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BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
… with her sister Jo, a year younger. After matriculating at 17, her first job was helping produce the weekly news sheet, …
BiographyShirish Nanabhai
… the site of Shirish’s first arrest in 1955 at the age of 17. He was arrested by the police for chalking a political …
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… the Victims of the Port Elizabeth tragedy October; 1920. 12. Anniversary Commemoration. 13. Policy of the "I.C.U." in … to Languages in which the…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Commonwealth. On 12 September 2008 South Africa nominated Minty for the post … at www.iaea.org [Accessed 21 Sep…
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… Cape from 1814 to 1826, was born in Badminton England on 12 December 1767. Under his term as governor, Somerset played … in Table Bay on board the Nautilus…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… They are the youngest members to sit on the committee. 12 February, Boy Mvemve (operating under the name John Dube) … and nine other ANC members starts in…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 The Ming Dynasty
… investigated official cases of corruption and misconduct [12] . Each province had its own bureau that was attached to … outlawed in favour of corporal…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… language and to respect our traditions and heritage” (17). As the eldest child, Nwapa took great care and … for more participation in the colonial government…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… of the Anglo-Zulu war, while others claim that the 12 January 1879 (first attack) or the 22 January 1879 (first … British in 1877. The first attack of the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1920 - 1929
… Government to intervene on their behalf. 1926 December 17 1926 - January 12 1927, The First Round Table Conference is held between the … the defunct…
Poonoosamy Ruthnam Pather
… purchased the property from the Dutch Reformed Church on 17 December 1942. By 13 March 1943 PR had paid enough to have …
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1930-1939
… 1930 - 1939 1930 May 4-5, Gandhi: At 12.45 a.m., arrested at Karadi, a village near Dandi where … Prison). Self-purificatory fast for 21 days started at 12…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… yesterday afternoon, the 10th of August 1964; it was dated 12 July 1964. One wonders how quick the letters can be if … when I began to have some doubt…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… that they cannot take the peoples votes for granted. 17 – 20 September: The 4th COSATU Central committee meeting … was entitled to campaign for any political…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… as a result ruled out the possibility of returning home. [12] The Blue Notes landed an engagement at Club Africana in … to open up his creative mind to reach…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Africa. London: Hamilton, Adams. BAIN, Andrew Geddes. 1949. The Journals of Andrew Geddes Bain. Cape Town: Van … Journal. Periodical Accounts ... United…
Debating Lineages of Socialism in Africa Webinars
South African History Online, the Wits History Workshop, the Department of History at the University of the Free State, the Department of Development Studies…
ArticleAfrican Achievements and Potential
… of Congo and Namibia among the top producers of diamonds. [12] In 2011 the continent produced more than half of the … 2000 and broke a total of 14 records…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… moderation such as petitions and deputations. In December 1949, with the support of the ANC Youth League, a new … and the thumbs-up sign (introduced by the…
ArchiveThis violence is not unique to SA by Daniel Magaziner, 09 September 2019
… there is violence of a particular sort in SA I think about 1949. In mid-January of that year a single incident between … attacks in Gauteng obviously does…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… The South African mining industry shed 20,000 jobs in the 12 months leading to June 2013, and that trend was set to … over four years to meet the R12 500…
BiographyGuy Tillim
… and Sculpture Park, Massachusetts, USA 2007 Documenta 12, Kassel, Germany Children in Conflict, Wolverhampton Art …
BiographyDulcie Evonne September
… home was raided in the early hours of the morning of 12 July 1963, following this, security police raided Neville …
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… ↵ [viii] Ibid. p. 4. ↵ [ix] Ibid. pp.14-16. ↵ [x] Ibid. p. 12. ↵ [xi] Susan I. Blackbeard,’ Power, Politics, and …
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… 1942 12 April, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is born in Nkandla in … Limpopo. 2008 January, Zuma marries Nompumelelo Ntuli. 12 September, Judge Chris Nicholson…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… late Nelson Mandela won the vast majority of votes with 12 237 655 (62.9%), the National Party (NP) under the … under the leadership of Constand Viljoen won…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… a Programme of Action, which the ANC adopted officially in 1949, implemented by James Moroka and Sisulu. In 1943 the ANC …
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… of the Community’s Mission in Sophiatown , South Africa. 1949 Appointed Provincial of the Community in South Africa …
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Three - By Riashnee Pather
… the European public and other races of the land." 12 In the meeting held on 4 May 1947 PR moved a resolution … DF Malan who was to become the new leader of…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… On July 1949,the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act, Act No 55 of 1949 that prohibited marriage or a sexual relationship … Era Laws: Prohibition of Mixed…