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ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… a third attempt to organise milling workers is promised. 1959 Chief Albert Luthuli is the guest speaker at the South … the goal of liberation and embrace the…
ArticleThe Founding of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
… Ramakatsa 16.Sam Matiase 17.Alfred Motsi 18.Parks Khayane 19.Patrick Sindane The EFF Founding Constitution EFF Founding …
ArticleTransport in the air
Ancient stories tell of people's desire to fly like a bird. The Greek myth about Icarus and Daedalus is one of the most famous stories. According to the story,…
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… Codesa plenary takes place. No agreements are ratified. 19 May 1992: Senior ANC negotiator, Mohammed Valli Moosa …
PlaceLovedale Missionary School
The missionary school where so many Black intellectuals of the 19th and early 20th century—from Tiyo Soga to Thabo Mbeki to Steve Biko — were to be educated. …
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high inflation of the South African economy, the news fell on an already…
EventOne of the most infamous murders in South Africa takes place
… 19 year old Marlene Lehnberg hired Marthinus Choegoe to …
Pro Veritate
Pro Veritate, a Christian monthly journal, reflects a theological point of view towards the ideologies of the ruling National Party. Christian viewpoints on…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
When the government announced a 10.5% increase in tertiary education fees, due to the high inflation of the South African economy, the news fell on an already…
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… number 8 Chapter 18 New Life Number 9 2002- 2009 Chapter 19 Last thoughts – for now Appendix 1: Time Line of South …
PlaceAlphen; Constantia Road, Constantia- Cape Town
The Alphen Estate was granted to Theunis van Schalkwyk in 1714. Its Historic Homestead is a square plan double-storey manor House with a well proportioned…
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… to the records the park forms part of two claims* (No. 19 and 21) which were granted to George Harrison and his …
EventDaily Dispatch editor, Donald Woods is banned
… enforced the Newspaper and Imprint Registration Act no 19, a version of an earlier act that required that all … [online], available at www.historymatters.co…
EventGabon gains independence from France
On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had formed French Equatorial Africa, achieved independence. Gabriel LÁƒÂƒ©on M'Ba become the…
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… could ascend the mountain in under 10 minutes and carried 19 passengers and a conductor. …
EventGriffiths Mxenge is murdered
… was severely mutilated in an act of barbaric brutality on 19 November 1981. His murderers used three okapi knives, a … Learn [online]. Available at www.ru.ac…
EventGovernment admits responsibility for Mdluli’s death
… National Congress (ANC) member, Joseph Mdluli (50), on 19 March 1976 and agreed to pay damages to his family. A …
EventSA signs multilateral treaty on the civil liability for oil pollution damage
… On 19 June 1975, South Africa signed a multilateral treaty on …
EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… especially subjects like mathematics. At the age of 19, he became an assistant at a school, and went on to study …
EventInternational Year of Mobilisation for Sanctions against South Africa is launched
… of racial discrimination since its formation in 1945. On 19 November 1946, during its first session, the UN General …
ArticleA History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
… Kinetescopes in South Africa were opened to the public on 19 April 1895 in Herwoods Arcade on Pritchard and President … Bpk was established and was later…
ArticleMahatma Karamchand Gandhi Timeline 1910-1919
… legal practice in Gandhi's Johannesburg office. April 19, Smuts, in interview, told Gandhi he would pass UIRB in … Settlement contained in his letter of…
PlaceUlundi, Kwa-Zulu Natal, (also known as Mahlabathini)
… forced in Pondoland , the Transkei and Sekhukhuneland . In 1959, the second step was taken with the passing of Bantu …
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… in the 1930s, others claim it was later than the 1940s. 1959 In Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, a seemingly … releases a report on AIDS-related…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… Water Act which stated that water was a common asset. [19] This legislation focuses on the decentralization of water … South Africa”, Water History, 2017 …
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… receive gifts from their Chief Mandla Mandela.(SABC) ... 19 great Nelson Mandela quotes that helped change the world …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… in Education - Thoughts on Teaching Methodology Chapter 19 Ambassador for Solidarity Chapter 20 Denis Goldberg: …
PlacePump House, corner Prince and Sir George Grey Streets, Oranjezicht.
From the 17th century onwards, water for Cape Town's domestic use was fetched by slaves from public fountains. The Pump House was named as such because it is…
PlaceRoodepoort Museum
Set in the Roodepoort Civic Centre on Christiaan de Wet Road, the Roodepoort Museum capably covers Roodepoort’s long and diverse History, which dates back to…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
The first arrival of Muslims in South Africa took place in the 17th century, when Malay slaves were brought to the Cape. This was followed by the arrival of…