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EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… that Katanga's abundance in natural minerals of copper, gold, and uranium would be exploited by the newly-formed Congolese … Richard Nixon, who praised…
EventThe Blue Bulls rugby team wins the South African Currie Cup at Loftus
… in South Africa, dating back to 1889. The iconic gold trophy was first presented to the South African … should be awarded to the first side to beat the…
EventBattle of Vaalkrans begins
… was complicated by the discovery of diamonds in Kimberley and gold on the Rand. Also, South Africa was a British colony at the time, and thus the Empire did…
ArticleSPEAK Magazine (1982 - 1994)
… This article was written by Carly Spagnola and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Since … for a woman’s group…
EventSnaar Viljoen, the great all-rounder is born
… AnchorHe alsocompeted in the Decathlon events. Snaar won a gold medal in the high jump and a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1930 British … Snaar also…
ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
… 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance Despite the isolation and consequent defeat of the March-April 1960 Cape Town and Vereeniging strikes, despite the…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… Political parties were given a specified time to register, and only 19 political parties registered. The 1994 elections … The country-wide elections were…
PlacePioneer Museum, Silverton Pretoria
… Victorian settler Farmstead complete with horse mill and threshing floor, farming implements intact. A visit to … the Farm, that includes cooking method…
Insurrections: The Storming
… Performance Curated by: Sumangala Damodaran, Tina Schouw and Ari Sitas Performance Visual: Piya Sen CD Curated by: … silver medal for South Africa at the…
ArticleThe Storming: Insurrections Ensemble
… Performance Curated by: Sumangala Damodaran, Tina Schouw and Ari Sitas Performance Visual: Piya Sen CD Curated by: … silver medal for South Africa at the…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the … merchants or free citizens. The…
EventHarry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… of the Free State. [ii] Hart won six medals at the 1930 and 1934 Commonwealth Games, of which he was crowned shot put and discus champion during both the…
ArchiveGeorge Peake by David Hemson
… bricklayer, a resistance leader, a capable trade unionist and a socialist. He had links throughout Southern Africa and an understanding of the social…
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
… Chairman. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Treasurer, Com Sapire, reported 4/6 in … revolutionary") Ballinger (on "The Future…
National OR Tambo Memorial Lecture series inaugural address by his excellency Dr Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport, 24 October 2011
… Mr Dali Tambo and the entire Tambo family, Esteemed Trustees and Founding … April 1993, President Mandela said: "Oliver was pure gold, there was gold in…
”India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948
… ”India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Decision Of The Government Of India To …
University of Fort Hare, DR.Mvuyo Tom and CEO of the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust, Mr. Dini Sobukwe, cordially invite you to the 8th Robert Sobukwe Memorial Lecture to be delivered by Professor Pumla Gqola.
… University of Fort Hare, DR.Mvuyo Tom and CEO of the Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Trust, Mr. Dini …
ArchiveMeeting between Minister F W de Klerk and Lt Gen Antonio Dos Santos Franca Ndalu, Leader of the Angolan delegation to the Cape Town JC Talks accompanied by the Angolan Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Venancia Da Silva Moura: H F Verwoerd Building, 27 April 19
… Meeting between South Africa and Angola regarding the regional peace initiatives and internal problems in Angola … Meeting between Minister F W de Klerk and…
ArticleKing Kong the Musical 1959 -1961
… opened in 2 February 1959. The musical chronicles the rise and fall of champion boxer Ezekiel ‘King Kong’ Dhlamini. It … set of opportunities for Black…
Islam
… Allah in Arabic. "Islam" means "submission" in Arabic and a Muslim is a person who submits his life to the way and authority of Allah. This means that…
ArticleBlack South African literature
… school of Lovedale at Alice in the Tyume valley in 1824 and here, and at similar mission schools subsequently established at … and western mathematics). The…
Lobenguela’s izinDuna by Martin Plaut (Quarterly Bulletin of the National Library of South Africa ), 2016
… the most accurate is that they were Babiyane ka Masuku and Mtshede ka Mabuyana, two of the most senior leaders of … by white men who come into his country…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… As a result, the South African currency lost value, the gold price dropped; unemployment and inflation rates were high. * The resistance movement … union…
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… ensure an accessible supply of forced labour. Mass arrests and detention without trial led to overpopulated prisons and the colonial powers used this to…
PlaceGermiston
… Germiston was established in the early days of the gold rush when two prospectors, namely John and Jack struck paydirt on the farm of ' Elandsfontein '. ……
PlaceBenoni, Ekurhuleni Municipality
… son, (in the Biblical Book of Genesis.) In September 1887, Gold was discovered at the Chimes Mine. This mine was then … The Mine water was channeled into a…
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… middle of 1956 plans had been laid for the Pretoria march and the FSAW had written to request that JG Strijdom , the … The request was refused. The ANC then…
PlaceBurkina Faso
… . It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin , Togo , Ghana , and Ivory Coast to the south. … means "land of honest men", has…
Chapter 5 - The Indian Tobacco Workers Strike of 1920: A Socio-Historical Investigation by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… in South Africa is a topic much neglected by historians and social scientists alike. In Johannesburg and Cape Town … 1901 and played prominent roles in the…
PlaceRoodepoort, Johannesburg
… activity in the form of: Westgate; Constantia; Laser Park and Clear Water Mall. The Suburbs here have names like: … named in remembrance of the discovery of…