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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 …
Chapter 7. An Afrikaner Working Mother
… Anna Sophia Swanepoel (Told in 1950) I was born on 2nd April 1893, on Tapfontein Farm, …
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
Within 37 African countries, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has listed 135 World Heritage Sites within the continent…
PlaceSimons Town School, Cape Town
… department. By providing students aged approximately 15 to 17 with specialised knowledge and skills in their last three … department. By providing students…
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…
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…
EventJoyce Mashamba passed away
… yet been disclosed to the public. [i] Born on 25 September 1950 in Mulamula, Limpopo, Mashamba was described as an …
Document 5 - “Trade Union Notes”, The Bolshevik, March 1920 (Extract)
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 5 - "Trade Union Notes", The …
Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 2 - Letter from the Cape …
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… that of the crude oil extraction in the region. Since the 1950's, Oganiland had been dumped with oil waste, causing …
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 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 .. .. …
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…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… site in temperatures of thirty-five degrees centigrade.” [17] While the facts of the case shocked the South African … Law Journal 18, no.2 (2015): 278, doi…
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. …