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EventGeorge Pemba, artist and playwright is born in Port Elizabeth
… Esther Bedford Competition. In 1944 he was commissioned by the Bantu Welfare Trust to paint scenes of Black tribal …
EventThe longest cricket test match in history is played between South Africa and England in Durban
… February, 2013, Proteas captain Graeme Smith made history by becoming the first man in cricket history to captain his …
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
… saddened thousands of people and her funeral was attended by about 20 000 people, a sign of her close relationship with …
EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… Union, allegedly committed suicide while in detention by hanging himself with a scarf. He was the first white …
EventConservative Party leader, Dr Andries Treurnicht, dies in Cape Town.
… was mentioned that Treurnicht’s death had been accelerated by the arrest of the Conservative Party Stalwart Clive …
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations, 22 January 1946
… South West Africa into Union. Pray urge control territory by UNO Trusteeship Council. Mandate over territory was under …
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… it Malawi. He declared Malawi a one party state led by the Malawi African Congress. The congress made him its …
EventMazisi Kunene, Zulu poet and ANC activist, is born
… the University of California in Los Angeles. He was banned by the apartheid government in 1966 and spent 30 years in …
EventDutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed
… was established in 1602 and was granted a 21 year monopoly by the States-General of the Netherlands to carry out …
EventKenya is granted independence
… first Prime Minister. The Union Jack was replaced by the black, red and green flag of the new nation. This …
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
… the Individual Units, of the Order. This museum is run by MOTH (Memorable Order of Tin Hats). This Military Museum …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… am and was a decisive victory for the Zulu kingdom, led by King Cetshwayo The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 ended on July 4 …
Foreword
… and made widely available. The Symposium was attended by around 250 people, among them historians, teachers, …
EventBritain proposes the sale of arms to South Africa
… seven Wasp helicopters to South Africa. Protests were led by the Anti-Apartheid Movement . …
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… his famous 'winds of change' speech here in South Africa. By 1962 the British Government had already decided that …
Document 16 - F. W. de Klerk’s speech at the opening of Parliament
… legislation, right-sizing of the public service informed by conceptions of the developmental state, the implementation … proposed Alliance five-year…
ArticleSouthern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2014 submissions
… to people around her. She has always been fascinated by history and finds feminist and minority history …
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… with your partner, what image of South Africa is created by its coat of arms. The National Flag When South Africa …
6. Tonight, have your door open
… A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This deposition, taken … was doing so the young master kept on…
Professor H. W. van der Merwe: former Director of the Centre for Intergroup Studies interview with Rupert Taylor, 23 November 1999, 6 Cambridge Road, Observatory, Cape Town
… you wanted to? or to what extent where you constrained by an academic board of control? HW: I got the job because … David Welsh. And then that was followed…
ANC Deputy President`s Election Campaign Programme, 6 May 2011
… at Kasi Community radio, Spruitview Shopping Centre Issued by: African National Congress Chief Albert Luthuli House …
PlaceDorkay House (1952)
… Union of South African Artists, which was formed in 1952 by a group of Black artists with the help of Ian Bernhardt. …
EventWaaihoek women embark on anti-pass passive resistance campaign
… to Bloemfontein as it was a growing economy stimulated by the discovery of minerals with employment opportunities. … Basus'iimbokodo, Bawel'imilambo (Cape…
EventThe Comoros declared an Independent State
… voted to remain under French rule. A resolution passed by The Comoros’ parliament on 6 July 1975 declared …
Isitwalandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour, 1955 - 2014
… Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe is the highest honour awarded by the ANC to those who have made an outstanding contribution …
ANC Election victory party, 19 May 2010
… the corner of Sauer and President Streets Issued by African National Congress Enquiries: Keith Khoza 079 513 …
ANC welcomes Cde Mac Maharaj appointment as President Zuma`s spokesperson, 7 July 2011
… the people of South Africa with utmost dedication. Issued by: Jackson Mthembu National Spokesperson African National …
PlaceHillbrow Tower
… in the Southern Hemisphere until 1978, when surpassed by the 270m Mount Isa Chimney in Queensland, Australia. …
Place'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains
… Canyon is a masterpiece carved over millions of years by the Blyde River as it cut through layers of ancient rock … South African Place Names by Peter E…
EventSouth African historian Charles van Onselen is born.
… the manner in which South African history is perceived, by choosing relatively unknown topics, and therefore …