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ArchiveUmkhonto we Sizwe: its role in the ANCs onsl
… The drift towards armed struggle, 1912-1960; The decision to commence with the armed struggle; The formation of …
ArchiveThe National Committee for Liberation (ARM), 1960-1964: sabotage and the question of the ideological subject
… the broader struggle agaist apartheid and its inability to transcend this isolation are investigated. …
PlaceMontecasino
… The casino and entertainment complex is designed to resemble an ancient Tuscan village and is named after the … in Italy. The property is owned by Tsogo Sun…
ArchiveSome aspects of the South African industrial revolution
… accomplished thus far, there should be improvements made to the race relations of South Africa. …
PlaceWelcome Cottage, Glencairn- Simonstown
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 July … Simonstown. This property originally formed part of a loan farm granted to…
PlaceChurch Square,Spin Street- Cape Town
… the early town developed and its boundaries probably began to be defined in 1679 when the first public building, a slave lodge, today known as the Old…
PlaceHouse of Parliament, Cape Town
… the seat of government is in Pretoria . This was part of a compromise agreed upon at the formation of the Union of South Africa , in 1910. According to this…
PlaceOld Municipal Offices, Berlandina Street, Roodepoort
… municipality. It was extended in 1918 after a design by the firm of Baker & Fleming, and continued to fulfil its original function until 1936. It was…
EventA painting by SA painter Irma Stern is auctioned for the record price of R1.1 million in Johannesburg
… in 1966 and her home in Cape Town has been converted into a museum dedicated to her. In 1999 a painting by Stern was auctioned for a record breaking R1.1 ……
EventSouth Sudan is declared an independent state
… independence on 9 July 2011 with the town of Juba as a capital. The declaration of independence marked “the end” … “We were bombed, maimed, enslaved, treated…
EventThe Queen Mother of Lesotho, Mamohato Bereng Seeiso dies.
… child of Chief Lerotholi Mojela. The princess was sent to study at Bath Training College of Home Economics in the … 2013]| Staff Reporter. Last Lesotho Queen…
EventAt least twenty people are injured in a collision between the Blue Train and the Trans Karoo at Deelfontein, near De Aar
… at about 11.30pm, the Trans Karoo Express collided with a stationary Blue Train in Deelfontein, near De Aar. The Blue … and whiling time when the Karoo Train…
EventANC leader, Walter Sisulu is arrested for not being in possession of a reference book.
… Congress (ANC) leader, Walter Sisulu was arrested on a charge that he did not own a reference book. Subsequently Sisuslu was confined to his house for 5…
EventThe Bantu Homelands Citizenship Bill is passed
… Bill is passed, whereby every African is issued with a certificate of citizenship of his respective 'homeland'. … Swazi Homeland and Venda. In 1974 the…
EventAndrew Charles Hudson, South African cricketer is born
… Eshowe, Natal (KwaZulu Natal). He distinguished himself as a cricketer by playing in 35 tests and 89 One Day … cricket matches for South Africa in the 1990s…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… the Port Elizabeth campus of Vista University (Vista PE) to form the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). … this union of three unique institutions…
EventTony Leon is born
… Tony Leon was elected the leader of the newly formed D A. The merger occurred immediately after the second South … democratic elections in 1999. These…
EventSisulu is served with two notifications
… . In terms of these notifications Sisulu was directed to resign as member, official or office-bearer from certain … Union of South Africa or the area South…
EventDr Ben Ngubane is born
… relationship with the IFP when he resigned from the party to join its rival, the African National Congress (ANC). … Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en…
EventTrade unionist, Barend Erasmus dies
… Barend Erasmus , a noted trade unionist, worked for the Johannesburg Municipal … Municipal Transport Workers' Union and was elected to the executive…
EventState of emergency is lifted in Natal
… President F.W. De Klerk lifted a four year state of emergency in Natal. … of emergency gave police and the army free reign which led to the arrest of many…
EventEric Mntonga is found dead
… The body of Eric Mntonga, co-director of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (IDASA) in the border region, was found on a dirt road…
EventDisaster strikes as Portuguese ship São João sinks
… people on board. The ship was returning from her voyage to India when she was stranded. She had left Cochin, India, … P. (undated). South African…
EventBBC reports demonstrations at a game ranch in SA
… reported that hundreds of demonstrators have protested at a game ranch in South Africa over the ill-treatment of … baby elephants from Botswana being trained…
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
… His best-known work is his epic poem Raka, recounting a black hero's desperate struggle against a nightmarish beast to save his people's heritage of language…
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… Israel Abrahams was born in Vilna, Lithuania. He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief rabbi for more than thirty years. A year after…
EventArmistice negotiations are concluded during the First Anglo-Boer War
… 1 (Transvaal War of Independence or First Transvaal War), a provisional armistice was agreed upon by General Evelyn … forces and Republican General J.P…
EventGriqua leader Andries le Fleur is born
… unfairly. In April 1898 Andries le Fleur was sentenced to fourteen years' hard labour for sedition, but was released … Le Fleur is also known as 'die…
EventVoortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies
… his farm in the Magaliesberg area. In 1838, Pretorius led a Voortrekker commando to defeat Zulu warriors in the battle of Blood River. Apart …
EventOfficial inauguration of the Constitutional Court
… Omar. The next day the eleven judges took their seats to hear the first case, concerning the question of the … Kalley, J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…