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EventPolitical activists seek refuge in the British Consulate in Durban
… Gumede, David and Nair left the consulate on 13 December. All, except Nair, together with a number of other activists, … Court, known as the Pietermaritzburg…
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… the establishment of a truth commission "to investigate all the violations of human rights ... from all quarters". In the meantime, ANC leaders said that…
EventSADF responds to allegations by FAPLA
… Defence Force (SADF) responded by claiming that not all the soldiers that were killed were theirs. SADF admitted … public against involvement in a war that…
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
… has to return the dowry that he paid for her and give up all financial rights. Women’s right s activists still feel … be difficult for poor women to return…
PlaceCarmel, George
… Carmel is a monument to those who trusted their Lord for all things, and found Him faithful to meet every need. … offer a place of rest and restoration to…
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… would involve establishing a free state and freedom for all slaves. On the evening of 27 October 1808, on the farm of … to convince the absentee farmer's…
PlaceKilnerton Training Institution
… a missionary outreach that eventually reached Countries all over the World. As Kilnerton is a South African … Ndlovu in, Pretoria and John Klassen in…
The ‘special branch’
… for us. They always wanted to know what we are doing, all the time. Hawu! They always used to follow us. They used to follow everyone, all the time. All the…
ArticleDISA Archive
… resource focusing on the socio-political history of South Africa, particularly the struggle for freedom during the … interested persons, scholars and…
PlaceBetty's Bay
… winds its way through the Kogelberg Nature Reserve , South Africa’s first UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that links the … with up-to-date information about the…
PlaceKaroo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
… some 250 million years ago was recently found in South Africa. It’s the first time that the Procolophon Trigoniceps, … and Spring flowers draw huge numbers…
ArticlePeter Magubane Timeline 1932-
… 1932 Born in Vrededorp, South Africa. Matriculates from Western Native Township High … 1963 Worked as a freelance photographer in South Africa until 1966…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… from London after passing the Bar 1893 He travels to South Africa to work under a year-long contract with Dada Abdulla & … 1896 He becomes an established…
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… follow through with the grandparents (female) side. Not all persons were married on arrival. Some were single, came …
Reflections on the 1973 Durban strikes by Steven Freedman
… THIS month forty years ago, South Africa learned an important truth which shaped our future – … month forty years ago in Durban changed the face of South…
Document 29 - Resolution on the need for the resumption of multi-party negotiations
… that the new Constitution is a document which empowers all South Africans, and does not further entrench the … juristic persons are covered under this…
ArticleState of the Nation Addresses
… of the Nation Address (SONA) by the President of South Africa is a speech given by the sitting President of South Africa. It is normally an annual event but…
ArticleGarment Workers Union (GWU)
… and 1930s, most of the tailors and dressmakers in South Africa had come from Eastern Europe. They had brought with … under the Suppression of Communism Act …
PlaceSwakopmund, Namibia
… attempt to construct the artificial harbour (as South Africa owned the only natural harbour in the area at Walvis … litter the shoreline, from the beaches…
PlaceKwaNzimakwe, South Coast
… trails with different sites, it is recommended to try all the trails to get the full experience. The walks offer … who wish to stay in the area a little…
PlaceAluin Krantz West, a Farm Near Alexandria
… were distinguished by the name of 'alumen', but they were all characterised by a certain degree of astringency, and were all employed in dyeing and medicine,…
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
… but it was replaced in 1913 by a monument commemorating all those killed in action. A bronze plaque was affixed in … changes in the memorial and it was in a…
EventThe African National Congress (ANC) calls a meeting to chart a way forward for the Defiance Campaign
… an ultimatum was addressed to the Government to repeal all discriminating Legislation before or on 29 February 1952. … contravention of such Legislation…
EventReport on ANC detention camps is released
… commission to pursue this matter and to identify all ANC officials responsible for abuses of human rights. It … a fully independent commission would be…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… protectorate Moshoeshoe wrote: "The whole of my tribe, all the Chiefs of Basutoland, and myself more than anyone - we are all glad. It matters little to us…
EventSANDF soldiers strike
… aware of the difficulties experienced by ex MK cadres and all non-statutory forces, it strongly appealed to all soldiers to go back to SANDF assembly points,…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… born. I thank the Department of Cooperative Governance and all the stakeholders such as the local municipalities for … emotional event, which I believe…
ArticleArmed Struggle, the revival of armed activity 1970s-1980s
… gave tremendous momentum to the armed struggle in South Africa. Jacob Zuma recalls that when Angola and Mozambique … 1975 up to the first half of 1976, many…
ArchiveThe Man Before Mandela by Steven Gish
… Few alumni know this, but one of South Africa’s most important civil rights leaders is part of the … U-Gear300x250-5.png Xuma’s time at the University was…
PlaceEmalahleni Municipality, Mpumalanga
… Municipality , in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. Emalahleni is a Nguni word meaning; 'place of coal'. … seen as providing migrant labour to the…