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PlaceThe Mead and Meadway, Pinelands-Cape Town
… The land was granted to the Garden Cities Trust in 1919 and was capitalised in part by a member of the trust, namely Richard Stuttaford of Stuttaford’s fame…
Invitation to the TB Davie Memorial Lecture
… You are invited to the 2017 TB Davie Memorial Lecture, where Professor Mahmood Mamdani will speak on “Decolonising the Post-Colonial University”. The lecture…
ArchiveChapter 8 The Rivonia Trial by Denis Goldberg
… The judge Is dressed in red and white the assessors in black and white the prosecutor in a hostage smile and I in the borrowed robes of my grandmother’s…
EventFinal legal note on the SS Mendi
… A brief report appeared on the 13th of November in the Times, which was the last of the legal conclusions around … Norman. Black Valour. Pietermaritzburg:…
EventRobert Mugabe assures the SADC that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe would be free and fair
… 2002, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe assured members the 14-member Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) that the 9-10 March election in Zimbabwe…
ArchiveThe world's only privately owned Catholic Church
… constructed church. Just a few hundred meters from the KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State border, perched on top of the plateau, is the smallest, most charming…
EventThe United Democratic Front (UDF) is dissolved
… The United Democratic Front (UDF) was formed in August 1983, and was one of the most prominent anti-apartheid movements, comprising of … Nelson mandela…
EventThe Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws begins
… Following the adoption of a Programme of Action in the 1949 annual congress, the ANC began the 1950s with mass … The Defiance Campaign against apartheid laws…
Thanks, Jimi, this is good for you and the broader SA (The Times Editorial), 28 June 2016
… Matthews joins a long list of staffers who are not prepared to stomach nonsense and take the public broadcaster on a wrong path. The broadcaster's chief…
ArchiveChapter 11 The escape by Denis Goldberg
… In June 1978 two new prisoners joined us in the Pretoria Security Prison. They had not long before … more strongly built than his friend. They had both…
PlaceAmalienstein, a Mission Station in the Western Cape
… Former Mission Station of the Berlin Missionary Society , 22 km East of Ladysmith . … German Missions . Amalienstein is on Route 62 , at the Entrance to the …
EventColoureds are removed from the voters roll
… The South African parliament, which was dominated by the Afrikaner nationalist majority, embarked on a series of campaigns to remove Coloured people from the…
ArchiveSelf rule in the Transkei: a monstrous fraud
… The Bantu Authorities in Transkei have accepted a constitution, which the Unity Movement is unhappy about; to which this document ensures continued…
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… The Berlin Airlift provided tons of supplies to war ravaged Berlin. Under the aid program known as the Marshall Plan, the USA supplied … Grade 12: The…
EventWork is stopped at the Kimberley mine
… On 4 August 1914, work was stopped at the Kimberley mine after 43 years of operation. The mine became uneconomical to operate as it reached a depth ……
PlaceThe Free State National Botanical Gardens, Bloemfontein
… The Free State National Botanical Garden dates back to 1965. During the 1963 Kirstenbosch Jubilee Year Tour it was decided that … a Botanical Garden for the…
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… Mahatma Gandhi , a champion of passive resistance and non-violent campaigns left the Tolstoy Farm in Transvaal (now known as the Gauteng Province). After…
Appeal to the British public by Dube
… APPEAL TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATIVE LAND ACT, 1913 by John Langalibalele Dube … with the following editorial note: “The Native Land Act of the…
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… King Leopold II of Belgium handed over the Congo to the Belgian state on this date. Previously he held it as a … Congo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline 1850-1889
… 1800s 1850 The Natal Legislative Council passes Law 14 of 1859 allowing the Government to import labour from India. … The discovery of diamonds in the…
The Clanwilliam Arts Project / Lantern Festival 2017
… Back for the 17th year in a row! Magnet Theatre in patnership with The UCT Drama Department, The UCT College of Music and The Michaelis School of Fine Arts …
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… According to a report published by The Star on this date , the report of the Motsuenyane Commission, published the previous day, … The Star , Milestones,…
EventThe Azanian People’s Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… The Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) was the underground military wing of the Pan African Congress (PAC). APLA was formed in the … The Azanian People…
EventA bomb blast rocks the ANC London office
… On this day the African National Congress (ANC) headquarters in London, … England, was bombed. General Johann Coetzee, former head of the South African…
EventThe Angolan-Namibian peace plan is accepted
… The Angolan Civil War began in 1975, with the end of Portuguese colonial rule. This civil war was raged … (1999). Southern African Political History: a…
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… After a brief period of transitional government Dr Manuel Pinto da Costa, the leader of the Committee for the Liberation of São Tomé and … Manuel Pinto da…
EventThe South African Air Force is established
… On 1 February 1920, the South African Air Force was established. This made it the first air force of the Commonwealth, with Lt-Col. Pierre van Ryneveld ……
EventNigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom
… Nigeria gained independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1960. And an Executive Council, made up entirely of Nigerians, was led by a Prime Minister,…
EventThe TRC refuses amnesty to Hani’s killers
… The Amnesty Committee of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) refused amnesty … to Janusz Walus and Clive Derby-Lewis, the assassins of Chris Hani,…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… The Transvaal Colony, former Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek … granted self-government status by Britain, according to the terms of the Vereeniging Peace Treaty,…