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ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. It lasted until the 20th century. …
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… South Africa wins the tournament, defeating New Zealand 15-12 in the final at Ellis Park. 1999 1 October- 6 November, … and Scotland. It is won by South…
PlaceMsunduzi River
… expedition was planned but then abandoned halfway in 1950, eight paddlers set off from Alexandra Park on 22 December 1951. Six days, 8 hours and 15 minute…
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… the area and the population is between 45 000 and 50 000 1950 The Group Areas Act, the Population Registration Act, … the only source of income for…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… Native Affairs with regards to the Native Affairs Bill. 15 June, J.T Jabavu and Rev Z.R Mahabane testify before the … by the ANC. 1927 Walter Sisulu leaves…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… be detained. She is released and banned again. 1976 - 1979 15 November - 15 June, 110 bombings by insurgents occurred. 1977 The period … Act of 1982 replaced…
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
… figures for private industry show that there were 15,273 women employed in industrial jobs. (Walker, 1982 58) … from their homes to the work place. …
BiographyMarcus Solomon
… than the interrogations, he recalls. Robben Island On 15 April 1964 Alexander, Bam, Solomon and eight other … Ntsebeza, interview with Marcus Solomon,…
Online directory - archives and media sources
… ministers. Documents covering the period up to the end of 1950 are accessible to the public. There are well-established …
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
1870s-1880s Discovery of a reliable water source. "To the present generation Currie's Fountain is but a name which marks the recreation grounds below Botanic…
Nelson Mandela Family Tree
… 1948 aged nine months) Magkatho Lewanika Mandela (born 1950, died 6 January 2005 aged 55) Pumla Makaziwe Mandela …
ArticleWestern Cape Civic Association (WCCA)
Civic organisation also experienced problems in organising across the racial divide. Initially the emerging civic organisation in African township and coloured…
ArticleUnited Women’s Organisation (UWO)
The United Women’s Organisation (UWO) was launched in April 1981 with 400 delegates from the Western Cape attending. Some of the women who pioneered the…
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… Indians). [vii] However, it was the Group Areas Act of 1950 that formalised and rigorously implemented forced … enormous scale; from its promulgation on the…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… that they were going to be deprived of their homes in the 1950 Group Areas Act. This act relocated all non-White … pp. 19-29. Johnson-Castle, Patricia. …
Article2016 in Review
… In 2016 South Africa History Online celebrates 15 years of being a public open source heritage site. What a …
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… citizens are injured in Boston explosion. USA April 15 2013 SA Citizines Zuma meets with Central Africa Republic … a declaration on press freedom in Africa…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… dead by passing motorist. - Thabong, OFS Sello Mofokeng (15), Teboho Bokopane (17), Oupanyana Mabenyana (17) All … member of Western Cape Civic Association…
ArticleCOVID-19: The Whens and Whats of the Deadly Virus
… was called the “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome” (MERS). [15] MERS was said to most likely have originated from a … initiated by South African President,…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… between the South African government and Cuban forces. 15 January 1975 The Alvor Accord is signed by parties … where it is based. By August the…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
… Indian) through the Population Registration Act No. 30 of 1950. It further voted to divide South Africa into separate … use of each race) through the Group…
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… legislation was the Population Registration Act of 1950. It was a law that placed every South African into one …
ArticleHistory of Women’s Struggle in South Africa
… rights as well as equal rights for women (Walker 1991:14-15). The clothing industry became an important area of … a more assertive and impatient attitude…
ArticleThe Aftermath of the war
… he felt that the Boers should surrender completely. 15 May 1902 saw the meeting of 30 representatives from each …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 2: The Nuclear Age and the Cold War
… of atomic weaponry and launches the Cold War. In the 1950's, The Arms Race became the focus of the Cold War. … east central Europe began in Poland. Two years…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… full recognition to the Africans participating in the war. 15-17 December, At the annual ANC conference Dr. A.B. Xuma is … marriage between Whites and any…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… house-holders and perform undesirable dirty jobs ’ (Gordon 15). The domestic workers were given incredibly low salaries … sanctioned townships created by the…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
… submitted work to SASA's annual exhibitions. However, by 1950, overtaken by rapid change, it came to be regarded as … which we associate the Society in the…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… intervening, resulting in the tax being withdrawn. Between 15 October 1896 and 4 January 1897, the SS Courland and the … of their mission was to secure an…
History of Muslims in South Africa: Bibliography by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… [UNISA], D Litt et Phil dissertation [unpublished], 1985. 15. The Mosques of Bo-Kaap, pp 17, 64; The History of Tana … Round the World, Bombay, Duftur…