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Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… The commission's conclusion was that the shooting by ANC guards was unjustified. Shell house in Jeppe Street, …
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
… the humanitarian food aid sent to Somalia was hijacked by warring clans and then traded with neighbouring countries …
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… racial group to reside on or own land in an area set aside by proclamation for another race. For the first time, it at …
EventJaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader dies
… (KPU) was constantly harassed and its activities sabotaged by the government. In his quest for democracy, he formed the …
EventStander gang hits 3 banks
… city centre. The Stander gang was a group of three men led by Andre Stander, a former police detective. While still a …
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… a fellow clergyman who had supported the school boycotts by Coloured and Indian students. They were released on bail …
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… In 1923 he was forced to step down and was replaced by Z. K. Mahabane. Makgatho remained President of the …
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… girl. Sobukwe was exposed to literature at an early age by his oldest brother. His earliest education was at a …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2. The British Colonial Office appoints a Ladies Commission to investigate the concentration camps in South Africa.
… Emily Hobhouse and Dr. Jane Waterson. They were appointed by the British Office to investigate the concentration camps …
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… graduate studies. His plea was in response to a call made by the ANC, that the timing was right for him to … Gavisser, M. (2007). Thabo Mbeki: The Dream…
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… can be completely subjected to an analytical process, is by the very fact, removed from the possibility of being art” …
EventEugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in Ventersdorp.
… republic.” On 3 April 2010, he was murdered at his farm by one of his workers. …
Extract from a speech during a political meeting held on 17 June 1971 at Naboomspruit in the Waterberg constituency
… The parliamentary by-election in Waterberg was of particular significance to … friction be limited to a minimum, and this is best limited by keeping people…
Event“Maberete” strike ends more than a decade of labour broking at the South African Post Office
… remained practically invisible. It was a dirty secret." By April 2012 the labour broker workers at the Post Office …
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… recruit Black people to assist the British in World War 1 by providing labour. There were to be 10 000 people to serve …
PlaceMauritania
… 20th Century and became Independent on November 28, 1960. By the terms of the constitution, Islam is the official state …
EventPeter Scott, South African alpine skier is born
… at the Peyregudes Ski Club in France. [v] He is coached by Alexander Heath. [vi] Peter Scott failed to finish the …
A Walk in the Night
… . The Emancipation Day “Walk in the Night” is organised by the District Six Museum and the Prestwich Place Project …
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
… that developed after these. The Town itself was laid out by another farmer, Maconachie, who used the names of British …
PlaceVlakfontein Monument, Roodepoort
… a wooden cross was erected, but it was replaced in 1913 by a monument commemorating all those killed in action. A …
ArchiveInterview with Absolom Zithulele Cindi
… became the assistant general secretary of MEWUSA, formed by the amalgamation of four NACTU unions for metal and …
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… Kwazulu Natal) was formally separated from the Cape Colony by means of the Charter of Natal. The Cape Governor still …
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… and Fringe programmes, all of which are administered by the National Arts Festival Office. Programmes comprise of …
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… would not be allowed to use his exit permit (approved by the Minister of Interior Affairs) to leave South Africa …
PlaceSeal Point Lighthouse, Cape St. Francis
… unmanned and just 8m tall. Today it is serviced by helicopter and one wonders the difficulties that must have … Lighthouses of Southern Africa by Gerald…
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… Cooke says it was lifted into position on the second floor by Messrs. Fox and Bookless (Pvt) Ltd who took over …
Fatima Meer: Portfolio
… and adoption of the new Constitution for South Africa by democratically elected representatives of all the people …
EventDay of the African Child
… their lives for the cause of freedom in South Africa. By adopting this day as the Day of the African Child, the …
EventUN Security Council urges SA government to end Rivonia Trial
… course of events in the UN negotiations with the Africans. By gaining the initiative, Britain (and the US) wanted to …
EventThe Rivonia Trialists are charged with sabotage and attempting to violently overthrow the state
… overthrow the South African government. This after a raid by security police at Lilliesleaf farm on 11 July 1963, the … Macdonald Purnell. p. 337|Giliomee, H…