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EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission's report is tabled in parliament
… On 19 February 1962, the first part of the South African Press …
EventThe government launches 'Operation Iron Fist' in townships
… it returned uneasy calm to townships.A few days later, on 19 September, amid accusations that the security forces were …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence regarding the families move to Brandfort
… of the bedroom. I think of you always and love you. 19 November 1979 TO WINNIE Zindzi likes reading and it is a … possibility - of the family moving to the…
EventNigerian Federal troops begin a major offensive in Biafra.
… Boddy-Evans, A., 2011. ‘This Day in African History 19 August’ from African History [online] Available at …
The Causes of the Boer War by Prof. Marius Swart
The Anglo-Boer War was an event which had a long prelude and the after effects have not completely disappeared as yet. In fact, people who were in some way…
EventMahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first Black Springboks captain
… was selected for the under- 15 squad in 2001 and the under-19 squad in 2004. Ralepelle made history in 2006 when he …
EventJan van Riebeeck's statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck, was unveiled. The statue stands on Heerengracht Street in Cape Town. It…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… to Europe and of everything he saw and experienced there. 19 March, Sisulu flies to Durban, to discuss the possibility … activities on 26 June 1959 inter…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… it garnered 46 231 votes to the United Party's 51 148,19 to General Hertzog's "personal ascendancy" in that … he had changed sides some time before. Die…
ArticleA decade by decade events account of the women’s struggle in South Africa
… African Coloured People's Organisation . 1951 October 19 , Sita Gandhi and her mother Sushila and father Manilal … Gill Marcus, becomes editor of ANC's…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… [online] Available at http://www.chabad.org [Accessed 19 November 2016] Keller, B., (1995). ‘Joe Slovo, … [online] Available at http://www.nytimes.com …
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… In: English in Africa. Grahamstown: Rhodes University, pp. 19-29. Johnson-Castle, Patricia. "Group Areas Act of 1950 | … History Online". Sahistory.org.za. N…
PlaceWoodstock
The Village of Papendorp lay some 2 km East of Cape Town, on the Main Road to Stellenbosch, later to become known as, Albert Road. The Area was named after…
PlaceNewlands
… time. The railway line from Salt River reached Newlands on 19 December 1864. Today, however, it has become synonymous …
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… and early in 1919 in English, Zulu and Sesutu. Document 19: 'Communism in South Africa' by David Ivon Jones, …
PlaceNelspruit
… As the largest Nature Reserve in South Africa, it covers 19 480 km² and is home to a diverse population of wildlife, …
PlaceTanzania
The Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama explored the East African coast in 1498 on his voyage to India. By 1506, the Portuguese claimed control over the entire…
PlaceJohannesburg Botanical Garden
… cities in the World without a botanical garden. Then, on 19 November 1968, a report by the director of the parks and …
ArchiveHow colonial violence came home: the ugly truth of the first world war by Pankaj Mishra (The Guardian), 10 November 2018
"Today on the Western Front,” the German sociologist Max Weber wrote in September 1917, there “stands a dross of African and Asiatic savages and all the world…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… and the Government of India with the Young Committee. 19-20 August, The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) holds … by J.H. Hofmeyr, the Minister of the…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… sold off their subsidiaries in South Africa and a further 19 reduced their investments. The number of British companies … doubling of the AAM’s membership,…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
… went so far as to tell Zuma, ‘you broke Parliament’. On 19 February 2015, Zuma responded to Parliament on the …
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 19 September 1980. The Original name of the Congregation was … Miss D Davey. The Shields are the…
PlaceMbaula Village, Phalaborwa
… 42.8% are male and 57.2% are female. The Median age is- 19 (which is the age that divides the population in two parts …
PlaceOnze Molen, Durbanville
The mill was erected in 1840 and continued to function as such until after the turn of the 20th century when its mechanism and top portion were removed and the…
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… conditions of Indians in Durban and its environs. On 19 September 1928, the Minister of Public Health appointed a … don’t want the Coolies here.” The Whites…
PlacePorterville
Before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by San and Khoikhoi peoples. In 1652, Jan van Riebeeck established a small colony on the Cape of Good…
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… 13 716 workers as compared with 303 establishments and 19 395 workers in 1920). 12 Many of the well-established … factory closed down because of the lack of…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… the earliest days of all their West African missions. [19] The Nova Scotians formed the core of the new defence … a century of history. London: Macmillan,…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… the decision of any court are dealt with under rule 19 . The applicable deadlines are: The application must be … the decision of any court are dealt with…