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EventA statement is issued following talks between John Vorster and Ian Smith
… Declaration of Independence (UDI) by Ian Smith on 11 November 1965. …
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… Regions Rule 10 Provinces and Provincial Conferences Rule 11 Provincial Executive Committee Rule 12 Provincial Working … locally, regionally, nationally and…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… of restrictions on the media and on some detainees. 11 February, Mandela was released from Victor Verster … hold talks with the South African government…
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… by hand and aided in the overall construction of the dam. [11] Even though these men were given meager wages, the … of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No. 2),…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1910s
… by a white overseer. White employees suppress the strike. 11 African mineworkers killed and 37 injured. African women … State (OFS) against the carrying of…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… , and 1658, when the first slave shipment arrived, between 11 and 20 slaves had already been brought to the Cape colony. … that Company officials at the Cape…
Chapter 27. The Police State in Action
… the case opened in the Supreme Court on the 25th March 1952, my counsel announced that a settlement had been … had to find other methods. ... On Monday, the…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… from around the country to assemble in Queenstown. 11 May, The Native Affairs Commission attempts to negotiate … are split into regiments and prepare for…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… 45 minutes, but failed to mount a full-blown strike. On 11 January workers at a tea packing company, TW Becket & Co, …
EventHistory of December 16
… Afrikaner drive to build Afrikaner Nationalism when in 1952 it became the ‘Day of the Covenant’. Since the 1920s, … the Union of South Africa, effective…
EventErmelo is founded
Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans Lion…
EventThe iconic Athlone cooling towers are demolished
… of Cape Town. The power station towers were detonated at 11:56 - about 3.5 minutes earlier than the expected time and …
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming pattern for Cape Slave owners: It may here be observed that the…
ArchiveInterview with Sibongile Mthembu Mkhabela
… subsequently was a defendant in the trial of the "Soweto 11" and was jailed for two years. Answers have been …
EventThe trial of eleven Soweto students charged under the Terrorism Act begins
… and terrorism between May 1976 and October 1977. On 11 May, 1979they were convicted of sedition and sentenced to …
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… 8% 3% 1996 57% 22% 9% 3% 1997 55% 21% 6% 4% 2001 62% 29% 11% 4% Following is a brief review of the history of colonial …
ArticleMapungubwe
The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa,…
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… starting in January 2011, their tuition would jump by 11 percent and their residential fees by 14 percent. 2011 …
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
… Norwegian Nobel Committee. Nobel Lecture by Tutu, December 11, 1984 . Statement by archbishop Desmond Tutu in response …
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… South Africa is eliminated after losing to Australia, 11-9, in the quarter-finals. New Zealand defeats France 8-7 …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… are found at Goodhope Primary in Bellville South. 11 August, African pupils from Langa, Gugulethu and Nyanga …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… 6 000 French troops from the capital to the frontline. By 11 September, all the divisions of the German army deployed …
Chapter 28. I Fight Back - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… with every means at my disposal. On Tuesday, the 20th May 1952, the daily press published the action taken by Mr. Swart … and the Labour Party, addressed the…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… ultimately captured in the first battle of Silkaatsnek on 11 July 1900. After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the … harsh conditions using the…
PlaceCookhouse, Eastern Cape
… married 21st October 1798 & Maria Johanna MENTZ married 11 Mar 1826. The Grave is situated near the Fish River (it's … The Museum is open most Saturdays…
SASO Newsletter, 1970 - 1976
… had led to the Fort Hare SRC to disaffiliate from NUSAS in 1952. For some students at the University of Natal Medical …
ArchiveFrom eNcome over Bloedrivier to eNcome and Beyond by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
… today as South Africa. I take a big leap from 1910 up to 1952; am aware that, in doing so, I leave a series of aspects … this part of the world [1948-1994]…
PlaceDe Goede Verwachting, 17 Cavalcade Road, Green Point
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 September 1964. …
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 April 1980. The reserve was named after …
EventF.W. de Klerk is unanimously elected the new leader of the Transvaal NP
… parties. Subsequently, Mandela was released from prison on 11 February, 1990. …