy dictated … was exceptionally hard, and very little…
EventThe Pondoland Revolts
… revolt in the Eastern Cape refered to the action taken by iKongo to reject tribal authorities and self-government of Transkei, initiated by the Bantu…
EventIt is announced that a child prostitution and trafficking task team rescues 14 underage prostitutes in downtown Johannesburg
… for sexual purposes are forced into prostitution by parents, family friends, taxi drivers and brothel owners. … Some of the girls who are trafficked are even…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… 63-page document was the culmination of 18 months of work by the Constitutional Assembly with Cyril Ramaphosa, … draft constitution was expected before 9 May…
PlaceFrankfort
… out in 1869 on the farm Roodepoort, and named Frankfurt by Albert van Gordon. The town later received municipality … of the Dutch Reformed Church. This…
PlaceSahlumbe
… began in earnest. Sahlumbe was formally created in 1969 by the State, in response to a crisis sparked by the eradication of Labour Tenancy in Weneen. …
57. The Agreement does not touch the root of anti-Asiaticism
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai P. S. Aiyar, Leo R. … that the general approval given to the…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - White Students and Black Students
… From the book: The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu All true Christians in South Africa will have … exclusiveness are due to the social…
Address to the National Council Of Provinces, 19 September 2003
… process to many South Africans who were directly affected by apartheid brutality. Honourable Members, our Constitution, … to achieve. In drafting the…
Chapter XI - Witness for freedom
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph When I began to give evidence, my knees were … I had no faith in a spontaneous voluntary change of heart by the…
ArchiveSCANC Newsletter No 3
… Newsletter produced by SCANC (Students Committee Against New Constitution) urging support for a co-ordinated campaign by students to sign a petition…
PlaceHopkins Street 64-66, Parow
… These two double-storey dwellings were erected in 1910 by George Thomas Hopkins. They have a number of fine … verandah and balcony which were presumably…
EventSADF replace police on South West Africa’s northern border
… W. Botha announced the replacement of South African police by the South African Defence Force on the northern borders of … forces would be able to resist the…
EventWalter Sisulu celebrates 90th birthday
… the world and in 1992 was awarded the Isitwalandwe award by the ANC for his contribution to the struggle. Here follows … biographer: WALTER SISULU AND THE…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Religion and Churches
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede 24. A. M. LEMBEDE, "African … God before the advent of the Europeans to this country. By…
EventAfrican National Congress guerilla is shot and killed in Orange Free State.
… African National Congress guerilla was shot and killed by police in a township called Ficksburg in Orange Free State … tried to use a hand grenade while he…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 73th Anniversary of the ANC 8 January 1985
… people, who, during a particularly ferocious offensive by the enemy, have accumulated a record of resistance and … attack that victory is to be found. Unity…
Americans for South African Resistance, 25 June 1982
… Campaign against Unjust Laws of South Africa, sponsored by the African National Congress. This Campaign was a very … the fact that I was removed from the…
ANNOUNCEMENT OF ANC CANDIDATE PREMIERS, 23 April 1999
… that Premiers, like national Ministers will be appointed by the President. The Candidate Premiers for the nine … life at De Beers Finsch Mine, and was later…
Chapter 3 - Exploring the feasibility of negotiation
… By 1985 the struggle for democracy in South Africa had … for the economy was in shock and the country was isolated by the international community. While the…
Document 37 - The Bill of Rights
… the nature of the right and the nature of any duty imposed by the right. 3. When applying a provision of the Bill of … to the rights in the Bill of Rights…
PlaceAkkoordskop, a Hill in the Western Cape
… to find a trade Route to India in 1592. It was captained by Cornelius de Houtman. The journal of their Sea journey was kept by; Paulus van Caerden, in his…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named after the American … pupils at a time and his medical…
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… a life-changing Christian journey. They seek to serve God by working for Justice and Peace, Respect and learn from all the great faith traditions and desire…
Grassroots
… The members of these organisations kept Grassroots alive by giving news and selling the paper itself. Grassroots struggled financially, but was assisted by…
EventThe last quagga in the world dies in a zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
… have been working since 1987 to recreate the quagga by selective breeding from 'Plains zebra' stock, aiming to … 2005. The extinction of the quagga was…
EventScores of people are killed in Boipatong, Vaal
… gruesome attacks on township residents was carried out by armed men from Kwa Madala Hostel in Sebokeng, south of … residents were butchered and assaulted in…
EventDetectives testify against members of the ANC and the Congress Alliance in the infamous Treason Trial
… part in the Congress of the People in 1955, considered by the state as a conspiracy to establish a Communist … in a meeting that a Freedom Charter had been…