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EventLord Baden-Powell’s sister, Agnes, establishes the Girl Guides Movement
… was founded by Baden-Powell during the South African War of 1899-1902. During the war Baden-Powell, a British officer … that on his return to England, he…
EventOne-fifth of SA's military infected with HIV virus, so HIV positive people are no longer accepted into their ranks
… It was announced that at least one-fifth of South Africa's military was infected with the HIV virus … 1999 the SANDF reportedly stopped donating blood…
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
… Nyanga and Gugulethu once again marched through the heart of Cape Town's CBD to protest and condemn police brutality, … education and segregation laws, and…
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… South Africa's largest labour federation, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), held its third annual … attended by 1858 delegates…
EventUN and OAU take a stand against Apartheid policy
… was hosted by the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) at UNESCO House in Paris, France. The … On 1 April 1960, the UN Security…
Interview with Africa Report by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1981, New York
… policemen killed? Why are you responding to the violence of apartheid with isolated half measures? TAMBO : There is a … to unite the people of South Africa…
”Bridging the Gap Between White and Black in South Africa”. Address by Dr. A. B. Xuma at the Conference of European and Bantu Christian Student Associations at Fort Hare, June 27-July 3, 1930 [Extracts]
… South Africa”. Address by Dr. A. B. Xuma at the Conference of European and Bantu Christian Student Associations at Fort …
EventJohannesburg municipal workers strike
… under apartheid. In addition to restricting the freedom of mobility of the migrant worker and his family, it further created … class consciousness and…
EventThe Chinese Community in South Africa is granted ‘White’ status
… only for sport and leisure. In 2008 years after the fall of the Apartheid Regime the Chinese have been classed 'Black' … subject to discrimination under…
ArchiveRepression Portfolio Report 1991 to 1992: Report Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1992
… Sash's Urban involvement, political imprisonment, protest action, squatter issues, housing, policing, court monitoring. …
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the ANC National Conference on Reconstruction and Strategy NASREC, Johannesburg, 21 January 1994
… Comrade Chairperson, Esteemed members of the Diplomatic Corps, Fellow members of the National … vote counts. We must ensure that this becomes our actual…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1900 - 1909
… 1902 At the cessation of hostilities, Sir Alfred Milner , the former British High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape and now administrator of the two…
Intensify the Revolution by O. R. Tambo The 'Morogoro Conference', Morogoro, Tanzania, 25 April – 1 May 1969
… Contents Extracts from the Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the Consultative … Conference of the ANC The Freedom Charter;…
ArchiveAmandla
… Wording in red : The time has come for us to plan action that will put a stop to detention. …
Safety and security issues
… clinic. Northern Province. © Liam Lynch The occurrence of domestic violence has always been alarmingly high in South … Though domestic violence is not…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… cleric, Dr Richard Ambrose Reeves, Anglican (Church of the Province of South Africa) Bishop of Johannesburg, returned to South … while Black rallies were…
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
… Products Control Amendment Bill, which bans all forms of tobacco advertising and prohibits smoking in public places, including workplaces. The passage of the…
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… was prepared to condemn his treatment. The circumstances of his death were said to be inconclusive, and death was … damage. He was then driven, naked and…
ANC NDC moves hearing venue to another location, 6 September 2011
… Committee (NDC) following the disruption last week of businesses situated around ANC headquarters Chief Albert … also considered many factors, including…
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… Former President Nelson Mandela, speaking in a meeting of international dignitaries in Bangkok, Thailand, said he … gift the next day than a commitment by…
EventSA cricketer, Herschelle Gibbs is born
… he played soccer and rugby, but chose cricket as his sport of choice. He is a right handed batsman who made a name for … team mates on a tour and in 2007, he…
PlaceCyril Ceoghegan Cycling Track, Durban
… evening racing to take place. Spectators can only view the action from the main Pavilion since the track is elevated …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede On Easter Sunday 1944 a group of young political activists gathered at the Bantu Men's … upon, thus they fail to realise their…
EventEleven people are killed in eSikhawini township
… Eleven people were killed in the township of eSikhawini in northern Natal by unknown killers armed with pump action shotguns. The massacre took place a few…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Congress Youth League Activities
… league manifesto," Issued by the Provisional Committee of the Congress Youth League, March 1944. Preamble WHEREAS … of being partly suspicious of progressive…
ArchiveNon-Violence Newsletter, Third quarter 1983
… Includes a letter to encourage non violent action towards peace and justice in South Africa, also to …
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… This chapter grounds the analysis of the emergence, ideology and politics, organisation and … in the early 1960s to the re-emergence of mass popular action…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… Against Humanity, edited by Max Coleman THE MANY FACES OF APARTHEID REPRESSION Repressive regimes abound in the … record but few can have raised repression…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Bibliography
… Places and Apartheid commissioned by The Department of Education Bank, A., C. Malherbe and P. van der Spuy. People of the Western Cape, A History for Schools…
References and links: Local History
… Books Cameron T. (ed) 1986. An Illustrated History of South Africa. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. Carruthers V. … An Introduction for Students. Chapel Hill:…