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EventP.W. Botha launches CONSAS at the Carlton Conference to eliminate “Marxist threat”
… open to capitalist investment and growth. This move from Botha also came at the time that international …
PlaceGroote Schuur High School
… admissions policy. Dual medium instruction was phased in from 1994. During this year, a boarding establishment was …
PlaceMagwa Waterfall, Lusikisiki-Port St. Johns
… just outside Lusikisiki which is only a fifty minute drive from Port St Johns , (43,0 km) on the R61. "The Magwa … just outside Lusikisiki which is only a…
PlacePhiladelphia
… take a more scenic drive along the Koeberg / Adderley Road from Durbanville through farmland until you reach the …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Wynberg
… in the village of Wynberg. Consent was obtained from the Mother Church and the first service of the new …
PlacePakhuis Pass
… The convict station was based at Pakhuis/Clanwilliam from 1862 until roughly 1871, providing the manpower for the …
PlacePiquetberg
… for the new district of Piquetberg. Its name was derived from the Dutch "piket" or the French "piquet", meaning a …
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… two bastions joined by earthworks up to a height of 7m, from which small arms fire could be maintained. Provision was …
EventThe Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws begins
… and regulations of the National Volunteer Corps framed from time to time. It shall be my duty to keep myself … May 2012)|Boddy-Evans A, ‘This Day In African…
EventAlbertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.
… proclaimed “De Klerk needs more money, he needs more loans from your banks, to keep apartheid going- to pay the army and …
The Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Competition 2014
… learner or educator will automatically be disqualified from the competition. 19h00 – DINNER at the Misty Hill …
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… first story was published in The Classic magazine. Apart from writing, he was also a high school teacher, and a guest … finest poets, we pay tribute to his…
The United Nations adopts resolution 1375 (XIV) on Apartheid
… appeals, specifically referencing Resolution 1248 (XIII) from October 1958. The General Assembly made four key …
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… and careers of the singers Miriam Makeba and Mimi Coertse" from UNISA Musicologica p. 5-10 [online] Available at: …
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… with hard labour. Although banning orders prevented him from attending political meetings and addressing gatherings, … Centre of memory, " The Suppression of…
EventGreat Trek Centenary Celebrations commence
… These centenary celebrations culminated in a symbolic trek from Cape Town to Pretoria. This re-enactment of the trek …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… stalled, Smith illegally declared independence from Britain in 1965. During his address to the nation he … BBC News,1965; Rhodesia breaks from UK ,[online]…
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… Campaign. He also led the defence in the Rivonia Trail from 1963-64. On 23 September 1964 Fischer was arrested for … Anon, (2003), Bram Fischer reinstated on…
EventThe Angolan government announces a unilateral ceasefire
… Nations representative Ibrahim Gambari and observers from the United States of America, Portugal, Russia and …
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… The SS Waratah was a luxury steamer, en route from Cape Town to Durban, South Africa, on 26 July 1909. The …
EventFormer Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
… in the negotiations indefinitely and also withdrew from CODESA. The ANC also blamed the then President, … Staff Reporter, (1999), ' Cracks in Boipatong…
EventBantu Women’s League protests against pass laws
… president. That same year Maxeke led a women's deputation from the BWL to the Prime Minister Louis Botha to argue … Evans, Women's Anti-Pass Law Campaigns…
EventA German gunboat, the Panther, reaches Morocco, increasing tensions between European powers
… this crisis also included a German demand for compensation from the French, as they had safeguarded French financial … The Morocco Crisis of 1911 ,[Online]…
EventInterim report into the allegations of a “Third Force” by the Goldstone Commission is published
… the aim of making the country ungovernable. This emanated from evidence given to the commission by a senior police …
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
… . His music genre is traditional Mbalex with influences from hip hop and Cuban rumba. As a soloist he collaborated … A., (2013). Youssou N'Dour takes…
EventNearly 200 People are killed in the Bulhoek massacre in the Eastern Cape
… end in 1920. This caused a pilgrimage of his followers from all over South Africa. About 3 000 people arrived at …
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
… significant implications. A generation of intellectuals from diverse Ethnic, Language and Class Backgrounds were …
PlaceWarden, Thabo Mofutsanyana Municipality
… through daily on route to pick up or drop Farm Workers from the Township, just outside Town. Warden makes a good …
11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South …
PlaceRed Location Museum
… award winner Architect; Joe Noero . It derives its name from a series of corrugated iron barrack buildings, which are …