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… of Emergency" in red letters down sides of poster. Black and white image of soldier in centre with person behind bars … a police officer. Three figures in…
Black Renaissance: Papers from the Black Renaissance Convention, December 1974
… The Black women in South Africa; Black Consciousness and the economic position; The labour situation in South … media) among a developing people; Black…
PlaceDie Stem Parsonage, Simonstown, Cape Town
… This double-storeyed structure was erected as a Rectory and Vicarage, in 1815 by building contractor, Herman Schutte, and its verandah was added in 1820. The…
PlaceGlenara, Burg Street, Rondebosch
… house was designed by the architect AW Ackerman, and built by one Mannix for Louis Antony Vintsent in 1882-3. … used since 1925 as the official residence of…
EventAmanda Coetzer, SA’s highest ranked tennis star, is born in Hoopstad, OFS
… Amanda Coetzer was born on 22 October 1971 and began playing tennis at the age of six. Coetzer began her … as she has managed to beat bigger players (both in…
PlaceRheingold Building, Market Street, Polokwane
… decorated with a number of Victorian architectural details and is the only building of its kind in the centre of … restoration, it became the home of the…
EventThe Western Desert Force is upgraded
… upgraded with the addition of two complete corps: the XIII and XXX. General Sir Alan Cunningham was given overall … African, Australian, New Zealand, Indian,…
EventManilal Gandhi leads a resistance group across the Natal
… He is not arrested, but members of his group are arrested and sentenced to three months hard labour. See our Defiance Campaign chronology and our feature on…
EventSmuts refuses call to postpone Anti
… him to postpone the legislation on the Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representations Bill, pending a round table … He refused their request for a round…
EventNew Group Areas Amendment Bill excludes sports
… A Group Areas Amendment Bill, introduced on 7 March 1982 and enacted on 21 April, maintained the existing commitment … to the principle of separate…
EventMaritime headquarters at Silvermine is opened
… opened the South African Navy's R15m Maritime Operational and Communications Headquarters at Silvermine, West Lake, … system at the base, from where the…
EventJoseph Lekganyane of the ZCC (Dove) dies
… Christian Church (the Dove) with support spanning rural and urban areas, died in Warmberg, Pietersburg district. Upon … the founder of the ZCC, the struggle…
EventTwo rival movements merge in Zimbabwe
… African People's Union (ZAPU), led by Joshua Nkomo, and the Shona-dominated Zimbabwe African National Union … (ZANU), led initially by the Reverend…
EventThe Internal Security Act is passed
… provision of the Internal Security Act. Sections 19(1) and 20 dealt with the banning of people, including … district, prohibition from attending any kind of…
ArchiveThe history of the Black mans struggle for l
… Native National Congress (forerunner of the ANC) in 1912 and the emergence of national resistance movements and Black Consciousness …
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium denies accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State
… accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State (CFS) and warned foreign powers not to interfere in the running of … project” undertaken by the Leopold II…
ArchiveNotes on the migrant labour system in Lesotho
… jobs in South Africa, 45% of adults were absentees working and residing in South Africa even though they were subject to … migrant labour practice in…
Place'Angra das Vaccas', Mossel Bay
… after the cows the Portuguese Mariners saw grazing there, and which in turn exchanged with the Khoi people, to obtain fresh milk and meat! …
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
… wider context of the great diversity of cultures, beliefs, and traditions that make up the nation of South Africa. In … to create a day where all South…
Document 25 - Letter from E. R. Roux to John Gomas, 23 July 1956
… campaign showed - were those trained by the Party. Solly and his aides were never really good interracialists. Trade … the ideal of the C.P. Unfortunately…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Statistical analysis of Resisters
… resisters who served imprisonment, 1 476 are between 18 and 30 years of age; (b) that the overwhelming majority of … £ 100 £ 52 £ 12 Resisters who served a…
Statement issued by the Vigilance Committee, Grahamstown
… suggestions on improving relations between the Council and Grahamstown Townships. The suggestions include the need … of housing in the locations, excessive…
ArchiveDialectic of Higher Education for the Colonised: the case of Non-White Universities in South Africa
… society lends itself to two-fold functions, a conservative and a progressive one. It can be viewed as a custodian of … South Africa which is not legitimated…
ArchiveANC/UCT Position Paper proposals
… Report of a meeting between the ANC and the University of Cape Town on the education crisis. … meeting between the ANC, the University of Cape Town and the…
PlaceElliot, Thembuland
… The Village of Slang Rivier was founded early in 1885, and in April 1894 its name was changed to Elliot, after Sir Henry Elliot , a prominent Colonial…
PlaceOld Anglican Church, Rustenburg
… Sadly the building burnt down some years ago and is presently in ruins but then this Church was … as a result of the efforts of John Pilkington Richardson…
The South African government has released details of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola.
… Force (SADF) raid into Southern Angola. Between two and three hundred South West African People's Organisation … A significant amount of equipment was also…
EventWalter Sisulu’s appeal is dismissed
… at Liliesleaf farm, Rivonia, under Section 17 Act 37/1963 and charged with sabotage and attempt to overthrow the government. The dismissal of his …
EventPoqo members kill a White family
… In an attempt to destabilise the country and cause an uprising against the Apartheid government, … Mandela's birthplace. Forty Africans were later arrested…
EventThe Star Condemns Forced Removals In Sophiatown
… countrywide apartheid plan to turn the residential and business areas of cities and towns white. They did this by forcibly removing black …