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EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… were charged with contravening section 9(1) of Act 44 of 1950. The case was later withdrawn because there was no …
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… Gas Corporation) was formed and registered on 26 September 1950. The company has developed world-leading technology for …
EventAt a summit SA Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
Location: back to this day in history search archive During the summit conference organised by non-racial labour unions at Langa, Cape Town, Trade Union…
EventFormer South African Prime Minister JG Strijdom dies
… against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act of 1950. Strijdom pushed for the establishment of a republic, …
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… Address at the Opening SAIC Conference, 16 September 1950 (pdf) Dr James Moroka Address to ANC meeting in …
EventSouth Africa wins the 2010 bid to host the Soccer World Cup
… On 15 May 2004, the president of the Federation of International …
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. …
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…
BiographyPatric Tariq Mellet
Patric Tariq Mellet was born and grew up in the working class districts of old Cape Town – Salt River, Woodstock and District Six. His family were poor working…
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 …
EventViolence 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 …
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…
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… Act of 1963 and the Suppression of Communist Act of 1950 , but she was not detained without suspicion. Eleanor … Eleanor had been in police custody but had…
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…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… The police and army were mobilised from 17 March 1963 to 15 April 1963, and the government rushed legislation through … mine, began when people settled there…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… and the Concept of Articulation: South Africa ca. 1900-1950, Beinhart states: It is widely recognized that the … and the Concept of Articulation: South…