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Event7 People are killed during a SATS strike
Seven people were killed and about sixty-seven injured when about 800 striking South African Transport Services (SATS) workers, on their way to a union meeting…
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… Information [online]. Available at www.gov.za [Accessed 2 December 2016]| Knowles, C. (2011). ‘South Africa: The …
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
In Athlone, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), the area bordered by Klipfontein Road, Belgravia Road, Thornton Road and Alexander Sinton High…
EventCODESA’s starting date is set
Delegates from twenty groups agreed, after preparatory talks in Johannesburg, on a date for the start of substantive negotiations on South Africa's future…
PlaceApartheid Museum, Johannesburg
… democratic values, as enshrined in the UN Charter (Article 1) and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), … Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… his age, they called themselves the Katzenjammer Kids. [1] At this time, he was living with his Grandmother in … Africa’s townships through the story of a…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… a civil marriage is seen as a marriage concluded between 2 parties, and must be monogamous in order to be valid, … A customary marriage is not only concluded…
ArticleThe Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial, 1984
Context In the early 1980s the government took steps to control the level of resistance in the country. Its solution was to arrest key people and charge…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… poorest and most fragile countries, has a population of 2 019 023 million people, (21/07/2021). Guinea-Bissau’s … 1 … poorest and most fragile countries, has…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
Fearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, was born to John and Rebecca Fallows on 4 July 1789 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in England. He spent…
EventAlbertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.
For her very first trip abroad, Albertina Sisulu was accompanied by her Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) comrades, Sister Bernard Ncube and Jessie…
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
FINAL PROGRAMME FOR THE NKOSI ALBERT LUTHULI ORAL HISTORY COMPETITION MULDERSDRIFT, 03-06 OCTOBER 2014 DAY ONE (Friday 03 OCTOBER 2014) Afternoon…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
On 6 September 1989, the majority of South Africans witnessed the election of a national government in which it had no say; this was to be the last all-white…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… ‘ Zephania Mothopeng ’in Searchlight South Africa Vol. 1, No. 2 [online]. Available at www.disa.ukzn.ac.za [Accessed 15 …
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… Submissions- Questions and Answers, Ebrahim Rasool' , 2 June 1997[online] Available at: www.justice.gov.za … trials 1986-1992 in Policing and Society,…
EventAcclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons dies
Acclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons died in Cape Town. Cussons was known for her poetry works in Afrikaans, produced in ten volumes. Cussons was born…
EventBantu Women’s League protests against pass laws
… H, (2001), Encyclopedia of women social reformers, Volume 1, (California ), p.432 Alistair Body - Evans, Women's …
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa
… whose mothers have died, UNAIDS estimates that there were 1 400 000 children orphaned due to AIDS living in South … other country. However, it is estimated…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
International responsesThe Sharpeville massacre was reported worldwide, and received with horror from every quarter. South Africa had already been harshly…
Background to the Freedom Charter 1955
… few days of June, 146 volunteers were arrested; in July 1 504; during August 2015; and in September 2 058. The campaign gained momentum until October, but in…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… is passed in the South African Republic, or the Transvaal. 1. This law shall apply to the persons belonging to any of … Malays, and Mohammedan subjects of…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… stroke and was replaced by FW De Klerk , who announced on 2 February 1990 that the ANC, SACP, PAC and other liberation …
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… but simply sought to earn an education from an early age. [1] Her father pulled her from school when she was ten to take … earned qualifications in commerce,…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… predominantly White areas in Natal and the Transvaal since 1 January 1927. A number of speakers vehemently denounce the … against passes organised by the…
INDIAN SLAVES IN SOUTH AFRICA: A little-known aspect of Indian-South African relations by E. S. Reddy
… Malaya 16 0.49 Mauritius 6 0.18 Other and unidentified 56 1.71 Total 3283 100.00 (Note: The number from India includes … other Asian regions. He estimated…
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
On 15 November 1988, 21 year-old Barend Strydom went on a killing spree with his pistol and attempted to shoot every Black person he encountered. He killed 8…
PlaceGroote Schuur Campus, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch
This unique group of buildings known as the Groote Schuur campus of the University of Cape Town, was built in the classical revival style and together with its…
PlacePolokwane Game Reserve
Bordering the City of Polokwane in Limpopo, the Polokwane Game Reserve is possibly one of the finest on which to cut your teeth if you’re new to the pursuit of…
EventThree Zimbabwean intelligence officers stand trial for a bomb attack on an ANC house
… (2006), Zimbabwe releases apartheid spies from the BBC, 1 July 2006, [online], Available at www.bbc.co.uk [Accessed … frees apartheid killers , from…