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EventProtection for whistleblowers’ is ensured
… The Protected Disclosures Act, no 26 of 2000, providing protection of employees against occupational detriment as a result of … GCIS, p. 373.|Juta Law, The…
PlaceAgtersuurberg, Eastern Cape
… attained Municipal status in 1895. Named after the owner of the land on which it was established, Johannes J.T. Venter. It is one of the smaller towns that…
PlaceHeilbron, Free State
… complained that nearby Viljoen’s Drift was ‘Just a lot of tin houses on both sides of the Railway the whole in the … the plight of the black camp inmates was…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… Within a decade, irregularities in the employment of Indians had increased to such an extent that that the … in 1885, to investigate the conditions and…
ArchiveThe great protest convoy
… The women's protest against the Senate Act in 1955 had the effect of bringing together groups of women from all parts of South Africa, women who were later …
EventThe first British Settlers arrive in Algoa Bay
… arrived in Algoa Bay, (now Port Elizabeth) on board of twenty-one ships, the first being the Chapman. They … about 4500 and included artisans, tradesmen,…
EventMangosutho Buthelezi reveals his daughter died from HIV/Aids
… openness about circumstances leading to the death of his two children was welcomed by AIDS activists hoping … about AIDS and contribute towards the…
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… planning to attack the building. The Nugent Commission of Inquiry on what actually caused the shooting rejected this … on undermining traditional authorities…
ArchiveWhat is the reality?
… poster with black lettering and thin black border. Image of Oliver Tambo with white balloon and wording censored in terms of the Internal Security Act. …
ArchiveErica Elk
… Yellow background. Black lettering. Words 'Act 4 Wits'. Black and white photograph of Erica Elk. Date stamp showing date as 1937-08-13. …
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was a very different … created under the Extension of University Education Act, Act 45 of 1959, became…
ArchiveLetter from Duncan Innes, President, NUSAS, to National Executive and SRC Presidents
… General circular letter from the President of the National Union of South African Students, informing the National Executive … to commemorate the Extension…
PlaceWaterloo Bay, East London
… A Bay is an Area of water surrounded or otherwise demarcated by Land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land…
PlaceKumalosville, Kwa Zulu Natal
… Kumalosville, near Ladysmith, in Natal, was one of the first "blackspots" to go. The Liberal Party booklet … "In January, 1908, a Mr Daniel Bester sold 250…
ArchiveRose Hunter
… with title in black letters. Black and white photograph of Rose Hunter. 'Act 4 Wits'. Date stamp showing date as 1937-08-13. …
PlaceCape Floral Areas, Western Province
… the property is located at the South-Western extremity of South Africa. It measures nearly 90,000 square kilometers … Four fines were issued under the Marine…
ArchiveActstop: Mayfair public meeting
… lettering and black border. Black and white photograph of a two children on a swing, one white and one black. List of demands against the Group Areas Act,…
ArchiveQuestion Mark
… Black, orange and white poster. Artwork of a man beating a drum with question marks emanating from it. Notice of a play by Sechaba Experimental Drama Group…
PlaceVereeniging, a City in Gauteng
… Vereeniging is a City, in Gauteng Province of South Africa. It has a population of more than 350,000 people. It is located on the banks of … gift shop and…
PlaceLoeriesfontein, Northern Cape
… which is perfect for Wind Turbines! Wind energy is one of the cleanest and safest methods of generating electricity. 61 Turbines have been installed … the…
PlaceEbenezer, Limpopo
… Ebenezer was established in 1831 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society . The 1875 census indicated that the Village had a population of 291. It was…
EventBasutoland (now Lesotho) becomes British territory
… Moshoeshoe is credited as "the father of the Basotho people" as he was responsible for the creation of Lesotho (The Basotho Kingdom), and the drawing…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Introduction
… to relocate the family to Mphephetho in the Umbumbulu "native" reserve (situated mid-way between Pietermaritzburg … areas that comprised roughly 7 percent of…
EventWW2: Italy invades Ethiopia
… In 1935, the League of Nations was faced with another crucial test. Benito Mussolini, the Fascist leader of Italy, had adopted Adolf Hitler's plans to expand…
ArticleSouth African major mass killings timeline 1900-2012
… Between the 20th and 21st century, a number of people lost their lives in South Africa amid liberation struggle. However, some of these events were carried…
PlaceOatlands, Simonstown
… Garden House, and later as the Commandant's House. The land on which this property is situated, originally formed part of the Dutch East India Company’s ,…
ArchiveThe Black Sash National Conference presidential Address held at Johannesburg, 1980
… on 10 March 1980, discussing: Apartheid, Immorality Act, curfews, Independence of Venda, District Six, homelands, housing, separate …
Address at the Paris City Hall, 18 November 2003
… Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased to meet with the Mayor of the great city of Paris, a city whose rich history, … the transfer of more than two million…
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… African Airways (SAA) aircraft as it was preparing to land at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. Pam Hearne, the owner of the house on which the leg fell,…
ArchiveHousing Crisis in Soweto with particular reference to the increase in rentals: Conference Paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1978
… discussing increased rentals, Bantu Affairs Administration Act, lack of housing, qualifications for housing, separation of families, leaseholding, labour. …