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PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… became the largest Black City in South Africa, but until 1976 its population could have status only as temporary … during the Apartheid regime. There were…
BiographyJacqueline Daane-van Rensburg
… returned to the Netherlands and later, on 18 June 1976, she received a letter from the then Prime Minister of …
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… further heightened in the wake of the Soweto Uprising in 1976, which sparked a new wave of anti-apartheid resistance …
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… any organisation or persons that opposed Apartheid. The 1976 Soweto Riots triggered his anger against Apartheid into …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… Act No 46 of 1959. The Representation of Natives Act No 16 of 1936 The Bills proposed by General Barry Hertzog in the … until 1969. This clause was re…
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… academic institutions. The city of Berkeley proclaimed the 16 June to be Miriam Makeba Day and she has received the …
BiographyJacob Hendrik Pierneef
… years his senior against all advice from both families on 16 February 1910. Pierneef was 23 and his new bride was …
BiographyJonathan Clegg
… longer allow it. Jonathan 'Johnny' Clegg passed away on 16 July 2019 at his home in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South …
BiographyAdvocate George Bizos
… of Inquiry into the police killing of 34 mine workers on 16 August 2012. Bizos is the author of 65 Years of …
June 17
… Kissinger's visit... Kiss- inja (a dog) Soweto, September, 1976 To add to this, 300 predominantly white Wits students …
EventNaledi High School is founded
… commemorated 50th anniversary on 8 June 2013. On 8 June 1976, security police arrived at Naledi High School and … of instruction in 50% of subjects in…
BiographyMotlotlehi – His Majesty King Constantine Bereng Seeiso Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
… heir to throne, born on 17 July1963; Prince Simeone born 16 April 1966 and Princess Christina ‘M’ aseeiso born on 24 …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… in Calcutta in 1912. At a farewell meeting in Durban on 16 June, Gandhi said: As a satyagrahi Mr. Sorabji has …
BiographyColine Williams
… the crowd, as the funeral was a highly political event. On 16 December 2005, a life-sized memorial sculpture was …
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… South Western Townships, was the scene of a massacre in 1976. Soweto Blues described how apartheid government changed … number of students to gather in the…
ArticleThe Jacob Zuma Presidency - 2009 to 2017 (March)
… businesses, as well as a youth development programme. [16] By the end of Zuma’s term in 2014, however, little dent … Sharpeville Shooting incident of 1960…
ArchiveNUMSA demands
… for 16th June to be public holiday. In memory of 16th June 1976 students march. …
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… opposed this instruction. From the beginning of 1976, Soweto schools were in protest. In June different … in demonstrations that culminated in the infamous…
EventNizaam Carr, the South African rugby player is born
… Springbok, http://lizmcgregor.bookslive.co.za/blog/2015/06/22/the-first-muslim-springbok/ (22 June 2015). ↵ [iii] … Springbok, http://lizmcgregor.bookslive…
Grade 12 - Topic 2 - Independent Africa
… [Accessed 16 February 2015] The following is to be covered in this … [Accessed 16 February 2015] ii) … [Accessed 16 February 2015] iii) … http://www…
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… She joined the African National Congress (ANC) in 1975, [16] most likely while in the U.S.A, [17] a choice that would … expressions in her writing. Mabuza…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction exploded on 16 June 1976 in Soweto and spread to others parts of the country. The … the expulsion of a …
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… executive members were either banned or had been arrested. 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry)…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… executive members were either banned or had been arrested. 1976 The SASO and BPC leaders are convicted and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry)…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… On 28 May 1976, the South African Student Movement (SASM) held a … the racially separated education system. After the May 1976 conference, SASM contacted…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… Institution Press, 1973. Charney, Craig. "Pixley Seme '06: Father of the African National Congress." Columbia … Legislation." South African Labour Bulletin 1…
BiographyDorothy Adams
… Unity Movement, such as Dora Taylor and I.B Tabata . In 1976 she was granted British citizenship and in 1986 she … Portraits of women’s lives in the Western…
BiographyMagasvarie Govender
… sheltered from the politics of the country, learnt of the 1976 school protests and felt guilty that such a significant …
BiographyChris Hani
… student recruits who joined the ANC in exile after the 1976 Soweto uprising . When dissident ANC members, who were …
EventViolence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
… On the Eve of the Soweto Uprising, Soweto, 15 June 1976 By this day in 1976, the plan was already set. Days earlier, students had formed an Action Committee…