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Country Divided in Black and White by Holland Cotter, 1 July 2010
… in. In 1949 interracial marriage was made illegal. In 1950 cities were divided into districts by race. By 1951 …
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… The Awakening of a People (Johannesburg: People's Press, 1950). Dr. A. B. Xuma wrote "Extracts from the Life Story of … now complemented by Class and Colour…
PlaceSani Pass, KwaZulu Natal
… of flowers in Summer. This Pass was built in about 1950. It still remains a challenging drive even in 4x4 …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) in exile
… as the ‘Bhunye Four’) were abducted from Swaziland. On 15 December 1986 South African security forces kidnapped … its clamp down on political activities in…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… to rehabilitate white families socially and economically. [15] This irrigation scheme continued for approximately 50 … 10), (No. 2), (2011), p. 28. [13] Ibid…
Biography of Arthur Nortje by Kangkang Yang
… Mixed Marriages Act (1949), the Immorality Amendment Act (1950), Group Areas Act (1950) and the Group Areas Act (1950). This meant that many Coloured people,…
Call for Papers ‘Rethinking “Apartheid’s Golden Age”: South Africa, c1966-1979’, Colloquium to be held at the University of Pretoria, 20 June 2016
On 20 June 2016, the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria will host a colloquium on South Africa’s ‘long 1970s’, defined…
Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi19 to E. R. Roux 20, 27 January 1927
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi …
EventSeretse Khama is asked to renounce chieftaincy
… by the British government for thirty years. On 13 November 1950 the British asked Khama to renounce his chieftancy, and …
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
South African singer Miriam Makeba dies at the age of 76 after a 30 minute performance for Roberto Saviano in the Italian town of Caserta. Nicknamed 'Mama…
PlaceSao Bento Shipwreck, Coffee Bay
… in two days, as many of them have been digging there for 15 years and not find anything." (A comment from a visitor) …
PlaceVineyard Hotel, Colington Road, Newlands
… three hotels, this Non-Profit Organisation oversees about 15 upliftment projects that provide child/youth refuge and …
PlaceMalay Quarter, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 15 April 1966. …
EventAssassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
… history, the loss of lives in World War 1 amounted to over 15 million. Amongst these losses were South African soldiers, …
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
… - Chapter 14 A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief - Chapter 15 …
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
… War. He was born in Heidenheim, Wurttemberg, on Nov. 15, 1891. He joined the 124th Infantry Regiment as an officer …
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate, dies.
… Yorkshire, England and after leaving school at the age of 15, Bailey worked in London for a cotton and wool trading …
EventDonald James Wood journalist and Anti apartheid activists is born
… Donald James Woods was born in Elliotdale, Transkei on 15 December 1933. He was educated at Christian Brothers …
EventThabo Mbeki is elected 2nd President of a democratic South Africa
… Adapted from Victor, R. (2003). Sowetan, 18 June, p.15. …
EventRoman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago, cleared of genocide charges
… On 15 June 2000, Roman Catholic Bishop Augustin Misago of …
EventWorld War I begins
… history, the loss of lives in World War 1 amounted to over 15 million. Amongst these losses were South African soldiers, …
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African…
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… and around Colesberg. On 11 January they managed to drag a 15-pounder Armstrong Gun to the top of Coleskop, overlooking …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… Parliament . 24 November, Carl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison and his fiancée, Johanna Lourens, to four … down the release proposal offered by…
ArticleAfrican Heritage Sites
… and Tamanrasset, Algeria) The site is in a landscape with 15,000 cave engravings that record climatic changes, animal …
Document 114 - (National Liberation League?), How To Work Among Urban Africans
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew In this statement an attempt is made to … Pietermaritzburg 16,000; Cape Town has…
ArticlePlacing the film “Inxeba – The Wound” in Historical Review
… elegant – poetry of human truth, complexity and desire.” [15] This focus takes precedent in the film over communicating … ↵ [15] Peter Machen, “City Press…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1940-1949
… full recognition to the Africans participating in the war. 15-17 December, At the annual ANC conference Dr. A.B. Xuma is … The Sisulu's home became a second…
Dr William Fehr (1892-1968), collector of art as history
The name of Dr William Fehr should be familiar to many of those who have visited Castle Good Hope in Cape Town at least once during the last fifty years. Young…
ArticleAfrican Resistance Movement (ARM)
… In the subsequent trials, Eddie Daniels was sentenced to 15 years in prison, which he served on Robben Island . … suspended for three years. Eddie Daniels…