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40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… facts are found in State Versus Zephania Mothopeng and 17 Others – Supreme Court of South Africa – South and Eastern … A witness in the Supreme Court where…
ArchiveImmediate prospect for SACP
… for SACP. It discusses the Suppression of Communist Act of 1950, the Freedom Charter, Sharpeville 1966. …
ArticleDistrict Six is Declared a ‘White Area’
… this day the district was declared a White area under the 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. [iii] …
Notes from Books
… Allen & Unwin, Ltd., (and Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins), 1950. The author frequently tries to argue that the slaves in … 1795, the official census indicated…
ArchiveNational congress cultural day
… Isizwe Thinta Cosatu Cultural Unit; National Congress 14-17 July Cultural Day July 18 Wits University …
ArchiveD.I.V.I.D.E. And Rule; South Africas Bantust
… They are allocated 13% of the land -- the Bantustans. 17 % of the population are Whites. They own 87% of the land. …
Dingane orders his forces to wipe out remaining parties of Voortrekkers after the murder of Piet Retief and his companions
Dingane orders his forces to wipe out remaining parties of Voortrekkers after the murder of Piet Retief and his companions. The two Voortrekker parties at…
EventWalter Sisulu’s appeal is dismissed
… was arrested at Liliesleaf farm, Rivonia, under Section 17 Act 37/1963 and charged with sabotage and attempt to …
EventZach de Beer is elected as leader of the PFP
… When De Beer assumed his position, the party had only 17 seats out of 178 seats in the White parliament. De Beer …
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… Chief Veldtman, fail to convince the Israelites to leave. 17 December, The government sends a White delegation … but the Israelites continue to refuse to…
ArticleThe Khoisan
In around 2300 BP (Before Present), hunter-gatherers called the San acquired domestic stock in what is now modern day Botswana. Their population grew, and…
Into the Fifties: Defiance by Norman Levy
… African enactment of the Suppression of Communism Act in 1950 had all the rhetoric of combating communism, but was … the slew of repressive laws at the…
EventKip Keino of Kenya wins the Olympic gold medal for 1,500 metres in 3 mins 34.9 secs
… Kipchego “Kip” Keino was born in Kipsano, Kenya on 17 January 1940. Keino began his international running career …
PlaceMea Vota, Rissik Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 October 1980. …
Chapter 6 - The Birth of SACTU
… Trades and Labour Council, but without success. As late as 1950, the CP criticised the CNETU for rejecting affiliation … Simons and Simons, Class and Colour…
EventA resolution calling for Africans countrywide to stay at home, in protest against the Unlawful Organisations Act, is taken in Durban
… was taken during a rally held in Durban on 28 May 1950. …
PlaceAbaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape
… Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name …
Yarra Yarra, St Georges Street, Simonstown
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 July 1987. …
EventDorothy Nyembe is released from jail
… and lack of child care facilities. She passed away on 17 December 1998. …
EventThe 4 x 100m men’s relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
… Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands (2nd) and the US …
EventErmelo is founded
Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans Lion…
EventSir James Liege Hulett dies in Durban, South Africa
… Sir James Liege Hulett was born on 17 May 1838 in South Yorkshire, England. In 1857, at the age …
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… allowed him to join the Matriculation class. At the end of 1950, he passed the Joint Matriculation Board examination, …
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… World Cup is won by England after they defeat Australia 20-17 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney. 2007 7 September-20 October, …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… soldiers, while the BEF lost 7 900 men, 29 000 wounded and 17 800 missing. 29 October, Turkey enters the war on Germany …
ArchiveMemorandum: a study in political heresy
Unauthored memorandum on the history of the Peoples Struggles and strategy and the tactics of the National Liberation Movement and the South African Communist…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
At this stage, it was not at all clear that Europe would come to dominate the world. The intention is to provide a comparative overview of some of the major…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 18 May 1983, Volume 72 and Volume 73
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the Commission of …
EventSouth African police close the investigation into the death of Steve Biko
… to produce concrete evidence and was officially closed on 17 May 1978.It was only in 1985 that the real circumstances …
PlaceNarainsamy Temple, Newlands, Durban
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 August 1984. …