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EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… detainment. He was reportedly kept naked and in chains for 24 days, during which he also underwent severe beatings, …
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… the Slavery Abolition Act, passed by British Parliament on 24 August 1833. It became law in 1834 and emancipated all the …
PlaceSutelong a township in the West of Mortele, Pretoria
… 8% of its geographical area. The municipality comprises 24 wards, which are made up of 66 villages and plots. Most of …
EventElsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson's book Born Free, dies in Kenya
… died from Babesia felis, a tick-borne blood disease, on 24 January 1961. Joy documented her experience with Elsa in a …
Chapter 1 - The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… other white trade unionists were involved in that union. 24 The leading figure behind it, C. Kadalie, seemed to be on … directly to the Department). Ibid., p…
PlaceEdenburg, near Bloemfontein
… sheep and cattle farming centre. The Town was founded on 24 February 1862 when the farm Rietfontein was purchased to … sheep and cattle farming centre. The…
The coup that set Ghana and Africa 50 years back by Charles Quist-Adade (Pambazuka News), 02 March 2016
… Ghanaian soldiers to stage that terrible coup on 24 February 1966. It was a major setback, not only for Ghana … pioneer president, in a bloody coup d’état on…
The Detention Weapon
… to court by the South African Police during April 1987 revealed that of a total of 4224 detainees being held in Emergency detention on 15 April 1987, those…
ArchiveNotes on Letters from a Kindred Spirit: Ismail Mohamed by Roseinnes Phahle, August 2019
… Sisulu, Frank Chikane and others charged with treason. 1987: Addressed the American National Academy of Sciences in … 3 200 East 33rd St, Apt 20E New York,…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… students there were, estimates range from 1 000 to 10 000. 09:00 The march was halted and some people helped Tietsi … and they retreated to await further…
PlaceCala, Eastern Cape
… students to be involved in political activities’. On 24 September 1985 Ndondo was arrested at his home in Cala and …
Joint Communique of the Meeting of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce and the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Lusaka, 27 May 1986
During the weekend of 24th to 26th May, 1986, delegations of the National African Federated Chambers of Commerce (NAFCOC) and the African National Congress…
EventBophuthatswana decide not to publish report of Smith Commission
The Star reports that Bophuthatswana's administration has decided not to publish the findings of Mr Justice E.A.T. Smith, one-man commission of inquiry into…
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
… resulting stand-off the plane then sat on the runway for 24 hours while the Maltese authorities tried to negotiate the … (1985), Commandoes storm hijacked…
EventThomas Titus Nkobi is born
… leaflets. In 1961 he was banned and placed under 24 hour house arrest the following year. Nkobi skipped the …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1970-1979
… or Bantustans irrespective of their actual residence. 24 August, The second trial of the 19 prisoners (including … Discrimination of the Special Committee…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… the most common official language in Africa, being used in 24 countries. Amharic Amharic is the official language of … languages in Africa English is the…
ArticleThe South African War 1899-1902
… he remained in charge in Natal. Battles at Spionkop on 24 January 1900 and Vaalkrans on 7 February 1900 were also …
ArticleSouth Africa’s Diverse Culture Artistic and Linguistic Heritage
Introduction South Africa, called by some people the 'Rainbow Nation', a title that captures its diversity and 11 official languages. September is since…
ArticleReactions to the formation of a republic
Different sections of the South African community reacted to the formation of the republic in different ways. The fact that the republic had now been achieved…
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… the Cape Town African townships to Cape Town city centre. 24 March 1960 – The apartheid government bans all gatherings …
Growing social unrest: Community mobilisation, strikes and student protests in the Western Cape in the 1980s
… one another in their struggle against apartheid. On 23-24 April 1979, after the formation of Federation of South …
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… R.J. 1981. Early Iron Age settlement at Broederstroom 24/73, Transvaal, South Africa. South African Journal of …
ArticlePassive Resistance Campaign Timeline
… Act. Gandhi rejects Smuts offer and calls off talks. 24 June: A mass meeting of 700 – 800 was held to reopen the …
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… defiers were acquitted, most notably in the case of 24 who entered a railway waiting room in Cape Town and were …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… as well as 11 others are charged with incitement to riot. 24 March, The Regional Secretary General of the PAC Philip … the organization who were sentenced to…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Chapter 2 - Explaining the Miracle by Max du Preez
… United Democratic Front (UDF) in 1983. Between 1984 and 1987 there were almost daily confrontations between security … started to voice their protests in the…
PlaceRainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Durban
… the celebration of Nelson Mandela ’s 70th birthday in 1987, which attracted some 500 people including a Security …
A Brief History of Niger - Part 1 by US Department of State
… of military ruled the country until Kountché's death in 1987. Military Government : He was succeeded by his Chief of …
2. Potchefstroom: A Fighting Location
… formed, the Party claimed that 700 members had signed up. 24 A month later, Bunting enthusiastically reported that … Africa, 1924 - - 1930, New Haven: Yale…