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ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 19 May 1983, Volume 74 and Volume 75
… Transcript of evidence (continued from 17 and 18 May 1983) from Bishop Desmond Tutu, to the …
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 March 1989. …
EventDe Klerk announces referendum date
… on 2 February 1990. The referendum date was scheduled for 17 March. Voters were expected to respond with a Yes or a No …
EventFirst aeroplane flight takes place
… On the morning of 17 December 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright succeeded in the …
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… citizenship and the right of appeal to the Privy Council (1950). It scrapped God Save the Queen as one of the …
Indian Community
… Ghetto Act paved the way for the Group Areas Act passed in 1950, which proclaimed certain areas White. This meant that … in 1948. The Group Areas Act…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… allowed him to join the Matriculation class. At the end of 1950, he passed the Joint Matriculation Board examination, …
EventSoldiers die from gas leak at Naval base in Durban
… On 17 February 2017, six people were killed and more than a … https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2017/02/17/breaking-several-dead-apparent-gas-leak-durban…
PlaceKoedoespoort Aerodrome, Pretoria
… of the experimental farm of the University of Pretoria. On 17 March 1920 it was the first landing place in the Union of …
PlaceNorth Lodge, Parktown, Johannesburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 December 1982. The house is owned by Wits University and …
EventWaddington report on Boipatong is released
… make an independent inquiry into the Boipatong massacre on 17 June 1992, presented his report in which he stated that …
PlaceSt. Wendolins Ridge, Pinetown
… Land, at St Wendolins fromm the Mission. Between 1930 and 1950 the Land was divided into 140 Plots and Sold to Resident Catholic Members. By 1950, there were…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… On 17 June 1990, Nelson Mandela visited Ottawa, Canada escorted …
EventFirst World Haemophilia Day
… an opportunity to increase awareness of haemophilia. April 17 was chosen because it coincided with the birthday of the …
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… is introduced in Natal to disenfranchise Indians. 1895 Act 17 of 1895, of the colony of Natal imposes a £3 tax on … churches condemn the Bill as unchristian…
ArchiveGroup Areas Development Act, Act No 69 of 1955
… areas and other areas defined under the Group Areas Act, 1950, and for the proper development of such areas, and for …
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… Labour Party published in 'The International' September 17, 1915. Document 7: Report on the general meeting of the … published in The International, March…
EventRugby player Breyton Paulse is included in the national team after the ANCYL challenged the decision to omit him
… as an exclusive sport for Whites will never work". On 17 November 2004, Paulse was included in the national team. … 2009] Gilbert, M. Transformation Whip…
ArchiveConformity and conflict: Afrikaner nationalist politics in South Africa
Thesis sumitted to the Faculty of Social Studies, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Oxford University. This thesis includes chapters on the…
EventThe Group Areas Act comes into effect
… general election on a platform of separate development. In 1950 the government passed the Group Areas Act, a cornerstone …
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 August 1984. Zorgwyk House, 36 Breda Street, Gardens. The …
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 February 1961. …
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… Andrew Charles Hudson was born on 17 March 1965 in Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He … Available at : www.espncricinfo.com [Accessed: 17 March 2014]|…
EventWinkie Direko is born
… the Year Award in 1993 and Premier of the Free State since 17 June 1999, was born in Botshabelo, Bloemfontein in South …
ArticleMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) - Timeline: 1890-1899
… introduced and Indians of Natal were disfranchised. July 17, Submits petition of 10 000 Indians to Secretary of State … up issue of exclusion of Indians from…
EventMakhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi, trade unionist and community leader, dies
On 28 February 1980, Makhwenkwe Harrison Butshingi died in Orlando West, Soweto. Butshingi was born in the Transkei in 1906, and moved to the Transvaal in…
ArticleThe Johanna
The Johanna, or Joanna, was a British East Indiaman vessel sailing from Kent, England, to Surat, India, under the command of Captain Robert Brown. She embarked…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
… to the ANC’S National Executive Committee (NEC) in 1950 and, in 1951, Mandela argued against a united racial …
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
… march that would change the course of history. June 16, 17 and 18 witnessed unprecedented state violence, first in … themselves to address the education…
EventGovernor-General Sir Patrick Duncan dies
… His children presented his papers, numbering nearly 17, 000 items and consisting of private and semi-official …