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ArchiveStaffrider Vol.2 No.4 Nov-Dec 1979
… Staffrider Vol.2 No.4 Nov-Dec 1979 …
PlaceFort Schanskop
After the Jameson Raid in 1896, Pres Paul Kruger of the “Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek” decided to protect Pretoria by constructing forts in strategic places…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
Location: back to this day in history search archive South Africa received a mandate from the League of Nations over South West Africa (SWA) on 17 December…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
The Natal Indian Organisation (NIO) was founded on May 4 1947 by A. I. Kajee and others who had left the Natal Indian Congress (NIC). The NIC had grown more…
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
The legendary German general was known as the "Desert Fox for his brilliant military exploits in north Africa during the Second World War. He was born in…
EventBoeremag bomb blasts rock Soweto and Bronkhorstspruit
Just after midnight on 30 October 2002 eight bomb blasts rocked Soweto. Seven of the blasts occurred on main commuter railway lines running through the…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church rejoins the World Alliance of Reformed Churches
On 13 October 1998, the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) rejoined the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) after the general synod renounced apartheid. This…
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
… against pass laws in Sharpeville, Vereeniging. On 2 February 1990 the National Party (NP) government unbanned …
PlaceO.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg
The renaming ceremony of the Johannesburg International Airport to O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, October 27, 2006. Oliver…
PlaceVhembe District Municipality
… and is located in, South Africa, with a population of 1 240 035 habitants. The estimate terrain elevation above … Mutale'. It covers 21 407 km2 and the…
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…
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… a nationwide 'Release Mandela' campaign, with some 1,5-million people signing the petition. The campaign was … Sisulu, held in detention since 1986 was…
Umbrella Contemporary Dance Festival
In 1988 Vita Promotions, in conjunction with two individuals, both journalists, (Adrienne Sichel and Marilyn Jenkins) with a passionate interest in…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… such as armed conflict, climate change and poverty. [1] Although the continent continues to experience numerous … be created by the tourism industry in Sub…
ArticleWomen in African Literature: Writing and Representation
Africa has produced a number of female authors who were, and still are, able to assert themselves as writers, both on a national and international scale…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1910-1919
… less than a Native Parliament’ (in Benson, 1985: 28). 2 April, South African Races Congress is formed under the … exclusively for African ownership” (Flemmer…
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
A series of legislations were passed by the NP led government in the 1950s as it sought to deal with dissent and entrench apartheid. Leading political…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida References: 1. Mayson, J S, The Malays of Cape Town, Manchester, UK, Cave and Sever, 1865, p 7. 2. Seedat, Hassim, …
National General Council 2005: Consolidated Report on Sectoral Strategies, 3 July 2005
… LEGISLATURE, GOVERNANCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS 1. PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY Participatory democracy can be … to ensure transparency and acceptance by all…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… On 2 February 1990, the National Party government unbanned … a new Constitution for South Africa. On 15 May 1992 CODESA 2 met at the World Trade Centre…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… of African Unity and from Nigeria. By 1997, an estimated 2 , 000 to 3,000 volunteers received military training …
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 %, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) 1.2 % and the African …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
1910 The establishment of the Union of South Africa consolidates white rule over the territories that came to be known as South Africa. The Union is founded…
ArticleGrade 12 - Topic 3 - Civil Society protests 1950s to 1990s
… 2015] Roles of Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X; and 1. … [ Accessed 25 February 2015] 2. http://www.biography.com/people/malcolm-x-9396195 [ … http:/…
Conflict among civic organisations
Civic organisations in the Western Cape, particularly in Cape Town did not share the same ideological stance, interests and outcomes. One of the major…
PlaceMilnerton
The Cape Town suburb of Milnerton was established in 1902 on the site of the old farm: 'Janbiesjeskraal', and was named in honour of Sir Alfred Milner, Cape…
PlaceDie Nederlandse Reherformrde Kerk (Paul Kruger Church) Pretoria
The year 1859 marks the founding of the Reformed Church, in Pretoria and its first church was built in the town in 1863. Only on 21 December 1894 did the…
EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
The fall of the of the fortress town of Tobruk was a major blow to the Allied forces during World War Two, as the town contained substantial material, supplies…
EventWorld Aids Day is internationally observed for the first time
… of Health Ministers in London, a decision was taken that 1 December would annually be observed as World Aids Day. This … challenges. The first World Aids Day…
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
In January 1995 an advertising campaign was launched to elicit public views on what should be in the Constitution. On 19 September the first consolidated draft…