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EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
… Maria Groesbeek and Christian Buys were married in the 1950's. During their seventeen years of marriage they lived …
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces the Group Areas Act will be repealed.
… Klerk announced in Parliament that the Group Areas Act of 1950 will be replaced by new non-discriminatory measures …
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… of Law, Education, and Social Sciences established 1950 | Became the University of the Orange Free State 1954 | …
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… true. “Sahara did its own empowerment transaction. We gave 26% to black people, the transaction was funded by Nedbank. … the relevant provisions of the…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… highlighted with the expropriation of the VFTPC in 1948. [26] The VFTPC was a foreign company making large profits from … South Africa, p.137. [25] Gentle, …
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… and the colonies there shifted attention to Australia. On 26 January 1788 a British colony was established at Botany … with a federal government. Australia…
Cape Town Launch of A to Z of Amazing South African Women
… women they depict, this book shares the life stories of 26 South African rebels, artists, troublemakers, athletes, …
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
… Roberts honoured, http://www.summerhill.co.za/blog/2008/11/26/michael-muis-roberts-honoured.html ↵ … honoured, https://www.summerhill.co.za/blog/2008/11/26…
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 May 1978. National Cultural History and Open Air Museum, …
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… Karel Schoeman was born on 26 October 1939 in Trompsburg, Orange Free State. He …
EventUS Secretary of State Colin Powell is heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit.
… South Africa. The Summit took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It was convened to discuss …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… Baker in 1908 and the building process began in 1909. On 26 November, 1910, the cornerstone was laid, with completion …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… Baker in 1908 and the building process began in 1909. On 26 November, 1910, the cornerstone was laid, with completion …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… of the ANC 1948 National Party comes to power 1955 26 June, Adoption of the Freedom Charter 1960 March, …
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… do these things. I am as one building castle in the air. 26 June 1976 My arrest for treason on 5/12/56 and the lengthy … happy when I realized that it was…
PlaceAllanridge, Free State Province
… in South Africa, 34 km North of Welkom. It was founded in 1950 and administered by a village management board. Named …
PlaceKliptown Museum
The story the Kliptown Open Air Museum tells of the thousands of people who contributed to the drafting of the Freedom Charter through photographs, news…
EventThe Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act commences
… groups as set out in the Population Registration Act of 1950. The four groups were White, Coloured, Indian and Black. …
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial …
EventThe University of the Orange Free State is founded in Bloemfontein
… The University of the Free State was founded on 18 March 1950. The institution began as a small college in what was …
EventMartin Luther King, Junior, is born
Martin Luther King, Junior, an African-American clergyman who orchestrated social change through non-violent methods was born on 15 January 1929 in Atlanta,…
EventJoe Slovo is born
Joe Slovo, the former South African Communist Party (SACP) and African National Congress (ANC) leader and Minister of Housing was born in Lithuania. From 1950s…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… defence at Zuurveld.Source: newhistory.co.za [Accessed: 26 January 2012] In spite of the fact that two Government … and that sparked the war.Source: www…
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… Nathaniel Magwaca, a municipal policeman from Langa, on 26 September 1962. Nqulwana was executed on 23 November 1967. … in Upington. In April 1988, after a…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
Patric Tariq Mellet was born and grew up in the working class districts of old Cape Town – Salt River, Woodstock and District Six. His family were poor working…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… and the Concept of Articulation: South Africa ca. 1900-1950, Beinhart states: It is widely recognized that the … and the Concept of Articulation: South…
ArticleThe development of Music in South Africa timeline 1600-2004
1600s In the Dutch colonial era, from the 17th century on, indigenous tribes people and slaves imported from the east adapted Western musical instruments…
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
Jazz has had an especial role in the social and cultural politics of South Africa. This paper will trace its function in the political struggle waged by Black…
ArticleTanzania and its Support of Southern African Liberation Movements
The role of Tanzania in fostering African Liberation movements The emergence of organised popular liberation movements throughout Africa following the end of…