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ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew
… Majority Rule : Some Notes. Chapter XIX Document 14 - "Short History of Betrayal", Freedom , New Series, 1, 5, … to the All-African Convention Conference",…
PlaceAnnis River, near Kuboes in the Northern Cape
… Stream rising between Ploegberg and the Oemsberg about 14 km South-East of Kuboes. The name is said to mean, 'the …
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… January 2018 Prime Circle 7 January 2018 The Parlotones 14 January 2018 Fokofpolisiekar 21 January 2018 The Soil 28 …
PlaceHarbour Board Building, Port Elizabeth
Known popularly as the 'White Building'. The old Harbour Board Building was used for 70 years for harbor administration by the South African Railways and…
PlaceMoletzie Bird Sanctuary
… 12 tail feathers (in other species of this genus there are 14) and the inner dark brown secondary feathers contrast …
EventQueen Elizabeth ascends to the throne
On 17 November 1558 the British Queen, Queen Elizabeth I ascended to the throne following the death of her half-sister, Mary. The Queen of England, who was…
EventUN report accuses Katangan President and Congo President of conspiracy to murder Patrice Lumumba
… On 14 November 1961 Katangan President, Moise Tshombe, and Congo …
Known as Black Tuesday’, the New York Stock exchange collapsed sending economic shockwaves throughout the world and throwing the global economy into depression
Tuesday, 29th October 1929, saw the world's economy go into recession as the New York Stock Exchange collapsed and saw shocked investors withdraw their…
EventTurkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award
… On 14 May 1992, Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National …
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… with Pieter van Meerhof as second in command, along with 14 European volunteers and three 'Hottentots'. They trekked …
EventGeneral Louis Botha wins elections
… that the Immigrants Regulation Act was passed on June 14 1913. The Act put an end to Indian immigration and …
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… war as approximately 26 000 Boer women and children and 14,000 Black South Africans died in over-crowded, unsanitary …
EventANC sacks its chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, after finding him guilty of sexual harassment
… two charges and was fired as the chief whip of the ANC on 14 December 2006. He also lost his parliamentary seat and his …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - In the city by Emilia Potenza
… the land which Africans could own from 7,5% to about 14%. But it placed more controls over tenancy on farms. 1937: … other people. It served a row of five…
ArticleTuberculosis
… be improved to better facilitate the TB treatment process [14] . Dr Cox argues that the lives of patients are complex … with a 73% cure rate and a 9% drop…
PlaceMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape is an open, expansive Savannah Landscape at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe Rivers. Mapungubwe developed into the…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… the ban of alcohol, dancing and attending school. [14] If these rules were not adhered to, they would either be … Historia, (Vol. 10), (No. 2), (2011), p. 28…
PlaceOriental Plaza, Fordsburg, Johannesburg
Indoor bazaar with shops selling bargains from clothing to home-ware to spices, plus food stalls. Established in the Johannesburg suburb of Fordsburg in the…
PlacePiquetberg
… 11,587 residents, of whom 4,939 were literate 1904 census: 14,434 residents, of whom 6,894 were literate In 1833 the …
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… of achievements during the football celebration with 14 million signatures, 1 million of followers every week and …
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… passed with merit.When the World War I started, she was 14 years old and her family home, Glamis Castle, was used as …
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… year in 2008. The University of Cape Town Act (Act 14 of 1916) and the University of Stellenbosch Act (Act 13 of …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… Ian Smith's white minority government led the country for 14 years amid international scorn and sanctions. Following a …
EventZulu King Zwelithini threatens to establish a separate Zulu state
… On 14 February 1994 Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini told …
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… a ceasefire with Unita on 13 March 2002, to take effect on 14 March. Official talks between senior staff of both groups …
EventAppearance of former ministers before the TRC
… due to ill health, he would not be able to appear on the 14 th of October. The former ministers were subpoenaed for …
EventBeginning of the Waterberg Battle in the Herero Revolt
… the upper hand, however, this changed when an additional 14 000 troops were sent from Germany to crush the …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet Division
… the division: 1841 census: 8,292 residents 1865 census: 14,695 residents, of whom 3,912 were literate 1875 census: …
Document 59 - Letter from Ruth First to The Secretary, South African Institute of Race Relations’, 17 August 1944
… (presumably compulsory) of Africans from the age of 14 for a period of 3 years. 2. The compulsory registration of …
A growing urban African population
… of Sophiatown's population was made up of property owners, 14% were tenants and a staggering 82% were sub-tenants. This …