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EventUS opposes new sanctions against SA, believing they will be counterproductive to the transformation and negotiation process
… committee, United States (US) Assistant Secretary of State, Herman Cohen, said that the US strongly opposed any … prisoners and unban all political parties…
Chapter 12
… election as members of Advisory Boards, the N.R.C. or as "Native RepresenÂtatives"and urged their tools and … tactic of my group. "And again: "The present…
EventCiskei National Security Decree No 19 promulgated
… The government of Ciskei introduced the National Security Decree No 19 as an attempt to curb the pressure of the increasing calls for the end of the Ciskei…
ArticleHistory Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions
… August 2020) Image Source Source A See footnote for origin of the source [2] Define the term “Mfecane” in the context of the start of the nineteenth century…
PlaceSouth End Museum, Port Elizabeth
… South End Museum Trust was started in 1999 when a group of people from the disadvantaged communities of Port … been affected by the forced removals of the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… townships, increasing military attacks and the imposition of international sanctions forced the regime to the … being found guilty on five charges under the…
ArchiveDemocracy
… Democracy 25 years of freedom 1994 to 2019 Democracy Ubuntu One rainbow nation A … the elephant The Khoi and Sun The first ancestors of our land Democracy …
PlaceCaledon Museum, Eastern Cape
… is split into two Buildings depicting very different parts of local History. The Victorian House, houses an abundance of artifacts that reflect the true…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act. The five are Trevor Manuel, Ebrahim Rasool, Mountrain Qumbela and Hilda Ndude, all officials of…
PlaceBram Fischer International Airport, Bloemfontein
… Airport is an important Gateway to the Free State , a land-locked Province. The Airport was opened in November 1961 … so that the South African Airforce…
Says no to xenophobia, 19 April 2015
… in our country. We have further called on the people of Africa to unite against these atrocities being committed in the name of South Africa and the law…
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… Secretary-General U Thant to help obtain the release of Nelson Mandela, leader and co-founder of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe. Mandela was … of…
EventMemorandum on housing conditions in Fietas, Johannesburg
… for housing schemes for poorer Indians to the Minister of the Interior. Fietas ,as the Pageview community was popularly known, was one of the oldest…
EventWiseman Khuzwayo, reporter for the Durban Daily News hands himself over to the police
… in protest against the detention without trial of at least 7 black journalists. The journalists arrested included; Mike Ndlazi of the Rand Daily Mail and…
PlaceAgtersrivier and Kou Bokkeveld Pass , Western Cape
… in the Koue Bokkeveld Mountains, (meaning Cold Buck Shrub Land Mountain Range) and flowing North West to join Voorsterivier, 15 km South of Citrusdal. The…
ArticleMass Democratic movements, 1976-1983
… / african.pictures The 1976 Soweto riots ushered in an era of increased confrontation between the state and political … movement. In South Africa the…
Article1976-1983: Mass Democratic movements
Introduction
Apartheid’s Twisted Dream: David Goldblatt’s South Africa by Joseph Lelyveld, 2 July 2010
… As a matter of crude shorthand, the South African photographer David … as his country’s Walker Evans. Though Evans was one of Goldblatt’s models when he was…
EventDelagoa Bay railway line is officially opened
… railway line was completed a few years after the end of the first South African War (Anglo-Boer War) and the restoration of the Transvaal Republic after it…
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… The President of the National Union of South Africa Students (NUSAS), Ian Robertson, receives a banning order under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950…
ArchiveWhy? Bless Repression
… hand in chains, blood; text: October 26 Group Areas Act Detention Eviction Why? Bless Respression …
PlaceWynberg Park, Southern Suburbs
… In the heart of Cape Town lies the beautiful Wynberg Park! This spans over an area of 22 square kilometres and showcases some of the Western … blossom to…
EventSir Bartle Frere, the new British High Commissioner delivers an ultimatum to Cetshwayo the Zulu king to disband his army’
… Frere who was appointed in 1877 wanted to pursue the idea of creating a Confederation of all Southern African territories, with a view to being … in his…
PlaceNgcobo
… in the Christian calender as All Saints Day, Chief Fubu of the amaQwathi met with Archdeacon Waters and the Rev John Gordon of the Society for the…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of Potchefstroom in 1955. 1n 1958 he earned his…
EventGerman torpedoes sink the SS Mendoza close to Durban
… Later it was also used as a liner by the Ministry of War for transporting troops. Towards the end of October 1942 the SS Mendoza sailed without an armoured ……
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
… with its seat in Johannesburg, was established by an act of parliament as the academic home of Afrikaans-speaking students. Through its academic … Potgieter,…
EventHarold Strachan is served with restriction order
… South African Air Force pilot in World War 2 and member of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) and Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the armed … restriction…
EventThe TRC is set up by parliament
… Commission in 1995. The Commission, based on the Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, No 34 of 1995, investigated what happened under…
ArchiveGrahamstown and Group Areas
… Documents relating to the Group Areas Act and its negative implications for Grahamstown …