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ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… bestowed by the Town Council of the city of Bologna, Italy 12 September, Honorary degree in Political Science awarded by … Platz renamed 'Nelson Mandela…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… being killed, victims were also dismembered after death [12] . Rationale behind the establishment of Vlakplaas The … where they would be trained, and then…
BiographySefako Mapogo Makgatho
… him. On the 100 th anniversary of his birthday in October 1961, Imvo Zabantsundu reflected on model African leaders in …
ArchiveBiography of Florence Mkhize by Rachel Manak
… Amos Mswane, and they had four children. [4] She was 16 when she joined the Defiance Campaig n , which … Joseph through the Federation of South African…
The Performing Arts Councils (PACs)
… The Performing Arts Councils (PACs) were conceived in 1961 to replace the NTO, and in 1963 then Minister of …
EventIt is announced that a child prostitution and trafficking task team rescues 14 underage prostitutes in downtown Johannesburg
… The most vulnerable children are girls between the ages of 12 and 16, who are often kidnapped in broad daylight. They are gang … but one was South African,…
BiographyKing Mzilikazi
… rivers, and waited for the Matabele to attack them. On 16 October 1836, the Matabele, led by Mzilikazi's general …
BiographyDenis Theodore Goldberg
… his family to attend university. He enrolled at the age of 16 and graduated from the University of Cape Town with a …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… from Britain and pulling out of the Commonwealth in 1961. The liberation movement and exile These political … Their aim was to destroy eight houses and two…
Frances Baard Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps, 11 July 2013
… Please confirm your attendance not later than Friday, 12 July 2013 before 16h00 with Keitumetse Mathiba on: …
Denis Goldberg: Freedom Fighter and Humanist
… Chapter 11 Thank you for the Friendship - a Letter Chapter 12 for Denis Chapter 13 The Roving Educator Chapter 14 "We … Chapter 15 Denis Goldberg - a Face of…
EventRain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI, dies after a sudden illness
… On 12 June 2005, Rain Queen Makobo Modjadji VI died in a …
America, Spanish conquest
… were only interested in the gold. Cortes came with 16 horses (which the Aztecs had never seen before), 14 … increased to nearly 80 000 per year. In total,…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… in African languages in the South African Worker. 16 December At the ICU National Council meeting in Port … [1] Robert Edgar. The Making of an African…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… hours of argument are: 10am to 11:15am; 11:30am to 12:45pm; and 2:15pm to 4pm. It is during these periods that … The main categories Urgent applications In…
References and links: Local History
… Journey through Pretoria’s Main Attractions” from ShowMe, 12 December [online], Available at … [Accessed: 12 January 2015]. ShowMe, (2008/8), “The 1956…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… paintings are visible in different styles, dating from 12,000 BCE to 100 CE. Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Amhara …
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… Denis Goldberg and his mother were detained. 31 May 1961 South Africa had withdrawn from the Commonwealth after … in protest against the racism of the new…
Online directory - archives and media sources
… 24 Hamilton Street, Arcadia, PRETORIA Telephone: +27 (0)12 - 323 5300 Fax: +27 (0)12 - 323 5287 Website: http://www.national.archives.gov.za … Church…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… black people. After all these things happen out of sight. [12] By moving the horrors of apartheid within view, … your documentation, the record...the…
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… F. Verwoerd the Prime Minister. Celebrating Republic Day 1961 © Bailey's Archives. 1961 The referendum that followed the Sharpeville massacre …
EventThe first Comrades Marathon takes place
… in 1921. In recent years the race had been held on June 16, but after complaints had been received that the race …
EventZwelethu Mthethwa found guilty of murder
… known South African artist, was found guilty on 16 March 2017 at the Western Cape High Court of murdering … Mthethwa a murderer, court rules’, Daily Maverick…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students … 2. John Ganya 11 years 48 years Soweto 3. Marks Shinners 12 years…
ArticleSouth African Students Movement (SASM)
… in the June 1976 uprising . The significance of the June 16 Uprising is that it led to the most sustained period of … controversy: since SASM was the body…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry). 1976 June 16 The Student Uprisings erupt as a result of the enforcement … suffered severe head and brain…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… and jailed on Robben Island (see above 1975 entry). 1976 16 June, The Student Uprisings erupt as a result of the … had already suffered severe head and brain…
ArticleIndentured Indian labourers and their struggle for citizenship in South Africa by Dr Brij Maharaj
… Dr Brij Maharaj is an academic and civil society activist. 16 November 2023, marks the 163rd anniversary of the arrival … for such a nation is to achieve…
ArticleDefiance Campaign timeline 1948-1952
… Communist Party member Moses Kotane is arrested. June 12, Professor Z. K. Matthews leaves South Africa to spend … the Defiance Campaign will commence on…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… given access to water, through their own leading sluice. [12] To instil self-discipline the settlers had to maintain … wagons for 418 km’s to the end of the…