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EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… as part-time volunteers. Total casualties amounted to 12 046 dead (including 4 347 who were killed in action or died of wounds), 14 363 wounded and 16 430…
PlaceAlbaster Klip, Northern Cape
… is today the Limpopo Province of South Africa, to 1 May 1838, when his wife died less than three weeks after they had …
PlaceSarepta
… the Congregants were former Slaves who had been freed in 1838 and lived in the dunes surrounding Kuils River. …
ArticleApartheid Legislation 1850's-1970's
… Law Amendment Act No 94 of 1974. Mines and Works Act No 12 of 1911 Permitted the granting of certificates of … and health of neighbours. Representation of…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… clause on the constitution to speed up land reform. 12 September, The Democratic Alliance (DA) responds to the … people had no historical claim to 40% of…
ArticleMcGill University Project
… History Online (SAHO). Over the course of two months, 16 students in this programme liaised with a team of SAHO …
BiographyJulius Sello Malema
… Disciplinary hearings and suspension from the ANC On 16 August 2011, the ANC served charges to Julius Malema and …
PlaceJohannesburg, Gauteng Province
… Centre on the African continent, Johannesburg generates 16% of South Africa's GDP and employs 12% of the National Workforce. Its infrastructure matches ……
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… Amos Mswane, and they had four children. [4] She was 16 when she joined the Defiance Campaig n , which … Joseph through the Federation of South African…
Exhibition Opening: Tales of History Retold
… inaugural international workshop in Culture & Technics (10-12 November). With thanks to the AVA, for collaborating on …
PlaceShakaland, Northern Natal
… and more. Daily starting times: 11:00 to 14:00 or from 12:00 to 15:00 The Shaka Programme for overnight guests, commencing with Part I of the culture tour at…
ArticleCape Schools Join the Revolt
… patrols that were set up in the townships following June 16. After the first shootings in Cape Town, a teacher at one … or not, is not clear. Rioting reached…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… were not just hunters but also warrior-protectors. [12] The Kamajoisia were traditionally recruited from within … Sierra Leone was first settled by colonists…
BiographyHarry Heinz Schwarz
… Waiting on the dock for their arrival, Schwarz aged 12, witnessed a demonstration against the arrival of Jewish …
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… in African languages in the South African Worker. 16 December At the ICU National Council meeting in Port … [1] Robert Edgar. The Making of an African…
ArticleThe African Mine workers strike of 1946
… to three months’ hard labour, and the rest were fined £12. Two white miners were also charged with incitement to … into Xhosa and Sotho. They resolved to…
ArchiveStudent walkouts have changed history before. In South Africa, one helped end apartheid by DeNeen L. Brown (The Washington Post), 14 March 2018
… Hector Pieterson, a 12-year-old South African boy, was one of the first students to die. On June 16, 1976, more than 10,000 black high school students in ……
ArticleSixteen Days of Activism
… 16 Days of Activism is an international awareness-raising …
ArchiveGarment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Up the Clothing Industry Chapter 11. Court Cases Chapter 12. The General Strike Of 1931 Chapter 15. The African … Policeman and Pair Of Handcuffs Always…
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… up a rules for the organisation . Farmers met on August 12 1878 at the Stellenbosch town hall and accepted the draft … branches, and with the Governor of the…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… up for studying the bipolar nature of the globe in Grade 12. So, pay attention, and make notes for next year. Having … wages, unfair competition and…
ArticleStates of Emergency in South Africa: the 1960s and 1980s
… 18 BCM-aligned organisation in 1977. The revolt of June 16, 1976 saw students marching through the streets of Soweto … law. The lifting of the Emergency was…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… chose to take her own life, committing suicide on 12 August 30 BC. After Cleopatra's death Egypt fell into the … Seychelles, Togo. Arabic is the official…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 3 Source-based Questions
… June 1789. For the source’s online origin, see footnote [12] 10. Analyse the Journal in Source H 10.1. How useful is … For the source’s online origin, see…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… as a result ruled out the possibility of returning home. [12] The Blue Notes landed an engagement at Club Africana in … the Dudu Pakwana and Mongezi Feza as…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
At this stage, it was not at all clear that Europe would come to dominate the world. The intention is to provide a comparative overview of some of the major…
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 … from America to be appointed as ESCOM…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… with narrow parliamentary majority. Native Affairs Act. 12 May, The Asiatic Inquiry Commission, appointed in February … The trial of the accused of the…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… slave was allowed more than a space measuring 5 ft 6 in by 16 inches in which to lie between decks often less than feet … of the slave society at the Cape of…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Mrs Zainunnisa Cissie Gool presides over the meeting. May 12, The Transvaal Indian Congress launches the passive … anti pass conference in Easter 1944 1944…