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BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… Natal on February 26th, 1903. He was the second son to Ezra and Sardinia Dhlomo. Ezra came from a line of … the ICU, called for the mobilization of labour…
EventUS Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia
… years that followed, South Africa ignored repeated calls to turn Namibia over to majority rule. In 1966, the General Assembly passed … and declaring that…
BiographyMaria Laubser
… 1912 Laubser visited Pretoria and subsequently moved to the Transvaal, taking a job as a governess on a farm for a … until outbreak of World War 1…
Document 20 - Advance to national democracy: guidelines on strategy and tactics of the ANC
… of GEAR, its impact on social spending and failure to create jobs, the deadlock in negotiations over the Basic … and domestic workers ). • The attempt by…
EventThe South African government is to grant self-government to KaNgwane
… The South African government was to grant self-government to KaNgwane. This move was seen as confirmation that it had … its land deal with Swaziland, of…
BiographyCarol Moses
… newly imposed Tricameral parliament (a name that was given to South African Parliament from 1984 to 1994, which included Coloured and Indian people). Moses ……
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… De La Rey, a South African War II General, was ordered to meet with Generals Jan C Smuts and Louis Botha in Pretoria. The trio was going to discuss about a…
ArchiveRegional youth congress we say: No to forced removals: No to high rents: Forward to the peoples government
… black and yellow; Regional youth congress we say: No to forced removals: No to high rents: Forward to the peoples government … Regional youth congress we say…
EventProposal made to stop sending Black troops to assist in WW1
… of sending coloured men and natives from South Africa to Europe for any service in connection with the war or … people for the South African Native Labour…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… and independent web users with the tools they need to investigate the past and shape the future. This guide introduces a structured approach to undertaking…
From retirement to parliament
… when adopted by us. We have, however, adapted them to our own conditions as they give us, the most dynamic way … of South Africa, the European population of…
BiographyPamela dos Santos (nee Beira)
… (nee Beira) was born in Johannesburg on 19 June 1942 to Banny and Golda Beira. She attended Houghton Primary and … under the Immorality Act . They were…
Firstly, as to COST
… deepening of divisions; AWARE That violence poses a threat to the negotiating process which if it continues could wreck … of our country; EXPRESS Our…
EventBoer negotiators travelled from Vereeniging to Pretoria to present their proposals
… Boer negotiators travelled from Vereeniging to Pretoria to present their proposals for surrender to British representatives, Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener…
BiographyRev. Aldin Grout
… In 1830 Grout graduated from Amherst College and continued to study in theology at the Andover Theological Seminary. … his studies, Grout was appointed one…
Appeal to the British public by Dube
… APPEAL TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATIVE LAND ACT, 1913 by John … and this Act of confiscation – for such it is – is likely to give rise to serious…
ArchiveBid to stop move
… Press cutting relating to Black Sash's bid to seek a Supreme Court interdict to prevent the Plural Relations Administration Board from … Bid to stop move …
EventBilateral talks to continue
… Mandela. It indicated that both sides were committed to peaceful negotiation, and confirmed that dialogue was to continue. The inconclusive meeting had been…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… University of Fort Hare in the early 1970s, and went on to join the Black People’s Convention (BPC) . After BPC was … Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO)…
ArchiveForward to a Peoples Government
… African National Congress response to P W Botha's announcement that he would summon a conference representative of all races to deliberate about matters…
BiographyDawid Kruiper
… (now Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park) in 1936. He referred to himself as “Die Ou Ram” (The Old Ram). He was the first … the Presidency of former President…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… of a total of 350 000 eligible voters registered in order to vote in the elections of 4 November 1981. Forty candidates … committee of the S.A.I.C., who…
ArchiveForward to a democratic constitution
… Offset litho; black, red, yellow and grey; Forward to a democratic constitution: Forward to socialism … Forward to a democratic constitution …
ArchiveProtest note to Mocambique
… from the Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) to Mozambique to register protest at planned aggressive actions against the … Protest note to…
ArchivePatons moves to Bophuthatswana
… British multinational, Coats Patons, has decided to close its two Randfontein factories, lay off all the … and then reopen in Bophuthatswana where it can…
ArchiveOpen letter to Perkine
… Open letter to Perkine regarding the fact that the struggle of the … against apartheid and imperialism is essentially similar to the one eaged by the people…
Emma Thandi Mashinini
… the early 1930s, she and her family were forcibly removed to Orlando in Soweto ; however her parents managed to relocate to Sophiatown . In Sophiatown,…
BiographyMartin Tose
… Tose was born when Dr Hendrik Verwoerd was chosen to succeed the country’s late Prime Minister, Johannes … between 1975 and 1977. The Open School was opened…