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BiographyAbram Ramothibi Onkgopotse Tiro
… he matriculated. After completing Standard 10 (now grade 12), he enrolled at Turfloop (now University of the North) …
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… this poster against sending troops into the townships, in 1985. The ECC worked closely with the UDF. Silkscreen. … The high point came between 1984 and 1986…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… Introduction 1985, Desmond Tutu, armed only with the bible under his arm, … of most of the Community Councils disintegrated. On 16-23 June 1985 approximately…
BiographyTheophilus Shepstone
… Zulu military system. Shepstone annexes the Transvaal On 12 April 1877, at Britain's behest, Shepstone effortlessly … of the Zulu kingdom. The Zulu War…
BiographySir. Theophilus Shepstone
… Zulu military system. Shepstone annexes the Transvaal On 12 April 1877, at Britain's behest, Shepstone effortlessly … of the Zulu kingdom. The Zulu War …
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… Treaty is signed between Boer and British leaders. 1908 12 October, The first National Convention representing the … of Afrikaans as a medium of teaching in…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
… was prepared to finance. The factory was started but after 12 months Ponnen withdrew from the partnership as he did not … summoned to court to give evidence,…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… shot in the hostels in separate incidents, surface. 12 August, Five employees are shot and taken to hospital … for their cause, urging other mineworkers to…
Rebecca Lan
… asked Rebecca to work as acting General Secretary of the 12 600-strong Food and Canning Workers Union (F&CWU) . …
BiographyAudrey ‘Bobbie’ Cobden
… April 1923. She grew up in Johannesburg and when she was 12 years old, her parents – Sydney Dodson (who was the piano …
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… many townships and rural towns across the country during 1985 and 1986 as mass struggles and the armed struggle began … of most of the Community Councils…
BiographyJacobus Herculaas de la Rey
… military talent at the battle of Donkerhoek on 11-12 June; but, with the Boers in full retreat, he was obliged … De la Rey would call them out to rebellion…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
… in Muller Street. There were 41 learners in Standard 6 and 23 learners in Standard 7. [xxiii] During this period, while … of Education Report, 1925, p. 23. ↵…
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… the farm Wilgespruit north of present-day Roodepoort. 1886 12 April, George Walker and George Harrison obtain permission … out that their property contains…
BiographyLuis Inácio Lula da Silva
… to help support his family. His working life began at 12 as a shoe-shine boy and street vendor. At the age of 14, …
BiographySakumzi (Saki) Justice Macozoma
… (Saki) Justice Macozoma was born in Port Elizabeth on 12 May 1957, the eldest of the six children of Edward Nzima …
BiographySedick Isaacs
… Town, he was found guilty of sabotage and sentenced to 12 years on Robben Island. Upon arrival on the Island, he was …
BiographyDr Gangathura Mohambry (Monty) Naicker
… for his sacrifice and integrity. He died on January 12 1978, at the age of 67 after a short illness. People of …
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… The Second Round Table Conference took place from 12 January – 4 January 1932 and worked to postpone the … the Muslim League, and the Indian Liberal…
Biography of Caiphus Semenya
… a young lion coming of age [9] , and Steven Spielberg’s 1985 critically acclaimed The Color Purple, a film focusing … Roots soundtrack and was nominated for…
ArticleOliver Reginald Tambo Timeline 1917 - 2011
… Presents a paper entitled: Apartheid - the Indictment 12 June Gives a press release in Dar es Salaam December Gives … Frontline States and Southern African…
BiographyHumphrey Phakade “Pax” Magwaza
… strike. His photographic career was interrupted when, in 1985, he was found guilty as an associate in the murder of …
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… officially opened, with a seating capacity of600. 1905 12 April, Foundation stone laid for the new Town Hall. 23 May, Lord Selbourne arrives in Pretoria…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… with Sir William Hoy of the South African Railways (SAR). [12] The SAR had sought to supply railways with electricity … would supply electricity at cost…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… AL3041, Dale McKinley collection as well]. On May Day 1985, the SACP drafted a powerful document – disseminated … equal oppression and misery; both must be…
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… in the peninsula. The initial proclamation, made on 30 May 1985, involved Braeside House, Greystones and Schoonzicht, … century located at 82 Main Road, St…
Resistance Photography and Mobilization of the Resistance, 1946-1976
… African photographers of the Royal Photographic Society. [12] The difference between the colonial photographers and … are in the Kraal even if they are in a…
BiographyNomhlangano Beauty Mkhize
… Nomhlangano Beauty Mkhize was born on 12 April 1940 in Sophiatown, Transvaal Province (now …
BiographyRebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana)
… Rebecca Makgomo Masilela (nee Kekana) was born on 12 December 1928 in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… Doctorate of Law from the Glasgow Caledonian University. 12-15 July, President Thabo Mbeki gives the keynote address … voted ‘Newsmaker of the Year’ by the…