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EventThe ANC leader in the KwaZulu Natal midlands, Sifiso Nkabinde, is expelled from the ANC
… Nkabinde was expelled on the 7 April 1997 for allegedly being a spy for the Apartheid regime and for fomenting … the ANC to disband self-defence units. He…
EventVigilante mob beats man to death in Diepsloot
… where they were standing. When the confrontation got out of hand, Ramoloyi, who was travelling with his brother, … Diepsloot area. Often, innocent people…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the most vulnerable. There were…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the most vulnerable. There were…
PlacePollsmoor Prison
… only 3900 inmates but now has 8 900! Today the majority of inmates come from Mitchell's Plain, but the facility has … was transferred to Pollsmoor from…
EventCrime statistics released
… that 10 161 people were murdered in the first seven months of 1995, an average of one in every 29 minutes. This marks a 7% reduction, a big … on Black…
PlaceIndigo Vats, Pinetown
… and Mr von Preen went into partnership with Mr Murray, of Pinetown . Locally grown indigo plants were gathered in … and covered with water to encourage…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… Kotane, a seasonal dressmaker. He is the second eldest son of eleven children. 1918 Kotane goes to work at Driefontein … 1920 Kotane attends school for the…
EventInkatha Freedom Party is formed
… to fill the vacuum in Black politics caused by the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist … the precursor to the Inkatha Freedom…
ArchiveMigrant laws used against workers
… evidence that the country's migrant labour laws are being used against workers in an attempt to curb union … Federation of South African Trade Unions …
ArticleDespite the 1994 political victory against apartheid, its economic legacy persists by Haydn Cornish-Jenkins
… In 1994, South Africans were liberated from a system of apartheid which had controlled their lives for nearly … if real economic change has been experienced…
PlaceGuinea
… Guinea is the traditional name of coastal Western Africa . The historical colonies of French Guinea, Spanish Guinea and Portuguese Guinea gained … in the…
PlaceGroutville
… Groutville is situated approximately ten kilometers south of KwaDukuza and about 69 kilometers north of Durban. The name Groutville was acquired from its…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… Anthony Molebatsi Nkotsi, South African artist and the head of the Printmaking Department in 1988 at the Johannesburg Art … by Dumile Feni. His involvement…
EventBlack People Convention is formed
… Twelve years after the banning of the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist … that they identified themselves firstly as black before being…
EventDr Max Theiler, first South African to receive the Nobel Prize, is born in Pretoria
… 1899 in Pretoria. He studied medicine at the University of Cape Town Medical School from 1916 to 1918. He graduated at the London School of Medicine in 1922…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… man arrived in South Africa from Hong Kong with no signs of being ill but after seven days he started to show flu-like … results came back negative, although…
ArchiveNo to Removals
… red and black on white litho; collage with soldier, people being removed; text: No to Removals, yes to an undivided …
Gertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… This article was written by Nehal Patel and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … Africa. Her journey led her to become a…
ArchiveWe want to die here say aged
… elders from Black communities express their opposition to being evicted from their homes and forced to move to Glenmore …
Azikhwelwa on Monday. Flyer by Soweto Students’ Representative Council calling for a stay-away from 13 September 1976
… calling for a stay-away from September 13, 1976 The people of South Africa are going into the third phase of their struggle against the oppressors, namely:…
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
… coastal pass on the R 326 links the small Farming Town of Riviersonderend with the quaint coastal hamlet of Stanford and the coastal road to Hermanus. The…
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… On 21 October 1986 Jacob Thabo Lengane, the father of Jefferson Lengane and Kabelo Lengane, who were well known … Moletsane township, Soweto. Mr Lengane…
ArticleGrade 5 - Term 1: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… Who are the hunter gatherers of Southern Africa? You may be under the impression that … still find people living as hunter gatherers. This way of living is…
PlaceCity Hall and Francis Farewell Gardens, Durban
… 1975. Diagonally opposite - in West Street, corner of Gardiner Street - lies Durban's second National Monument … some 100 years ago, but it’s still the…
EventNovelist and historian Bessie Head is born
… historian Bessie Amelia Head was born in Pietermaritzburg. Being the daughter of a White mother (who was disowned by her parents when she … started writing…
Event46664 concert is held in Fancourt
… The South African 46664 concert, 46664 being the prison number of South African president Nelson Mandela during the apartheid era, was staged at the…
ArchiveLetter from Kader Asmal to Zanele Mbeki
… Letter from Kader Asmal to Zanele Mbeki apologising for not being able to attend the seminar on women's rights and …
EventArchbishop Owen Cardinal McCann becomes South Africa’s first cardinal.
… Roman Catholic Church Archbishop of Cape Town, Owen McCann, an enemy of Apartheid, became South Africa's first Cardinal when he … many rights. Depriving a…
PlaceAlbany, Eastern Cape
… by Sir John Craddock, In 1811, he was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony and commander of the forces on that station, resigning in 1814 and being…