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Book 4: Industrialisation, Rural Change and Nationalism - Introduction
… rural change were key processes that helped to shape South African society. They impacted on black social … the end of the war South Africa was not only in a…
PlacePeelton
… (prior to 1910) Umxelo was established in 1839 by the Reverend … Society. At that stage it was popularly referred to as Birt's Mission, and was located a…
55. S.A.I.C. deputation sees the Minister of the Interior, 1925
… and Registration Bill, and also urged the Government to agree to a round-table conference among representatives of the … Governments, the Indian Government,…
PlaceUniversity of Cape Town
… in Mining . This gave it the Financial boost it needed to grow. The College developed into a fully fledged University during the period 1880 to 1900, thanks…
PlaceAddo Elephant Game Reserve, Port Elizabeth
… Port Elizabeth . In about 1931, about 680 ha. was enclosed to form the Addo Elephant National Park. The name is of … moving objects and digging. Elephants'…
PlaceBaxter Theatre, Rondebosch- Cape Town
… 1 August 1977 and was designed by Jack Barnett as honor to the late Dr. W Duncan Baxter’s bequest for the purpose of … a theatre. Dr. Baxter made a generous…
24. Muslim traders petition against Free State law of 1884
… the disabilities imposed by an 1884 Ordinance. They wished to be classified as citizens, not as 'coloureds' (which at that time meant blacks). Source: V.R…
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… Passes and measures to control the mobility of the Black population particularly … all over South Africa. Following the declaration to embark on an anti-pass…
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… organisations and the South African government convened to plan the creation of a transitional government and a … parliament. Seventeen of the nineteen…
ArchiveHow a slave from Mauritius led a rebellion in Cape Town by Nigel Worden (Ground Up), 30 March 2016
… Square in Cape Town in 1764, a slave in chains appears to be driven by a master on the left side of the image. Some … prisoner and marched on Cape Town where…
PlaceOutcrop of Main Reef Group of Conglomerates, Johannesburg
… Click on image to enlarge It was declared a National Monument under old NMC … mining history is that the precise details relating to the discovery of gold on…
EventSecurity Council examines violence in South Africa
… Charge D'affaires of the permanent mission of Madagascar to the United Nations the Security Council convened on 15 and 16 July to examine concerns about…
EventF.W. de Klerk clamps down on KwaZulu
… of March, the highest death toll in three years. According to De Klerk the decision was taken to ensure that there was free political activity and that ……
PlaceInanda, Phoenix
… in Ethekweni. Combined with high HIV rates this leads to not many reaching old age. Gandhi and the Phoenix … press, Phoenix served for a time as an…
PlaceKroondal, Rustenburg
… here, but when the society could no longer afford to provide maintenance for anyone but the missionaries, the … who were not German-speaking were Louis Botha…
Document 83 “Native Bourgeoisie as a Class”, Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935
… Bourgeoisie as a Class", Umsebenzi, 16 February 1935 To the Editor of "Umsebenzi" In your issue of 2 February, … feels the pinch of the crisis and thus makes…
PlaceShri Jagannath Puri Temple, Tongaat
… a time when it was nearly impossible for anyone but Whites to be granted ownership of land. The Temple is in a … other Temple Kamal's Grandfather had seen…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
… revolution - a day on which we can bring directly to you fraternal and revolutionary greetings from the African … militant workers and peasants, from women…
Directive concerning the nature of the forthcoming ANC consultative conference in Morogoro by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1969
… from all over South Africa and from abroad. Its object was to consider the measures which required to be taken to give a new impetus to organisational work…
Directive Concerning the Nature of the Forthcoming ANC Consultative Conference in Morogoro by O. R. Tambo, March 1969
… from all over South Africa and from abroad. Its object was to consider the measures which required to be taken to give a new impetus to organisational work…
Address by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Independence of Haiti: Port-AU-Prince, 01 January 2004 Your Excellency, President Jean-Bertrand Aristide,
… Thank you very much for allowing us this opportunity to celebrate the Bicentenary of one of the greatest … inspiring occasion that communicates an important…
I - Introduction
… shores. He was the forty-sixth political detainee known to have died under interrogation by the security police in … world seldom knows black leaders, even…
EventBantu Women’s League protests against pass laws
… on 7 January 1919 against the application of pass laws to women. What precipitated the 1919 protest was the government's threat to reintroduce pass laws for…
PlaceSastri College, 1 Winterton Walk, Durban
… , who was appointed as Agent of the Indian Government , to South Africa in 1927. Designed by the Architect Hermann … responsible for issues including…
EventEmperor Haile Selassie reclaims his Ethiopian throne
… years in exile in Britain, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to Ethiopia to reclaim his throne with the help of the British. Selassie … throne in 1936 after he…
A Brief Commentary on the Question of HIV and AIDS by Thabo Mbeki, 7 March 2016
… Towards the end of 2015 I sent the communication below to a fellow African to respond to some comments he had made on the matter of ‘Mbeki, HIV & …
Albertina Sisulu, Freedom Fighter
… on her 70th birthday in October. Albertina continues to be an inspiration to the younger generation of today in South Africa, 40 years … detained and held…
Statement in Court by Dr G. M. Naicker and Dr Y. M. Dadoo, When Charged With Aiding and Abetting Under the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913, February 26, 1948
… of the 1st August, 1913, from so entering. We would like to deal first with the Minister's Minute of the 1st August, 1913. It is our submission to the Court…
PlaceSt. Wendolins Ridge, Pinetown
… of Missionaries, Chief Manzini asked the Missionaries to work with the Community, to teach them to Read and Write. In 1882 Father Franz Pfanner bought …
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT NELSON MANDELA AT THE SA FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATIONS Upington, 27 April 1997
… their freedom;three years since we made a pledge to work together as a nation to bring a better life for all. On that day, too, by our votes, we gave birth…