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EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… On 10 November 1939, shortly after the outbreak of the Second …
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… certificates and offering estate administration. By 1939, its capital hit £30,000, the level at which the … for Volkskas to expand and grow its functions…
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… began in earnest in 1868. By 1870 there were approximately 10 000 diamond diggers in the area that would become … Coalition government was born. It remained…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… a chapter on [the] question of non-violent policy”. 26 August, The state of emergency, declared after the … in Pretoria prison and then transferred to Robben…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… a knowledge of prime numbers and were already using base-10 counting, which is the basis of much of applied … (sd) [8] Pinterest (sd) [9] (Kleber Kithian, sd…
EventUSA drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
… World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland in 1939. By 1941, the Japanese had launched a military strike on … in the future. South Africa signed…
BiographyProfessor Kader Abdul Asmal
… his parents encouraged lively debate in the family of 10. A consistent concern for human justice stems from Asmal’s …
BiographyCurtis Nkondo
… and detained at John Vorster Square. Then on December 10 he was charged with high treason. Another difficult period …
BiographyDr Mamphela Aletta Ramphele
… In August 1976, Ramphele was detained under section 10 of the Terrorism Act , one of the first persons to be …
BiographyVuyisile Mini
… of the Eastern Cape High Command. Mini was arrested on 10 May 1963 together with two other prominent ANC members, …
BiographyPercy John "Jack" Hodgson
Percy John ‘Jack’ Hodgson born on 17 August 1910 in Roodepoort, was the eldest son of three children born to Jessy (nee Turner) and Percy John Hodgson. An…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… decides to call a national one-day stay at home protest on 26 June. This was to protest against the Unlawful … Magistrate's Court during the preliminary…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1950s
… (NEC) after his differences with the ANC Youth League. 26 March, The Defend Free Speech Convention in Johannesburg … education, labour exchanges and the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… Born and Indian Settlers Association (CBSIA)(East London). 26 February, The Young Committee publishes its … is elected president of the AAC and address the…
ArchiveArts class reps : Discuss your action
White poster with black lettering. Image of puppet. Tuesday 26th at SS10
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… receives its independence from Portugal after a protracted 10-year battle by Liberation Front of Mozambique (FRELIMO) … to death while the remaining six are…
EventEarthquake shakes up Tulbagh
… At about 10:04pm on 29 September 1969, the Boland farming towns of … Part I – Assessment of Seismic Hazard. Natural Hazards, 26(1): p. 175-201. Pretoria:…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… that all non-whites were to stay away from their work on 26 June 1950. 18 June, Sisulu addresses a meeting at New … decision that everyone should stay away…
ArchiveTributes paid to a Man of the people
… Joseph Mavi the man who led 10,000 Johannesburg municipal workers in a strike for higher pay, was buried on June 26, the 27th anniversary of the Freedom…
ArticleCouncil of Non-European trade unions (CNETU)
… or the employers. World War II broke out on 3 September 1939 and economically and socially this played a pivotal role … Pretoria had 15 unions with 15,000…
ArticleThe impact of Lenin and Stalin’s policies on the rights of the Russian people
… the rate of illiteracy rate from 50% in 1924 to 20% in 1939. Education was structured around mechanical and … This tripled in size. The Third Five-Year Plan…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… in Economics. 1934 August, Returns to South Africa. 1935 10 January, Bram called up to the Johannesburg Bar, thus … Bram was not in Johannesburg during the…
ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… of the people will also be provided by Mr Mdluli. 10 March, South African cabinet Jimmy Kruger, Owen Horwood, … to be allowed to enter South Africa on a…
EventSouth Africa signs a multilateral treaty prohibiting the development of biological weapons
… On 10 April 1972, The Convention on the Prohibition of the … Geneva Protocol. This treaty was opened for signature on 10 April 1972 and put into effect on 26…
BiographyReggie Vandeyar
… a delegate to the Congress of the People held on the 25-26 June 1955 in Kliptown where the Freedom Charter initiated …
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… Born : 1939, Newcastle, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal) In Summary : Poet, … education. She took on the Way Community Project [10] while teaching at the University…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… decides that the Defiance Campaign shall commence on 26 June. 30 August, 'We Go To Action' — Statement on the … campaign is conceived to popularise the…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… appointed to set up a British residency in the area. 26 March, Warden's troops, known as the Cape Riflemen, arrive … June, first municipal commissioner is…
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… from encouraging the distribution of fake copies. On 10 January 2012, Metro FM planned to join Mbuli’s campaign … Comes Home: The Poets’ Perspective. Oral…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Glossary
… was the official secret state police of Nazi Germany. [10] Positive eugenics - Refers to efforts which are directed … . John. "Adolf Hitler." Encyclopedia…