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Mission Stations - I-L
… in Kchalatlolu had three rooms, the middle one measuring 12 by 12 feet; cooking being done outside. There was also a cattle … as BLOCK DRIFT . LOVEDALE…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
… security police on the first night of the emergency, 12 June 1986. In the first six weeks of the emergency, 2700 … were announced thus: “Sotho 45, Shangaan …
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… - Forced to leave Ladysmith due to Group Areas Act 11:06 - 12:04 - Reasons for active participation in politics 12:04 - 14:91 - Invitation from Chief…
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… All preparations for the revolt were kept secret. On 12 January, several hundred mounted Herero invaded Okahandja. … and thirst as they fled through the…
PlaceThe South African Police Service Museum
… station and old magistrate’s court was based. It opened on 21 June 1990 but closed a few years later due to damage to …
PlaceRiversdale Division, Western Cape
… 10,665 residents, of whom 3,517 were literate 1875 census: 12,721 residents, of whom 4,483 were literate 1891 census: …
EventSouth African man sets record for world’s deepest dive
… to descend, but returning to the surface took an agonising 12 hours. The quick descend and slow return to surface is a …
EventThe Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched
… in the new democratic South Africa. As a result, Chapter 12 was drafted onto the South African constitution. …
Simon van der Stel is succeeded by his eldest son
… Simon van der Stel , who became commander of the Cape on 12 October 1679 and was promoted to governor in 1691, was …
EventLocal elections receive go
… An emergency session was convened by parliament on October 12, 1995, to approve legislation to permit local elections to …
EventCelebrated nurse, Constance Nothard, is born
… Gold Medal of the South African Nursing Association on 12 May 1961 in recognition of distinguished and exceptional …
EventNatal becomes part of the Union of South Africa
… In 1844 Natal, annexed by Britain on 12 May 1843, became a district of the Cape Colony under a …
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
… 1976 that Dr Monty Naicker had addressed a mass meeting on 12 October 1975 in support of Winnie Mandela , in which he … passes them on to a vote less and…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… more on South Africa's role in World War II, see our Grade 12 lesson, 1924-1948: South Africa's Foreign Relations. … higher pay. The police crushed the…
60. Congress and the Non-European Co-operation Conference, 1927
… their community without previous consultation.' There were 12 other resolutions passed, among which the following are of …
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… by IDAF defended the accused. A short while later, on 21 March 1960, the Sharpeville Massacre took place when the … the Eastern Cape, IDAF’s legal fees…
ArchiveThe South African Art Collective That Imagined the End of Apartheid by Keenan Teddy Smith, 27 August 2019
… resistance to apartheid in South Africa. On July 21, 2018, Palestinian poet, photographer, and digital … conducted by the South African Defense Force,…
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
Black Peoples Convention - National Leadership
… OF MEMBERS WHO DIED DURING THE STRUGGLE Bantu Steve Biko - 12 September 1977 Luke Mazwambe - 3 September 1970 Mapetla …
ArticleWhat was the Great Depression and why did it start in the USA?
… in 1933, nearly 25% of the Nation's total work force, 12,830,000 people, were unemployed. Wage income for workers …
Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
Please find below information on additional services for the late Adelaide Tambo. Please note that the venue for the funeral on Saturday has been changed to…
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… legally elected Prime Minister for the country. After only 12 weeks in power, the new government was deposed in a coup …
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… On 12 June 1917, Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor, …
EventManuel Pinto da Costa becomes the president
… The constitution, which was promulgated on December 12, 1975, effectively vested absolute power in the President …
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… solitary confinement for 88 days. Following the verdict on 12 June 1964, Sisulu and other treason trialists were taken …
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… similar to the health issues Eleanor faced at Wentworth. [12] However, Eleanor had the rare opportunity to escape her … intended to extract her from Fort…
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 … fondest regards. She thinks of each one…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… In the late afternoon of Wednesday, 21 September 1966, I took part in a small political … (FOR), a national interfaith peace fellowship [12] . Guy Struben…
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… targeting mostly military and infrastructure sites. On 21 July 1981, explosions occurred at two electrical power …
EventUS Secretary of State Cyrus Vance travels to South Africa to promote transition to black rule in Namibia
… for the withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola. On March 21, 1990 Namibia officially achieved independence. … After 75 Years of Pretoria's Rule." New York…