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Chapter 11
… of the people is actually a corpse deliberately propped up by all the agents of the Government in our midst. An … when the rate of growth of the living cells…
Wosa on the 1997 Conference for Socialism
… and the candidates for the Peninsula were "ticketed" by each particular party, for- which you were asked, allowed, … and wood carver, and that he had been …
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… Abbeville where the SANCL were working. He was accompanied by Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales. The men were stood in … opportunity of thanking you for the…
EventRhodes statue removed at UCT
… on the 9 April 2015 at 17:37. The removal was voted upon by the UCT Council on the 8 April 2015 in consultation with … of the #RhodesMustFall movement, which…
EventNiger's Independence Day
… desert areas.Following civil action, a decision was taken by the French government in July 1960 to dissolve the French … 1970s, Diori was removed from power…
PlaceAluin Krantz West, a Farm Near Alexandria
… Alum. However, different substances were distinguished by the name of 'alumen', but they were all characterised by a certain degree of astringency, and were…
ArchiveUrban crisis and the apartheid state response: South African housing policy in the 1980s
… are essentially devices of political control. This is done by presenting a critical analysis of political issues … of resistance and no surrender to…
Imijondolo
… addresses the contemporary local history of the Inanda. By 1985, when Imijondolo was published, Inanda had a … and even images from Phoenix, the settlement…
EventPhumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka sworn in as UN- Women Executive Director
… Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York City, presided over by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She was accompanied by her husband Bulelani Ngcuka, the former…
EventDr Abrahams to be returned to Bechuanaland
… Mr Hannes Beukes, had been kidnapped in Bechuanaland by South African forces on 11 August 1963*. This was one of … in respect of its colonial possessions was…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… and entering licensed premises, which prevented employment by licence holders. Many people already employed in the … to illegal enterprises such as shebeens…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… beating men who were drinking there. The women were lead by Florence Mkhize and Dorothy Nyembe, and were dispersed by the police. To read more about the 17…
EventThe UN decides not to support the request of the Union of South Africa concerning the treatment of Indians in SA
… and later decided that it should be considered jointly by the First and Sixth Committees. In November a multi-racial delegation from South Africa, led by Dr…
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… procedure. The Military Police was to maintain discipline by measures like the establishment of examining piquet's at … investigation of minor offences, were…
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand German territories by acquiring all territories it considered German. Mussolini … was to boost Italian national…
EventThe AA is formed to coordinate motoring clubs
… (AA) was formed at a meeting in Port Elizabeth attended by several provincial and other motoring clubs, in order to … Automobile Club of South Africa. This…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… on the night of 27 February 1985. The meeting was attended by more than 5000 people at the Durban campus of Natal … be charged and put in jail." He is joined…
EventArchbishop Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
… from governments across the globe, it was never celebrated by the South African government. This award pressured President P. W. Botha 's regime by its…
EventLeaders of six homelands reject new constitution
… 127 days, the new tricameral constitution was passed by 119 to 35 votes on 31 August 1983 and signed into law by State President Marais Viljoen three weeks…
EventArmscor’s Chairman announces the production of a record breaking South African artillery system
… that outranged it's counterparts of a similar calibre by at least 50%. The development of the G5 Howitzer was the … mobility. The initial design was…
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… segregation of the various population groups, as defined by the Population Registration Act. Segregation was further … but not in cinemas. The Act was…
EventThe National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… their education. The black youth had been empowered by the ideology of Black Consciousness, which aimed to … itself in the establishment of the BPC, which…
EventMadagascar adopts its second constitution
… came under the colonial French Protectorate in 1890. By the late 1940's, the Malagasy had started to demand … A national uprising took place in 1947, but was…
EventPresident F. W. de Klerk rings in cabinet changes
… elections. The African National Congress (ANC) reacted by saying that the co-option of discredited and discarded … was not non-racialism and the world should…
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… wounded was left for dead. Maqekeza was later found by some locals and taken to hospital. However, his wounds … any reason. On 22 March 1988 he was shot and…
EventThe first missionary in Southern Africa, Gonçalo da Silveira, is murdered
… had begun to defame the missionary - a plot instigated by one of their priests. Due to this slander, da Silveira was strangled to death in his hut, by order…
EventGrant Baker, SA surfer, wins the Mavericks Surf Contest at Santa Cruz
… California to win the Mavericks Surf Contest Presented by Verizon Wireless on 8 February 2006. Baker had beaten a … final. Baker started his charge to…
EventClampdown on 'conflict diamonds' begins
… effort to rid the world market of 'conflict diamonds'. By 2001 the wars in the Great Lakes and West Africa had … has lessened remarkably, and many regimes…
EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… Desmond Tutu, released documents revealing an alleged plot by Western countries to assassinate United Nations … kill Hammarskjold. The documents were…
EventGerman South West Africa is put under South African administration
… in favour of South Africa in a case brought before them by Ethiopia and Liberia.International pressure increased, and … fighting followed when South Africa…