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EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… The formal announcement on the restoration was made by parliament on 15 December 1993. The date scheduled for the … were denied their South African…
EventSouth Africa relinquishes sovereignty over Walvis Bay
… area for thousands of years. This area was first visited by European explorers in 1485, when Portuguese explorer Diogo … "Woolwich Bay" and "Walwich Bay" was…
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… against the excesses of the Apartheid government then led by PW Botha. This Bill would compel 284 American firms to … on the Reagan Administration right…
EventAn international measure is adopted in Antwerp to block rebel groups from trading conflict diamonds
… are "diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and … Currently, using the System of Warranties is recommended…
EventThe Dutch Reformed Church decides that Afrikaans may be used alongside Dutch during services
… an Arabic Afrikaans Islamic instruction book, written by Abu Bakr Effendi, was published, as well as the first … of South Africa's eleven official languages,…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… The most well-known battle that was fought entirely by the Cape Corps was called the Battle of Square Hill, … the Turks. The battle of Square Hill was fought…
EventGeneral Louis Botha wins elections
… making it the majority. The Unionist Party (UP) led by Leander Jameson won only 37 seats. Crowds of party … After a protracted period of Passive Resistance…
EventBambatha Rebellion
… as farmers, tenants on White farms or in reserves created by the colonial government. The tax was instituted to force … working on the Witwatersrand mines…
EventANC sacks its chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, after finding him guilty of sexual harassment
… Disciplinary Committee (NDC) responded to the allegations by bringing three charged against Goniwe: abusing his office … suspended for three years. Goniwe's…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II is reinstated as King of Lesotho
… from the throne. The latter dethronement followed a coup by Major General Justin Lekhanya who then installed … problems..." In September 1994 an agreement…
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… , Western Province (now Western Cape), the area bordered by Klipfontein Road, Belgravia Road, Thornton Road and … gathering place for anti-apartheid protests…
EventHaile Selassie, deposed Ethiopian emperor, dies
… Exiled in 1936, he was restored to power in 1941. However, by the 1970s, Emperor Selassie’s apparent indifference to a … support. In 1974, he was dethroned…
ArchiveThe Final Prize: Family - chapter 1
… From the book: The Final Prize by Norman Levy I literally fell into politics at the age of … brother’s bicycle when, not expecting to find a meeting by the…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… context. This museum shows a history experienced by the residents, a reality portrayed without criticism or … correcting the inaccuracies in the…
PlaceMaphikela House
… Maphikela House, which is now a National Monument. Visits by Prior arrangements with the family, as it’s still a … Maphikela House, which is now a National…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Narayanan, who worked … at rest the anxiety that I feel as a…
PlaceAfrica South Art Initiative (ASAI), University of Cape Town
… ASAI began in 2005, concerned with the lack of engagement by South African artists, Art Historians and Curators with … at the University of Cape Town since…
51. The ‘Satyagraha’ campaign ends
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai The Indian Relief Act … came. This covered a third issue. Since a…
Chapter IX - Return to my faith
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph Forty years is a very long time to be away … going to church and very spasmodic in my own devotions. By the time…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, on the occasion of the Budget Vote of the Presidency: National Assembly, Cape Town, June 7, 2006.
… the 50th anniversary of the march to the Union Buildings by the women of our country. As we commemorate the … at the apex of our system of governance, as…
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… By 10:30 on 16 June 1976, thousands of students had gathered … barricaded, cars burned and two white officials killed. By lunchtime students were looting and…
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 2
… parties during the ploughing season, helping a newcomer by lending calves for a year or two. This ensured the …
Mandela: Message to India
… discuss the post-apartheid South African scene, organised by the Indian National Social Action Forum (New Delhi, June …
ArticleThe Founding of the SANNC
… formation of SANNC. The inaugural conference was organised by Seme, Alfred Mangena, Richard Msimang and George Montsioa …
PlaceUniversity of Stellenbosch
… Union of South Africa , and through a donation of £100,000 by a Stellenbosch philanthropist, J.H. Marais of Coetzenberg, … with several sections of this land…
PlaceThe Durban Centre for Photography
… (DCP) was originally conceptualised and founded by Angela Buckalnd in 1995. The DCP opened at the BAT Centre, … photographers from their own work as they are…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
… primarily, for the mancipation of the African Workers by the radual introduction of industrial, political nd social … (12) The I.C.U. Yase Natal shall have…
Address at the World Food Summit, 10 June 2002
… is that we are reducing the number of hungry people by 6 million against a target of 22 million per annum. The … the necessary changes, as represented, for…
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
… Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 At 1 a.m. on Thursday, 9 December 1982, Lesotho was held…
PlaceUmlazi
… diplomatic agent to the Native tribes of Natal, appointed by the British colonial authorities, orchestrated a system in … it. “Slums” referred to areas of a…