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EventSupreme Court changes ruling on forced removals, traditionally
… forcibly moved 3.5 million Black South Africans in one of the largest mass removals of people in modern history. There were several political and … Coloureds…
EventJudge Goldstone calls for “truth commission” on atrocities
… Justice Richard Goldstone called for the establishment of a "truth commission" on Apartheid atrocities because … He said it was essential to expose the past…
PlaceThe Pretoria Synagogue
… and protected under the National Heritage Resources Act (25 of 1999). The infamous Treason Trial took place at this …
EventHelen Joseph is put under house arrest
… person to be put under house arrest under the Sabotage Act, introduced by the newly appointed Minister of Justice, B.J Voster. The conditions attached to her…
EventSA beaches are opened to all racial groups
… The decision to open the beaches was made after a number of protest multiracial swim-ins by anti-apartheid activists. He further promised the scrapping of…
EventThe People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is banned
… People Progressive Party (PPP) under the leadership of the former African National Congress (ANC) member Rocky … coup attempt by the PPP. Mangope announced…
EventAn assassination attempt is made on first Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah
… eliminate Nkrumah, exploded and killed four people, scores of whom were left injured. Four years before this incident, Nkrumah passed the Preventative…
EventThe Pretoria Minute is agreed upon
… group reached consensus on several issues such the release of political prisoners, return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of…
ArchiveChapter 15 The World is my Oyster Life Number 7 1985-1994 by Denis Goldberg
… not very pleased with me for being away so long. For both of us we were faced with shaping our new life together. We … in Lusaka, the London office was the…
Gender and deviance in South African industrial schools and reformatories for girls, 1911-1934 by Linda Chisholm
… 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker Between 1926 and 1934 waves of 'insubordination', 'defiance' and 'riots' surged through a … turn being an icon for deviant…
EventMillions Regain SA citizenship
… Restoration of South African citizenship, announced on 15 December 1993 … four months before the first South Africa non-racial polls of 27 April, 1994. More…
PlaceWindermere
… in Cape Town near the Ysterplaat airbase. The Group Areas Act of 1950 declared that the space be occupied by Coloured residents and all other residents, the…
EventThe new RSA Constitution Bill is read in parliament
… The Republic of South Africa Constitution Bill received its third reading. Among its provisions were the abolition of the Senate and the creation of a sixty…
Archive“A Black Rather Well-Known South African Recently Arrived in London”: Critical Responses to Todd Matshikiza’s Chocolates for My Wife
… (Matshikiza 1961a, 38) about his role as composer of King Kong, the South African jazz musical that was about … Jazz Opera, King Kong, for it would be sad…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1920 - 1929
… the South African Appellate Court's judgment in the case of the Krugersdorp Municipality vs. Mohamed Dadoo . The court held that in terms of the Gold Law…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah
… An attempt on the life of President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana fails. Nkrumah escaped an assassination attempt when … years previously he had passed the…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… Former National Party leader and Prime Minister of South Africa, Advocate J. G. Strijdom dies. It was during … Freedom Charter, which embraced the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter III - Dr. Philip - 'Defendre of the Hottentots'
… From the book: The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke Dr. John Philip, Superintendent of the London Missionary Society (L.M.S.), who was…
Southern Methodist University Partnership Project - 2017 submissions
… Phakamile Mabija Margaret Philpott Project: The Death of Tshifhiwa Muofhe Christopher Washington Project: Samuel … Marule Danielle Vazquez Project: The…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Introduction by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… Baard and Barbie Schreiner This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a trade … Eastern Cape and in national campaigns…
Introduction - My Spirit Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… This book tells the story of Frances Baard, a black South African woman who was a trade … Eastern Cape and in national campaigns. It covers a period of…
EventUN committee is barred to enter SA
… A United Nations (UN) committee consisting of eight, with instructions to investigate conditions in the Mandated Territory of South Africa, was refused…
ArchiveJonas Gwangwa embodied South Africa’s struggle for a national culture by Gwen Ansell
… on stage, Gwangwa’s playing contributed to every genre of South African jazz. Overseas, he was hailed as player, … Politics shaped Gwangwa too. The 1954…
EventThe Ciskei homeland is established
… The Ciskei was established under the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 as an 'independent republic'. The creation of Ciskei was in line with apartheid policies…
EventThe ANC and Government accept the Pretoria Minute
… the African National Congress (ANC), concerning release of political prisoners, return of exiles, obstacles in the Internal Security Act and suspension of…
EventIraq boycott SA government’s apartheid policies
… that his country will not recognise the government of South Africa because of its apartheid policies. The announcement came after the … banned the previous…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… History of the farm Boschhoek Farm, (known locally as kwaHlathikhulu) … Inkosi Sigweje the previous leader, related the history of his people and their…
EventTwo men are sentenced to death for petrol executions
… Maowasha and Alex Mashaba Matsepane were found guilty of burning Solomon Maake and his son in September 1985, after they were accused of being police…
EventBophuthatswana drops squatting charges against Bosplaas residents
… The 'homeland' government of Bophuthatswana under the presidency of Chief Lucas Mangope decides to withdraw its squatting … were arrested for squatting under…
SASPU Focus
… 1982. This slogan called on students to understand, and act on, their university and their education. SASPU Focus … educational issues and to encourage…