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ArticleSouth African General Timeline 1976
… vehicle to Dar es Salaam Airport where they flew in a large plane to Moscow. February, Siphiwe Nyanda tells … Zuma came back from Swaziland to visit Samson…
ArticleSilverton and Soekmekaar trial
… On 14 April 1980 the nine accused appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in one of the most highly publicised South African guerrilla … trial. The…
ArticleBirth of the African Mine Workers’ Union
… Union, whose president was J.B.Marks, he was also a leader in the South African Communist Party. Black workers were … years of their existence the white…
ArticleNational Initiative for Reconciliation (NIR)
… working for justice, reconciliation and peace in South Africa. Its stated mission is to bring reconciliation and peace in South Africa. It was launched in…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… story of the Forgotten People of Simon’s Town”. [1] Formed in 1998, the Heritage Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure trove of local history that … whole of…
ArticleNUSAS Wages Commission Timeline 1971-1973
… were printed and distributed by the students to workers in industrial areas, outside factory gates and at taxi ranks. … a group of workers at the McWillaw…
ArticleThe Market Photo Workshop
… documentary photographer and artist David Goldblatt in 1989, it was originally created as a space to provide further education in visual literacy and…
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… conference of the African National Congress (ANC) held in Durban on 16 December 1959, the President General of the … Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) held its…
ArticleWhat makes a good or great leader?
… at school, at home, on the playground, sports field or in government. Leaders have a responsibility to lead their … and to be able to judge if they are good…
ArticleThe Western Front
… Plan . This plan was based on the assumption that in case of a war breaking out, Germany would face a war on … war on the Western front would last for four…
The armed struggle and state repression of the 1960s
… A turning point in the struggle against apartheid came about in the 1960s. This change was the result of combined … 1960. The pass campaign had little…
ArticleGrade 12 - Forms of civil society protest emerged from the 1960s to 1970s
… important to note that South African events do not occur in a vacuum, as we are part of a large continent and a much larger world. Therefore, what happens in…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… territories. The law declared Black people as aliens in urban areas, and could only live there after receiving … permission. It changed the status of Black…
ArticleThe role of traditional leaders during Apartheid
… centre of governance for traditional rural communities in South Africa. The institution of traditional leadership … authority to the landscape of traditional…
Dave Robertson
… I am a self-taught, fine art photographer based in Cape Town. My work is primarily a form of social … hand-painted photographs depicting marginalized…
ArticleIndustrial and Commercial Union Timeline 1919-1989
… 1919 The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) is formed in Cape Town after World War I, with a membership of 24. The … the call and within a few days some 5…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… Council (SRC) at Fort Hare. After he became embroiled in general student dissatisfaction with boarding house food … to give full recognition to the Africans…
ArticleThe Constitution
… green, white, red and blue, as described and sketched in Schedule 1. Languages The official languages of the … the needs and preferences of the population as…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… and the new arrivals. Within a decade, irregularities in the employment of Indians had increased to such an extent … forced to set up a special Indian…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… stationed at the Waterberg, including the Sergeant in charge, Sergeant Rademacher, that the Herero in the area are stockpiling weapons with the intent to go…
ArticleThe Padavatan Six and the 1917 Natal Floods
… market gardeners from the Springfield Flats (Tintown) area in Durban, Natal (now Kwazulu-Natal) drowned when the banks … The fishermen made five trips into…
ArticleMetal and Allied Workers Union
… At a GFWBF meeting in Pietermaritzburg in April, metalworkers from two factories called for the … (MAWU), with the assistance of the GFWBF, was launched in…
ArticleThe Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM)
… World opposition to Apartheid Enforced racial segregation in South Africa began with the arrival of the Dutch and English colonisers. Following its victory…
Timeline: All-Africa Convention (AAC)
… victory over the Zulus at the Battle off Blood River in 1838). 15 December, The All African Convention delegates … 1936 as a day of universal humiliation and…
Harry Snitcher 1, Unite Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943]
… Against Segregation! Condemn the C.A.C. [1943] Document 1 In spite many leading representatives of the Coloured and … conference to work out proposals to…
ArticleWorkshop ‘71
… ‘71 was a theatre training workshop that was founded in 1971 by the South African Institute for Race Relations (SAIRR) in Johannesburg. SAIRR arranged for…
Christianity
… Christianity What do Christians believe? Jesus was born in a stable in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph. Source: … to guide them and to help them to live their…
ArticleDesmond Mpilo Tutu Timeline
… 1931 7 October, Desmond Mpilo Tutu is born in Klerksdorp, in the then Transvaal province of South Africa. 1961 Desmond Tutu is ordained as a minister in the…
Padraic O’Meara
… Born: Cape Town, 1980. Lives and works in Cape Town. Has a BA (Hons) degree in Motion Pictures and Diplomas in Animation for Film and TV and in Business…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… In 1912 Enoch Mgjimia , a lay preacher and independent … Church of God and Saints of Christ, a small church based in the United States of America. In…