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Archive1994 - President Mandela, State Of the Nation Address, 24 May 1994 (After National Elections)
… will truly mean the freedom of the individual. We must construct that people-centred society of freedom in such a … will, within the next 100 days, implement…
ArticleBlack Concentration Camps during the Second Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
… establishment of the Department of Native Refugees (DNR) under direct British military command. 15 June, The British … in the 'Transvaal Colony'. The…
Article16 June 1976 - Soweto Uprising
… Through this, more African children attended school than under the old missionary system of education, albeit grossly … Education Act of 1963 put control of …
EventJameson Raid starts
… (also called Republic of Transvaal). The group was under the command of Lt-Col. Henry F. White and bearing small … ambition of Cecil John Rhodes for a united…
Durban Mayors and other city officials
… (1993 - 96) Obed Mlaba (1996 to date) The list is under construction. Please use the contribute link to post …
OSEO report on Allan Boesak
… and was upset that their representative at the UN was under investigation. It was suggested that they suspend his …
The turn to armed struggle
… Massacre, the state banned the ANC and PAC in April 1960 under the Unlawful Organisations Act . Severe state …
ArticleJames Sebe Moroka Timeline 1892 - 2012
… Franchise Action Council (FRAC). 1952 Moroka is charged under the Suppression of Communism Act during the Defiance …
General Factory Workers Benefit Fund (GFWBF)
… was only operational for a few months when the conditions under which workers had to organise were totally transformed …
ArticleOFFICIAL LETTER FROM YASSER ARAFAT TO ANC PRESIDENT
… the peace initiative with the South African Government, under President De Klerk, we have been able to do the same, …
ArticleSharpeville
… and the PAC. By 6 May 1960, 18,000 people were detained under a State of Emergency (SOE), in 83 magisterial districts …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… joins ANC in Zimbabwe and works in political structures under the late Joe Gqabi.She later becomes a member of … released on bail the following day, after…
PlaceLebowa
… first election, held in 1973. The Lebowa People’s Party, under Chief Minister C.N. Phatudi, controlled the legislative … Sotho people, all of whom were…
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
… not be seen with more than one person at a time. Living under banning orders also meant that one could not be quoted, … Africa had been banned, with 467…
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… commenced her legal career by doing her articles in Durban under the guidance of Narainsamy Thumbi Naicker , a banned … member of the African National…
ArticleA Charge of Treason by Norman Levy
… to investigate charges of treason, sedition and offences under the Suppression of Communism Act. Instructions to keep … typewriters, minutes and tape…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… placed on a “work team” to tend to the prison farmlands under the critical eyes of armed warders and watch dogs. [6] … [7] Sylvia Neame, Imprisoned: The…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… run concurrently, after being found guilty on five charges under the Terrorism Act. The state claimed that he supplied … of South Africa, and son of Walter…
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… sometimes first rugby teams). At Grey College Bram comes under the long-lasting influence of Leo Marquard. 1926 Bram … Bram becomes UCT Tennis Champion and…
ArticleBureau of State Security (BOSS)
… legally institutionalised on 16 May 1969 by John Vorster under the leadership of Hendrik van den Bergh though the … and secondly, to determine intelligence…
PlaceCape Saint Francis, Lighthouse in the Eastern Cape
The Cape St. Francis Lighthouse, also known as Seal Point Lighthouse, is a beautiful white Building that forms the focal point of Cape St Francis, in the…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… the Netherlands. Fester spent her entire life, much of it under the stresses of apartheid, educating women and children … for non-skilled labour. They had to…
ArticleThembisile Chris Hani Timeline 1942 - 2003
… In Cape Town Hani meets his father for the first time. Under the mentorship of Govan Mbeki , Hani becomes involved … Police Station, Hani along with Sibeko,…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… that there was a principle at stake and refused to return under the conditions laid down by the rector. Like his late … from 1943 -1948, but, owing to the…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… Furthermore, the government issued banning orders under the Suppression of Communism Act, severely restricting … including Monty Berman and Lang. While the…
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… anti pass campaign. While this was going on, the PAC now under Potlako Leballo, formed an underground military wing … away. The police patrolled black…
ArticleA History of the Bulhoek Massacre
… To justify the removal, the state used provisions under the Native Locations Act of 1884 for squatting on Crown land, and other provisions under Government…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… in which Nanabhai lived, was declared a "white area" under the "Group Areas Act". He was ordered to vacate and … for a severe or the highest penalty that you…
ArchiveSouth Africa is coming back: our children
… Year of the Child. Issues covered include family life under apartheid, child health under apartheid, child farm labour, educational provision for …
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… Witbooi, the Witbooi finally surrender to the Germans under the conditions that they will be given their freedom … camp. June , A large group of Nama who had…