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EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… of Bonilizwe and Monikazi Tetiwe, Albertina was born on 21 October 1918 at Xolobeni, Tsomo in Transkei (now Eastern …
EventState of Emergency follows Sharpeville massacre
… marches against the pass laws. The marches, scheduled for 21 March 1960, took place in Langa and Nyanga, Cape Town and …
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
… in the Vaal-Vereeniging complex south of Johannesburg. 12 The UDF’s most visible campaign was at national level … the wrath of our people and be completely…
Address, Thabo Mbeki, at the Opening of the World Summit for Sustainable Development Johannesburg, 26 August 2002
… environmental destruction, poverty and inequality. Agenda 21 placed at the centre of the challenges facing humanity, … framework for sustainable development…
EventJan van Riebeeck is born
… van Riebeeck, was born in Culemborg in the Netherlands on 21 April 1619. An administrator for the Dutch East India …
EventThe Black Consciousness Movement of Azania is formed in London
… movements such as the African National Congress (ANC). On 12 April 1980, Professor Barney Nyameko Pityana formed the …
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and Mozambique
… to understand South Africa’s politics and society”. [12] Other members of the SACP also set up at UEM. For … SACP programme into Zulu, were killed in Matola…
ArchiveBarberton Prison by Sloane Fuller
… treated as though we had a dangerous infectious disease.” [12] In describing specific moments within the prison walls, … buildings reportedly being…
ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… yesterday afternoon, the 10th of August 1964; it was dated 12 July 1964. One wonders how quick the letters can be if … Your last photo was taken by Mthetwa…
ArticleCosatu timeline
… was entitled to campaign for any political party. 2014 12 February: Vavi announced his intention to sue COSATU and …
PlaceUgie, Eastern Cape
… draws people to the Villages of Ugie and Maclear, only 21 kilometers apart. Rather it is the incredible natural … https://placenamessa.blogspot.com/2010/05…
EventANC member, Henry Fazzie sentenced to 20 years in jail under the Sabotage Act
… under the Sabotage Act. This sentence was later reduced to 12 years on appeal. …
PlaceRooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria
… where the Battle of Rooihuiskraal took place, on 12 February 1881 during the First War of Independence …
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… % Votes No votes Seats African National Congress 62.65 12 237 655 252 National Party 20.39 3 983 690 82 Inkatha …
Documents, speeches, Awards, and articles relating to Desmond Tutu
… Tutu Interviews On forging equality in South Africa - June 12, 2004, Chicago, Illinois. Bishop Tutu’s 1999 interview on …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… arrested and detained at Victor Verster prison, near Paarl 12 August, This day saw R2 million worth of damage in 36 …
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… poverty wages are shot by the police while protesting - 12 miners are killed and 38 are wounded. September - The …
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… arrives in South Africa from Latvia where she was born on 12 January 1913. After her arrival in the country she … struggle against apartheid. Ray Alexander…
The African Resistance Movement (ARM): An Organisational History
… and imprisoned soon after the massacre of protesters on 21 March 1960. Political movements such as the African … from the NCL to the African Resistance…
The Freedom struggle in Rustenburg
… would be mounted every year, especially Sharpeville Day (21 March), 16 June, and May Day. In 1986, Soya began … Mangope and his cabinet and security force…
EventPresident Paul Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner meet in Bloemfontein to discuss the franchise question
… Lord Roberts occupied it in May of the same year. On 21 October 1899, Kruger boarded the Dutch warship, …
EventRobert Sobukwe is sentenced to three years’ imprisonment
… Black march to Orlando police station in Soweto on 21 March 1960, the same day a similar protest took place in …
EventShaun Thomson*, world surfing title winner, is born in Durban
… recognized professional surfer, was born in Durban on 21 August 1955. He attended Clifton Preparatory School and …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… Assembly, which would drew up a constitution. On 21 March 1990 the country gained independence from South …
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… for two years, but he was not given a teaching post. On 21 March 1960, at the launch of the PAC’s anti-pass campaign, …
EventIndia complains in 1946 against racism in South Africa
… to the United Nations in 1948 (Document 2 - Letter dated 12 July 1948 from the representative of India to the …
PlaceWallacedene, Cape Town
… By 2004, Wallacedene had an estimated Population of 21,000 people. The Predominant Race, making up 76% of the …
ArticleThe Roots of Apartheid in the Construction of Buchuberg Dam
… excluding black people from working on these schemes. [12] Black workers were only allowed to cut wood and were … of Men”, Water History, (Vol 8), (No. 2), …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1920 - 1929
… intervene on their behalf. 1926 December 17 1926 - January 12 1927, The First Round Table Conference is held between the … the defunct Transvaal British…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 4 Glossary
… World War I and was formally disbanded on April 19, 1946 [12] UN Partition Plan - This was a proposal by the UN which … 30, 2019. https://www.britannica.com…