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14. Suicide among indentured labourers
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … the brain, thus causing death by apoplexy. Appearance of body:…
14. Suicide among indentured
… By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa … the brain, thus causing death by apoplexy. Appearance of body: A…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… so well-written and because he brings to it the insights of a historian and social scientist. Author of major book on the foundation of South Africa’s cheap …
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… Olympic Games”, was a sports festival celebrated in honour of the Greek god Zeus in the town of Olympia. As far as could … lying down, or to organise…
Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, “What are the National Groups in South Africa? A Contribution to the Symposium”, Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954
… Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954 In analysing a subject of this nature [... ] it is necessary to warn against a … for example, the use of the Bantu vernacular…
ArchiveFinal Schlebusch report on NUSAS
… General circular from the president of the National Union of South African Students, speculating on the final report of … the report. Because of the…
EventNew Afrikaner Political Party
… Delegates at the summit of the Afrikaner Unity Movement (AUM), held in Pretoria, … Although the new party drew support from a number of leading Afrikaner…
EventRev Allan Hendrikse and 150 Supporters Swim at a Whites Only Beach in Port Elizabeth.
… his disagreement with the government publicly despite being part of P W Botha's cabinet, swimed at a "Whites-only" beach in … Defiant Mayor Opposes Whites…
EventDefence minister Mosioua Lekota born
… The second Black minister of defence, Mosiuoa Gerard Patrick Lekota is born in … early 1970s. He served six years on Robben Island after being found guilty…
EventThe Internal Security Act is passed
… This prompted opposition parties to oppose this provision of the Internal Security Act. Sections 19(1) and 20 dealt with the banning of people, including…
EventThree IFP leaders resign
… leaders, Frank Mdlalose, national chairperson and premier of Kwazulu-Natal province, Ziba Jiyane, Secretary-General and … resigned from the party. All three…
SAHO Commemorates 40 Years Since Soweto Uprising: Intergenerational Dialogue by Thembinkosi Khumalo
… Thembinkosi Khumalo is a student activist at the University of Pretoria. He is an active PASMA member. PASMA is a student division of PAC. Khumalo is also…
Address by President Mandela at a Masakhane rally in Vosloorus Katorus, 21 September
… Renewal of Katorus In 1993 when I toured the Katorus area with Adrian … were going about their daily lives. The "No Go" districts of the past appear to have…
Our Vision is a Democratic Society, 1958
… a public meeting organized by the South African Congress of Democrats in Johannesburg in 1958 to hear the President General of the African National Congress…
EventJoyce Kgoali dies
… The Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), Joyce Kgoali, passed away following … was MEC for Public Works and Transport in Gauteng before…
PlaceSteadville, Ladysmith
… the Native Commissioner. He retired in 1931 after 32 years of service. Although it is not clear exactly when the … get flushing toilets and showers in their…
EventAbram Fischer fails to arrive in court
… Abram Fischer, Q.C., standing trial under the Suppression of Communism Act, fails to arrive in court, forfeits his bail … to stand trial for conspiring to…
EventWinnie Mandela’s jail sentence is suspended by the Appeal Court
… aside Winnie Madikizela Mandela's sentence of five years' imprisonment for kidnapping four youths and a one year sentence related to a charge of being an…
EventJustice Minister, Jimmy Kruger, announces mass arrest
… The Minister of Justice, Jimmy Kruger, made an announcement to the effect that 697 were being held for various security reasons. The breakdown of the total…
EventThabo Mbeki announces judicial inquiry
… Deputy President Thabo Mbeki announced the establishment of an independent judicial inquiry to investigate allegations … that government ministers and senior…
Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
… Sisulu. Metetiwe. Born in the Transkei, in the district of Tsomo on twenty-first October 1918. Educated in a lower … school that took me up to high school in…
PlaceBeachwood Mangroves Swamp, Durban
… in the tidal environment. The Beachwood Mangroves are of significant botanical, educational and Historical value, and being located near one of the Country's…
Interview with Oliver Tambo to Newsweek, 01 August 1980
… a decision by the ANC. It is dictated by the expectations of the people. Q : Do you believe violence is the only … alternative left to achieve a solution to…
EventCOSATU withdraws from parliamentary session on budget
… The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) walked out of a parliamentary budget session on the grounds that its view was being ignored. COSATU had…
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… was largely because they underestimated the resilience of the Boers to defend their autonomy from being usurped by the British government. Instead of lasting…
The White man’s task by Jan Smuts, 22 May 1917
… Africa was fighting in the Great War. After the conquest of both German South West and East Africa, General Smuts … in magnitude after this war. Now the Ten…
21. Pariah constables pollute Hindus
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … grievance to your notice. There are two Indians here of the…
EventSRC president Ngwako Ramalepe dies
… Ngwako Ramalepe, president of the Student Representative Council (SRC) at Modjadji … Training College, died in police custody after first being assaulted by…
Chapter 9 - Conclusion
… new leaders were trying to build". These were the words of A.B. Xuma who in 1943 moved a resolution that the ANC … Natal politicians. It is a truism that…
PlaceTunisia
… kilometres and is home to 10.6 million people. The capital of Tunis is home to nearly 800,000 people, though over 60% of the population lives in urban…