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ArchiveHARWU: The Aborted Attempt to Build a National South African Catering Union (1984 – 1990) by Allan Horwitz, June 2018
… regional sector-based ‘industrial councils’. Every major city had separate councils for the different economic … striking workers had used the main hall as…
EventFifteen English cricket players are prohibited to play for three years in England because of their rebel tour of South Africa
… The rebel cricket tours were matches taking place in South Africa at a time when the country was banned … international condemnation, the tours continued to…
PlaceFordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg
… the day were forced to carry in order to travel across the City, or face being imprisoned!) The bonfire was lit in a … place …
The diary of Maria Tholo - October 18 - November 1 by Carol Hermer
… disappearing into the zones. On Sunday we went to Agnes's place after her uncle-in-law's funeral for ' inkukuza ' 2 . … a girl who's a friend of the people…
PlaceMamelodi
… to reside in this historic township in the East of the City of Tshwane, the terrible experience of African people … to this very day, from the North, East…
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… Johannesburg in a house rented from the Johannesburg City Council at the time. By 1971 the Bill Ainslie Studios … place …
South Sudanese Independence Granted
… bodies supporting the executive branch and its capital city in Juba. …
PlaceMbombela Orion Hotel, 'Promenade', Nelspruit
… Hotel Promenade is located in the Lowveld region’s capital city, Nelspruit. Once the original town hall. This historic … place …
PlacePeter Mokaba Stadium
… two stadiums in Johannesburg; the Ellis Park and Soccer City . One of the most impressive Stadiums is the Peter … place …
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… It was sculpted in bronze by John Tweed and donated to the city by Cecil John Rhodes, a politician and financier of the …
”A House in Harrington Street”, photographic exhibition by Nicholas Eppel
… living against the rapid gentrification of the inner city. Mrs Barrett recently made headlines by saving 14 …
EventEthnic violence in Rwandan capital Kigali is spreads throughout the country
… orphaned. Most of the violence was centred in the capital city of Kigali. …
EventGerard Moerdijk, SA architect of several church buildings and the Voortrekker monument, dies
… churches. Throughout his career, he designed churches, city halls, houses, hospitals and bank buildings. His more …
PlaceAlbertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg
… Northcliff ridge, the second largest 'green lung' in the City after Delta Park. It is an Ecologically significant … New Dictionary of South African Place…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… Footnotes [1] This date is incorrect. The meeting took place in 1972 and Diane Ferus, a cousin of Hennie, arranged …
PlaceAbees, Bela-Bela
… Old Khoikhoi name for Warmbad. It means 'place of cleansing or washing'. A Town 100 km away from … 'hot bath', the name refers to the Hot Spring there. The…
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… in June of 1962 and in 1963 the new system was put in place. …
ArticleHarriet Bolton and the Garment Workers Industrial Union
… by the executives of both unions if she would take Jimmy’s place. In 1966, Harriet was voted on to the TUCSA executive. …
ArticleThe Mendi Decoration of Bravery
… natural disasters and other extreme difficulties that take place from time to time around the globe. The holding shape …
PlaceDonkin Mount, Port Elizabeth
… known as the Donkin Memorial atop a hill above the city center and named the city, Port Elizabeth, in her memory. The Donkin Reserve is … place …
PlaceGugulethu Township
… Act, many Africans, Coloured and Indian people from inner city areas were relocated to new suburbs, often far from … were completed by December in the same…
PlaceEgypt
… railway built on foreign soil. Alexandria is a major city in the Mediterranean world. It has been the capital of … houses and workshops in this early…
ArticlePass Laws and Sharpeville Massacre
… 1918 the workers' strike around the issue of passes took place, and pass-burning campaigns were organised in the 1930s … intensified during the 1950s, and…
Daily reflections by Virginia MacKenny, September 2002
… called Michele proves particularly helpful in finding me a place to stay - phoning round and booking me a room in a … cheap hotel within fairly close…
EventAnti-Pass petition sent to President Steyn
… for Black people, who ended up being segregated from the city in a location called Waaihoek. Women played a …
PlaceJubilee Art Centre
… made it illegal for Black students to be educated in the city.The laughter of sewing women, the sound of hip-hop music … place …
PlacePrince Alfred's Guard Museum, Port Elizabeth
… Guard Regiment. In 1856, the Prince Alfred's Guard, a City Regiment, was formed as the Port Elizabeth Volunteer … place …
PlaceBrackenfell, Cape Town
… meaning an invisible curtain that basically divides the city's English and Afrikaans speaking people. 71% of the … place …
PlaceTogo
… in the south-west of the Country and is the largest city and port. Until 1884, what is now Togo was an … https://www.britannica.com/place/Togo … place …
New Generation Sculpture
… which these artworks are being sold and removed from their place of origin does not seem to suggest an integral … who appears to carry most directly…