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Early Beginnings
… appeal by the time this reaches you. I hope to see S.P.B. on his return to England and get acquainted with the final … class. We have got to put forward…
Document 49 - Lenin Club, Draft Thesis: Introduction (Minority) (1934)
… development of Capitalism in South Africa, that one side, on the side of the ruling class we find the most modern and … the highest form of concentrated…
59. The South African Federation challenges Congress over the settlement
… and Bridglal Pachai A convention was held in Johannesburg on 28-30 December 1928, at which the South African Federation … all parts of South Africa for the…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1960 - 1969 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… the newspaper grew to acquire an international reputation. On the front page of its initial publication, the Muslim … issue [Muslim News] was published by…
Constitution of the African National Congress (South Africa), January 1958
… and the creation of a united democratic South Africa on the principles outlined in the Freedom Charter. To support … branch or provincial secretary, as the…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… land in Nyae Nyae. Today they have hardly any land on which to hunt and gather. Although modern hunter-gatherers …
ArticleThe New Group
… at the group's first exhibition, which was held on 4 May 1938 in Cape Town. Works valued at R400.00 were sold …
ArticleWages Commission
… and volunteered their services. The students were acting on the advice of Durban activist academic Rick Turner, who …
Iron Age Kingdoms of Southern Africa
… developed by our ancestors. They didn't have to rely on the availability of wild animals or plants any longer but …
Looking After Freedom - ending 16 June
… art practices by African artists and reflects on their influence internationally. The exhibition, which … Goniwe and Kemang Wa Lehulere, alongside artists…
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… Chief Albert Luthuli House despite adverse implications on businesses in the Johannesburg CBD. The hearing resumes on Sunday, 11 September 2011. Issued by:…
PlaceRuth Prowse School of Art
… Prowse in 1967, her Mansion Property “the Retreat” located on Birkdale Avenue, 5 Elson Rd, Woodstock , Cape Town, was … the only Non-Discriminatory Art…
ArchiveA mapping of the KwaZulu Natal political conflict with reference to Inkatha (1990-1993)
… is in a constant state of change that has a deep impact on behaviour and on society as a whole. This study analyse and show the role …
ArchiveApartheid under siege, 1984-1988: actions and reactions
… 1980s and examines critically the impact that violence had on enhancing or impeding South Africa's transition from white … minority rule to black majority…
ArchiveSelf rule in the Transkei: a monstrous fraud
… of industries, the mobilisation of forced labour on the roads etc. and the infliction of more taxes on the already impoverished peasants etc.In conclusion,…
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 August 1969. Wynberg Military Base is, with the … a National Monument in 1969 and celebrated…
EventGhana’s Black Stars, the only African team standing in the Quarter Finals of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in SA, are defeated by Uruguay
… were eliminated by Uruguay . Ghana was defeated by Uruguay on penalties after Luis Suárez controversially handballed on the goal line deep into extra time,…
EventSouth Africa is said to resume its membership of the Commonwealth
… On 31 May 1994, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of … would resume its membership of the Commonwealth, effective on 1 June 1994. The Commonwealth is…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984, and the Norfolk pines next to the building … seeds were collected when they…
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983. Donkin Street is a famous tourist … It consists of five dwellings in Donkin…
PlacePolokwane Art Museum
… and the outdoor collection consists of many sculptures on permanent display. A mass of metal, made up of melted guns … destroyed at the end of the Makgoba…
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… for Peace and Friendship". After this, they embarked on an extensive tour through the countries behind the iron … Russia and Communist China. They returned…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
… African Congress of Democrats (SACOD), who were arrested on the morning of 5 December 1956, but all eventually … in 1955 to endorse the Freedom Charter and…
EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
… On 1 July 1960, the independent Somali Democratic Republic, … Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, situated on the eastern coast of Africa and bordered…
EventSA artist Mizream Maseko is born
… Mizraim, Mizriam, Mizram), South African artist, was born on this date. He completed his schooling in the Transvaal. He … up house painting and began…
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… On 24 June 1976 the Principal's office in Hlengisi Primary, … Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in…
EventSA is suspended from World Meteorological Organization
… Geneva, Switzerland. South Africa regained its membership on 9 June 1994. In its three consecutive congresses in 1995, 1999 and 2003 South Africa was elected…
EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
… role internationally, died in Tonbridge, London, England. On 25 May 1933, Budd joined the Cape Town branch of the … there in hospital. Budd was born in the…
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
… On 15 May 1993, Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala, won the World … Plaatjie in Port Elizabeth in 1980. Matlala then went on to become the South African Flyweight…
EventTrade Unionists convicted of kidnapping and assault
… African and Trade Unions (COSATU) offices for five hours on 28 August 1990. A fine of R2 000 each or one year in … conviction and sentence. Click here to…