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EventDr Abrahams to be returned to Bechuanaland
… been kidnapped in Bechuanaland by South African forces on 11 August 1963*. This was one of the first instances of …
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… this date is under dispute as some sources consider the 11 April 1979 as the date Amin fled Uganda. … Idi Amin is the Greatest Ugandan' . UNAA Times […
EventThe apartheid government agrees to eliminate racial segregation in theatres but not in cinemas
… only" applied to public areas, including park benches. On 11 March 1978, the Apartheid government agreed to eliminate …
EventThe “Sharpeville Six” narrowly escape executions
… On 11 July 1988, Duma Khumalo, Oupa "Scotch" Diniso, Ja-ja …
EventAn application to the Pretoria Supreme Court, to declare the Freedom of Choice to Terminate Pregnancy Law unconstitutional, fails.
… anti-abortion groups were responding to an act passed on 11 December 1996. The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, …
EventMahatma Gandhi is arrested for refusing to carry Apartheid pass
… At a mass protest meeting held in Johannesburg on 11 September 1906, Gandhi adopted his approach to non-violent …
EventThe first cable connection between SA and Europe is launched
On 31 July 1879, the first cable connection between South Africa and Europe, via Aden, was launched. It was laid by the British electrical engineer Charles…
EventBeginning of the Anglo-Zulu War, 10 January 1879
… of a threat to peace and prosperity in South Africa. On 11 December 1878, under the flimsy pretext of a few minor …
Freedom In Our Life Time - List of Photographs
… ceremony, July 1947 (Lembede family, Umbumbulu) 10-11. Lembede's gravesite, Croesus cemetery, Johannesburg …
EventSouth African Indian Congress opposes "Ghetto Act"
… called on the prime minister, General J.C. Smuts , on 11 February and urged him to postpone the legislation, …
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… held under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act. 1977 September 11 Biko is transferred to Pretoria. He was driven naked and …
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… under Section 6 of the Terrorism Act. ... read more 1977 11 September, Biko is transferred to Pretoria. He was driven …
English Settlement in South Africa
… and Major General James Craig sailed into False Bay on 11 June 1775, the British produced papers claiming that they …
ArticleForced Removals in South Africa
… to Gerhard Maré [xxvii] , removals could be divided into 11 categories: farm removals, black spot removals, ‘badly …
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… and was an ANC sympathizer. The three groups left on 9,11 and 13 December. The first group, led by Tshweni, headed … they called for reinforcements from…
ArchiveSouth Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew
… Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923 Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union of Africa, … Secretariat of the International Communist…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… 9 Letter from S. Barlin and D.I. Jones to M.V. Kobetsky, 11 June 1921 Document 10 Statement of South African Delegation to Comintern, 16 July 1921 Document…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… intended for the occupation of the Zanzibari community. 1900 The local fruit market is moved to the Juma Masjid or … December. The Workers’ opens its doors…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement on the update of Conference Proceedings,28 June 2012
… We have a mini schedule for the media which is as follows: 11:00 President`s tour at the Progressive Business Foum …
Elections Programmes for Deputy President, Secretary General & Treasurer General, 16 May 2011
ANC Deputy President, Secretary General and Treasurer General will on Tuesday lead the movement`s election campaign in the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Free…
PlaceTown Hall, 25 Market Street, Uitenhage
… competition. The Cornerstone was laid by Edward Dobson on 11 April 1881 and the building was officially opened on 7 …
EventProf. Hudson Ntsanwisi, former Chief Minister of Gazankulu, dies in Johannesburg
… was born in Shiluvane Mission Station in Tzaneen on 11 July 1920. He was the eldest of three children of Mlungisi …
EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
South African police raided the African National Congress (ANC) underground headquarters, the Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, just outside Johannesburg. Apparently…
EventAlan Paton is born
… On 11 January, 1903 Alan Steward Paton, author of Cry, the …
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… Anglo-Boer War (South African War), which had started on 11 October 1899, there were attempts to reach peace. On 15 … Cape Town: NASOU.P 396| Potgieter, D.J…
EventThe second Anglo-Boer war, also known as the South African war, breaks out
… issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October war was officially declared between Britain and …
EventSir John Frederick William Herschel dies
… On 11 May 1871 astronomer, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, …
EventMore than 400 miners killed in what was the worst mining disaster in South Africa
… were lowered, no signs of life were detected. After 11 days the rescue was called off. The majority of the miners …
EventJazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies
… (also known as Dollar Brand) died during the night of 11 March 1998 after a long struggle with cancer. …
PlaceCape Peninsula University of Technology
… Peninsula Technikon occured, which dates back to the early 1900’s: The Cape Technikon - has its roots in the Cape … and Peninsula Technikon, which dates back…