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ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1500s
… crew of 473 who reaches Delagoa Bay on foot, and one of 23 to be ultimately rescued. 1564 An account of the shipwreck …
PlaceLesotho
… that an alliance be formed between the two territories. On 12 March 1868, acting in the face of continued Voortrekker … Heights, later renamed Leribe. In…
ArticleUniversity of Witwatersrand Student Protests 2015 Timeline
… outsourcing of staff at universities. Image source Friday 23 October President Jacob Zuma was scheduled to address … for today (Monday, 11 January 2016) and…
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… The Rand Daily Mail newspaper was closed in April 1985. The South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN) made the announcement on 15 March 1985. SAAN, the…
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… Between 1985 and 1990, political violence was a common occurrence in … place under the State of Emergency, which was declared in 1985 by President PW Botha,…
Maqubela and Dyandyi are sentenced for necklacing
… trial followed after the necklace murder of N. Magala in 1985. They had all pleaded not guilty to charges of public … African Police officers in Stutterheim…
ArticleThe Politics Behind Water
… water for industrial development rather than agriculture. [12] As white South Africans were moving to urban centers the … in a developing country”, Water…
ArticleCape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
… members of the ANC and its military wing MK. By 1985 political violence sweeping across the country had …
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… to his brother in India 11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal 12. The pickled money-order receipt 13. Wife lays bigamy … in India as pariah Trade and residence…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… of South African investments. So, in September of 1985 Reagan announced limited sanctions on South Africa. … South Africa". Website: reagan.utexas.edu. 9…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… Cape. Today, the language is gone. But it survives in 12 000 pages of hand-written testimony taken down … Our knowledge of South African San texts …
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… castle in the air. 26 June 1976 My arrest for treason on 5/12/56 and the lengthy proceedings that followed worsened the … All Ngutyanas and Dhlomos and our…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and assaulted … 13 Resisters. The hooligans launched another attack at 23:15 on the same day in which…
ArticleSummary: The Kingdom of Mali and the City of Timbuktu in the 14th Century
… substantial tolls and taxes, further enriching the state. 12 Mansa Musa (r. 1312-1337) Of all the rulers of Mali, none … officials, and enslaved attendants,…
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… culminated in the sealing of two time capsules on the 23 September 2008 in celebration of its contributions to the …
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… to eliminate ANC personnel based there. This raid led to 23 people being killed, including four South Afrian soldiers … in particular the United States,…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and South African History…
ArchiveEFF 2019 Election Manifesto
… 10) PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 11) TRADITIONAL LEADERS 12) ENERGY 13) MINING 14) FINANCIAL SECTOR 15) SOCIAL … 21) ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE 22) FISCAL FRAMEWORK…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… Campaign, which saw 8500 volunteers sent to prison. 12 August, Walter Sisulu and others are arrested on a charge … Albertina was placed under a banning order…
ArticleAhmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017
… months until the campaign petered out. 1941 At the age of 12, Kathrada joins the Young Communist League of South … first person in the country to be detained…
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement of Azania (BCMA)
… had been killed by security police while in detention on 12 September 1977. The memorial was held on 20 September 1977 … World Music, whose song Biko had hit…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… a mass scale. Partial SOEs have been declared in 1960 and 1985 and National SOEs declared in 1986,1987,1988 and 1989 extending uninterruptedly from 12 June…
Formation and launch of the UDF
… government resorted to declaring a state of emergency in 1985 and using brute force in attempting to quell the rising …
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… Island to Pollsmoor Prison in the suburbs of Cape Town 1985 Mandela rejects, through his daughter, Zindzi, South …
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… challenge to every structure of Apartheid rule. In July 1985, PW Botha declared a State of Emergency in parts of the …
Imijondolo
… Published in 1985, Imijondolo, (the isi Zulu word for a shack or informal … addresses the contemporary local history of the Inanda. By 1985, when Imijondolo…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… addressing a protest meeting on the night of 27 February 1985. The meeting was attended by more than 5000 people at … African National Congress (ANC). …
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… Education and History. Project: Edward Kennedy’s 1985 Visit to South Africa Norman L’Heureux Norman L’Heureux …
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… The Life of Kas Maine, A South Africa Sharecropper 1894-1985, New York: Hill and Wang, p.409.) <>As agricultural …
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… It held its first significant meeting on New Year’s Eve 1985, the students singing and chanting freedom songs in a … from farming, causing deep anger in the…