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EventThe Defence Special Tribunal Act becomes effective
… The Defence Special Tribunal Act, No 81 of 1998, providing for the expeditious adjudication of disputes concerning military institutions and the…
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below … Harold Macmillan, in a speech before Parliament in Cape Town on February 3,1960, goaded the…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
… Based on the 2012 Grade 10 NSC Exemplar Paper: Grade 10 Past Exam … poster was used by the Third Estate to encourage people to join the revolution. This…
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… The Federated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre was … programme that included teaching operations in township schools where they would approach different…
EventThe first Afrikaans Hymn book is published
… After the promotion of Afrikaans by the Afrikaans Language Association and other societies like Our Language in Bloemfontein, the language was finally…
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made public its proposed … in a discussion document, which to some extent had the effect of shifting…
EventThe Progressive Teachers’ Congress is secretly launched
… The Black teachers' association, the Progressive Teachers' Congress (PROTECO) was clandestinely launched in the Transvaal to fill the vacuum, which was…
Place'Aardoringspruit', Brandfort in the Free State Province
… is a Watercourse extending East to West, 14 km West around the Area of Brandfort ..The name is thought to be taken from the Walafrida Geniculata or ' Aarbos…
EventAfrican’s Claim is presented at the conference
… At the annual conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Bloemfontein, the document the African's Claim in South Africa, presented … African’s…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year…
EventJoseph Lekganyane of the ZCC (Dove) dies
… Joseph Engenas Matlhakanye Lekganyane, leader of the St Engenas Zion Christian Church (the Dove) with support spanning rural and urban areas, died in…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1932 - 1949 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… From the book: History of Muslims in South Africa by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida 1932 Subsidies for Cape Muslim Primary Schools Du Plessis maintains that in 1931…
Statement issued by the Vigilance Committee, Grahamstown
… Statement issued by the Grahamstown Vigilance Committee with suggestions on improving relations between the Council and Grahamstown Townships. The…
EventThe People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is banned
… The one-year-old parliamentary opposition People Progressive Party (PPP) under the leadership of the former African National Congress (ANC) member Rocky ……
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… On July 1949,the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 … and people of other race groups in South Africa is passed. The law was introduced by…
EventThe SA author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
… Herman Charles Bosman, who wrote under the pseudonym Herman Malan, was a South African author and journalist. He was educated at Jeppe High School and the…
ArchiveLetter from S.S. Mazibuko to the Chairman
… This letter is from the Vice President of the South African Students' Movement to the Chairman informing him of the departure of the National … Letter from S…
ArchiveMinutes of the 52nd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Natal, Durban, 8th - 13th July 1975
… Minutes of the 52nd Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Natal, Durban, 8th - 13th July 1975. … Minutes of the…
ArchiveEnlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit
… The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to the liberation struggle and to South Africans…
Enlightened self-interest and the liberal spirit
… Alfred and Winifred Hoernle Memorial lecture The paper discusses how by placing together of self-interest and the liberal spirit might not be beneficial to…
EventErnie Els wins the Nedbank Golf Tournament
… Ernie Els won the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament for the first time in his career on home soil since he turned pro in 1989. The Million Dollar…
EventSA raises concern with the Dutch government
… The South African government instructed its ambassador to The Hague to inform the Dutch government of its displeasure over a grant of … SA raises concern…
EventEritrea becomes a member of the United Nations.
… attempts were made by Eritrea to gain recognition from the United Nations (UN). Habte Selassie who represented the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF)…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
… has released two studio albums, namely his debut album The MotswakOriginator in 2009 and his sophomore album Lost In Time in 2012.[iii] The MotswakOriginator…
EventThe Citizen reveals housing irregularities in Transkei
… The Citizen reported on details of Justice Tom van Reenen's report on alleged irregularities in the awarding of housing contracts in the Transkei. The report…
EventThe Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown
… The Star newspaper condemns the forced removal of black residents from Sophiatown, near central Johannesburg, to Soweto, located on the outskirts of the city…
EventMandela confirms Kerzner’s contribution to the ANC
… socialite Sol Kerzner did indeed make a contribution to the ANC electoral funds as alleged by Bantu Holomisa, but stated that he has told no-one else in the…
PlaceJock of the Bushveld, Monument in Barberton
… This is a statue of Jock of the Bushveld. It is located in Barberton in front of the Town Hall. Jock of the Bushveld was born in 1885 along the Voortrekker…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… The South African parliament approved legislation to set up the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of…
EventSA withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
… In February 1964 the International Labour Organisation (ILO) voted in favour of the suspension of South Africa from its Annual General Conferences. The ILO…