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In search of the good society: Social policy in South Africa after twenty years of democracy
… an occupying settler population via the Native Land Act of 19 June 1913, organised resistance against colonialism would …
Document 23 - Memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F. W. de Klerk
… economy. For more info: Nowetu Mpati COSATU Spokesperson. 19 December MEMORANDUM As South African workers we reject and …
17. Latief insists on his right to travel by any train
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai Osman Latief, a resident of Vrededorp,…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… catch! Another attraction is The Umgababa Festival from 19 December- 5 January every year. This festival attracts the …
The Battle of Square Hill
… which continued unabated for a month. During the night of 19 August 1918 the 160th Brigade of whom the 1st Battalion … had been in battle from 6.45pm on 18…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 2 Glossary
Terms You Need to Know: Christopher Columbus arriving in the America. Image Source Abolition: The ending of a law, a system or an institution. During…
PlaceMcGregor, Western Cape
… into 2½ha. Plots. By 1905, all the land had been bought by 19 smallholders and farmers, and their names are recorded on …
Digging deeper into our history by Nicole Mccain (News24), 13 September 2016
… their in_Herit Festival, which takes place from Monday 19 to Sunday 25 September. The festival offers free entry to … their in_Herit Festival, which takes…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… to Govern South Africa, it was renamed again on the 19 May 1998 by the incoming ANC regime, this time called …
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… Beeld quoted in South African Digest , 18 March 1986, p. 19; Editorial, Die Burger quoted in South African Digest , 18 … quoted in South African Digest , 18…
PlaceComrades Marathon, Durban-Pietermaritzburg
… The down-run records are held by David Gatebe (5:18:19 in 2016) and Frith van der Merwe (5:54:43 in 1989). The … 2020 and 2021 races had to be cancelled…
PlaceLeipoldtville, West Coast
… and the distance from Graafwater to Leipoldtville is 19 kms. Northeast of Elands Bay en route to Graafwater, lies …
EventSouth West African People's Organisation (SWAPO) is founded to oppose South African rule
… in Windhoek, South West Africa (presently Namibia) on 19 April 1960 by Herman Toivo Ya Toivo. The party was …
PlaceCape Town, Western Province
… that flavour more than any other district and in the 1930's a large portion of the Jewish refugees from Europe … Remembering Forced Removals in Cape Town, …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… remains in power with increased parliamentary majority. 19 February, Andries Treurnicht is born on Middelpos farm in … of Indian organisations, but the…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… lack of a two-thirds majority. The vote was 31 in favour, 19 against and 6 abstentions. 1948 12 July, India again … representatives from India, Pakistan and…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… der Stel in 1692, and after its destruction in a fire on 19 December 1925, it was restored by architect FK Kendall in … der Stel in 1692, and after its…
PlaceMalawi
… most densely populated nations with a population of 19 129 952 million people (in 2020). Capital city is Lilongwe …
EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… remove a group of people from their land. However, on 19 September 1985 a Supreme Court ruling declared that forced …
The Khoikhoi carry out a series of raids on the free burghers’ herds
… as a 'war of liberation'. On a cold and drizzling day on 19 May 1659, the Khoikhoi carried out a series of raids on …
EventHarry Frederick Oppenheimer is born in Kimberley
… business interests. Oppenheimer died in Johannesburg on 19 August 2000. References Gwyneth Williams & Brian …
EventCanada offers a second contingent of troops to the British in the South African War
… on 30 November 1899. The second contingent comprised of 19 officers and 371 men and their horses was organized into …
Documentry on the Life and Death of Ahmed Timol Premieres on SABC3, on 1 February 2015.
Indians Can¹t Flywill screen for the first time on 1 February, at 19H30. The 48-minute television documentary tells the story of Ahmed Timol, a 29-year…
4. Complaint of ill-treatment on an estate
… of their number, Bhagoo, is reproduced below. It is dated 19 February 1884. Source: I.I./1/18, 18911884, Natal …
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
South Africa has one of the longest sequences of human development in the world. It begins with two million years old hominid fossils. Human Origins South…
South African and World leaders
… Selassi when he was crowned the emperor of Ethiopia in 1930. Ethiopia is an important country in Africa because it …
ArticlePass laws in South Africa 1800-1994
… Africa (CPSA) joined forces in a Pass burning campaign in 1930. The Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1932, … This did not stem the tide of…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my life to set up a museum that tells the story …
ArticleNUSAS Wages Commission Timeline 1971-1973
… wages paid to workers of different race. 18 July - 19 July, Stevedores turn out in large numbers at the …
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… of Births and Deaths and to hear civil cases. Law 19 of 1874: Medical fees for every Indian immigrant was …