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The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer
… there were reports of innocent bystanders being killed. 17 Of 28 people killed by police shots fired around the … and dispersed the students with baton…
South Africa's freedom struggle by E.S. Reddy
… and Indian Congresses in the stay-at-home on June 26, 1950, in protest against apartheid, and then to the historic … activities to strengthen the Congress…
ArticleGhallywood: An Evolution of Ghana’s Film Industry
… in 1987 he released the feature-length video film, Zinabu [17] The release of this film caused a boom in the video … 1. ↵ [16] F. Ogunleye.: African Video…
PlaceSteynsburg
… Zuurberg Mountain Range in the Eastern Cape. At only 17.4 square kilometres. It is now a little Town of about 8 …
PlaceGraafwater
The Heerenlogement cave which was used by travelers as overnight accommodation in the 17th and 18th centuries is 25 km from Graafwater on the Vredendal road. …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… and defendant in the Rivonia Trial , is born in Cape Town. 17 May, National elections take place in which the …
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
… culminated in a huge mass meeting in Johannesburg, held on 17 March. 5 000 men, women and children came from all corners … to Durban to defy the "Ghetto Act"…
ArticlePoqo in the Western Cape and Transkei in the early 1960s
… In one such attack on 16 June 1962 three women, Magriet (17), Sarah Kamos (21) and Susie Noriet were killed for … attack, two white people were killed…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… his connections and films. Ngakane was born to teachers on 17 July 1928 in Pretoria, South Africa and lived there until … with Lionel Ngakane, Cinaste, vol…
PlaceLeliefontein
… of sheep shearers and farm workers through the 1940's and 1950's. Add to that the beat of ' Boeremusiek'- ( Afrikaans …
PlaceFordsburg and the Oriental Plaza, Johannesburg
… coloured people and a few whites lived there! In the 1950's it was declared a “Whites Only” Suburb but people …
Hastings Banda, the early years by Angela Thompsell updated 01 March 2016
Hastings Banda was one of the more enigmatic “Big Men” of the post-independence era in Africa. He was Malawi’s first President and ruled the country for 30…
PlaceDoornfontein, Johannesburg
Doornfontein is a Suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is located just to the East of the City Centre. The Area of Doornfontein, which means thorn…
PlaceSt James, Cape Town
… . In Cape Town areas affected by the Group Areas Act of 1950 include: ' District Six , Claremont , Constantia , …
PlaceUnion Buildings and Raadsaal, Church Square, Pretoria
The discovery of the Witwatersrand Goldfields provided in 1886, the funds necessary to construct this building that was able to house the first Volksraad…
PlaceRustenburg
… since 1884, only erected a Church in 1936 and a Convent in 1950. …
Document 92 “Communist Party of South Africa Plenum Held from 5th to 8th April 1936”, Umsebenzi, and 16 May 1936
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 92 " Communist Party of South … South Africa's Radical Tradition: 1907…
Document 71 - Spartacus Club October Revolution Celebrations Oddfellows Hall, 70 Loop Street, Cape Town, 6 November 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew PROGRAMME 1. Chairman's Address …
Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting to the Secretary, Communist Party of South Africa, 22 September 1930
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 20 - Letter from S. P. Bunting … Radical Tradition a Documentary History…
EventApartheid becomes official policy
… Marriages Act of 1949, the Population Restriction Act of 1950, and other racial classifications. The most notable law …
EventSA’s Fifa membership reinstated
Thirty-one years after being expelled, South Africa had its membership of the Football International Federation Association (Fifa) reinstated on 3 July 1992…
Document 68 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg, to the Cape Town branch, 26 February 1937
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew The origins and development of …
PlaceGugulethu Township
… along with Nyanga in the 1960's. The Group Areas Act (1950) reinforced the policy of land dispossession and … , [online], Available at www.capetown.travel …
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi: the Zulu nationalist who left his mark on South Africa’s history
… Youth League. He was expelled from the university in 1950 for his political activism, completing his degree at the …
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… protest while studying at the University of Fort Hare in 1950 . Set to become a lawyer, and due to do articles with …
ArticleThe Women’s Charter
… of the Federation of South African Women Johannesburg, 17 April 1954. The Charter expressed the philosophy and aims …
ArticleManto Tshabalala-Msimang timeline 1940 - 2009
… protocol for dealing with sexually based offenses. 1999 17 June, Tshabalala-Msimang is appointed Minister of Health …
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… is boycotted by leading figures in the Transvaal Congress. 17 June, At a Transvaal National Congress provincial …
Burkina Faso: Key Facts and History by Angela Thompsell updated 13 February 2016
… Blaise Compaoré. Compaoré governed Burkina Faso for 17 years between 1987 and 2014, after coming to power as part …
PlacePondoland
… by their new Paramount Chief, Sigcawu. Nonetheless, on 17 March 1888, the first magisterial seat was located at …