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EventPresident Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria
President Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issued a proclamation in Pretoria which promised to pay those Burghers who remained active with their…
EventDemonstrating Clergymen are arrested in central Johannesburg
… (Accessed: 24 April 2013)| The Road to Democracy in South Africa, Volume 2 , [1970 – 1980] (2006), (Unisa Press), pg …
EventEugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in Ventersdorp.
Eugene Terre'Blanche was born in Ventersdorp to staunchly Afrikaner nationalist parents on January 31, 1941. After matriculating he joined the South African…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Legislatures and Governance, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… responsiveness to the demands and aspirations for South Africa's youth. VOTING AGE 62. The proposal that the voting …
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
… of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the many problems that faced …
PlaceKwaDukuza timeline
… has been inspired by a visit to the islands off South Africa's East Coast, like Mauritius and Reunion, where he had …
14. Suicide among indentured
… of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the many problems that faced …
Chapter 22. A Slight Case of Blackmail - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Congratulations poured into the union from all over South Africa and the masses of garment workers were jubilant. On …
Jail
From the book: My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner When I got to court they said, 'Eh, you will be very surprised to see who is…
ANC President Jacob Zuma to speak at the Imvuselelo one Million Membership Countdown Launch, 16 July 2011
As part of the African National Congress (ANC) drive towards the one million membership, ANC President Jacob Zuma, National Chairperson Baleka Mbete,…
ANC hard at work despite power failure and strike threat, 27 July 2009
Undaunted by power failure which today (27 July 2009) plunged most floors of Chief Albert Luthuli House - African National Congress headquarters – into…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
Settlement West of Amanzimtoti and South of Durban, in the Umlazi district. Established in 1836, it was destroyed by Dingaan, but rebuilt in 1839. Named after…
PlaceOrkney, North West Province
Orkney is a small Town in the North West Province just outside Klerksdorp. It was established around, and known primarily for, its gold mining opportunities,…
PlacePearson Conservatorium and Prince Alfred’s Guard Memorial, St Georges Park, Port Elizabeth
The Conservatory was designed and erected by Boyd & Son, of Paisley, in Scotland, who dismantled the original building into sections and transported it to Port…
EventDeath of Maria Koopmans-De Wet
Marie Koopmans-De Wet followed in her father’s footsteps as she established herself in the social and cultural life of Cape Town. In 1864, she married Johan…
EventViolence erupts in Paarl
… et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa , Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 458. …
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
Location: back to this day in history search archive The Liquor Act, which was passed on 23 June 1927, prohibited Africans and Indians from serving liquor,…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following proclamation was made in June 1958: 'In Cato Manor, Natal; 25,798 Indians, 2,107 Coloureds and…
EventDate set for start of Passive Resistance Campaign
… "Passive Resistance Campaigns in South Africa 1906-1989", [online] Available at: sahistory.org.za …
EventRichard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of SA, is born
On 26 October 1938, Richard Goldstone,a well-known figure in the legal fraternity, was born in Boksburg, Gauteng Province. In 1962, Goldstone graduated from…
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
Idi Amin Dada Oumee fled Uganda on 29 March 1979* first to Libya and eventually to Saudi Arabia. Amin began his career as a cook in the King's African Rifles…
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
On 28 May 1976, the South African Student Movement (SASM) held a conference in Roodepoort. During the conference Aubrey Mokoena, a member of the Black People's…
EventA car bomb explodes at Ellis Park Rugby Stadium
On 2 July 1988, Lester Dumakude, commander of an Umkhonto we Sizwe special operations unit, detonated a car bomb by remote control outside Ellis Park Stadium…
EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… justice,' Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa Report ',[online],Available at www.justice.gov.za …
EventHansi Pauline Pollak, welfare worker and social activist, is born
Hansi Pauline Pollak was born in Johannesburg in 1905. She served as an officer in command of the Women Army Auxiliary Services during the World War II. In…
EventSir Percy Fitzpatrick, author of ‘Jock of the Bushveld’, is born
… et al. (eds) (1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 561.| Wessels A. ‘An Irish Gentleman in Africa: The Ambiguous…
PlaceOld Court House, Victoria Embankment, Durban
The building was designed by architect Stanley Hudson and was erected in 1911 as the Old Court House, and is the oldest public building in the central business…
PlaceKhami Ruins, Zimbabwe
… of Zimbabwe tradition; initiated in Mapungubwe (South Africa), extending to Great Zimbabwe, and through the …