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PlaceOude Molen, Alexandra Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Maitland
… embedded one of the “granite jaws” - heavy millstones, 1,5m in diameter. Its history goes back to 1779 when the … of land with the buildings thereon was…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… group of languages (Nguni subgroup), spoken by some 2 million people chiefly in Swaziland where it is an official …
Address on the Occasion of the Torch Handing Over Ceremony, “From Rio to Johannesburg” , 25 June 2002 Rio De Janeiro
… in 1994, 7 million people have access to clean water, over 1 million homes for poor people have been built, over 2 million more homes now have electricity…
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…
EventVanessa Brereton, former human rights lawyer, admits that she was an Apartheid spy
Vanessa Brereton worked as a human rights lawyer in South Africa, taking on high profile cases under the Apartheid regime. When the African National Congress …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
Rwanda, much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class divisions. The Tutsi had been the…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… appointed to look into state-sponsored violence 1990 2 February, De Klerk opens Parliament; announces freeing of …
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…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers
… difference in opinion about the portrayal of Shaka Zulu. [1] Discuss the legacy of Shaka Zulu by explaining ways in … believed that Shaka was the main cause…
Programme for the High-Level delegation hosted by the African National Congress in Tshwane & Johannesburg from 18 - 22 October 2015
… 2015 2PM - 3:30 PM Arrival: Principal, Deputy Principal & 2 members members of Central Com Protocol Lounge, ORT 3:30pm … with ANC Top 6 Chief Albert Luthuli…
EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
… sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/llewellyn-herbert-1.html ↵ [ii] Llewellyn Herbert betrokke by Brandwag, … sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… 000. He is currently banned from the comrades for another 2 years. He maintains his innocence, claiming to have never …
PlaceLoftus Versveld Stadium, Hatfield
Before it was known Loftus this stadium was called 'Die Springbokpark', it was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 21 September 1979…
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923 1. Minimum or Standard rate of wages for all the African … Conditions of the Railways workers also to…
EventGeneral Barry Hertzog, former South African Prime Minister, dies
James Barry Munnick Hertzog was born into a German immigrant family in 1866. He attended school in Kimberly and Stellenbosch, and completed a Bachelor's degree…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
On 31 October 1933, Abdul Samad Minty was born in Hartebeesfontein, Northern Transvaal (now known as Limpopo Province). In June 1958 he left for Britain to…
PlaceCradock Division
The Cradock division is known as The Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality or District. It is situated in the Chris Hani District in the Eastern Cape Province. It…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
During apartheid, the term "Coloured" was used to refer to group of people generally considered to be of mixed race origin. Coloured people, throughout the…
The Role of Women in the Struggle against Apartheid, 15 July 1980
… men had to drink in municipal beer halls. In June 1959, 2,000 women marched to express their grievances. Others … an estimated 20,000 women in Natal…
ArticleThe Sedition Trial 1946 - 1948
… to the strike, the government deployed a contingent of 1,600 white police to put down the strike. As a result of … and the police nine people were killed and…
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1960-1969
… Tutu is ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church. 1 January, Minister of Bantu Education assumes control of … government declares a State of Emergency and…
Chapter 15. The African Worker-A Policeman and Pair Of Handcuffs Always Waiting - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… per cent of the Africans who lived in Reserves was £2 16s. 7d. For an African to pay two kinds of taxes, … .. .. 985 …
Thabo’s pen versus perceptions by Tinyiko Maluleke (Sunday Independant), 24 January 2016
Since the rising of the sun of democracy upon the magnificent Drakensberg, none of the other sons of the soil on whom we have bestowed the title of president…
Chronology
… Trust and Land Bill becomes law in May June 29””July 2 , AAC reconvenes 1937 Natives (Urban Areas) Amendment Act … of the Non-European Unity Movement (NEUM)…
South African and World leaders
… son Zwelakhe have won numerous humanitarian awards. On the 2 June 2011 she died at her Linden home in Johannesburg, aged … profiles that you may want to…
EventTseko Simon Nkoli dies
On this day in history, prominent activist Tseko Simon Nkoli died of an AIDS related illness. Nkoli was one of the first Black anti-apartheid activists to…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.4 Nov-Dec 1979
… Staffrider Vol.2 No.4 Nov-Dec 1979 …