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EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… Orange Free State (now Free State), where there was a large concentration of women working mainly as domestic … the protest. Two hundred angry women marched…
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a legacy of ethnic and class divisions. The Tutsi had been … preferred group of the former Belgian…
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… the South African Medical and Dental Council (SAMDC) to hold an inquiry into the conduct of the two doctors who … 6 and 7 September, Biko was beaten and…
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… it was known by many names, most commonly referred to as "Town". This is as opposed to going to West Street, … was predominantly settled by Indians, it was…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… with management at the South African Post Office (SAPO) to be employed directly. This constituted one of the few … fight against all forms of third party…
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
… Vlakfontein Monument.The Vlakfontein Monument was erected to commemorate the Jameson Raid of 1895/ 96, in which the … some of the casualties of the ill fated…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The Liquor Act, which … bill was withdrawn, and Indians were once again allowed to enter licensed…
EventThe first mountain zebra foal is born in at the National Mountain Zebra Park
… The Mountain Zebra is an endangered species native to South Western Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. It is … boldly stripped in black and white or brown…
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… Idi Amin Dada Oumee fled Uganda on 29 March 1979* first to Libya and eventually to Saudi Arabia. Amin began his career as a cook in the King's African Rifles…
EventDr. Margaret Roach ‘Killie’ Campbell, collector of Africana, dies in Durban
… and St. Leonard's School in Scotland, where she is said to have developed a profound interest in history. Campbell was well known for … was built in 1914 by…
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… among the many South Africans who fled across the border to join the African National Congress (ANC) in their armed … African state. On 25 February 1988,…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban accepts the Mfengu as British subjects
… Zulu army, and slowly arrived in Xhosa territory over a period of time. By the 1830's, a centre of Mfengu settlement had been established around the … and…
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… settlement at the cape, however, before the island began to grow into its modern legacy as a place of sorrow. It's unique geography - close to the ……
EventThe consortium Midi Television is awarded the first privately owned free
… Enshrined in the South African Bill of rights, is the right to free access to information. In this spirit, the … Authority of South Africa granted Midi…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… Sir Bartle Frere was appointed British high commissioner to South Africa in 1879 to realise the policy of … and independent African groups under common…
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… On 26 March 1953, close to 100 people were killed and scores of others injured at … treating his own people as an indication of his loyalty to the British…
EventMargaret Rheeder is hung in Pretoria
… in Pretoria. On the morning of 27 April 1957 Rheeder went to a pharmacy in Kempston Road, Port Elizabeth to buy a bottle … Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek:…
EventKing Mwanga of Uganda signs a contract with the British East Africa Company
… the death of his father, Muteesa I in 1884. Upon ascending to the throne, mwanga expelled all Christian missionaries and … the faith. He saw the spread of…
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
… attended by 20 000 people from all over the country, was to commemorate 26 251 women and children who died during the … Mr M.T. Steyn, who was absent from…
PlaceSt Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Odendal Street, Germiston
… cornerstone of the present church building, designed in a neo-Gothic style, was laid by Lord Milner on 15 March 1905. … High Commissioner for South Africa…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
… Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape embarked on a class boycott. This became a precursor to a massive popular revolt in the province. The Committee…
Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
… of fevered eyes have been fixed on South Africa, host to the World Cup, which ends next weekend. For half a century the probing gaze of the South African…
V - The Funeral
… 1978, South Africa Thirteen Western nations sent diplomats to the funeral on 25 September. Police actions prevented … skulls, and said he had witnesses who…
ArchiveUnlike The Gambia’s Jammeh, Mugabe may not disappear, 22 November 2017, AZAD ESSA
… In the central lobby of the Banjul International Airport, a painting of Yahya Jammeh, the former president of The … free-flowing kaftan, is shown with his…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - White Students and Black Students
… held under the auspices of the National Union of S. A. Students. A Bantu Christian like myself must also join in this feeling … gratitude as well as…
PlaceArtillery Road Barracks at the H.Q. of South African Defence
… Republiek by Sir Theophilus Shepstone in 1877 led to the establishment of a military camp on the present premises of the South African … buildings were found…
PlaceSão Tomé and Príncipe
… In the late 15th Century the Portuguese sent out settlers to the island's to grow sugar. This included many convicts … island of São Tomé in 1595, is now…
ArchiveAppendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… of apartheid and race discrimination. Umkhonto we Sizwe is a new, independent body, formed by Africans, It includes in … Africans of all races It is not…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… – an assistant or follower ad hoc – formed only for a particular purpose; (Latin) literally, to this Afrikaner Broederbond - a secretive, all-male…
PlaceThe Space
… In 1970 Brian Astbury, a Professional Photographer, was hired to take rehearsal photos of Athol Fugard , Yvonne Bryceland , Val Donal and Wilson Dunster who…