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Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Bibliography
… book: Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa commissioned by The Department of Education Beinart, William. Twentieth-century…
The Khoikhoi carry out a series of raids on the free burghers’ herds
… With the coming of the Dutch settlers, the Khoikhoi faced a stronger demand for their cattle. Trade disputes and charges of theft caused great tension…
ArchiveA decent respect for the opinions of mankind: Academic freedom and human freedom
… Denis Healey, M.B.E., M.P. at the Eighth Annual Day of Affirmation of Academic Freedom and Human Freedom, University of Natal, Durban, September 17, 1970…
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… the South African government to probe the mysterious death of Mozambican president Samora Machel , started its first … crashed in Mbuzini near Komatipoort,…
EventLeendert Janszen, junior merchant of the VOC, recommends settlement at the Cape
… was established as a trading company in 1602, with the aim of monopolising trade in East Asia, in particular the spice … a year. Their survival, as well as…
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… Prior to 1870, the Damara people occupied most of central Namibia, but large numbers were displaced or … When the first Europeans visited Namibia they were a…
ArchiveThe United Democratic Front (UDF): a case study of democratic organisation, 1983-1987
… Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science, University of Natal, Durban, 1998. … The United…
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Wednesday, … what I'm going to do with her every day. She is so bored. Of all the…
EventChristoffel Coetzee de Villiers (37), compiler of South African genealogical registers, dies
… (now Western Cape). De Villiers is known as the 'father of South African geneaology' and began writing his … Geslachtregister der Oude Kaapsche Familien …
EventApartheid police officers admit to the killing of Biko before the TRC
… Commission (TRC) admitted their role in the 1977 killing of Steve Biko, the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). Biko was arrested on the…
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… der Stel was born on 14 October 1639 in Mauritius, the son of Adrian van der Stel, a Dutch East India Company (DEIC) official and Maria Lievens, the daughter…
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… Rosalind Ballingall was a student at the University of Cape Town (UCT) who reportedly disappeared in the Knysna Forest. The daughter of a Rand Mine's…
EventSir Patrick Manson, Scottish doctor and founder of tropical medicine is born
… at the time, and contributed to research in the field of parasitology, and the founder of tropical medicine. In particular, Manson's theories about the…
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… On 13 September 1960, during the trial of David Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence … Court in Pretoria before Justice Rumpff, Judge-President…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… pan-African policy, playing a key role in the formation of the Organization of African Unity in 1963. As head of government, he was less successful however,…
EventNegotiators representing Afrikaner Republics travel to Pretoria to present terms of surrender
… At the end of the South African War (also known as the Anglo-Boer War) of 1899-1902, negotiators for the Afrikaner republics of the Transvaal and Orange Free…
The diary of Maria Tholo - December 16 - 1 January 1977 by Carol Hermer
… From the book: The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer Maria's Diary, Monday, … looked is if they weren't going to be able to go. A group of girl students…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… A member of the Tetela ethnic group, Patrice Emery Lumumba was born in the Katakokombe region of the Kasai Province of Belgian Congo. Lumuba became involved…
EventBotswana accuses South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene
… Botswana accused South Africa of kidnapping a former Soweto student leader, Peter Lengene, … and transporting him to South Africa. Later the Minister of…
Notes on the Life of Ernest Cole 1940–1990 by Gunilla Knape
… and exhibition are an attempt to construct a clear picture of Ernest Cole, a complex man whose work is little known, … images even in the harshest and most…
EventWilliam J. Burchell (71), botanist and explorer of the South African interior, dies
… traveller, artist, and author was born in 1792. The son of a wealthy nurseryman. Burchell travelled nearly 7 000 km … South Africa between 1810 and 1815,…
EventDepartment of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approves ESKOM’s prototype 110MW pebble
… On 25 June 2003, the South African Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism approved the construction of a prototype pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR)…
ArchiveA Black viewpoint on the special PSC on the state of the nation
… Anglican Bishops and representatives of the clergy and laity met at St Peters Conference Centre at Hammanskraal to take a realistic look at the state of the…
EventSebe seeks International Court of Justice to mediate in the ‘Kei dispute
… Lennox Sebe, leader of the Ciskei 'homeland' government, announces that in order to reach a settlement of dispute between his government and that of the…
EventMore than 2,250 people are arrested in the township of Sebokeng
… Police arrested 2,300 people in the township of Sebokeng in the Vaal in what was believed to be the … the townships and hostels. The arrest came at the…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 1960
… Minutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Cape Town 31 Oct to 3 Nov 1960. Discussed were minutes of previous national conference, resolutions,…
EventM.T. Steyn is sworn in as president of the Orange Free State
… The Republic of the Orange Free State went to elections after the resignation of President F.W. Reitz in 1895 for reasons of health. Marthinus Theunis Steyn,…
ArchiveSouth Africa Advisory Committee Report, 10 February report to Secretary of State
… Advisory Committee Report, 10 February report to Secretary of State, President Reagan as he had signed Executive order … dealt with United States policy…
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… Africa in February 1955 denouncing the government`s use of force to remove African people from the Western Areas. … must be theirs. Non-Europeans and…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 3: Directions of change in South African politics
… Report of the Political Commission of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society … Notes on the papers; Future political implications of present…