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EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new …
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… increases for mineworkers. Click here to read our Labour history project … Prehistory - 2000, unpublished papers part of SA History Online's archive.|…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
… sponsored development and reforms. In short the colonial history of the Cape of Good Hope from its first occupation in … to the year 2000, unpublished papers…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… Mtshali expressed the view that the proper function of history and museums is to convey to those safe from war and …
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… political arena removed a pivotal figure in the country's history. Click here to read African National Congress Kwazulu … 2011. ‘ Organisations-National…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the Gools, Rassools, and Abdurahmans. The context …
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… where she obtained a LLB degree and later a doctorate in history from the Oxford University. On her return to South …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by …
PlaceSomalia
… a population of approximately; 14 065 000 people. Early History Archaeological evidence shows that Somalia has been … for combat. Image source Endnotes [i]…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 52 … who has boldly undertaken the task of…
PlaceWakkerstroom
… and bustle of city life. Mpumalanga, is a town rich in History and natural beauty. Originally inhabited by the San … The Town has played a significant role…
UCT Summer School 2020
… Please note the following history related courses will be offered at the 2020 UCT Summer School. Local and South African History MASSACRE ON THE FRONTIERS…
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… to acquire and disseminate knowledge about the Earth, its history, and life on Earth, both past and present. One of …
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
… will now unfortunately become part of South Africa`s history. The ANC will make a comprehensive statement on the …
ANC statement on the passing of Epainette Mbeki, 7 June 2014
… Her passing has made South Africa poorer given her long history of activism and her contribution in the struggle …
Not in My Neighbourhood Documentary
… live in, from the bottom up. Exploring the parallels, history and effects of our current urban environment, "Not in …
PlaceAllanridge, Free State Province
… to the standard NBL 20" x 24" design. Somewhere during its History it also picked up plates from NBL 27404, which served …
ArchiveZambia, the ANC and the struggle against apartheid 1964-1990
… of the requirements for the degree of Magister Artium in History in the Faculty of Arts, at the Rand Afrikaans …
ArchiveSouth African trade unionism in an era of racial exclusion
… In analysing these developments, reference is made to the history of the trade union federations reflections reflecting …
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… arrested. Read more on the 1913 anti-pass campaign, the history of women’s struggle and pass struggles in … Build More Gaols,’” in Gasa (ed.) Women in South…
Madiba The African Opera
… of the Opera was born from Mtirara’s wish to document the history of the Thembu Royal Family and Nation. He soon …
We are no longer in France - Book Launch
… This book recovers the lost history of colonial Algeria’s communist movement. …
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.3 Apr-Jun 1958
… Post-Colonial Interlude, Paul Bowles. The Fact of African History(II) Islam in West Africa, Thomas Hodgkin. Shamba …
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
… over the airspace of the Independent African States. The history of international pressure for sanctions against South …
PlaceDonkin Heritage Trail, Port Elizabeth
… Port Elizabeth, now named: Gqeberha . The 1820 Settler History and Architectural delights of the Historical City can …
EventSA cartoonist, Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier is born
… www.arcyart.com [Accessed: 18 October 2011] South African History Online(2011). ‘Daniel Cornelis Boonzaaier’[online]. …
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 10 …
EventThe South African Industrial Federation riot in the Rand Gold mining district
… The 1922 mineworkers strike was the biggest strike in the history of the sector and resulted in the execution of three … Boddy-Evans, A., ‘This Day in…
EventThe Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act commences
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, …
EventWell-known political activist and academic, Dr. Neville Alexander is born
… Cape. He went on to complete three university degrees in History and German at the University of Cape Town. In 1962 he … N. ‘Dr. Neville Edward Alexander’ ,…