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EventThe Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) is founded
… of South African Women (FSAW or FEDSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg. Ray Simons, who was the brain …
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 …
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… No-one mistreating Krumen or detaining them for over 12 months would be allowed to recruit again There was to be … to honour the memory of the late Prof…
ArchiveRobert Grendon: A Life Rediscovered, (Daily Maverick), 4 March 2024
… – died, blind and impoverished, in rural Swaziland in 1949, his productive life was long behind him. In the … picked up on this, stating that “Robert…
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island (10 km long and 6.5km …
EventSouth African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title
… title. Mitchell managed to defend the title a world record 12 times before retiring in 1991. He was also a SA Junior …
EventKaren Muir
… At the young age of 12 years, 10 months and 25 days, Karen Muir from Kimberley …
EventEmperor Menelik II, emperor of Ethiopia dies
… II was emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death on 12 December 1913. Menelik gained great fame and respect for …
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
This ponderous pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp of the Georgian era. The Duke of Connaught and Strathern, laid…
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II … [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za [Accessed: 17 July 2013]|Anglo Boer, ‘General…
EventDr. Jan Bouws, Dutch composer, is born
… simple system to teach piano called “Het eertse Pianoboek, 12 Liedjes voor Piano, Het tweede Pianoboek, Het derde …
EventJohannes Kerkorrel, Afrikaans singer and songwriter, is born in Johannesburg
… a result, his albums were banned including Eet Kreef. On 12 November 2002 he committed suicide. His birth name was …
EventThe ANC unveils its proposed constitutional principles
… On 12 April 1991, the African National Congress (ANC) made …
EventGovernment bans 20 Black leaders
… at the Western Deep Levels mine at Carletonville, when 12 striking miners were killed as police fired on a crowd. …
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… the jails against women and girls as young as fourteen. [12] She spoke of widespread torture such as “assault, … down their legs and be forced to answer…
ArchiveElizabeth van der Heyden by Allison Drew
… in APDUSA, serving on its finance committee until 1963. [12] The YCCC members studied Mao Tse Tung’s Yu Chi Chan … police spy and that Neville Alexander had…
A Tale of Political Conspiracy and Incomprehensible Judicial Imaginings by Thabo Mbeki, 15 February 2016
… On 12 September 2008, Justice Chris Nicholson, Judge in the then … Nzimande, General Secretary of the SACP, wrote in the 17 September, 2008 edition of…
PlaceFree State Province
… of the Maluti Mountains blends gentle daily hikes (13–17 km), mountain panoramas, wild waterfalls and ancient … creative journaling and group sharing (group…
In the name of art - A reflection on fine art
… citizens was maliciously destroyed. Illustrations 11, 12 and 13: black art has undergone significant growth in the … ever drawing using sticks and black ink…
JANAM People’s Theatre Group Tour!
… and research in SA. The lecture / performance ( 12:00 – 14:30 , Senate Chamber, UWC) is open to all …
Document 40 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi to the Communist League of America’, 26 April 1932
… and for handling the same a committee consisting of 12 of us has already been selected. Send us 2 dozen copies of your constitution, sendus, say 12 copies of…
PlaceSenekal
… was Rowe Marshall and Hill. The church was initiated on 17 December 1896. The church is situated in Van Riebeeck … 250 million years old. The longest trunk…
PlaceDe Doorns, Cape Winelands
… from December through until April. The Area exports nearly 17 Million Cartons, of grapes Annually! …
EventRhodes statue removed at UCT
… statue was removed a month later on the 9 April 2015 at 17:37. The removal was voted upon by the UCT Council on the 8 …
PlaceOur Lady of Montserrat Catholic Church, Betty's Bay
… as Roman Catholic, Masses: Saturday 18.00 & Thursday 17.00. The Church has been burnt to the Ground because of …
Cable to the United Nations Opposing Incorporation of South-West Africa, by Dr. A. B. Xuma, January 1946
… Land reserved for 2,000,000 Europeans only less than 17'/2 per cent for 8,000,000 Africans. Only 40 per cent …
EventThe United Arab Republic is proclaimed by Egypt, Iraq, and Syria
… Arab Republic (UAR) and the flag until 1 January 1972. On 17 April 1963, ambitions to constitute a new Union were …
EventUniversity of Pretoria's 100th anniversary
… on 10 October 1930, having been a university college since 17 May 1910. Afrikaans became the official language of …
PlaceNxuba (formerly known as Cradock)
… Cradock was Kaladokhwe. Following the Frontier War of 1811-12 the British established a military outpost on a site about … who, at that stage, was stationed…
EventSteytler launches a nationwide protest campaign against the General Laws Amendment Bill
… Laws Amendment Bill, published by the government on 12 May 1962 defining the crime of sabotage in the widest …