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EventFirst air flight from London to South Africa
… possessed a large store of aircraft and personnel trained in their use and maintenance. At the time the British Empire was the largest in the world, and…
EventBritish establish first ‘refugee’ camps during the South African War
… The first 2 'refugee' camps were established in Pretoria and Bloemfontein during South African War (Second … 4 177 women, 22 074 children and 1 676 elderly…
EventBattle of Vaalkrans begins
… attempted to assert their independence as a nation in the face of British Imperialism. This was complicated by the discovery of diamonds in Kimberley and…
PlaceCurry's Post
… Curry’s Post is a beautifully scenic area in the heart of the Midlands Meander that lies between Mooi … here, establishing an overnight wagon and cart stop -…
EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
… In Athlone, Cape Town , Western Province (now Western Cape), … 11 and injuring several others. An inquest was launched in March 1988 to investigate the…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… wrote to the Protector on 7 September 1907 asking for help in locating his wife and child. It seems that nobody had told … Archives. I respectfully beg to…
PlaceAdendorp, Eastern Cape
… Village some 8 km South of Graaff-Reinet, in the Sundays River Valley. Named after the former owner of … Farm, NJ Adendorff, who sub-divided it into…
ArchiveNegociations: imposer: CGT
… CGT poster. Light blue background with title in medium blue letters. Artwork of an eaten apple. Initials CGT in red letters on dark blue triangle. Word …
ArchiveFrontstaaten
… of map of Africa. Southern African countries outlined in yellow with photographs of African people overlaid in them. Mozambique Komitee. AAB (Anti-Apartheid…
Nelson Mandela Sending Photographs
… a selected few people and even these not as frequently as in normal social relations, photographs become very … of grandchildren. They come with their…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War, the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the … grew as people mobilised…
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… In the 1940s, as a result of the Second World War , the economy was in a dire state with the working and lower classes being the … grew as people mobilised…
ArchiveInterview with Amabutho members
… often known as "comrades" or "young lions." Mainly active in urban areas, especially in the eastern Cape, most were unemployed school-leavers who … the UDF…
EventJan Ernst Abraham Volschenk, landscape painter, is born near Riversdale, Western Cape
… was a self taught painter who specialised and excelled in the landscape genre. He found inspiration from his local … occasions that he did exhibit, these…
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… sufficient evidence provided to prove that the party was in fact a meeting. Sisulu was later arrested at Liliesleaf … with Nelson Mandela and 8 others were…
EventHertzog and Smuts to form a coalition
… Party (NP) and the South African Party of Jan Smuts in 1933, and rejected the resulting 'fusion' government formed in 1934. The two leaders agreed on 23…
EventPrime Minister P.W. Botha announces Ciskei will become independent on 4 December 1981
… 1982. The establishment of the homelands also went hand in hand with a stricter enforcement of Pass laws. Ciskei was declared a self-governing territory in…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Voters went to the polls (7-11 November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first all-race and…
EventAdam Tas is arrested
… arrested Adam Tas because of the role he played in drawing up a petition for the Cape burghers against the … the governing body of the Dutch East India…
EventOldest part of Johannesburg, Marshalltown, is planned
… residential area for Johannesburg. The plan was laid out in October 1886. Among the street names were Commissioner, … on the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. …
No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa
… Steve Biko was the number forty sixth person to die in security police detention in South Africa. And for the first time, the inquest revealed … detainees…
ArchiveStatement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… National Executive Committee of the ANC on the situation in South Africa and the conduct of armed struggle in South Africa in the past six months. Concern…
Documents of the National Fundraising Workshop held on 14 - 20 March, 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, Tanzania
… Report in booklet format of the first African National Congress National Fundraising Workshop held in March 1986, at the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College in…
ArchiveDont be misled lets look ahead
… Black and white poster. Words - apartheid is dead - in balloon coming from image of man leaning against coffin. Hand in coffin holding statistics of deaths…
Constitution, Rules and Bye-Laws, I.C.U. Yase Natal, 1929 [Extracts]
… the Union) and shall have jurisdiction over its members in Natal, Zululand and such Branches as may be formed and established in other parts of Africa. In…
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 4: Some implications on inequality
… Report of The Study Project on Christianity in Apartheid Society relating to separate development and inequality in apartheid South Africa. Contents include:…
ArchiveStrategy and tactics of the African National Congress
… and tactics of the ANC, adopted at the Morogoro Conference in Tanzania in 1969. Analyses the history of the movement, the forces at work in Southern Africa…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention
… A flyer published in Zulu by the Black Peoples Convention urging unity and … members. The flyer is accompanied by a handwritten draft in English and a…
ArchiveDas ist apartheid
… poster with black lettering. Anti-Apartheid - Bewegung in Osterreich (Austria). Coloured artwork of a tin of food, made in South Africa, an orange and an…