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EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… where Albertina Sisulu was the only women present. In 1948 she joined the ANC Women’s League and in the 1950s she …
“Peoples of the world united against apartheid, for a democratic South Africa”, Closing speech by Oliver Tambo at the ANC conference, Arusha, 4 December
… a watershed in the history of our struggle. Apartheid is Death As we close our Conference, the dark clouds of war are … Zambia, Zimbabwe or elsewhere, the…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… where he started farming on a small scale, until his death in 1921. George’s father was quite a militant worker. … playgrounds and other facilities. After…
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… Lenin and centralized his control of the country until his death. Propaganda: False or exaggerated statements aimed at … and given mock trials at which they…
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
… Ottomans were Muslim warriors dedicated to fighting to the death in wars against the infidel Christians and extending … The Rise of Islam, 1969 Source B:…
ArchiveAppendix 3 The Freedom Charter
… the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … shall be the same, regardless of…
Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… the right to vote for and stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All the people shall be entitled to … shall be the same regardless of race,…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … shall be the same, regardless of…
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… the right to vote for and to stand as a candidate for all bodies which make laws; All people shall be entitled to take … shall be the same, regardless of…
EventWestern countries, including South Africa, implement an airlift to supply provisions to the inhabitants of the eastern section of Berlin
… On 28 June 1948, Soviet forces had cut off all land access to the … [Accessed: 17 June 2014]|June 28, " On this Day: June 28, 1948 " , from timesonline …
EventElectrically powered units replaced Johannesburg's horse-drawn trams
… with ease. The trams were to remain in service up until 1948, when increased private automobile use and a shift in …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… (IOC) and all other international sporting governing bodies to bring South Africa back into international … conduct a public investigation into issues raised…
What are the challenges that face the South African film industry?
… just roll their eyes at the memory of the box office death of the worthy but dreary anti-apartheid films that have …
EventThemba Sono is expelled from SASO
… attitude of regarding Bantustans and separate development bodies in negative light" and "[c]oalesce our efforts and …
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… Bunting, “The Prisons of Apartheid, Africa South in Exile, Jul-Sept 1960, 4 (4): 42, … Sonia. “The Prisons of Apartheid.” Africa South in Exile, Jul-Sept…
ArchiveThe Black Consciousness Movement and Steve Biko By Jonathan Ansumana
… furthest south is called South Africa. It is the year 1948. A law promoting Apartheid has just been passed. A … of the majority group. This belief system did…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… People (NAACP), and Progressive Citizens of America. 1948 24 January, R.A. Pillay and R. Mahabeer, chairman of the … Natal-Transvaal border. They were…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the snap debate on the Shell House incident National Assembly, Cape Town, 7 June 1995
… a passionate divergence of views on any matter. That the death of eight citizens outside Shell House on 28 March 1994 … ripped open by so-called traditional…
PlaceDjibouti
… and Gulf of Aden beaches. It's home to one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, the low-lying Lake Assal, in …
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… to a nearby butcher) "trespassed and rooted up the bodies of the dead". The Commission recommended that the …
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… MPLA finding itself unable to crush its opposition. The death of MPLA leader Agostinho Neto results in Jose Eduardo … resumes. February 2002 …
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… The ascendancy to power of the Apartheid government in 1948 under the National Party (NP) took land dispossession …
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… leaders in the then Union of South Africa. In 1948, the National Party under the leadership of DF Malan …
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… and the Apartheid state When the Nationalist Party won the 1948 election Afrikaners acceded to state power, and they … from the assumption of power by the…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement Timeline 1903-2009
… nationwide prohibition on meetings announced 25 June, The death toll in the riots is officially given as 174 blacks and … people have died while in police…
EventWorld Health Day
… 1945. The WHO's Constitution came into effect on 7 April 1948, and therefore this date has been celebrated as World …
EventNamibia gains Independence
… request was turned down by UN, however, things changed in 1948 when the National Party came into power. The NP defied …
EventAlan Paton is born
… the Beloved Country, which was published in February of 1948, during a time in which he studied penal institutions in …
EventKing George VI is born
… 1947, as South Africa was preparing for the elections in 1948, King George and his family visited South Africa and …
Indian immigrants engaged in non-sugar growing activities
… was re-appointed for Northern Natal. The high rate of death among Indians resulted in improved housing conditions …