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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…
Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… generally). The influenza epidemic with many thousands of deaths and the end of the Great War which had claimed … were kept closed until the 30th October,…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… generally). The influenza epidemic with many thousands of deaths and the end of the Great War which had claimed … were kept closed until the 30th October,…
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 …
4. The ANC underground between Rivonia and 1976
… The accepted view of black, and especially African, politics after the Rivonia … overt level. Here it will be shown that there was a force being trained for…
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…
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…
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 …
EventWinnie Nomzamo Madikizela-Mandela is sentenced to six years
… On 14 May 1991, Winnie Nomzamo Mandela, the then-wife of Nelson Mandela was sentenced to six years in jail by a … Stegmann for her involvement in the…
EventProtests against Afrikaans language in Black schools
… since Afrikaans was regarded by some as the language of the oppressor. It was against this background that on 30 … against Afrikaans language as medium…
EventNdaweni Mahlangu causes a storm in political circles
… to lie". Mahlangu was trying to defend his decision of the re-appointment of disgraced three Members of the Executive Council (MEC) of … and corruption…
Say It out Loud - The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923
… Conference, and in that brief period so many great events of tragic importance to us have occurred that it will be quite impossible for me to deal with all…
EventPoqo members arrested
… with the police, after taking cover in the hills for fear of being attacked by Poqo members, a standoff ensued. Tshweni's … men charged at the police,…
33. Restrictive legislation against Indians not warranted, 1897
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … on the second reading of the Bill: As to immigrants being in…
EventAnti-Pass petition sent to President Steyn
… The pass measures were aimed at controlling the mobility of the Black population in White urban areas. Bloemfontein … employment opportunities for Black…
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings edited by Shamim Meer
… cannot determine my future by Khomotjo Lekgoro The street of Alex by Khomotjo Lekgoro Red Lipstick by Lebogang Lorraine … no matter the past! by Frida Bapela…
EventZulus attack Indians in Durban
… by Zulus in January 1949 has generated a great deal of debate about the relationship between the two communities. Most observers believe that the Durban…
EventThree Delmas trialist released
… Three of the 22 Delmas Treason trialists were released after Judge … had failed to present a case against them after a year of court hearings and two years…
Archive'Colonialism had never really ended': my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes by Simukai Chigudu
… the university where I am a professor, or over the ways of seeing the world shared by so many of us still living in … on to Oxford’s high street may finally…
Chapter 1 - The House at Lower Seoli
… From the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, … Supper is a painful story in Christian circles…
ArchiveThe 1988 Municipal Elections
… on what these elections will involve and why they are being held. Local Government in South Africa is also …
Thirty years ago by Raymond Suttner (extract from 'Inside Apartheid's Prison')
… ago on 12 June 1986 I was re-detained for 27 months. 18 of these were in solitary confinement due to my being the only white detainee. I had been released…
PlaceAnton Smit's Sculpture Park, Bronkhorstspruit
… three-hectare grounds are situated on the Northern side of the Bronkhorstspruit Dam, on a plateau overlooking the water. Amongst the backdrop of natural…
EventWinnie Mandela is found guilty
… Congress Women League president and Deputy Minister of Arts and Culture, was found guilty on four charges of kidnapping and four of being an accessory after…
EventDavid Kitson released
… prisoner, David Kitson, was released, seven months short of completing his twenty-year sentence for sabotage. Kitson, … in the early sabotage campaigns; for…
EventFirst mines are proclaimed in Johannesburg
… in various places on the Witwatersrand (meaning Ridge of White Waters), the first gold from the Main Reef on the … which Johannesburg was laid out in 1886…
ArchiveApartheid runs on Fluor power
… for the their role in the November stay-away, scabs were being bused in from the homelands by American multinational, …
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… Passes and measures to control the mobility of the Black population particularly centring on White urban areas, were being implemented all over South Africa…