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The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
… formed late in 1960 by a small group consisting of about 11 people, including Monty Berman and Lang. While the party … from the NCL to the African…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… was Sam Nujoma. South Africa’s occupation of Namibia dates back to 1914 during the First World War. At the time of … [online], Available at www.sahistory…
EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
… rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th century. In 1823, Egyptians founded …
PlaceElands Bay Cave
… the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the World's most recent period of … the duration of hunter-gatherer…
Article2014 South African platinum strike: longest wage strike in South Africa
… The South African mining industry shed 20,000 jobs in the 12 months leading to June 2013, and that trend was set to … over four years to meet the R12 500…
BiographyDr Kwame Nkrumah
… in 1951, eventually resulting in Nkrumah’s release on 12 February that year. As Nkrumah stepped into institutional … The London years, 1945–47, Immigrants &…
BiographyKing Sekhukhune
… an important one. Sekhukhune versus the British On April 12, 1877, Sir Theophilus Shepstone annexed the Transvaal on … 11 …
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… the sole governing body of soccer in South Africa. Then on 11 May 1959 the National Football League (NFL) was formed by 12 clubs from Johannesburg, and…
Chapter 2 - From Crisis to Stability to Crisis
… 815 601 1,516 Total 489 1,656 2,064 4,207 % Distribution 11.6 39.3 49.1 100 (Sources: SAIRR, 1962:252; Malherbe, … at these institutions. At UCT, black…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… and Swaziland and Governor-General of South Africa dates back to 1931 when the posts were created. They were …
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… government. The history of nuclear energy in South Africa dates back to 1959 when the country's first large-scale …
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… of institutional racism in South African universities dates back to the 19th century. It preceded the University …
African National Congress Women's League Constitution
… Regions Rule 10 Provinces and Provincial Conferences Rule 11 Provincial Executive Committee Rule 12 Provincial Working Committee Rule 13 Provincial General ……
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… and age, but the extent of this division is unknown. [11] Men were relegated to the upkeep of the cattle and … home, preparation of meals and cultivation of…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… districts, including every important urban area, and that 18 regiments of the Citizens Force have been mobilised to … the 22nd Communist Party of the Soviet…
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 2 : Bolshevik Footsoldiers to Victims of Bolshevisation 1931-1939 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
… 1931 Document 6 Resolution of Political Secretariat, ECCI, 18 October 1931 (extracts) Document 7 Autobiography of M. … of D. Wolton to ECCI, 7 April 1932 …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… Kasturba Kapadia was born on April 11 1869 in Porbandar, in present day Gujarat. She was the … and identifying illegal immigrants. On September 11 1906,…
List of ANC and MK members killed in combat
… Date Cause of death Place of death Home 2 Jacob Sindane ? 11/11/? ? Denilton? ? Jerome Langa ? ? ? Entuzuma KwaMashu …
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… as well as a church hall and a garden of remembrance, dates from 1860 and is closely associated with the history …
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… were suspended. The story of the Pan Am flight 103 dates back to 21 December 1988, when a terrorist bomb …
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… and music units of the Medu Gaborone Arts Ensemble” [11] . Unfortunately, in 1985, a raid arose by the South … anti-apartheid movement and not just there for…
Brief Detention Diary by Michael Hathorn (an excerpt)
… The cell measured about 7 x 10 feet, with a ceiling about 12 feet high. The walls were of brick about 22" thick, … detained for questioning by the Special…
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 2: The Transatlantic slave trade
… best estimates by historians suggest that approximately 12 million Africans were forcibly transported from their … slaves transported by European traders, to…
ArticleThe Durban strikes and the resurgence of the trade union movement in 1973
… Africa, its share of manufacturing output standing at 12%. The Strike Unfolds On the morning of 9 January 1973, all … 45 minutes, but failed to mount a full…
ArticleHIV/Aids in South Africa timeline 1940s-2009
… North West province shows a decrease in HIV infection. 11 April, Pfizer Inc. agrees to supply AIDS patients … in resource poor countries. They also released…
Chronology
… radicals form National Liberation League December 15-18 , Professor D. D. T. Jabavu and Dr. Pixley ka I. Seme call … of Parliament passes Representation of…
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… medical students, specialist and residents. INTERESTING DATES: 1912: Beginning of the Faculty of Medicine 1951: Joint …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… along the Liesbeek River . Its original construction dates from 1770 and was built by Cornelis de Waal, who …
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… rotary engine (50hp) and flew it successfully in 1910. On 18 June 1911 Weston flew the first flight in Kimberley … the main centres and offering flights to…
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
… international pressure for sanctions against South Africa dates back to December 1958 when the All African Peoples' …