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ArticleHerero Revolt 1904-1907
… became heavily restricted as German control grew and on 11 January 1904 the leader of the Herero, Samuel Maharero … was determined to suppress the revolt…
BiographyStephen Bantu Biko
… Ndikho Moss, Sipho Makwedini and Siphiwo Ceko. Around 1952 (the exact date varies from source to source), he went … driving Steve to Pretoria, 700km away…
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
… communists at some previous stage in their lives. In May 1952 Kahn and Carneson were expelled from the House of …
ArticleGandhi and the burning of passes
… to work on the Transvaal gold mines. Within a few days, on 11 September, thousands of Indians and Chinese attended the …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1950 - 1959 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… * 78 787 in 1951 * 125 987 in 1970 * 154 300 in 1980 1952 Bo-Kaap: residential area for 'Malay' Muslims The entire … 1969 ' Abdullah Haron Abdullah Haron…
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… lose vote in boroughs. The Industrial Conciliation Act No 11 of 1924 This act provides for job reservation. Excluded … This Act became the target of the…
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… gatherings. Between 1950 and 1970 1400 people were banned. 1952 The pass laws of 1923 were repeatedly amended over the … detention could be repeated as often…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… the British in the campaign to put down the rebellion. 11 September, A mass meeting of Indians is held at the Empire … the discriminatory taking of…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu and the organisations she was connected to
… Federation of South African Women The Defiance Campaign of 1952 would catapult the ANC Women’s League into a new era of … role. This coincided with the…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract Born on 4 July 1952, Gertrude Fester fulfilled her mother’s dream for her to … CoMiDe Introduction Gertrude Fester…
EventANC adopts the Programme of Action
… mounted by the South African Indian Conference (SAIC). In 1952, the young guard in the ANC, led by Walter Sisulu, …
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… Afrikaner nationalism, culture and identity. However, in 1952 the name of the day was changed to Day of Covenant. …
EventScores of people, including a Chief, are killed in Lari, Kenya, following an attack by Mau Mau freedom fighters
… massacre followed the eruption of violence on 20 October 1952 as the Mau Mau protested the arrest of Jomo Kenyatta and … [Accessed 24 March 2014].|BlackPast…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… 600 to be ‘named’ under the Suppression of Communism Act. 1952 15 March, Gillian, First and Slovo’s second daughter, is …
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… it was banned under the Suppression of Communism Act. 1952 1 June, Despite being banned by the government, Kotane …
ArticleTreason Trial 1956 - 1961
… covered by the original indictment (instead of October 1, 1952, the period began on February 1, 1954, running until …
Commemorating fifty years since District Six was declared for whites only
… Start time: Thursday, February 11 at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM in UTC+02 50 years ago, it was decreed …
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay …
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… invitation of President Nelson Mandela. The visit, from 11 to 13 August, marked continuing good relations between the … gave Mandela the Star of Holy…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… (assistant) 1944-1945: Prof. P.S. Dreyer (assistant) 1949-1952: Prof. E.S. Muller 1950-1963: Prof. S.P.J.J. van Rensburg 1952-1967: Ds. P.M. Smith 1963-1965:…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… of Silkaatsnek led to the Battle of Silkaatsnek on 11 July 1900, when De la Rey was informed that the nek was … to attack, and the battle began in the early…
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… project Gertrude Fester Biography Abstract Born on 4 July 1952, Gertrude Fester fulfilled her mother’s dream for her to … CoMiDe Introduction Gertrude Fester…
EventFirst sextuplets in the world to survive their infancy are born in Cape Town
… the first sextuplets known to survive their infancy on 11 January 1974, in Cape Town, South Africa. The three boys …
EventAnna Neethling Pohl, South African actress and author, is born
… to folkfeeste (National festivals) which began in 1938. In 1952 she was the co organiser of the Van Riebeeck …
EventHilda Bernstein passes away
… such as the 1946 African Mine Workers' Strike, the 1952 Defiance Campaign, the 1955 Freedom Charter …
Address by President Jacob Zuma, at the James Sebe Moroka Lecture, Northwest Province, 22 August 2012
… Moroka, who led our organisation from December 1949 to 1952. Like all centenary lectures, the reflection on the life … He took part in the planning of the…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… Lost World of the Bushmen by Fritz Metzger is published. [11] Originally written in German, it was first published in … University, Melbourne, Australia…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za[Accessed: 11 May 2011] Anon, (2011), ‘South African seeks death penalty … May, [online] Available at www.citizen…
Steve Biko National Conference 2014
20 Years of Democracy: STILL CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO NATION-BUILDING 9h00-9h30 – Registration & Tea 9h45-10h00 – Welcome 10h00-11h30- Panel Discussion…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… in London to commemorate South African Freedom Day. 11 July, Oliver Tambo makes a statement at a press conference … Committee meeting discusses plans to re…