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EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… Selassie lost his throne in 1936 after he was defeated by Italians and fled to Britain. However, in his absence … occupation, killings and humiliation of its…
EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… Presumably the assassination attempts were precipitated by Nkrumah’s announcement to ban opposition parties in 1960. … 1966 while Nkrumah was on a visit to…
EventPass laws are suspended in South Africa
… the many Africans who presented themselves for arrest by openly violating the pass laws. Pass laws required that … Massacre , where more than 200 protesters…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
… not permitted after 1899 and following pressure exerted by Indians, a Durban Higher Grade Indian School was set up. … of the Natal Indian Congress . The…
PlaceThe Space
… as they performed in various venues. [ii] He was inspired by the work they did and felt the desire to open up a theatre … used for chrome and electroplating…
PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
… and easily accessible supply of fresh vegetables and meat. By the end of 1792 the Company was in financial difficulties … to visiting ships for his own…
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… drove him into what is now Zimbabwe. It is likely that by the mid 1800s the small settlement on Melville Koppies was … vandalised - possibly still in use in…
PlaceSun City, Rustenburg
… Palace of The Lost City A legendary Destination designed by dreamers for luxury-seekers. Since its inception in 1992, … Volcanic Site among the Pilanesberg…
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 2
… Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community by C. H. Calpin In the early nineteen twenties the Indian … Bill, a bill not unlike that proposed a…
44th National Conference: Report of the National Executive Committee, 18 December 1955
… race discrimination and colonialism are being replaced by human brotherhood and the independence of nations. … of annihilation against the peoples of French…
Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White Trade Unionism in South Africa, 28 July 1928
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 15 - E. R. Roux, Black and White … especially the development of real…
ANC statement on more lies inside the Cape Town story, 14 May 2011
… is founded. The unethical and unlawful conduct displayed by the DA since the start of this election campaign as well … the wall and desperate to boost its…
Press Conference in Addis Ababal: Oliver Tambo, 02 July 1987
… to the apartheid system, and that it is firmly supported by the majority of South Africans. And those whites we have … that institution, that apartheid…
Timol Inquest: He was murdered but culprits are dead, court rules
… Mothle ruled that in 1971 the SACP’s Timol was pushed by members of the Security Branch out of a window in John … after Timol’s death due to the continuous…
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai A fresh piece of … into Natal. Below, a petition submitted on 23…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, "A Critique of Mr. … for the acclamation of the author…
PlaceSouth Africa
… Is the Southern most Country of Africa. It is bordered by Botswana , Lesotho , Namibia , Mozambique , Zimbabwe . It is also bordered by two Seas, namely the…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… with indigenous forest patches and swamp forests flanked by magnificent forested ravines of the Msikaba and Mtentu … with indigenous forest patches and swamp…
Address at the opening of The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Durban 12 November 1999
… significance we all attach to this meeting is emphasised by the participation of the large numbers of heads of … in the effort to end the cancerous racism…
PlaceShree Ambalavaanar Alayam Temple Complex, Cato Manor, Durban
… and Devanai. These Murthies were donated to the temple by the Subbiah Pillay family of Lark Place. This was the … Temple Builder Kistappa Reddy, whose own…
Archaeology - A way of discovering the past
… the origin of people? The distant past can be studied by means of archaeology. Archaeologists try to find the … precious Rubbish and other remains are…
Chapter 1: Introduction
… The IFP viewed the UDF as pro-ANC, and therefore governed by its ideologies and principles. In a way, the UDF was … that Barayi's speech had put a final nail…
73. The Congress of the People, June 1955
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The African National … movement'. The report reproduced below was…
Chapter 7
… have believed that the policy of segregation decided upon by the White man would eventually benefit us, because … than the rut in which we were then. They…
Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. II: The Conquest of Power in South Africa [1963]
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 77 - Yu Chi Chan Club , Pamphlet No. … class struggle is being waged, a…
Chapter IV - A meaningful life
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph June 1971 had brought me freedom from all the … I ended with my promise that I should never ban myself by…
ANC Secretary General meeting former political prisoners on the Cuban Five, 21 May 2010
… Cuba. The Cuban Five, as they are known, were arrested by the FBI while trying to stop right-wing groups in Miami … with comrade Mantashe after the gathering…
PlaceDutch Reformed Mission Institute, Cape Town
… labourers to settler farmers. In 1820 they were succeeded by the Dutch Reformed congregation of Paarl and a small … history of mission work in South Africa…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… in a coup which led to Lumumba’s arrest. He was executed by a firing squad on 17 January 1961. It later emerged that Lumumba’s death had been orchestrated by…
EventNUSAS disbands
… policies. While the organisation was considered by some to have been co-opted by the government, it had adopted the Freedom Charter and …