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PlacePretoria, now known as Tshwane
… , was signed at Pretoria’s gracious; Melrose House , on 31 May 1902. Then formally announced on 2 June 1902 in front …
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… the equality of all human beings, of both sexes." (21) By 1959, four years after the beginning of the women`s … - all of which were promptly turned over to…
ArticleThe People’s Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN)
… The Windhoek Massacre that took place in December, 1959, carried out by South Africa military force, was the …
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… to prepare Black people for lives as a labouring class. In 1959 separate universities were created for Black, Coloured …
ArticleBlack South African literature
… my Wife (1961), Ezekiel Mphahlele 's Down Second Avenue (1959) and William 'Bloke' Modisane's Blame Me on History …
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… documenting Abrahams experience in Jamaica is published. 1959 Abrahams moves to Jamaica with his family where he has …
ArticleThe Society of Young Africa (SOYA)
… end, the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) was established in 1959 after its members split from the ANC. This split seems …
ArticlePondoland revolt - 1950 - 1961
… government to disperse the crowd. Toward the end of 1959, violence broke out in the Isikelo area in the District …
PlaceEcho Caves, Limpopo
… near Ohrigstad and were opened as a tourist attraction in 1959. The Echo Caves made up of some of the oldest limestone … near Ohrighstad and were opened as…
ArticleSouth African Coloured Peoples Organisation (SACPO)
… of Coloured Affairs (UCCA), which was set up later in 1959, to advise the government on matters concerning … as the Coloured People Congress (CPC) after its…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… under the Extension of University Education Act, Act 45 of 1959, became the breeding ground of Black resistance which …
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
… belonged in the United States. While traveling in China in 1959, he told a large audience-"In my own country for nearly …
EventRioting and destruction in Cato Manor and Durban continues
… pass and liquor laws, the situation came to a head in 1959 with widespread rioting and destruction of state … at www.cmda.org.za [Accessed: 14 June 2013]…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… notable freedom fighter and patriot, was born on 7 January 1959. Mokoba played a significant role in the struggle for … [online], Available at www.durban…
PlaceJoe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape
… 52.3% are Female while 47.7% is of the Male Gender. 31.4% Of these people are unemployed . …
EventGroote Kerk pulpit is officially inaugurated
… was designed by Hermann Schutte and was inaugurated on 31 January 1841. It was declared a National Monument under …
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… 2017 Mango Groove 23 December 2017 Goldfish and Hot Water 31 December 2017 – 1 January 2018 Freshlyground 1 January …
PlaceOns Huisie, Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 August 1973.Ons Huisie, which directly translates to “Our …
PlaceLions Bridge, Church Street, Arcadia, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 December 1981. …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… committed suicide by walking into the sea. Jonker was 31 Years old. The advanced ideas inherent in Ingrid Jonker's …
EventWilliam Brown becomes the first South African officer killed during World War I
… they were sent to France to train in trench warfare. On 31 May 1916, the brigade left its training area and marched …
PlaceTranskei
… they began to fall back with he British on their heels. On 31 March 1835 the British invaded Xhosa territory east of the … Bantustan policy of the apartheid…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… in the 1930s, others claim it was later than the 1940s. 1959 In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, a seemingly … Organisation. By region these were:…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… the vote because of an inferior educational status. On 31 May 1902, Representatives of the Boer Republics and the … government as Prime Minister. Launch of…
ArticleRivonia Trial 1963 - 1964
… organisations had to consider new tactics. In 1958 and 1959 key ANC and South African Communist Party (SACP) leaders … in the interests of achieving a…
‘Where Do Whites Fit in?’: The portrayal of Black Consciousness and its effects on white liberals in Burger’s Daughter by Rebecca Trout
… vanquish the divisiveness of apartheid’ (Gordimer, 1988, p.31). The growth of Black Consciousness, however, put a stop … role, but that it had to be an…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… wing Poqo in February 1960. After its formation in 1959, the PAC embarked on an anti pass campaign through … in Lesotho and for leaving the country…
Harry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… athletic scene during the years 1926 and 1946, collecting 31 gold medals altogether, of which 15 was for shot put, nine …
Lekota and George resign ahead of disciplinary hearings, 3 November 2008
… receipt of the respective charge sheets, Lekota on Friday 31 October, and George on Sunday 2 November. The disciplinary …
PlaceRailway Administration Building, bounded by Maitland-, Hanger, St Andrew and Harvey Streets, Bloemfontein
… was completed on 15 February 1899. Later that year, from 31 May to 4 June, it was the location of unsuccessful … was completed on 15 February 1899. Later…