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BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born on June 18 1942, in Mbewuleni (meaning ‘place of seed’), a tiny village in Idutywa in Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His middle…
Notes from Books
… freedom and have her baptised with a Christian name. (pp. 15-16). "Not only did the government give its blessing to … Allen & Unwin, Ltd., (and Cape Town:…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… and acquire a hidden political significance." [15] Photography in many ways is the first drafter of history. … Collections, The Cordoned Heart Exhibit…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… calls for the re-opening of the land claims process. 2012 15 February, Pieter Mulder leader of the Freedom Front Plus … their plight owing to the slow…
ArticleNatal Indian Association (NIA)
… were reached by the representatives of both sides: [15] ConcIusions reached by the representatives of the NIC and … Ibid, p4-5 [12] Ibid, p5 [13] Ibid, p5-6 …
EventMacassar Gas Disaster (AECI stockpile catches fire)
… of Macassar, Western Cape, was swiftly evacuated after a 15 000 ton sulphur dioxide stockpile belonging to the local …
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… people, 46 life-rafts that could support 20 people each, 15 life-buoys and 1319 lifebelts. …
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… when the Liquor Laws Amendment Bill came into effect on 15 August 1962 were Africans allowed to buy liquor freely …
EventA resolution against the use of Afrikaans is taken during SASM conference in Roodepoort
… A committee was formed. This committee subsequently met on 15 June 1976 to consolidate strategies regarding the planned …
EventSecurity Council examines violence in South Africa
… to the United Nations the Security Council convened on 15 and 16 July to examine concerns about violence in South …
EventA military coup deposes the Lesotho Government
… On 15 January 1986, General Justin Lekhanya, the Head of the …
EventSevered human leg drops off SAA plane
… night". In another similar incident in 2007, Andrei, a 15-year-old boy from the Urals in Russia, suffered acute …
EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… ',[online],Available at www.justice.gov.za [Accessed: 15 August 2013] …
Mandela and Fidel A film by Estela Bravo
… District 6 Museum Homecoming Centre 15 Buitenkants Stree, Cape town Venue:Tuesday 4 March 2014, …
Oration by the President of the Republic of South Africa, Kgalema Motlanthe, at the funeral service of the late Cleopas Mododa Nsibande, 3 January 2009, Benoni
… it, black and white. During its founding conference on the 05 and 06 March 1955, SACTU clearly signalled its advanced …
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… the launch of the UDF, AZASO was represented by at least 15 branches from institutions in the Transvaal, Western Cape, …
ArticleThe Berlin Conference
… spanned almost four months of deliberations, from 15 November 1884 to 26 February 1885. By the end of the …
ArticleTreks & Land conflicts timeline 1602-1966
… new post at Malacca. There are 40 free burghers with about 15 women and 20 children settled at the Cape to cultivate …
PlaceUniversity of the Orange Free State, Grey's College School
… With rapid expansion, the institution changed its name in 1950 to become the University of the Orange Free State – …
Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa. Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 3 April 1936 at 8.20 p.m.
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 62 - Minutes of the meeting of …
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of …
Document 46 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International left Opposition to Johannesburg comrades, 23 October 1932
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 46 - Letter from the …
Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky to T. W. Thibedi, 4 September 1932
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 44 - Letter from Leon Trotsky … Radical Tradition a Documentary History…
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… such as the African National Congress (ANC). By 1950, the ANC's Programme of Action was implemented, which …
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah, first prime and later president of Ghana
… his 'positive action' campaign created disturbances in 1950, Nkrumah was jailed, but when the CPP swept the 1951 …
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
On 5 June 1981, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) reported that 5 gay men in California were suffering from a rare pneumonia (Pneumocystis…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew THE WORKERS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA …
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… of a special notice of the Group Areas Act , passed in 1950, the Nationalist government whittled down the boundaries …
The strangulation of activity
… ORGANISATIONS HRC, January 1989 1. Chronology of bannings 1950 One of the first restrictions on freedom of opinion and … association imposed by the…
Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , “South Africa: Ten Years of the Stay-at-Home”, International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961
… years later. The ANC called for a new protest and 26 June 1950 was set aside as a day of mourning for the dead. Once … Group Areas Act and the Suppression of…