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EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa's longest wage strike
… The mineworkers' strike was violent, according to NUM; 11 people died, 500 were injured and over 400 workers were …
Comments and Observations on Proposals for a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, 1963
… to weaken its foundation or even slow down its tempo. (11) There has always been the fear on our part that of the … General Assembly, in resolution 1881 …
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… and goodwill’. The NIA convened a mass meeting on 11 February 1940 to confirm the terms of the assurance. A … and goodwill’. The NIA convened a mass meeting…
EventMagnus Malan's trial ends
… trial of former Minister of Defence Magnus Malan ended on 11 October when he and other officials were cleared of all …
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… won the presidential election against scant opposition on 11 May. General elections were organized in June and July …
PlaceRwanda
… (Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2004). Page 11. ↵ [li] Aimable Twagilimana, Historical Dictionary of … 2014. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-. …
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… Zephania Mothopeng 30 years 66 years Soweto 2. John Ganya 11 years 48 years Soweto 3. Marks Shinners 12 years 37 years … Cape Town 10. Moffat Zungu 7 years…
PlaceUnion Tavern and Stables, Simonstown
… only 17,500 guilders and it was bought a Year later for 11,600 guilders by Murdoch Morrison. The latter is noteworthy …
PlaceClanwilliam, Stellenbosch District
… Earl of Caledon , Governor of the Cape Colony from 1807-11; annexed that part of the District lying North of the Berg …
Extracts from the book ‘A long walk to Freedom’. Nelson Mandela’s autobiography
As adopted by the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress - 25 November 1992. The strategic perspective of the ANC is the transfer of…
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… on the Moon since Neil Armstrong stepped out of Apollo 11 in July 1969. While astronaut's Eugene Cernan and Harrison …
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… a wonderful potential to bring us all together.... We have 11 different official languages but only one word for the …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: Lord Methuen, British general, destroys the village of Schweizer-Reneke
… established 66 concentration camps for them, accommodating 11 500 people at the height of their existence. Mortality …
PlaceOudtshoorn, Western Cape
… 7,553 were literate 1904 census: 30,398 residents, of whom 11,262 were literate. The Village of Oudtshoorn was …
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… Against Colonial Rule Before the Second World War After 1900, Europe began to introduce changes to colonial rule in …
PlaceLouw House Museum, Sutherland
… displays, to see here! NP van Wyk Louw, born on 11 June 1906 in Sutherland, was an Afrikaans-language poet, … interesting displays, to see. NP van Wyk Louw,…
PlaceKaNyamazane Township, Mpumalanga
… based in Nelspruit. Today it is a Township which homes 11 814 families. The young people of KaNyamazane are thriving …
PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
… This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in … This 4 110 megawatt station, constructed…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… Portuguese authorities, in which MK troops participated. 11 November, Angola gains independence from Portugal. The … State President Viljoen is due to attend…
Minutes of the National Executive Committee of the ANC, February 1-2, 1947
… of the basis for co-operation'' THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 11:30 P.M. SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY - 9:45 A.M. 4. UNOPPOSED … be submitted to the next annual conference…
Digging deeper into our history by Nicole Mccain (News24), 13 September 2016
… History Centre, where the collections of some of Iziko’s 11 museums have been brought together under one roof. The … History Centre, where the collections of…
Hundred years of resistance, E.S. Reddy, 29 January 2012
… the conference, which was held in Bloemfontein from 8 to 11 January 1912. The conference established the South … a heavy schedule of meetings, Gandhi took…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… at Addis Ababa, called for sanctions against South Africa. 11 October, Second interim report of the Secretary-General of … for South Africa's withdrawal from…
EventSlave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom
… including Louis of Mauritius and James Hooper. Another 11 were sentenced to death as well, for 'active …
PlaceCape Town Civic Centre and the CBD of Cape Town
… hospitality (15.6%); transport; storage; communication (11.2%); agriculture (9.7%) and lastly construction (4.1%). …
PlaceMasorini
In the shock waves following the rise of the Zulu kingdom early in the 19th Century, Masorini ended as a settlement. This site is situated some 11km from the…
EventTwo actors, Athol Fugard and Zakes Mokae arrive in Cape Town to stage a play on the 'Colour-bar'
… On 11 February 1962, two actors, Athol Fugard, 29, from Port …
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… Parliament Bill. The Bill was passed by a vote of 168 to 11. June, The Communist Party newspaper Umsebenzi (The … Western Province in Cape Town to discuss…
ArticleThe 2nd Johannesburg Biennale
… Stevenson: Johannesburg and Cape Town, 2012, page 11. ↵ [10] Carol Becker, ‘The Second Johannesburg Biennale’, …
ArticleThe co-optation of the African National Congress: South Africa’s original ‘State Capture’, Sampie Terreblanche
… permanently in a systemic condition of abject poverty. On 11 February 1990, the day of Nelson Mandela’s release from …