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ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
… is an internationally widely sought after Public Speaker. [12] In terms of writings, Mugo has produced poems, plays, … the freedom fighters that fought for…
ArticleWomen, employment and the changing economic scene, 1920s
… had begun to open up. By 1925, for example, about 12% of women of all racial groups had taken jobs in the … among whites. A mass meeting was held in the…
ArticleTimeline of State Action Against the Press in the 1960s
… to an article suspected of an offence (Merrett:64) Oct 12: Pretoria News published a cartoon that read "Yes, there … Procedure Act 56 of 1955 for three…
EventFirst aeroplane flight in Kimberley breaks the non-stop flight record
… (50hp) and flew it successfully (in France) in 1910. On 16 June 1911 John Weston made the first flight in Kimberley … flights to the public. The dates of 6…
ArticleTrevor Andrew Manuel and Economic Freedom Fighters - High Court of South Africa - Gauteng Local Division - Johannesburg
… expression is a fundamental freedom protected by section 16 [2] of the Constitution, human dignity is stated in … openness and transparency in the public…
EventFlorence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, is born
… Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 in Florence, Italy. From an early age, she felt … Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every 12 May, the…
PlaceCentral African Republic
… Central African Republic on January 25, 2021. On February 12, 2021, government troops, along with Russian and Rwandan … Central African Republic from CPC…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… to assist with regulating student protests. Friday 16 October Students have a mass meeting with Adam Habib, the … for today (Monday, 11 January 2016) and…
ArticleThe 1st Johannesburg Biennale
… African” – “this is dynamite, so why don’t we see it?” [12] Perhaps this reservation pointed to the complex … African Arts Spring 1997, Vol 30 no. 2, page…
From Segregation to Apartheid
… low wages that we were getting on the farm for the whole 12 months. If the farmer would pay us more, we would gladly … told us if we were unwilling to work…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… ask for British assistance. Basutoland was then annexed on 12 March 1868, after Governor Wodehouse received instructions … the recognition of the Basotho as…
ArticleSona Patterns - Revisiting the Contributions of the People in Sub-Saharan Africa to Modern Mathematics
… require knowledge and application of sona geometry. [12] It is a step towards not only the decolonisation of … accessed 30 June 2018. ↵ [11] “Ibid” ↵ [12]…
EventSouth African Students Movement leaders meet to plan protest action against the implementation of Afrikaans
… at which it was decided that protests would be held on 16 June against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of education … coordinate the protest march. During…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement on the update of Conference Proceedings,28 June 2012
… on time this morning and will complete their sessions at 12:30. The closed session of plenary will resume at 14:00 … at the Progressive Business Forum lounge…
ArticleConstructing heritage and heritage resources
… radioactive carbon from the atmosphere, including carbon-12 and carbon-14. Carbon-14 is unstable and, after death, decays. This means there is more carbon-12…
ArticleShip list of Indian Indentured Labourers
… a total of 384 trips. The first ship the Truro arrived on 16 November 1860 and the last ship, the Umlazi arrived on 11 …
BiographyLouis Botha
… and the virtual extermination of its people. On May 16, in a carefully reasoned speech, he persuaded the Free …
Durban an Overview
… Durban was quite sizeable, and until 1932 comprised some 12 square miles, a number of suburbs developed about its …
ArticleBantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education
… the number of pupils at secondary schools increased from 12,656 to 34,656. One in five Soweto children were attending …
EventDay of the African Child
… of the African Child. This commemoration was adopted on 16 June 1991 to honour those who had laid down their lives … 'Soweto Remembers June 16 Uprising ', …
EventCar bomb explodes outside Air Force headquarters
On the afternoon of 20 May 1983, two African National Congress (ANC) cadres, Freddie Shangwe and Ezekial Maseko, drove to Church Street in Pretoria and parked…
Zuma to grow ANC membership in tribute to Madiba, 17 July 2011
As part of realising ANC stalwart Comrade Nelson Mandela`s dream and that of his organisation - taken as far back as 1942 - to grow the ANC membership to one…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
PlaceSoweto, Johannesburg
… . What did Soweto's streets look like by the end of 16 June 1976? A Soweto Street, Late Afternoon, 16 June 1976 On the morning of 16 June 1976, thousands of…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 2 (2001-2022)
… job it is to manage and regulate the electricity market”. [12] By 2018, underinvestment in coal collieries contributed … to resign and top management was…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
… was the Ruvu camp. The exiled PAC responded to the June 16 Soweto uprisings by establishing the camp. The Ruvu … was conceived by Leballo to be similar to…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists … organization responsible for the Soweto uprising of 16 June, 1976…
2007 ANC National Policy Conference: Report of the Commission on Organisational Renewal, 30 June 2007, Gallagher Estate
… to ensure Regional Secretaries become full-time. PROVINCES 12. There is general agreement on most proposals on … should continue to support the ANCYL…
Colonial history of Polokwane
… The victory was celebrated in the Zoutpansberg district on 16 December 1881 initiated a renewed gold rush, with … the Boers who had been forced to leave…
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12 November 1896 to build a fort on Hospital Hill, … to take an oath of secrecy. Building was completed…