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ArchiveThe Black Sash: a case study of liberalism in South Africa 1955-1990
… and particularly after 1960, has been impoverished by the scarcity of analyses of liberal political activity … Sach organisation, from its inception in 1955…
PlaceNiewoudtville
… who owned the land until 1897, when it was purchased by the Dutch Reformed Church who developed it as a kerkplaats … under General JC Smuts returned to…
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… The bridge was designed by the Department of Public Works of the ZAR, under the guidance of Sytze Wierda. It was built by JJ Kirkness and was officially…
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
… the oldest surviving house in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of England, who … These were restored with some…
EventSekonyela, chief of the Batlokwa, dies in the Wittebergen Reserve, Herschel district.
… In late 1853, Sekonyela's Tlôkwa Chiefdom was defeated by the army of Basotho king Moshoeshoe I . Most of his tribesmen were subsequently dispersed or…
Document 67 - Letter from the African Metal Trades Union, Johannesburg, to the Workers’ Party of South Africa, 21 February 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 67 - Letter from the African Metal … Branch, Cape Town. Dear Comrade, I…
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… 1956, to present a petition against the carrying of passes by women to the prime minister, J.G. Strijdom. This famous … in 1995. The march against the pass…
EventSA pledges support for a negotiated settlement in Rhodesia
… from Mozambique and Angola. The Rhodesian government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, was engaged in a civil war with the ZANU PF liberation movement. The…
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… Ingrid Jonker, a South African poet, committed suicide by walking into the sea. Jonker was 31 Years old. The … position of a common humanity. Jonker's work…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces withdrawal of Internal Stability Units (ISU)
… townships of Kathlehong and Thokoza. They were replaced by the South African Defence Force (SADF). ISU was the most … between the ISU and the community had…
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… particulars relating to the employment of Ferdi Barnard by the Directorate: Covert Collection (DCC). The commission … former Civil Co-Operation Bureau (CCB)…
EventTurkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award
… national hero, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, awarded to him by the state of Turkey. According to Mandela's spokesperson … this stance due to the human rights…
Event7 People are killed during a SATS strike
… workers, on their way to a union meeting, were accosted by several hundreds of non-striking workers at Germiston … the allegation categorically. After a…
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… Town on a 167 day journey into the interior, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, a companion named Mietjie Versveld, … of Good Hope and the interior of…
EventFirst air flight from London to South Africa
… By the 1920s, the development of heavier than air flight had … the London to Cape Town route was met with great sceptism by the British authorities. However…
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… had first -hand experience of the discrimination faced by people of colour. His response to this was the … leadership, 3000 Indians protested against the law…
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… Orange River Colony in 1907, this aspiration was also held by the Afrikaner population. These political forces resulted … which met for the first time on 12…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… minerals of copper, gold, and uranium would be exploited by the newly-formed Congolese government. Katanga's secession was supported by most White settlers…
BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
… ensures that all aspects of social life are circumscribed by the realities of powerlessness. Under Apartheid in South … their families suffer these hardships…
From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 2
… factories, machinery and all other means of production by private individuals and financial groups who are thus able … scale, and the 1914-1918 war threatens…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the European Parliament, Strasbourg: 17 November 2004
… the "International Herald Tribune" published an article by a David Harland described by the newspaper as "a senior policy adviser on humanitarian … the…
Document 54 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L) to the Communist League of South Africa and the Workers Party of South Africa, 24 July 1935
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 54 - Letter from the International … Africa (14 and 29.V. 1935) have been…
May Day
… May Day holiday). Worker's Day celebrates the role played by Trade Unions, the Communist Party and other labour … But the modern working class, whose…
EventFirst celebration of May Day in South Africa
… May Day holiday). Worker's Day celebrates the role played by Trade Unions, the Communist Party and other labour … But the modern working class, whose…
EventInternational celebration of ‘May Day’
… May Day holiday). Worker's Day celebrates the role played by Trade Unions, the Communist Party and other labour … the modern working class, whose…
For Africanisation of the Party Letter from Moses M Kotane in Cradock to Johannesburg District Party Committee dated February 23, 1934.
… African National Congress (Cape) had been formed in 1931 by Elliot Tonjeni and other left-wing members who had been driven out of the Cape ANC by the…
An interview with Mr. A.W.G. Champion
… is an interview with Mr. Champion conducted in 1964 by Mr. Stanley Trapido, Lecturer at the Institute of … decided that once you have broken the terms of…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 The Last Supper is a … - Canada But the last supper of my…
61. Segregation reduces our people to helotry
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Asiatic Land Tenure … Indians in the Transvaal. Albert…
PlaceSignal Hill
… The Settlement at the Cape of Good Hope was founded by the Dutch in 1652 and the signal guns were originally part … in 1803. However, in 1806 the Cape was…