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EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
Former South African Prime Minister and State President, Balthazar John Vorster was born in in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began…
Bush Radio mourns, Professor William T. McClain (1923-2011)
… of Indiana. His first interest of South Africa began in 1950”²s when he went to study at the School of Oriental and …
ArchiveCongress Resister 1983 - 1989
Congress Resister was published by the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), which was formed at the turn of the twentieth century by Mahatma Gandhi. It was not…
Stay-away!
… Is Not Banned by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner In 1950 there was a big protest against this law called the …
Chapter 7. An Afrikaner Working Mother
… Anna Sophia Swanepoel (Told in 1950) I was born on 2nd April 1893, on Tapfontein Farm, …
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… Phone Interview with Heinz Klug.’ (Interviewed November 17, 2016). Secondary Bay Area Anti-Apartheid Network. N.d. …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1920-1929
… other resolutions made at the conference click here . June 17, The Pact coalition between the National Party and South … commenced on 30 September 1927. It…
Community histories of Rustenburg
… in the vicinity, giving official status to the area. From 17-19 March 1852 a full Assembly meeting … Loop and Leyd streets. But when the Group Areas Act of…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… on strike, were arrested and warned to return to work on 17 October. They refused, and within a week the strikers …
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
Within 37 African countries, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent…
Umbrella Contemporary Dance Festival
… 2007 took place in Johannesburg from February 23 to March 17, 2007. The festival again presented work from …
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
The name of Dr William Fehr should be familiar to many of those who have visited Castle Good Hope in Cape Town at least once during the last fifty years. Young…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… officials met with Israelite leaders in Queenstown. On 17 December 1920 the group met but nothing was achieved. … condemned for their actions from several…
Chapter 2. The Early History of the Garment Workers - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Fourth Year .. .. 17 6 Paragraph 307 says: The … 8 Durban .. .. …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Ganief [I-Ian3f] [1939-1954], Imam Armien Basadien [1950-1970], Sheikh Gamiet [Hamid] Gabier [1970-1973], Hadjie … Number of Muslims % of Total Mulsim Pop…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… commenced on 30 September 1927. It was later extended in 1950 to include a ban on sexual relations between whites, …
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… Kerke in Suid-Afrika. (Bloemfontein: N. G. Sendingpers 1950), p. 140. [10] K. Van der Waal. “Bantu: From Abantu to … Kerke in Suid-Afrika. N. G. Sendingpers,…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… mass action'. The first stayaway was on 16 June. On 17 June people marching in Boipatong were shot and many …
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
In 1991, Nelson Mandela was elected the president of the African National Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo, was elected the ANC’s…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… under the leadership of Constand Viljoen won 424 555 (2.17%) of the national votes, Democratic Party (DP) under the …
Pledging to Debate History: Values and education
This article deals with values and education in South Africa, and more specifically the proposed 'pledge'. Please read the article and send us your comments on…
Conflict among civic organisations
… date of December 16, but finished planting the bombs on 17 December. The fuses were set for a 24 hour delay to allow …
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… Columbia College Today 14 (i) (Spring/Summer 1987): 15-17. Cosgrove, Richard. The Rule of Law: Albert Venn Dicey: … of African Nationalism." Codicillus XXVII…
EventSouth Africa's first democratic elections
Following a series of tense negotiations and years of liberation struggle, the first democratic election was held in South Africa on the 27th April, 1994. This…
PlaceBram Fischer International Airport, Bloemfontein
… that caters for more than 300 000 passengers and 17 000 air traffic movements per Annum. This International …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… 1921] Document 7 Letter from W.H. Andrews to G. Zinoviev, 17 May 1921 Document 8 Letter from D.I. Jones to L. Trotsky, … Presidium of ECCI, 10 January 1922 …
PlaceHangberg, Hout Bay
… through the area. Early History of Hangberg Before the 1950's Hangberg was the site of a workers’ Hostel, housing … or close to the village. With the Group…
Tribute To Michael Harmel: Oration At Funeral In Prague, June 24, 1974
… Inkululeko. When our Party was driven underground in 1950, Comrade Harmel's courage and loyalty to our cause did … conditions of illegality. It was during…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
Next Week's Events Saturday 12th March, 11am – Storytime: Friends Friends are helpful, kind and fun to be around. Today we’ll read about all kinds…
PlaceMelrose House, Jacob Mare Street, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 May 1971. …