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EventThe Rand Revolt breaks out
… affected South Africa as well. Soon after the war, in 1918 and 1919, Black workers across economic sectors went on strike. In 1921 White workers, mainly in…
PlaceRaadsaal Building, Church Square, Pretoria
… is located on the South-Western corner of Church Square and forms an important part of the Historical Architectural … by a simple elongated thatch cottage…
EventMarianne Kriel was born on this day
… on 30 August 1971.[i] She attended Bellville High School, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at Stellenbosch University.[ii] Kriel earned herself a gold…
EventRudolph Lewis, South African road racing cyclist is born
… Rudolph outperformed the other competitors to claim gold in the inpidual 320 km race.[iv] He competed …
ArticleThe Tricameral Parliament, 1983-1984
… to allow for parliamentary representation for Coloureds and Indians in one of three separate chambers, a supposed reform and improvement of Apartheid-era…
ArticleEuropean trading systems in the Middle Ages - fourteenth to sixteenth centuries
… European frontiers The Trek Boers, with their servants and slaves, move inland From the late 1600s and into the 1700s, the Cape settlers moved further north…
10 YEARS PROJECT
… - An Inspiring Gathering': report in the South African Worker 31 January 1929 The Seventh Annual Conference of the … during the year. There were 30…
PlacePort Shepstone, South Coast of KZN
… Africa . Port Shepstone is a popular tourist destination and offers a diversity of attractions and activities. Port … on sharp rocks dropped them to the…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 1 Source-based Questions
… that indicates (3x1) means that you should list 3 facts and that each correct fact will give you 1 mark. Therefore, … you can list your fact, but you should…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 4 - Participatory Democracy
… to work out what kind of institutions, social, political and economic, would be needed for such a society. In … some of the problems specific to post…
PlaceThe Langman Hospital, Part of the 'The Ramblers Club' in Bloemfontein
… Buildings in Bloemfontein. As the oldest Sports Club and former Military Hospital in the Free State. The main Building was erected in 1896 and later extended…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… of indentured workers brought to Natal between 1860 and 1911 to develop the sugar industry in this province. A … import trade on the eve of British…
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
… union in South Africa, the Industrial Workers of Africa, and the labour movement at the time. "Fight for Africa, which … industrial revolution began in the…
Arthur Chaskalson Chief: Justice Emeritus, Constitutional Court of South Africa
… first President of South Africa's new Constitutional Court and was the Chief Justice of South Africa from November 2001 … Congress on constitutional issues …
Document 120 - Draft Programme of the Communist Party of South Africa (c. 1940)41
… The Communist Party is pledged to work unceasingly and without qualification for the absolute freedom of the Non-European peoples in the political, economic,…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… abducted. - Swaziland Khela (codename) ANC Abducted and killed. 1980 4 June Manzini, Swaziland Patrick Makau, and his child (9) ANC/MK Bomb attack on 2…
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… service guest list, further supporting the call for the worker-led memorial services & Day of Mourning. The cause of … p.7 Time Magazine (1986). " South…
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… Robben Island is located off the coast Cape Town and was named as such by Dutch explorers who encountered many … Rough seas have been known to characterize…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… rapid. Many Acts of momentous importance have taken place, and the chief feature that affects the Coloured man is the … it has a vastly different meaning to…
EventSeretse Khama is asked to renounce chieftaincy
… without the permission of the tribal elders. His uncle and regent, Tshekedi Khama, wanted Khama to return home to rebuke him and to try to convince him to…
EventInternational celebration of ‘May Day’
… On 1 May, South Africa will enjoy Worker's Day (effectively a May Day holiday). Worker's Day … the role played by Trade Unions, the Communist Party and other…
PlacePaardekraal Monument, Market Street, Krugersdorp
… who was the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek State Architect, and was built by WY Vietch . It was unveiled by President … province of Transvaal. The ZAR was…
Toast Remarks by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, in honour of His Excellency, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila and Madame Kabila, on the occasion of the State Banquet, Tuynhuys, 14 June 2007
… of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila and Madame Kabila, on the occasion of the State Banquet, …
ArticleTimeline of South African Football Coaches from 1992 – 2022
… Bafana played under him. They lost two games to Zimbabwe and Nigeria 4-1 and 4-0 respectively, earning Bafana the unwanted "4x4's" … Cup was his major…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the SA-Mali Project Fundraising Dinner, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town: 8 April 2005.
… of the Western Cape, Ebrahim Rasool, Honourable Minister and Chairperson of the Timbuktu Manuscripts Trust, Essop … and desert sands of Timbuktu: "Salt comes…
PlaceMohodi
… a single tribal authority with Chief Machaka as chairman and Chief Manthata as the assistant. This resulted in … View Larger Map Most people arrived in…
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Durban Strikes and the emergence of a new wave of independent non-racial … of the Federation of South African…
PlaceChris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg
… 173 acres (0.70 km 2), with approximately 3 200 beds and about 6 760 staff members. The facilities are housed in … Baragwanath Hospital, started soon after…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 2 Source-based Questions
… divorce’. It is estimated that more than two million men and women became travelling hobos. Many of these were teens who felt they had become a burden on…
ArticleApartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
… The 1980s saw escalating state repression and mass detentions. In a frenzy of desperate reaction, the … including the United Democratic Front (UDF) and…