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EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and … Minister Magnus Malan on grounds that they are engaged in…
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… was shot dead by hijackers while trying to take his car in Pimville, Soweto. The highjacking took place on Tuesday … who demanded the car keys. When the…
EventBarney Pityana is elected Chairman of Human Rights Commission
… that the commission would also monitor legislation in Provincial Legislatures. Seven days later the Commission issued its first report, relating to violence…
EventAfrikaans becomes the official language of the Union of South Africa
… When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, it consisted of the Transvaal, the Orange Free … should replace Dutch as the medium of instruction in all…
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… army when the Second World War broke out and was deployed in London as a company quarter-sergeant at a war office meant … became a member of parliament and…
Descom Bulletin
… In 1982, Neil Aggett, a Trade Unionist and Medical Doctor became the first white political prisoner to die in the detention under the custody of the security…
PlaceBloemfontein City Hall
… The Bloemfontein City Hall was built in 1935 and has a beautiful Italian style interior with an … either side of it which is the same as the Viceroy's House…
PlaceAlbertskroon, Suburb of Johannesburg
… runs through the Alberts Farm, the only artesian Spring in Gauteng is tucked away under Northcliff ridge on this Farm. It is the second biggest 'green lung'…
74. The Freedom Charter, 1955
… a significant document because it represents a milestone in the political movement of blacks. Source: S.A.I.C. Agenda … world to know: that South Africa…
ArchiveAppendix 3 The Freedom Charter
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
’UNITE! MOBILISE! FIGHT ON! BETWEEN THE ANVIL OF UNITED MASS ACTION AND THE HAMMER OF THE ARMED STRUGGLE WE SHALL CRUSH APARTHEID!’
… Nelson Mandela and hundreds of our comrades have been in the racist regime's prisons for more than 17 years. This … to deal with the present crisis gripping…
Document 23 - The Freedom Charter adopted at the Congress of the People at Kliptown, Johannesburg on 25 and 26 June 1955
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
Note on meeting with Mr. Sam Nujoma -1983
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
Appendix - The Freedom Charter
… world to know: that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white, and that no government can justly … will never be prosperous or free until…
2004 New Year’s Eve Broadcast, 30 December 2003
… forget that there are still many of our people who live in conditions of poverty and deprivation. We still have many … amounts of food they require. Others…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… family friendly Hilda’s Kitchen. A San Centre (link in FURTHER READING) is near by and the beach at Yzerfontein, is just a short drive away. Back in Darling…
O. R. Tambo Interviewed by Radio Freedom on Visits of Multi-National Corporations to the ANC, before February 1986
… They assess the apartheid system in terms of the profits or the losses it yields. It has … the apartheid system? What would be their position in the new…
EventSmallpox Epidemic Strikes at the Cape
… reached pandemic proportions. The dead could not be buried in coffins, as there was a shortage of wood at the Cape. By … So the Khoi fled the Peninsula with…
PlaceSt Margaret’s House, Parktown, Johannesburg
… legislation on 5 November 1976. St Margaret's was built in 1905 and is not visible from the road, but what a pleasure … through what must be one of the most…
ArticleHow to undertake research?
… South African History Online (SAHO) believes in empowering learners, educators, researchers, and … meaningful question. For example: What role did women play…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… and his son discovered the fossils at the Malapa Cave site in August 2008. The find may tell us about the where and how … the two hominid fossils, the…
Book 1: Ancient Civilizations and Global Trade - Bibliography
… edition. Paris, UNESCO, 1992. Huffman, Thomas N. Symbols in Stone. Unravelling the Mystery of Great Zimbabwe . … Press, 1989. Van der Merwe, Nikolaas J. The…
Finding Courage: Young Women's Writings edited by Shamim Meer
… the past! by Frida Bapela Discovering the taste of lime in the midst of lemons by Lawrentia Lukhele A visit to the … a leader by Keitumetse Self Love by…
PlaceConcordia
… The village of Concordia was established in 1863 as a station of the Rhenish Missionary Society. It … obligingly laid down their weapons. The Boers remained…
EventMac Maharaj, Laloo Chiba, Raymond Nyanda and Andrew Masondo arrive on Robben Island prison
… to house political prisoners and common law prisoners in the 1960s. Over the course of time, several hundred … from Robben Island. Maharaj and Masondo were…
EventTanganyika becomes a member of the UN
… a member of the United Nations(UN) and two years later, in 1963 it merged with the island of Zanzibar. Following the … winning the August 1960 elections by…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… government by Mahatma Gandhi made at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, India, the previous day. He had asked the … by warning the Resisters to vacate their…
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
… and to gain acceptance of the status quo. However, in a declaration issued at its 17th ordinary session in June 1971, the OAU Council of Ministers concluded…
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… University of Cape Town (UCT) who reportedly disappeared in the Knysna Forest. The daughter of a Rand Mine's … the Sugarhouse. She was thought to have been…
EventNelson Mandela is elected Deputy President of the ANC
… In 1990, at the opening of parliament, former state president … from Victor Vorster Prison after spending 27 years in the gaol. After his release he toured…