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ArchiveInterview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa
… in the United Democratic Front and the Congress of South African Trade Unions. After the advent of majority rule, …
PlaceFalse Bay
… West Coast of the Cape Peninsula . Especially during the African Summer months, the beaches of the False Bay are …
PlaceGrabouw
… valley which offers fresh, local produce and proudly South African handmade items. If you enjoy just relaxing and taking …
PlaceGaries
… something of a stone fortress used during the South African War. And look out for traditional Nama ' Matjiehuise …
EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… other departments remained under control of the South African government. The homelands: After South Africa became … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) …
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… to the Government, the members of our Church and all the African people that we disagree profoundly with a policy that … South African History Online Father…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… majority of the Assembly. In 1957 Ghana became the first African country to gain independence. References: Ghana - …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… family continues to be a dominant force in the South African business world. The Rembrandt Group was built up into …
EventSouth Africa abandons the Gold Standard, sparking a period of economic expansion
… hard hit when the resulting spike in the cost of South African goods devastated exports, especially minerals and …
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… In a strongly worded statement, the African National Congress rejected the constitutional …
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… Matlosa.K. & Pule.N.W, (2001), The Military in Lesotho, African Security Review, Vol.10, No.2 (online), available …
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… carrying ability. According to research done by South African archaeologists, C. Auret and .T.Maggs in 1982, the …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… South Africa, approximated that of the then-banned African National Congress (ANC). In the late 1990s Boesak, …
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… Click here to read more about the struggle of South African women. … history of South Africa, Claremont: New Africa Books|South African History Online,…
PlaceRiverside
… tokens are the best researched and most sought after South African trade tokens by numismatists and serious Coin …
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… PrÁƒÂƒ©val became the new president of Haiti. South African has been criticised for providing refuge to Aristid …
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 …
EventUnited Nations lifts arms embargo on South Africa
… Africa (Armscor), the procurement agency for the South African army and the armaments industry's marketing … About African History, ' This Day in African…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… in secrecy to bring out the first Afrikaans (i.e., South African Dutch) translation of "The Communist Manifesto". The …
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role in the African National Congress’ (ANC) struggle against the … South African History Online, Nelson Mandela , from…
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… of Steel Ceilings and Aluminium Works Ltd. formed our "African Metal Trade Union" which so far appointed com RL to …
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… Gujaratis, Tamils, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Parsis and African families. At its height, Tolstoy Farm supported a …
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… of human rights abuses. The ICC has indicted two other African heads of state, including Sudanese President Omar …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… After the War, it was occupied by a division of the South African Constabulary, and following the armed uprising of …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… 2001. It was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked …
Presidential Address to the Extended Meeting of the National Executive Committee of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, April 1975
… lead a mighty and victorious struggle. The Organisation of African Unity Having analysed the situation and decided on … anew Kwame Nkrumah's declaration,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Mercosur Heads of State Summit Ushuaia, 24 July 1998
… regional or continental associations - the Organisation of African Unity;the European Union;Caribbean Community and … the solidarity of the international…
Say It out Loud - The Coloured People and the Franchise, 1906
… to enter, travel or reside in any part of the South African Republic, etc. etc. Even as late as 1899, both the … He wrote me as follows: "In the local laws…
PlaceSlave Church Museum
… The South African Missionary Meeting House/ Sendinggestig Museum (short … was built between 1802 and 1804. It was founded by the African Missionary Society…
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… brutal and inhumane treatment of Africans by the South African Nationalist government. Sikhakhane-Rankin made great … operations of the ANC, and her time…