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PlaceUniversity of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN)
… Natal was granted independent University status only in, 1949 and this was owing to its rapid growth in numbers. This … of Natal was granted independent…
ArchiveThe Clover workers story
White poster with red lettering. COSATU Logo. Support the 166 dismissed Clover workers. See their play on 9 and 10 April at Box Theatre, and Wednesday 8th…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban
… of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 12 to 15 March 1982, discussing: Headquarter's report, …
ArticleThe turbulent 1950s - Women as defiant activists
… in line with the ANC's declared ‘ Programme of Action' of 1949. Volunteers from the ANC and SAIC (the Communist Party … of South African Women (FEDSAW or…
EventThe last ‘Peru and Bala’ show is hosted on Lotus FM
… no less than 850 episodes for Lotus FM over a period of 17 years until they announced their retirement from radio in …
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council of Ministers, dialogue with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to…
EventBafana Bafana loses to England
South Africa national soccer team, Bafana Bafana played England star-studded team in a friendly international match at Absa Stadium in Durban. The match was to…
EventA Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene
… the Government in the wake of a massacre in Boipatong on 17 June when more than 40 were killed, and scores injured. It …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… William Taylor in Cape Town. The following year, 1961, 17 non-Whites were hanged in Pretoria Central Prison. …
EventEdgar D. Ngoyi, South African ANC leader who spent seventeen years on Robben Island, is born.
… wing of the ANC. In 1963, he was arrested and sentenced to 17 years on Robben Island. Ngoyi and Henry Fazzie joined Port …
ArchiveBiography of Amina Desai by Cole Deal
… interrogators. Of course there (is) no rest in-between.” [12] The state used this as a tactic to break prisoners so … and sentenced to Robben Island until…
PlaceLuthuli House, Johannesburg
… Luthuli House is a 12-floor Building at 54 Sauer Street, Johannesburg . The ANC …
ArchiveNotes on the History of Parliamentary Franchise in Southern Africa: Fact Paper presented by Western Cape Region at the Black Sash National Conference 1975
… Cape Region at the Black Sash National Conference on 12 March 1975, discussing: Constitution, Coloured vote, …
PlaceOld House Museum, 31 Diakonia Street, Durban
… Collins and was officially opened as a museum on June 12, 1954. The view of Durban life and landscape can be seen …
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… and Carepane], two slave girls [Mu'minah and Na'imah], 12 children, 12 imams [religious leaders] and several friends with their …
ArchiveANC
… Projects. Meeting on Thursday 3rd October in Great Hall at 12.30. …
ArchivePACT Dance Company: 2nd Season 1994
… 4 - 6, and at the Wits Theatre, Johannesburg on August 12 - 20th 1994. List of dancers and programme. …
ArchiveThe sixteenth annual Richard Feetham Memorial Lecture by Helen Joseph
… lettering. Notice of a lecture at Great Hall on Thursday 12 August 1982 at 20h00. Small map of Africa in top right …
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
… guns that they obtained. In 1862 the Pedi army was made up 12 000 men, of whom a third were equipped with guns. These … What jobs did inboekselings do in…
ArchiveUnban the ANC Mass Meeting
… of Mass Meeting on Tuesday 10th June at Khotso House at 12.30. White poster with black lettering. UDF Logo. Press …
EventJoe Slovo informal settlement outside Cape Town is devastated by a fire
… injured, and thousands of houses destroyed leaving about 12 000 people homeless. For the first time, a helicopter was … outside Cape Town is devastated by a…
EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… captured. On 1 December he was imprisoned at Thysville. On 17 January 1961 he was flown to Elisabethville in Katanga … available at www.africanhistory.about…
EventThe soccer match between Lourenco Marques club Desportive and Durban City Football Club is called off because a rule against Coloured players
… On 17 February 1962, the soccer match between Lourenco Marques … 'Portugal Refuse to Play In Durban,' from Cape Times, 17 February, (Available at National…
EventDisbanding of Communist Party is announced
… approved in parliament in June 1950 and came into force on 17 July of that year. In 1950 the Communist Party had about 2 …
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… last two years of high school, and won the national under/17 title for the 400m race in 1967. After school, Malan … Thetimes, [online] Available at: thetimes…
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations, 22 January 1946
… Land reserved for 2,000,000 Europeans only less than 17 percent for 8,000,000 Africans. Only 40 per cent African …
EventDutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed
… delegates to the central body known as Heeren XVII (Lords 17). The Chartered Company was established in 1602 and was …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… a site of commeration in later years. Related events: 17 January 1879 - Battle of Isandlwana 20 January 1879 - …
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… world. South Africa and the world were outraged. On the 17 th 300 White students from the University of the …
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… employment. He was to work in South Africa for a period of 12 months for a fee of £105.00. Gandhi in South Africa Gandhi …