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PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
… and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, …
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… provided "facts about which there can be no question." 16 Anthropologists employed photography as "proof" of their … to the public relations disaster of the…
ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… which led to a series of strikes in 1973 in Durban. By 1976 there were 174 registered trade unions. The majority of them were White, Coloured and Indian…
ArticleThe influence of apartheid
… Government was not unaware of such developments, and in 1976 its representatives in the township of Ga-Rankuwa were … bias towards women and children below…
BiographyThabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
… would himself absorb many aspects of BC ideology. In March 1976, Mbeki, Albert Dhlomo and Jacob Zuma were arrested in …
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… led to many Africans drinking polluted water from wells. [16] This continued till 1956 as townships did not receive … South Africa”, Water History, 2017 (Vol…
Rally to commemorate Joseph Sithole’s funeral
… be commemorated at a rally at Saul Tsotetsi, Sebokeng at 16:00 to recall the day. …
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was appointed and ordained as the first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg a month after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The following…
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…
ArchiveInterview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa
… degree because of his involvement in student politics. In 1976 he began teaching at Meadowlands High School in Soweto, …
EventZambian president Kenneth Kaunda refuses to take part in UK
… of Kaunda and left Zambia to seek asylum in Mozambique in 1976. . Once safely ensconced in Mozambique, ZANLA increased …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… ethics. Upon his return to South Africa shortly after the 1976 Soweto uprisings, he increased his anti-Apartheid …
EventNamibian artist, John Ndevasia Muafangejo, dies
… the São Paulo Biennale (1971), and the Brooklyn Museum (1976). British art critic Edward Lucie-Smith described him as …
ArticleUnited Democratic Front timeline 1983-1990
… is petrol bombed, and his nephew is killed in the bombing. 16-26 December, UDF leads Black Christmas campaign. The … UDF continues to hold regional and…
EventDaryll Cullinan, SA cricket player, is born in Kimberley.
… Protea player to score a first class century at the age of 16. Cullinan retired from international cricket in 2002. He …
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… force in the Western Transvaal was also defeated on 16 November and he drowned in the Vaal River while attempting … troops a considerable blow. He eventually…
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… was designed by Frank Taylor and was officially opened on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the Orange …
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Conference in South Africa after thirty-one years from 14-16 December 1990. It was considered by the ANC as ranking in …
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
… 16 May 2004 was declared as International Aids Candlelight …
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… and Kenya both became members of the United Nations on 16 December 1963. This year marks fifty years since the two …
PlaceGrey College Complex, Bloemfontein
… Stucke, and its cornerstone was laid by President Reitz on 16 May 1894. Hamilton Hall was designed by Herbert Baker, and …
Nelson Mandela and the last Afrikaner leaders by Hermann Giliomee (Politics Web), 12 May 2015
… other than serving the interests of the capitalist class. [16] The unexpurgated prison manuscript was completed and … further Soviet intervention in southern…
PlaceBlockhouse in Hekpoort, Krugersdorp
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984. …
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa - Timeline
… good accommodation and lower tuition fees, as well as 16 buses, promised to transport students from residences to …
ArticleThe Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. It lasted until the 20th century. …
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… Durban Corporation strike, and are joined the next day by 16,000 workers at other Durban Corporation departments, the …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… the National Day of Protest. To read the flyer click here 16 June, Rev J.J. Skomolo writes a letter to Professor Z.K. … relates his visit to Eastern Europe,…
The Detention Weapon
… for the purposes of interrogation in solitary confinement. 1976. The Internal Security Amendment Act, No. 79 was … deaths recorded, whilst peaks occurred in…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… mid-1970s, in the aftermath of the Soweto Uprising of June 1976, press restrictions had intensified significantly. …
EventRhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith visits the United States, challenging officials to support his plan for the transition of government in the country.
… After declaring in 1976 that there would never be majority rule in Rhodesia, …