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ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… late Nelson Mandela won the vast majority of votes with 12 237 655 (62.9%), the National Party (NP) under the …
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… youth which was held to be for people between the ages of 12 and 36 years. The ages of founding members ranged between …
Islam
… The prophet Muhammad is believed to have been born on the 12 th of Rabi-ul-Awwal, which is the third month of the …
The appointment of Judges
… period was subsequently extended to a period of between 12 and 15 years, depending on the age of the judge when first …
ArticleBiko’s imprisonment, death and the aftermath
… to Pretoria Central Prison, Transvaal (now Gauteng). On 12 September, he died in detention - the 20th person to have …
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… South Africa wins the tournament, defeating New Zealand 15-12. Following South Africa's victory, Nelson Mandela, the …
ArticleMarikana Massacre - 16 August 2012
… following the death of the two protesting miners. Between 12- 14 August at least four miners, two police officers and …
Chapter 6 - ‘Direct Action’ on the Shop-Floor: The Denver Engineering Strike, 1919 - 1920
… with 303 establishments and 19 395 workers in 1920). 12 Many of the well-established firms were also given … meeting of the committee with all strikers, on…
EventThembisile Chris Hani is killed
… other daughters, Neo (then 20 years old) and Lindiwe (then 12 years old) were away at the time. Also implicated in the …
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… when magistrate C Moll sentenced Alexander Anderson to 12 months hard labour. There was no building, and they … from deaths of their high-profile opponents…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
… Next Week's Events Saturday 12 th March, 11am – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, …
PlaceCape Floral Areas, Western Province
… of biodiversity crime in the Western Cape, revealing 12 new cases and 23 fines issued between April and June 2025 … of biodiversity crime in the Western Cape…
PlacePretoria Correctional Service Museum
… should he build the prison in under an allocated time of 12 months, he would be pardoned. He built a shoddy structure …
PlaceEquatorial Guinea
… 12 October 1968, Equatorial Guinea gains independence from …
Passive Resistance, 1946 by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1948
… a mass meeting of the Transvaal Indian Congress at which 12 000 members of the Congress were present. The South …
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… 26-12-22 Dear Comrade Tom Your letter from Port Elizabeth and …
EventThe second Carnegie Report on poverty in South Africa is released
… 800 residents of a Black township were forced to share 12 open-pit toilets, which led to an outbreak of infectious …
EventIt is announced that a child prostitution and trafficking task team rescues 14 underage prostitutes in downtown Johannesburg
… The most vulnerable children are girls between the ages of 12 and 16, who are often kidnapped in broad daylight. They …
EventHajara Ibrahim appears before a Nigerian Islamic court to launch an appeal against her conviction for adultery
… banking, family, sexuality and hygiene. Since 1999, 12 states across the mainly Muslim north of Nigeria have …
ANC National Executive Committee by ANC, December, 2012, 53rd ANC Annual Conference, Mangaung
… Zoleka Rosemary 11. Cele, Bhekokwakhe Hamilton (Bheki) 12. Chabane, Collins 13. Cwele, Siyabonga C 14. Davies, Rob …
PlaceSimons Town School, Cape Town
… last three years of secondary schooling (Grades 10 to 12), the Lawhill Maritime Centre at Simon’s Town School has, … last three years of secondary schooling …
EventSouth African man sets record for world's deepest dive
… to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and slow return to surface is a …
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… bestowed by the Town Council of the city of Bologna, Italy 12 September, Honorary degree in Political Science awarded by … Mineworkers. May, Awarded the…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… to three months’ hard labour, and the rest were fined £12. Two white miners were also charged with incitement to … into Xhosa and Sotho. They resolved to…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… radioactive carbon from the atmosphere, including carbon-12 and carbon-14. Carbon-14 is unstable and, after death, decays. This means there is more carbon-12…
PlaceCircle of Kramat's, Cape Town
… he arrived in the Cape in 1780 as a State prisoner. After 12 years imprisonment, Tuan Guru became active in the Muslim … in 1795, the first Mosque. Another…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter One - By Riashnee Pather
… he was appointed secretary of The Hindu-Tamil Institute. 12 It is important here to elaborate on the importance and … of History. [Boston: Beacon Press, 1995…
PlaceVredenburg, West Coast
… of the Saldanha Bay Local Municipality. It is located 12 Kilometers, inland from the Coast at Saldanha Bay on the …
EventCiskeian police disrupt residents' meeting
… incorporation of the whole of Peelton into the Ciskei on 12 August 1988. The people of West Peelton were against the …
Press Conference Introducing Alexandre Moumbaris, Stephen Lee and Timothy Jenkin who escaped from prison in South Africa: Oliver Tambo, 2 January 1980, Lusaka
… Africa border... He was sentenced in 1973 to 12 years` imprisonment. His wife was in prison for about 4 …