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A large section of the Coalbrook mine near Sasolburg caves in and traps 435 miners, the worst mine disaster in South African hi
… A large section of the Coalbrook mine near Sasolburg caves in and traps 435 miners, the worst mine disaster in South African hi …
As the rent boycott continues, The Star suggests that there are four categories of people not paying rent: those refusing to pa
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 209 … As the…
Gabriel Adolf Ode is born in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Ode was the acting secretary of education in South Africa in 1891. He w
… Gabriel Adolf Ode is born in Schiedam, the Netherlands. Ode was the acting secretary of education in South Africa in 1891. He w …
The two Libyan defendants charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, plead innocent at a pre-tr
… The two Libyan defendants charged in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, …
The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground. At
… (2004). The Star, February 25. … The coastal city of Agadir, in southern Morocco, entirely rebuilt after an earthquake in 1731, is again razed to the ground…
A Kenyan Airplanes plane crashes into the sea off Côte d’Ivoire, killing all but ten of the 179 people on board. (Mail &
… A Kenyan Airplanes plane crashes into the sea off Côte d’Ivoire, killing all but ten of the 179 people on board. (Mail & …
The League of Nations dissolves after twenty-six years and is replaced by the United Nations, with its first meeting in London.
… The League of Nations dissolves after twenty-six years and is replaced by the United Nations, with its first meeting in London. …
Letter from Workers' Party of South Africa to G. H. Gool, 4 March 1937
… Letter from Workers' Party of South Africa to G. H. Gool, 4 March 1937 …
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1948-1994
… Timeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa …
ArticleA visual archive of letters from South African Police to Walter sisulu
… A visual archive of letters from South African Police to Walter sisulu …
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… he was struck by a train on a railway bridge close to the home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid regime in Groutville, (then) Stanger, … KwaZulu…
EventSuppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950 approved in Parliament
… The Suppression of Communism Act, No. 44 of 1950, according to which the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was declared an … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981)…
The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.
… The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern … upwards of another hundred injured at a…
ArchivePromotion of Bantu Self-governing Act, Act No 46 of 1959
… The Act was to provide for the gradual development of self-governing Bantu national … units and for direct consultation between the Government of the Union…
EventHistory of December 16
… December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa; it is celebrated as the Day of Reconciliation. First celebrated as ‘Dingane’s … Thesis, Historical…
EventCelebration of Nigeria’s Day of Independence cancelled due to air disaster
… independence anniversary celebration was called off at the last minute by General Ibrahim Babangida's military government as result of an air disaster,…
A Helots’ Bill of Rights
… African Communist Party Documents. 1923 A Helots’ Bill of Rights First Published: Editorial in The International, June 1, 1923. Transcribed: by Dominic ……
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
… Presumed to be named after the Harbour City, on the West side of the Bay of Algiers, Capital City of Algeria. Algiers is … New Dictionary of South African…
EventSouth Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.
… bodies. On 23 March, 1970, South Africa was banned from the Davis Cup - the largest international tennis event. In 1973 South Africa … competition, only to…
Chapter V - Acts of conscience
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph One of the special joys of being unbanned was that although banned … Chapter V - Acts of conscience …
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… The origin of Chatsworth Chatsworth is a historically Indian township located in Durban some 14km south-west of the City centre, in the Umhlatuzana River…
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… Mzwakhe Mbuli, the “People’s Poet,” was born into a poor Zulu family in … for the young Mbuli. After experiencing the death of his fellow students, Mbuli’s…
ArchivePress statement on the Industrial Conciliation Act following a joint meeting between the Federation of S.A. Trade Unions, The Western Province General Workers Union, The Food and Canning Workers Union and The African Food and Canning Workers Union.
… Press statement on the Industrial Conciliation Act following a joint meeting between the Federation of S.A. Trade Unions, The Western Province General…
ArchiveNative Labour (Settlement of Disputes) Act, Act No 48 of 1953
… The Act was to provide for the prevention and settlement of native labour disputes and for the regulation of conditions of employment of natives; to amend…
BiographySolomon Kalushi Mahlangu
… Mahlangu was born in Pretoria on 10 July in 1956. He was the second son of Martha Mahlangu. His father left him in 1962, and from … He was awarded “The Order…
PlaceKweneng, District of Botswana
… Kweneng is one of the districts of Botswana and is the recent historical homeland of the … Kweneng, District of Botswana …
ArchiveEmergency convocation of churches in South Africa: package of preparation material
… An Emergency Convocation of Churches was decided upon to work on and develop effective non-violent actions to pressure the government to the negotiation…
PlaceAlbertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg
… Suburb of Johannesburg adjoining Greymont and Montgomery Park. Established about 1896 on the Farm Waterval, it was named after the Alberts family, who owned…
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
… Govindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo*was born of indentured stock in 1875 in Mauritius. His family, … He moved to Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) when…
PlaceClermont, a Township of Durban
… Clermont under the Apartheid days was a black middle income Township, in … surrounded by Westville, Kloof, New Germany and Inanda in the distant. Its main…