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EventMembers of the AAM hand over a memorandum to Verwoerd's private secretary about Apartheid policies
… On 10 March 1961, members of the Anti-apartheid Movement (AAM) …
EventWell-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is born
… members of the NLF and was imprisoned on Robben Island for 10 years. Upon his release, he did extensive work on language …
EventAPLA burns down farm house in Fouriesburg
… down the farm house of Edmund Middleton of Fouriesburg on 10 October 1992. The attack was part of an APLA military …
EventBlacks boycott municipal elections
… largely boycotted the elections, with only an estimated 10 - 14 per cent of 'eligible' Black voters participating. …
EventApartheid bomb kills Zimbabwean and injures six ANC members
… On 10 January 1988, Mr Obed Amon Mwanza, a Zimbabwean, was …
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a week after the latest currency…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… Communist Party (SACP). Walus, a Polish immigrant, on 10 April 1993 shot and killed Hani in the driveway of his …
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… rugby unless they did so by May 7. On Sunday, 10 May 1998, Luyt resigned from his position and cited three …
EventSA author Hymne Weiss is born
… for attaining the highest marks in her standard 8 (grade 10) examination at Hoër Volkskool. Weiss attained A Grades in …
EventRailway line between Cape Town and Beira in Mozambique is completed
… the Highveld. The military force was made up of 5 000 men, 10,000 horses, and 14,000 tons of military stores, guns and …
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… On 10 February 1897, Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, …
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… were promised protection. On 30 September 1878, he sold 10 000 acres of land at Umzimvubu River mouth. Two British …
EventThe Hewat Teacher Training College in Athlone is set alight in solidarity with the UWC students on a boycott
… at Struts Bay, Cape Town. The boycott raged on, and on 10 August a prefabricated building that was part of the …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front (FF) 2.2 %, Democratic Party (DP) 1.7 …
PlaceWarriors Gate: MOTH Museum of Militaria
Warrior's Gate is situated at the Corner of Old Fort Road and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, in Durban. In addition to its Headquarters function, Warriors Gate is…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… for military training through Zeerust. He is sentenced to 10 years in prison which he serves on Robben Island, where he … depicting Zuma preparing to rape…
ArticleThe Group Areas Act of 1950
… land to be purchasable by Africans (Beinhart, 2001, 10). Ten years after the Natives Land Act was passed, the … person occupy land without the authority of a…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… translates as "a past master at doing mysterious things." [10] The Kamajoisia [11] were widely believed to possess … Africa Development 22, 3, 1997: 77 - 100…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… in Pretoria prison and then transferred to Robben Island . 10 December, Chief Albert Luthuli and Dr. Martin Luther King … Justice De Wet rejects the first…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… Reference, 2016, http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100405690. ? [xix] Peter D. … 22–25, 29; Vladislavic, “Staffrider An Essay,…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… Witwatersrand and the strickers were demanding a wage of 10 shillings per day (approximately 4 times what they were … certain cities. 500 delegates attended…
PlaceGroenendal Wilderness Area
… River), with the Groendal Dam in its centre. It lies about 10 km from Uitenhage, which is about 30 minutes drive from … established wilderness area in the…
Address by President Jacob Zuma at the celebration of 60th Anniversary of the Freedom Charter, Kliptown, Johannesburg, 26 June 2015
… Assembly. The South African Constitution was adopted on 08 May 1996 by an overwhelming 87 percent of the members of … Africa, Comrade Nelson Mandela, signed…
Soweto and mounting pressure on the apartheid state, 1970s
… In 1981 when the Council's election took place only 10% of the Indian voters cast their votes. Women and labour …
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… Natal, between the Zulu's and the Voortrekkers. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza …
ArticleThe Western Front
… of British and Indian armies. Battle of Neuve Chapelle, 10 – 13 March 1915: Both British and Germans suffered heavy …
ArticleNational symbols such as the Coat of Arms and the National Anthem
… two questions, conduct a survey as follows: Ask 8 to 10 people what they think of our national flag. (Make sure …
The War
… British army sent for reinforcements from Britain and on 10 January 1900 the new soldiers arrived in Cape Town with …
Countdown to the elections July 1993 – April 1994
… moment the whole nation had been waiting for and the next 10-month period of run-up to the elections was now being … examines the actual course of…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high … ps://www.wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/general-news/2015/2015-10…