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EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… The Ghetto Act brought about a turning point in South Africa's international relations and standing in the world community. The position of Indians in South…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the State dinner hosted by the Governor-general of New Zealand, Dame Catherine Tizard Wellington, 15 November 1995
… business and interest groups on developments in South Africa. Wherever I went, I felt as if I was among citizens of … and social disintegration. But we have,…
EventFirst sextuplets in the world to survive their infancy are born in Cape Town
… their infancy on 11 January 1974, in Cape Town, South Africa. The three boys (David Peter, Grant Vincent and Jason … born at Mowbray Maternity Hospital, in…
EventLeague of Nations is formed
… Botha were the two representatives of the Union of South Africa. Smuts also played an important role in the drafting … of the Covenant of the League. Most…
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… (WHO) declared the disease a worldwide epidemic. Africa has the highest rate of infection than any continent, with South Africa having the highest of any…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 87th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1999
… Since its birth, this organisation of the people of South Africa has occupied the front trenches in the struggle for … of others outside our own borders. The…
Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990
… engaged in the struggle for justice and freedom in South Africa. At Isandlwana, disciplined Zulu regiments, armed only … in Natal, of the first black…
Building A National Democratic Society by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… Democratic Society Chapter I: Introduction South Africa has entered its Second Decade of Freedom with the … journey to a truly united, democratic and…
BUT NOT FOR BREAD ALONE
… the realities of powerlessness. Under Apartheid in South Africa, Black workers and their families suffer these … injury. In sum, when an African worker is…
PlacePretoria High School for Girls, Park Street
… Miss Edith Aitken. Miss Aitken had come to South Africa to found a girls’ school modelled after the North … girl “Houses” named after the Governors General…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the ANC’s manifesto launch 24 August 1995
… 1. A better South Africa 1.1 It is with great pride and optimism that I stand before you today. Last year, we, the people of South Africa voted for freedom…
PlaceLamont-Hussey Observatory
… inch lens finally obtained. The first expedition to South Africa was slated for October 1926 and the telescope was also sent directly to South Africa then…
PlaceBarberton, Mpumalanga
… discovered gold in the Area. The mining of gold in South Africa began in Barberton, where Tom McLachlan found the … where it is an official language, as well…
UCT defends stance on artistic freedom after Goldblatt pulls out by Paul Herman (News24), 4 March 2017
… guided by the Library and Information Association of South Africa, will always stand for the free flow of information, …
PlaceGrabouw
… unique species of mountain fynbos, endemic to South Africa . The Hottentots Holland Nature reserve is also …
EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… Reeves, resigned after having been deported from South Africa in September 1960 for his strong condemnation of the …
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… whether, they wanted to be incorporated into the new South Africa, whereas the ANC was adamant that the TBVC states …
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… not made any progress in this regard. This prompted South Africa and Namibia to put pressure on Lesotho to institute a …
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… its sister ship, the Sao Joao, was rounding the coast of Africa heavily loaded with trade goods from the East. The … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard…
PlaceRiverside
… and Investors. They were until recently known as "South Africa's forgotten currency" but that title is now outdated …
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… yet another rebellion. Aristid sought refuge in South Africa while RenÁƒÂƒ© PrÁƒÂƒ©val became the new president of …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… controversial mission there. In the same year, South Africa held its first democratic election. With the process …
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… introduction of non racial local Government across South Africa in 2001. It was named after the State Secretary of …
PlaceGeorge
… lies halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth on South Africa’s ever-popular Garden Route . George Airport now … lies halfway between Cape Town and Port…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… conditions in the world capitalist economy and South Africa's location Therein: Its reliance on the export of … banks beginning to call in the greater part…
Address to the Commonwealth Club, World Affairs Council and US/SA Business Council Conference, 24 May 2000
… in Bangkok on 16 February 2000, said: "In Sub-Saharan Africa the number of people living below $1 a day level has … $1 a day.... In fact, the numbers rise in…
EventGifted writer and actor William Modisane is born
… was born in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Modisane left South Africa in 1959 and while in exile he published his only and … of the educated Black man. The book…
EventMaude Francis Eyston Sumner, SA painter, is born
… born in Johannesburg. Born in 1902 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Maud Sumner lived in South Africa, London, England, and Paris France. She died in 1985 ……
Democracy in Action
… by the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (IDASA), outlines the extensive efforts of the … dialogue and bring about meaningful change in…