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Afrikaner
From European to "Africaander” The modern Afrikaner is descended mainly from Western Europeans who settled on the southern tip of Africa during the middle…
EventWalter Sisulu's appeal is dismissed
… was arrested at Liliesleaf farm, Rivonia, under Section 17 Act 37/1963 and charged with sabotage and attempt to …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… from E. Dennis to Comintern, 22 October 1932 Document 17 Letter from S.P. Bunting to ECCI, 26 October 1932 Document … Document 46 Telegram from Five CPSA…
Place'Agoada de Saldanha', Saldanha
Early Portuguese name in 1503, of Table Bay. Meaning 'watering place of Saldanha', it was given in honour of Admiral Antonio da Saldanha who was wounded there…
PlaceMLR-cannon, Middle North Battery, Simonstown
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 March 1989. …
PlaceBeach houses, Main Road, Muizenberg
… features, located at 36 Main Road, St James, declared on 17 March 1989; Villa Capri, declared on 23 March 1979, and No …
PlaceEastern Fort/Battery and Blockhouse, Chapman’s Peak, overlooking Hout Bay, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 April 1936. The remains of the Western Battery, located at …
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces Whites-only referendum results
… On 17 March, 1992, President F.W. de Klerk announced the results … Available at www.africamediaonline.com [Accessed: 17 March 2014]|Refworld, (2004) …
EventGeneral Law Amendment Act No 37 is approved
… This Act was an amendment to Section 17, the ninety-day detention law. This meant that any …
EventPrime Minister, B.J.Vorster, states that South Africa is still committed to granting independence to Namibia before the end of 1978
… On 17 December 1920, South Africa undertook the administration …
EventJohn Traicos makes his International Cricket Test debut for South Africa
… series before their banishment from Test cricket. Born on 17 May 1947 in Zagazig, Egypt, Traicos returned to … 'John Traicos: Zimbabwean Cricketer' from…
EventBessie Amelia Head, SA novelist dies
… claim it was the 26 April 1986, while others claim it as 17 April 1986. …
EventThe South African War: The lifting of the siege of Mafeking
… Baden-Powel, had set up. A turning point occurred on 17 May 1900, when British forces, led by Colonel Mahon and …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, January 1946
… Land reserved for 2,000,000 Europeans only less than 17'/2 per cent for 8,000,000 Africans. Only 40 per cent …
EventSir Patrick Duncan, Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, is born
… and they had four children. Duncan died in Pretoria on 17 July 1943. Duncan contributed in the founding of the Union …
Pretoria the Segregated city
… of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) and the Immorality Act (1950), which made it illegal for people of different race … any time introducing the Population…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… Press), pp. 84-98.| Oral interviews: Buthelezi, E. ”“ 01.07.2013 Cele, MTC ”“ 10.06.2013 Myeza, TQ ”“ 10.06.2013 Ndlovu, BI ”“ 01.07.2013 Ndlovu, SS ”“ 10.06…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… there or visiting someone in the area (Horrell, 1978: 3). 1950 Introduced in February, the Population Registration Act, No. 30 of 1950 made racial…
EventThe 4 x 100m men's relay team win the gold medal for SA at the Olympic Games in Athens
… Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling clocked 3 minutes and 13.17 seconds to triumph over the Netherlands (2nd) and the US …
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
… amounted to a voluntary submission to that principle’. 17 February 1940 Despite the Nationalist Bloc’s strong … the Second Reading of the Bill scheduled for…
EventForced Removals commence from District Six
… day the district was declared a ‘White area’ under the 1950 Group Areas Act of the Apartheid government. Before the …
Indian Opinion
Indian Opinion, a weekly newspaper, was first established and produced by Mohandas Gandhi ("Mahatma"), M.H. Nazar and Madanjit Viyavaharik in 1903 in the Natal…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
… at: www.africanhistory.about.com ,[Accessed on: 17 May 2011]|SAHO, " Cator Manor ",From: SAHO , [online] …
EventMother Teresa arrives in SA to establish a missionary home for HIV/AIDS sufferers
… she left the mission to work in the slums of Calcutta. In 1950, she received permission from the Holy See to establish …
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… of the National Party of South Africa. This changed in the 1950's, when then Editor Piet Cilliers clashed with Prime …
EventPublic places of recreation for whites only, are proclaimed
… in accordance with provisions of the Group Areas Act of 1950. Following the proclamation, blacks were prohibited from …
EventDouglas Portway, European-based South African artist, is born in Johannesburg
… he became part of the British abstract movement of the 1950’s and 1960s. Portway’s work is often classified as …
EventPassbook laws relaxed
In July 1986, South Africa was in a state of martial law, with a nation-wide State of Emergency having been declared in June of the same year. To counter the…
Opening remarks by President Jacob Zuma to the 3rd Nobel Laureate Symposium on global sustainability - transforming the world in an era of global change, Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC, African Pavilion, Durban, 06 December 2011
… change. This UN climate change conference in Durban, COP 17/CMP7 is all the richer because of your attendance and …
Chapter 2 - Industrialisation and the Revitalisation of Black Politics in the 1940s
… series of high-ranking posts in the United Nations and in 1950 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as … about 1,1 million in 1936 to approximately…