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EventThe Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan
… and educational activities. The ban came into effect on 15 June 1974. …
The Polly Street Era
… dimension to the "back to Africa" cultural tendency. (15) M. Manaka (l6) argues that this went beyond a search for … Street. Two of these student exercises…
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918. On 15 December 2013, Mandela was buried in Qunu in the Eastern … News24, Nelson Mandela burial underway ,…
EventKenya lifts ban on sports links with South Africa
… events in South Africa. This marked the end of Kenya’s 15 year ban on sports links with South Africa. The year 1991 …
Violence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
… On the Eve of the Soweto Uprising, Soweto, 15 June 1976 By this day in 1976, the plan was already set. …
EventWalter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba and Ahmed Kathrada address the public after 26 years
… Ahmed Kathrada of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) on 15 October 1989, a rally was organised by the ANC to …
EventFraud and Corruption on the rise in SA
… is alive and well',from the Independent Online,15 September,[Online],Avaliable at www.iol.co.za [Accessed:13 …
EventThe first radio licence in SA is issued to Dr J. van Rensburg of Carnarvon
… started a similar service in Cape Town, on September 15, 1924. The Durban organization began broadcasting on …
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… De La Rey was persuaded not to speak to the Burghers on 15 August 1913. The Burgers were expecting De La Rey to …
EventPolitical violence claims 100 lives in KZN
… execute their defensive mandate remained in doubt as about 15,000 armed Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members were allowed …
EventTwenty Black students are admitted to the Pretoria University
… Afrikaans speaking population until the mid-eighties. On 15 February 1986, the university admitted its first twenty …
EventSir John Herschel, British astronomer, arrives in Cape Town
… objects of the southern skies. He arrived in Cape Town on 15 January 1834 on a ship, accompanied by his wife Margaret …
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming pattern for Cape Slave owners: It may here be observed that the…
EventANC President Albert Luthuli banned
… the Minister served him with the banning notices under the 1950 Suppression of Communism Act. Click here for a list of …
EventKwame Nkrumah is released from jail
… action’ campaign in Ghana against British rule in 1950. He was released to lead the newly formed government a …
EventMaria Groesbeek is hanged for the murder of her husband, Christian Buys
… Maria Groesbeek and Christian Buys were married in the 1950's. During their seventeen years of marriage they lived …
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool. The book takes us back to the late 19th century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the…
EventPresident F.W. de Klerk announces the Group Areas Act will be repealed.
… Klerk announced in Parliament that the Group Areas Act of 1950 will be replaced by new non-discriminatory measures …
PlaceUniversity of the Free State, Main building, Bloemfontein
… of Law, Education, and Social Sciences established 1950 | Became the University of the Orange Free State 1954 | …
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
Edgar Dumile Ngoyi was born on 26 December 1926 in the Eastern Cape. Ngoyi became politically active in the African National Congress (ANC) as a member of the…
Article“Bantu Education or the Street” by Norman Levy
… took office in 1994. Until then there were at least 15 education departments, one for each of the ten Bantustans, … was considerable, it was of a very…
South Africa Communists Speak Documents from the history of the South African Communist Party 1915 - 1980
… Conference',The International, January 11, 1918. Document 15: Text of Leaflet published in The International, February 15, 1918. Document 16: 'The Call of…
PlaceAmathola/Amatole District Municipality
… Range which is a subsidiary of the Winterberg Range, 15 km North-East of Alice, extending Westwards to the Great …
PlaceMontecasino
Montecasino is located in the suburb of Fourways in Northern Johannesburg. The casino and entertainment complex is designed to resemble an ancient Tuscan…
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 7 Union Street, Gardens
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 March 1985. …
EventControl of communication bureau is placed under Foreign Affairs
… (BNIC), which replaced the Department of Information on 15 June, 1978, would be placed under the Ministry of Foreign …
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… and the PLO. SA recognised the State of Palestine on 15 February 1995. Arafat's visit raised controversy among …
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
… Union (KANU), Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya was born on 15 August 1930. After Kenya‘s independence in 1963, Mboya …
ArticleA Spiral of Trials by Norman Levy
… progressive trade unions, which elected a committee of 15 “to proceed by every means it thought fit” to build up an … of the animal, uncleaned, is also…
Indian education in Natal
… schools in Natal. 1881 Out of 123 above the age of 15 at Government Schools, 37 were Indian.Mr George Dunning, … and he arrived in South Africaon on 9…