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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…
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…
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…
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…
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EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn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 …
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 …
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…
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 ……
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 …
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…
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 …
Celebrating 20 years of ASAI!
… 2025 Venue: KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Rd, Durban Time: 12:00 - 18:00 The afternoon will begin at 12:00 with ‘Artists on the Decks’, an informal event where …
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,…
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…
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…
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…
PlaceMajuba Power Station, Volksrust-Mpumalanga
… This 4 110 megawatt Station, constructed at a cost of R 11.9 Billion, is one of the five biggest Power Stations in … This 4 110 megawatt station, constructed…
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…
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…
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' …
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… the DP was officially launched on 8 April 1989 its history dates back to 1959, when a number of liberal members of the …