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The role of Cecil John Rhodes' British South African Company in the Conquest of Matabeleland
… A S, 2014, A History of Zimbabwe, University of Pretoria, Cambridge University Press … A S, 2014, A History of Zimbabwe, University of Pretoria, Cambridge…
ArticleMusic and culture as forms of resistance
… possibly derived from the township of Marabastad in Pretoria. Marabi reflected the way of life of the people …
ArticleResponse to the June 16 Soweto Youth Uprising by organisations in exile
… under the Terrorism Act in the famous trial of the “Pretoria 12”. They were mainly accused of being members or … Road to Democracy in South Africa , Vol. 2 …
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… rural areas and the' homelands. Indian schools in Pretoria and Durban joined the boycott. In the Eastern Cape, …
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… known as the Solomon Commission, commences its sittings in Pretoria. 1914 14 January, The Gandhi-Smuts Agreement is …
ArticleDr G M 'Monty' Naicker - Timeline
… reaction in India , this Act was modified into the Pretoria Agreement in terms of which the then leaders of the …
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… On that day mass rallies were held in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Durban, East London and Cape Town …
ArticleEnd Conscription Campaign (ECC)
… Elizabeth, Grahamstown, Pietermaritzburg, Stellenbosch and Pretoria. In 1985 it was announced in Parliament that 7 589 …
ArticleIndian Passive Resistance in South Africa: 1946 - 1948
… in urban areas. In areas other than Johannesburg and Pretoria, centralisation of trade was taking place in the … would result in improving the political…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… end up facing a stiff prison sentence. 1967 The brilliant Pretoria born photojournalist, Ernest Cole 's book of … was arrested while photographing protesters…
Political assassinations 1974 - 1994
… thrown in house (Oupa was injured). April Atteridgeville, Pretoria Frank Martin Petrol bomb attack on home. April … stabbed and burnt to death. 19 Sept…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… for burghers who voluntarily surrender are being formed at Pretoria and Bloemfontein." This signals the start of what … date, the first two 'refugee' camps…
ArticleThabo Mbeki (1942 - ) Timeline
… Thabo Mbeki receives the Newsmaker of the year award from Pretoria News Press Association. 2002 6 August, Thabo is … his election vote at the Colby Park…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… country without a passport. He was held for six months in Pretoria prison and then transferred to Robben Island . 10 … is kidnapped on his way to Lusaka and…
Khoisan Identity
… Furthermore, demands have been made to the government in Pretoria this year both for recognition as South Africa’s … land claims was in fact brought to the…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… of Blood River in northern Natal; and from Cape Town to Pretoria, where a foundation stone for a Voortrekker monument … 16, a crowd of over 100,000 attended…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… The Pembroke Castle made only one round trip to the Cape. Pretoria The Pretoria was a mail steamer of 3 199 tons, which, together …
ArticleBattle of Cuito Cuanavale 1988
… my people ’. It is fitting that at Freedom Park, outside Pretoria, the 2,070 names of Cuban soldiers who fell in … S.B. (eds) (1993). South Africa in the…
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… culminating in the march in 1956 of nearly 20 000 women to Pretoria. (This will receive close attention as the archive …
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… lesbian relationship had brought an application in the Pretoria Children's Court jointly to adopt two children. But, …
The South African History Online (SAHO) Graduate Internship Programme
… degree in Physical Anthropology at the University of Pretoria. In 2010, I was awarded a fellowship with the …
ArticleBecoming human in southern Africa
… is believed to be the birthplace of humans, is close to Pretoria in Gauteng, and is the source of the oldest hominid …
ArticleSharpeville Massacre, 21 March 1960
… Along the way small groups of people joined him. In Pretoria a small group of six people presented themselves at … and Illustrated Edition. Published by H. &…
The people armed, 1984-1990
… Defence Force (SADF) Military Intelligence Headquarters in Pretoria on 20 May 1983 killed 19 and injured over 200 SADF … units killed activists and bombed…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… Defence Force (SADF) Military Intelligence Headquarters in Pretoria on 20 May 1983 killed 19 and injured over 200 SADF … units killed activists and bombed…
A history of Volkskas and the Absa Banking group
… becomes operative Volkskas opened the doors of its Pretoria branch on 1 February 1935. It presented itself in … sectors. In 1959 it established a building…
ArticleWomen and the struggle against Apartheid
… it was decided to hold a march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria and meet the Prime Minister. The march was held on 9 …
Nelspruit the Segregated city
… project, a joint initiative of the mining company and the Pretoria-based National Building Research Institute, allowed …
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… to establish and resuscitate 17 unions on the Rand and in Pretoria . This was achieved as a result of the campaigns and …
ArticleThe History of May Day in South Africa
… While the call was less successful in some regions, in the Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging (PWV) area, (now Gauteng …