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ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… when one examines commemorations of events such as the death of PietRetief and the Battle of Blood River. … of a farmer, Henry Smith, on 17 January 1906 by…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… are assaulted. Two mine security officers are hacked to death by protesters and their vehicles torched. Striking … escorting the protesters. Two SAPS members…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… prison had cells for white and black male offenders, the death row cells, cells for white and black female offenders … strategy, the apartheid state was…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… include up-to-date information in the various editions of his atlases, becoming the most influential cartographer of … of the Blaeu family business, carried…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… held in Potchefstroom to fill a seat left vacant by the death of Louis le Grange, who was also the speaker of the … Potchefstroom and actively campaigned for…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… The strike resulted in police violence that led to the death of 18 people across Soweto. It was during this period … to South Africa to take part in the…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… of the Umgeni (uMngeni) River burst after heavy rains. The death toll would have been much higher if it were not for the … for generations on the beaches of…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… bringing harm to civilians. Mashigo testified that during his training cadres were told not to use methods involving … Petrus Mashigo, and Naphtali Manana…
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… the raid, but by that time it was too late as Jameson and his party had already crossed into the Transvaal. … to trial in Johannesburg. Some of them were…
ArticleNational Party (NP)
… Hertzog often publicly disagreed with the opinions of his fellow leaders of the SAP, in particular, those of Prime … South Africa described him as anti…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… journeys on slave ships, the rigours of which caused the death of many of their contemporaries along the way, the … of trauma that they endured must have…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… by members of an apartheid hit-squad while reversing out his drive-way at his home in Harare, Zimbabwe. 12 August, MK launches an … in the Transvaal. 12…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… the Rev. Desmond Tutu announces that he is giving up his current post to become Secretary-General of the South … African is issued with a certificate of…
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: A Reflection of the Chasm Between Constitutional Rights and the Lived Experience in South Africa by Rhiain Moses
… as the depiction of a brief and suspicious report of the death of a prisoner (Coetzee, 1997, p. 6), places the novel … is a “man of conscience”, supposedly…
Shared Cultural Trauma: Inarticulacy as Social Disability in South African Literature by Hannah Pagan
… as the depiction of a brief and suspicious report of the death of a prisoner (Coetzee, 1997, p. 6), places the novel … is a “man of conscience”, supposedly…
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… Mokhachane, a minor chief of the Bakoteli lineage, forms his own clan. 1822 Basutoland founded by King Moshoeshoe I, … the Butha-Buthe Mountain, and…
ArticleHow did the Nazis construct an Aryan identity?
… with 'racial purity' and used the word 'Aryan' to describe his idea of a 'pure German race' or Herrenvolk. The 'Aryan … Jews. Hitler gave the following…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… Zuma is released from Robben Island after serving his sentence. Zuma marries Sizakele Khumalo. 1974 Zuma … in Johannesburg and at Inkandla, including offices…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… by President Nelson Mandela , with Alex Boraine as his deputy.On 16 December 1995 the Commission began its work, … Development Minister Roelf Meyer will…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… chanting “To hell with de Klerk -- go away, go away”. His heavily guarded motorcade slowly drove down Bakoena … angry crowd surged forward leading to…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… Naicker finally came to an end. Dr Monty Naicker gave his first press conference in a decade on 1 May. 11 May, A … Dr Naicker made five applications for a…
ArticlePolitical changes from 1750 to 1835
… These changes led to Shaka Zulu’s rise to power and his dream of a Zulu kingdom, and his military drive through southern Africa. Population growth … was made…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… Letters between Albertina and Walter Sisulu during his incarceration on Robben Island: A South African Love … correspondence between Walter and Albertina…
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… Soekmekaar verdict prompted a wave of protests against the death penalty and particularly the death sentences of Johnson Lubisi, Petrus Mashigo, and … 1982,…
European Societies in the Middle Ages
… worked, but these revolts were crushed without mercy. The death penalty was used for major crimes such as murder, … should be as harsh as possible. Activity…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… Birches, only came forward to claim relation after Emery’s death. [iii] Emery’s father is still unknown. The prohibition … Head were not close friends, but…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… Biko speaks at the Abe Bailey Institute in Cape Town. In his speech he openly criticises the ANC’s policy of political … , member of SACP and political…
ArticleLouis van Mauritius and the Slave Revolt of 1808
… Cape from Mauritius at a very young age and by 1808 was in his early twenties. His slave-owner was the proprietor of a wine store in Cape … and sentenced to…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… to “biblical principles”, including the imposition of the death penalty. Led by Dr Kenneth Meshoe, the ACDP received … past has faced accusations of going…
ArticleAfrica Timeline
… Alexander the Great conquers Egypt. He occupies Egypt and his general, Ptolemy, becomes king and finds a dynasty. … the Carthaginian military leader,…