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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 …
Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… permanent full-time staff, hence their strike was illegal. 26 The A T T manager was Harry Stodel, a leading member of … of these demands appeared in the Cape…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… permanent full-time staff, hence their strike was illegal. 26 The A T T manager was Harry Stodel, a leading member of … of these demands appeared in the Cape…
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
… by the Congress of the People in Kliptown on June 25-26, 1955. A major task of the Federation in succeeding years …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… and begins his career as a member of the Johannesburg Bar. 26 May, Abdullah Mohamed Omar known as Dulla Omar, lawyer, … and/or purchasing land outside the…
PlaceEmoyeni, Parktown, Johannesburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 October 1984. Emoyeni offers a venue for all occassions. …
EventCongress of the People starts in Kliptown
… Charter, which was adopted by the convention the next day, 26 June 1955. The Freedom Carter is a corner stone of the …
EventAmy Biehl is murdered in Cape Town
… Fulbright post-graduate, Amy Elizabeth Biehl (who was 26 years old), was dragged from her car by a 100-strong mob …
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… death is under dispute, as some sources claim it was the 26 April 1986, while others claim it as 17 April 1986. …
Event523 people die in the Black concentration camps of the Second Anglo Boer War
… dysentery resulted in the death of 1 in every 5 people. 26 370 Boer women and children died in the concentration …
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming pattern for Cape Slave owners: It may here be observed that the…
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… behind closed doors in the 1970s and 1980s. In June 1968, the central square was renamed Presidentsplein, …
Cecil John Rhodes, warts and all by Tim Crowe (Politics Web), 22 December 2015
… Clark (1966) Commander of NATO forces Bill Clinton (1968) 42nd President of the United States Strobe Talbott (1968) US Deputy Secretary of State, president…
EventOlive Shisana was born on this day
… Online: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/uploads/pageDownloads/26/Olive%20Shisana%20Biography.pdf (18 May 2017). ↵ [3] Olive …
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… Concert Line-up Ismaël Lo 19 November 2017 Zakes Bantwini 26 November 2017 Mi Casa 3 December 2017 Texas 8 December …
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… in the hands of the central government in Pretoria. On 26 October 1976, the Transkei gained independence as a …
EventEgyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Carter begin a Middle East peace conference at Camp David, Maryland
… Arab neighbors. The official agreement was signed on Mar. 26, 1979, in Washington, D.C. by Israeli Prime Minister …
EventGeneral De la Rey protests British mistreatment of women and children
… to support Boer families at the end of the war. Around 26 000 Boer women and children, as well as 15 000 black …
EventKitchener succeeds Roberts as Commander-in-Chief
… the most horrific strategies of the war as approximately 26 000 Boer women and children and 14,000 Black South …
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… apartheid team. The D'Oliveira affair But it was not until 1968 that the public at large had the problem of apartheid in … in 1966. An English cricket team…
PlaceStone House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 22 February 1968. Baker's design for Stonehouse was completed at his Cape …
AAM and UN: partners in the international campaign against apartheid
… the liberation movement. The meeting at Holborn Hall on 26 June 1959, which launched the international boycott of … mine and the text was not cleared with…
ArchiveSonia Bunting: Continuous Compassion and Adamant Activism by Jack Lucas
… member on the organization’s national committee. In one 1968 meeting, Sonia proved to be a vital resource due to her … to free these prisoners during the…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… John's College in Cambridge where he became a teacher. On 26 October 1813, Fallows was chosen to be the principal …
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… supported the British public during the World War II. On 26 April 1923, Queen Elizabeth married Albert, the second son …
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… faith. It's not clear if any did recant, but at least 26 individuals, Catholic and protestant, declined. They were …
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… secretaries. A national work stoppage was organised for 26 June 1950 to protest against the newly-implemented …
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… University, [online], Available at www.gwu.edu [Accessed 26 November 2010] Piero Gleigeses, (2002), Conflicting …
EventThe new ochre-red, white and green tri-colour of the Transkei is adopted
… unchanged when the Republic of Transkei came into being on 26 October 1976. The red-ochre in the flag is derived from …
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… Terrorism Act and was sentenced to 15 years in prison on 26 June 1979. Even after their release, both men remained …