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ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… these mine workers were on strike against poverty wages. 12 were killed and 38 were wounded. In 1969 about 1 000 … These strikes swept throughout the…
Mission Stations - A-F
… James Backhouse also visited Bethelsdorp in November 1838 (p 154), and reported as follows: "Bethelsdorp, which … stone and their cavity was filled with…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969 1960 March 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, is renamed the … issues a ban, prohibiting all public meetings of more than…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… and 124 deaths. 8 March- Italy issues a lockdown of around 16 million people in the country’s Lombardy region, in an … cases jump dramatically from 24 to 262…
ArticleMandela and the South African Communist Party
… to the MK High Command, chaired by Mandela. December 16, 1961 , celebrated by Afrikaners as Dingane’s Day or the 1838 Battle of Blood River , was meant to…
PlaceNigeria
… government finally held a presidential election on June 12, 1993. Most observers deemed the 1993 election as … to reveal a timeframe. Following the annulment…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… - to the benefit of the Americo-Liberian elite. On 12 April 1980 Master Sergeant Samuel Kayon Doe, a member of … Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, took…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… to his brother in India 11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal 12. The pickled money-order receipt 13. Wife lays bigamy … indentured labourers 15. My son…
PlaceBoschhoek Farm, uMzinyathi,-a District in kwaZulu-Natal
… claim for their land. Their claim was declined on 12 September 1994 because the Advisory Committee and Land … to Inkosi Didumndeni‘s death, re-lodged the…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… in demonstrations that culminated in the infamous June 16 uprising . 1976 - June 16 and Youth Politics in South Africa The 1970s period was a … a number of…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… are refused admission into the Transvaal. September 12, The Transvaal British Indian Association, under the … of existing licences and businesses owned by…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… The Marikana Massacre The Marikana Massacre took place on 16 August 2012, in the town of Marikana in the North West … for workers. In December 2016, Napoleon…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… other townships in and around Durban. During this time, 16-year-old Gloria Manunu Mtolo of KwaMakhutha and 24-year … Week , 29 May 1994, p. 10. SADF unto it,…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… nearby Bantustan Itsoseng because of the Group Areas Act. [12] Furthermore, Makweteng was sandwiched between a farm … were living in Letsopa, and between…
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
… of secondary school students increased from approximately 12,500 to more than 34,000. What these figures highlight is … The spirit of Tiro In retrospect, the…
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. … people were injured during the…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Consultative Conference: Speeches and Resolutions
… Consultative Conference in Johannesburg, December 14-16, 1990. Includes speech by Oliver Tambo, keynote address by … of Oliver Tambo at a public rally in…
Passage to Natal - The Journey
… departed from Madras and arrived at Port Natal on 16 November 1860 . The first four immigrants were Davarum, …
South African and World leaders
… Farm in Rivonia and had arrested her husband and 16 others. She only found out three weeks after she was … of leaders. One of the most inspiring of these…
South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, VolumeTwo 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew - Bibliographical note and further reading
… in the Western Cape 1943-1963 " , Social Dynamics, 12, 1, 1-14. Barrell, Howard (1990), The ANC's Armed … Front (1963b), "Report on Poqo", Liberation, 1, 2,…
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… Their aim was to destroy eight houses and two offices 12 kilometres from the border, which they claimed were being … George Phahle killed in Gabarone raid…
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
Originally no provision was made for the education of Indians. The Reverend Stott of the Wesleyan Mission established a school for Indian labourers in 1868 and…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… black people. After all these things happen out of sight. 12 By moving the horrors of apartheid within view, … your documentation, the record...the…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
South Africa’s Maritime History The Suez Canal allows for ships from Europe to travel to the East with ease. Before the canal was opened European ships had…
Learning about history through writing
… South Africa wins the tournament, defeating New Zealand 15-12. Following South Africa's victory, Nelson Mandela, the …
The Hawks letter to Pravin Gordhan by Berning Ntlemeza (Politics Web), 28 February 2016
… SARS mandate? 11.3. What was its objective and targets? 12. Do you know or still remember HRIU mandate or what was … identifications cards (one with fake…
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - Augusts 25 … 2 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… attack the Voortrekkers after they had crossed the Vaal in 1838. That same year, the Voortrekkers, with the help of …
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… to establish a core of internal MK cadres. The impact of 16 June 1976 The events of 16 June 1976 in Soweto, and elsewhere in the country, provide … hotels,…