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ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
… Western Asia and the Mediterranean, but knowledge of Africa was limited and the Americas were still to be … were able to travel and trade with other…
EventRand Daily Mail publishes exposé of conditions in Homelands
… starvation increase.” The Rand Daily Mail became South Africa’s most influential anti-Apartheid newspaper, known for …
EventJody Scheckter
… in East London, Eastern Cape .[i] Scheckter became South Africa’s first and thus far only Formula One World Driver’s …
Answers to questions by Drum: Albert Luthuli, 6 May 1961
… republic with no reference to us. We feel that white South Africa should not go on making changes in our lives without …
ArchiveThe African National Congress in exile: strategy and tactics 1960-1993
… is about the struggle for the national liberation of South Africa and centres around the strategy and tactics of the …
ArchiveThe Pan African Congress venture in retrospect: a Non-European Unity Movement pamphlet
… relation to the freedom struggle of the oppressed in South Africa and the formation and functions of the Non-European …
PlaceElsie’s River
… Philander (19 January 1961 - 4 March 2026), one of South Africa's most beloved and versatile entertainers. Born in … Philander (19 January 1961 - 4 March…
PlaceMarabastad Market Stalls, Pretoria
… you’ll experience the colours and hustle and bustle of Africa. This area has a mix of ‘muti’ shops, spazas, a …
EventGertrude Shope, former president of the ANC Women’s League, is born
… Education. In 1966 the ANC convinced her to leave South Africa and join her husband, Mark Shope, in exile. While in …
EventRetired soccer player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, Kaizer Motaung, is born in Soweto
… After a few years abroad, Motaung returned to South Africa and immediately started proceedings to form his own … www.kaizerchiefs.com [Accessed on 5 October…
EventAllan Boesak is born
… clergyman and politician, is born in Kakemas in South Africa. When other Black political leaders were arrested or …
EventSchool boycott in Port Elizabeth ends
… Reader's Digest. (1988). Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story, New York: Reader's Digest …
EventLucas Mangope leaves Mmabatho due to uprising
… after he had tried to boycott participation in South Africa's first democratic elections. Mangope rejected the …
EventMangope calls out troops as unrest flares in Bophuthatswana
… therefore resisted efforts to integrate into the new South Africa. His attempt to prolong the sham authority of the …
EventSA writer, Nadine Gordimer, wins Nobel Prize for Literature
… country, Gordimer has consistently refused to leave South Africa. By addressing its political and racial turmoil in her …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk promises repeal of apartheid laws
… argue for the lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa. However, most of the world was sceptical of de … [Accessed: 25 January 2010]|Wren, C.S., …
EventA police mob attacks big SWAPO rally
… delegates from the United States Embassy in South Africa. SWAPO, which was prevented from holding gatherings …
EventState of Emergency enters 100th day
… sporadic violence were reported in various parts of South Africa, especially in black townships where large contingents …
EventEpainette Mbeki receives the Order of the Baobab
… the country. References: http://www.sabcnews.co.za/south_africa/general/0,2172,125894,00.html …
EventGlaxoSmithKline to reduce AIDS drugs price
… in sixty-three developing countries, including sub-Saharan Africa. The price reductions were made possible by …
EventThe Opening Ceremony of 2000 Olympic Games takes place
… The ceremony was attended by 199 nations, including South Africa, with the exception of only one member of the …
EventA strike by White mineworkers turns into open rebellion
… History of Labour struggles and organisation in South Africa. … C.F.J. (ed) (1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria…
EventCetshwayo, travels to London to request that he should be restored as a king of the Zulu Kingdom
… granted him his request and allowed him to return to South Africa to be a ruler of a small portion of the Zulu Kingdom. …
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
… were as a result of the presence of the British South Africa Company (BSAC), led by Cecil Rhodes. The objective of …
EventMark Thatcher arrested
… on 25 August 2004. Thatcher was charged under South Africa's anti-mercenary laws in connection with an alleged …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups were formed in …
EventBlack, Coloured and Indian churches issues a statement on Immorality Act and the Mixed Marriages Act
… government. In 1949 mixed marriages were banned in South Africa. In 1950 the act was followed up with a ban on sexual …
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… faced additional charges. These included leaving South Africa illegally and being a member of a banned organisation …
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… the University Act passed in 1916 by the Union of South Africa government. The 1916 legislation establishedthe South …
EventThe Simelela Rape Survivors Centre in Cape Town reports on rape in Khayelitsha
… has one of the highest rates of rape cases in South Africa. It is estimated that 1 in 3 females will be raped in …