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PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… built by Chris Kristapper Reddy, and probably represents his major contribution to the temple architecture of this …
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… however, compelled every mineworker to be a member of his union. The Reformers denounced the closed shop principle … Harris, secretary of the Mineworkers'…
ArchiveObituary of Benita Parry (1931—2020) by Professor David Johnson
… close reading of literary and theoretical texts, Parry’s work combined the sympathetic deployment of the ideas of … describing it as an ‘interesting and…
PlaceGrydo Pass
… the same time as Michells Pass by Andrew Geddes Bain and his team of convict labourers in, 1848. This important pass …
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… property was purchased by President Kruger and remained in his family until; 1903. During this time an impressive main …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… South Africa, Advocate J. G. Strijdom dies. It was during his tenure in 1955 in Kliptown near Johannesburg, that the …
EventNew Prime Minister P.W. Botha appoints cabinet ministers
… Botha made some changes in the allocation of portfolios in his cabinet. He retained the post of minister of defence. …
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… lung complications after having been hospitalised in 1977. His medical doctors requested that he should be granted …
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… poetry. Born in Transkei, Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a …
EventThe Conservative Party decides on talks with National Party and expel a member
… within a unitary state. The party disapproved of his attack on its leader Dr Andries Treurnicht. …
EventThe Supreme Court of Zambia ruled that former Zambian president, Frederick Chiluba should stand trial for corruption
… brought a case against the Zambian parliament for lifting his immunity from prosecution. A year earlier, Frederick …
EventKen Oosterbroek is killed
… an intricate personality with a wonderful talent. His untimely death in the crossfire between hostel dwellers …
EventFormer Minister of Public Works, Thoko Didiza, is born
… under President Thabo Mbeki. When Mbeki was ousted from his position as President in 2008, she was one of the ten …
EventJeremy Cronin and British couple are sentenced in the Cape Town Supreme Court
… Town Supreme Court a British journalist, David Rabkin, his wife and a South African lecturer, Jeremy Cronin, were …
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… Walker died on 18 September 1924 in Krugersdorp. With his claims disputed, he was never recognized as the …
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… Minister furthermore considered it necessary to state his African policy again and pointed out that we were of … do things look ahead? In this regard…
PlaceKnysna, Garden Route- Western Province
… He could also be a right quite brash, as some of his colleagues would testify, but his humour and hospitality were legendary! His personal history, however,…
48. Breach of the compromise
… in this meeting who believe, as the chairman has stated in his speech, that the whole Indian community has sold for … too great faith in the statesmanship of…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… and culture. Community Engagement & Exhibitions We work with communities to preserve local heritage and support …
PlaceSterkfontein Caves, Krugersdorp (within the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site)
… Over the Years, this Area has become associated with the work of Dr Robert Broom , Professor Phillip Tobias and Dr …
Document 118 - Johannesburg District Communist Party, Call to a Non-European United Front!
… more Commissioners will be appointed who will force you to work on farms and then take the money you earn for taxes DO …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Opening Session of the South Centre’s Council of Representatives New York, 21 September 1998
… on issues affecting the South, and growing out of the work and experience of the South Commission, the Centre plays …
Document 47 - “International Communist League Formed in South Africa”, International Bulletin of the International Communist League, New Series, 2, September 1934
… training classes, weekly lectures, study circles, fraction work - in trade unions and other workers organizations - as …
Appeal to the British public by Dube
… and cheerfully, done for you all the hard and uncongenial work you would not do for yourselves – of your industries, …
PlaceMaidens Cove
… at the sea, in a whites-only Area . (This was because of Apartheid , and they were forbidden to use the other beaches … at the sea, in a whites-only Area. …
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
… of Soweto . It was founded in the early 1950's during the Apartheid era to accommodate Black residents who were … of Soweto. It was founded in the early 1950…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… secondary school subjects. The minister stated that to his knowledge, there was no cause for concern. The Department … Staff, (1993), ' Andries Treurnicht;…
EventWaddington report on Boipatong is released
… into the Boipatong massacre on 17 June 1992, presented his report in which he stated that while there was no …
EventFirst day of office for Mboweni as Governor the SA Reserve Bank
… as an advisor to Stals in 1998, when he resigned all of his elected and appointed positions in the ANC. Click here to …
EventConclusive Battle of Ndondakusuka takes place
… of Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande, and his father's younger brother, Umbolazi also known as Mbulazi. …