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EventThe first 1820 British Settlers arrive in South Africa
… Cape colony, the first 1820 settlers arrived in Table Bay on board the Nautilus and the Chapman on 17 March 1820. From the Cape colony, the settlers were ……
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Introduction
… by The Department of Education Turning Point 2 focuses on the imposition of colonialism and explores its impact on African societies. Colonialism is often…
15. My son Gyapershad was decoyed
… Unao, Uttar Pradesh, wrote to the Government of Bengal on 26 March 1905 saying that his son had been ‘decoyed’ and … about 17 years my son who has been…
PlaceSun Valley Estates, Ladysmith
… issues, unemployment was a huge problem and women survived on their meager savings which they had built up over the … removal mentioned that, eventually, a…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… Town and Holiday Destination on the South Coast, 29 km from Durban . It was founded in … A wide range of gifts and collectables for every taste are on…
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… The Village of Oudtshoorn was originally laid out in 1847 on the farm Hartebeestrivier, and was established by the … By 1904 it stood at 8,849, of whom 3,865…
PlaceUniversity of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape
… Parliament, Thursday, 9 October 2025 – The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has noted … tag of being the most infamous and…
ArchivePhotography pundit David Goldblatt takes ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Matsepo, 2 June 2017
… in their own words. Goldblatt has previously focused on ex-offenders in South Africa and worked with the arts … In HM Prison Birmingham, around 40 images…
Document 52 - International Secretariat of the International Communist League [B-L),Minutes of meeting, 23 April 1935 (Extract)
… minority of' the Lenin Club condemns (particularly the one on the constitution of the new party), the latter do not … our ranks in South Africa, not to split…
EventThe birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… On 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day, a group of about 15 people protested on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town to demand … day…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
… Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern … cattle with them. The British soon followed in pursuit and on…
Interview with Dr Vanitha Chetty by Ms Rajes Pillay,University of Durban Westville,13 June 2002
… one who was responsible for the planting of the palm trees on the Esplanade, and he had a flourishing business at that … used to tell the story where it was…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… independence when he stepped down temporarily to work on the revitalization of the Tanganyika African National … yet achieved independence from colonial rule…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.4 No.1 Oct-Dec 1959
… Contents: Revolution is Now. Cartoon, David Marais. On the Boycott, Julius Nyerere. Durban Explodes, Myrna … The African in Industry, Brian Bunting. The…
EventMogadishu seaport is handed over to the combined task force by UN
… On 28 February 1995, Mogadishu seaport was handed over to the … organised discussions between the parties, who agreed on a ceasefire, to be monitored by UN…
Eventold Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially restricted area
… breaking the municipal by-laws. The young man was charged on 29 counts for resisting moving after every 20 minutes, … was facing 29 charges, the young man…
EventFifth Constitution Amendment Bill is introduced
… Amendment Bill, establishing a framework for deliberations on the country's future constitutional, economic and social … was introduced in Parliament. The…
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… Angry White workers, on strike since 28 December 1921, stormed and occupied police stations, railway installations and mines on the Witwatersrand. They also…
EventProtests against Afrikaans language in Black schools
… of the oppressor. It was against this background that on 30 April 1976, students at Orlando West Junior School in Soweto went on strike and boycotted classes…
EventThe trial of Fred Carneson, a listed communist begins at the Supreme Court in Cape Town
… and contravention of the Suppression of Communism Act. On 25 May Carneson was sentenced to a total of five years and … After nearly seven years in prison,…
EventJoseph Kasavubu, first president of the Democratic Republic of Congo dies
… the office when the Congo became independent from Belgium on 30 June, 1960. Kasavubu was born in the village of … a nearby Catholic mission where he was…
EventDemonstrations begin outside the South African Embassy in Washington D.C.
… the South African Embassy in Washington DC and continued on an almost daily basis as anti-apartheid protesters … Mary Frances Berry, Commissioner of the U.S…
EventThe governor of the Cape, Sir Alfred Milner, opens the Graaff-Reinet-Middelburg railway line
… power would shift from the Cape to the Transvaal. Kruger on the other hand was set on keeping the British out of the Transvaal. Milner opened the Graaf…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… not be allowed to dissipate. And with South Africa finally on board, progress in the negotiations over Rhodesia, so … and the urgency of avoiding a major…
GEAR and Neo-Liberalism (Part 2) by Thabo Mbeki, 28 March, 2016
… Growth. This action plan marked an increased emphasis on macroeconomic reform to further increase investment…" … Mafikeng in December 1997 adopted a…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… obvious that unless the I.C.U. justified its existence on the industrial field, stagnation would set in. It was no … his position threatened by the presence…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at the plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 09 November 1982, New York
… anniversary of its singularly important decision calling on all Member States to break cultural, diplomatic, economic … since the inception of this world…
Negotiations, the ANC Vision of a New South African and the Indian Community Keynote Address by the President of the African National Congress, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… has proposed is a form of power sharing. The ANC, on the other hand, proposes an interim Government of National … negotiations. In this phase we aim to…
EventThe Choice of Termination Act is enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
… From February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament … unsafe abortions. In direct opposition to this, the Choice…
ANC NEC meets (30th November, - 2 December 2001), 29 November 2001
… the 90th year -long Anniversary celebrations. A briefing on the state of HIV /AIDS in South Africa will be given by NEC member, Manto Tshabalala - Msimang on…