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PlaceGeorge Division
… of Swellendam, and was proclaimed a separate district on 23 April 1811. Over the next 66 years various portions of its …
EventWW2: British 8th army marches into Tripoli
… On 23 January 1943 the British 8th army marched into Tripoli, …
EventCall for a stay-away in Black townships
… the official death toll was given on 7 November 1984 as 23. The boycott in Black townships impacted heavily on other … SAHO United Democratic Front (UDF)…
EventSoweto agrees to pay rent
In a meeting between the Soweto People's Delegation (SPD) and,and the Transvaal Provincial Administration an agreement was reached bringing to an end a five…
PlaceQueen’s Tavern, 16 Stamford Hill Road, Durban
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 23 December 1983. The original portion of Queen’s Tavern, …
PlaceGreen Lodge, 81 St George Street, Bloemfontein
… of the Orange Free State. The convention was signed on 23 February 1854 at the Green Lodge in Bloemfontein. The …
PlaceCradle of Humankind, near Johannesburg
The Cradle of Humankind was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. It is about 50 km North West of Johannesburg, South Africa in the Gauteng…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… Tanzania, while a 50-member team infiltrates South Africa. 23 March, Dorothy Nyembe is released from jail and becomes an active member of the Natal…
Biography of Eli Weinberg by Karen Folz
… South Africa and the Jewish community. [xxxiv] Only in 1985 did the Jewish Board of Deputies change its course and … African Jewish Activists (London: Viking…
BiographyDr Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo
… Naicker during this trip was the All-Asia Conference from 23 March to 2 April 1947. This conference was attended by 190 … returning, Dadoo was met by another…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… what would be their first cultural showcase on May Day, 1985, using the Gale Street offices as their headquarters. … the group rehearsed regularly. When the…
Artist Bill Ainslie is born
… of Black Arts (FUBA) in 1976; the Thupelo Art Project in 1985; and the Alexandra Art Centre in 1986, where he gave …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… his role in organising resistance among school students in 1985. As result of this, he had spent a year in detention at …
EventWits attains full university status
… increased rapidly to 6 275 in 1963, 10 600 in 1975 and by 1985 there were 16 400 students. …
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
… backgrounds all over South Africa Mohl died on 28 January 1985. …
PlaceChad
… of the northern rule over the whole of Chad, and by 1985 Gukuni Wedei seemed to have all but lost the war. … of the contested Aouzou Strip in the north…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe's government in Liberia
… coup attempt since Samuel Doe took power in 1980. The 1985 coup came a month after the fraudulent first elections …
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… and bought new tractors preparing for good conditions. [23] By 1982, a massive drought hit South Africa and many … Papers Research Archive, Interview with…
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… 22 Rainbow at the Cape - for a new South Africa Chapter 23 Community H.E.A.R.T. - a better life for all Chapter 24 …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… 1969 after the Morogoro Conference. In the early hours of 23 April 1993, Tambo suffered a massive and fatal stroke. He …
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… of the ridge. The Garden was then officially opened on 23 October 1958. It now contains one of the most important …
“India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948
… world peace. From: Passive Resister , Johannesburg, July 23, 1948 …
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki establishes a commission of inquiry to probe alleged illicit activities on the UN's Iraq oil-for-food programme
… submitted its final report in September 2006. On 23 August 2009, leaked versions of the commission report were …
EventAWB leader, Eugene TerreBlanche, is convicted of attempted murder and assault
… On 23 April 1997, Eugene TerreBlanche, leader of the Afrikaner …
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… exert considerable influence in the movement. He died on 23 May 1951 aged 90, the same year, Nelson Mandela’s son from …
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… the obligatory carrying of passbooks by Black people on 23 July 1986. The pass system was, however, not abandoned …
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… On 23 September 1983, Gerrie Coetzee, went up against American …
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… to sing, even on Sunday mornings, as Middleton recalled. [23] The worse the prison became, the more Nyembe fought for … released from her fifteen-year…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February 1985 © Mayibuye Centre The Turning Points in History project … overview of the dynamics of that…
ArticleWalter Sisulu Timeline 1912-2003
… a massive meeting of the ANC in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. 23 July, Sisulu is served two notifications, in terms of … conference in the congress offices in…