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Timeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… clause on the constitution to speed up land reform. 12 September, The Democratic Alliance (DA) responds to the … people had no historical claim to 40% of the country. 16 February, President Jacob Zuma responds to Pieter Mulder … policy on land redistribution. 16 April, A two-day national Khoi-San dialogue attended by …
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Tanganyika becomes a member of the UN
… On 14 December 1961, Tanganyika became a member of the United Nations(UN) … the country gained independence from Britain on 9 December 1961. At the time Nyerere was a Prime Minister after winning …
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CHAPTER 1 - Old Battle-Cries and Borrowed Language by Howard Barrell
… also appeared to be on the brink of revolution in 1960 and 1961. The air was redolent with anti-colonial and … the police dragnet, and Turok implies it was influential. 12 A full and formal SACP decision to resort to armed … support the decision or commit the ANC as a whole to it. 16 Other evidence, however, suggests otherwise. According to …
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Youth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… returned in the later 1970s as trained cadres of MK’s June 16 Detachment. The increased number of bombings in the … and 1980s were carried out mainly by members of the June 16 Detachment. Others students opted to remain within Black … significant development in the aftermath of the June 16 uprising was the formation of a national high school …
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A Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… with Sir William Hoy of the South African Railways (SAR). [12] The SAR had sought to supply railways with electricity … from America to be appointed as ESCOM’s first chairman. [16] ESCOM, designated as a public-private entity, was exempt … [10] Jaglin and Dubresson, Eskom, p.11. [11] Ibid, p.10. [12] Renfrew Christie in Bill Freund, Twentieth Century South …
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The first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… 1 December he was imprisoned at Thysville. On 17 January 1961 he was flown to Elisabethville in Katanga where on 13 February 1961 it was announced that he was shot and killed while … available at www.africanhistory.about.com (Accessed: 12 July 2012)| South African History Online , ‘Patrice …
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From eNcome over Bloedrivier to eNcome and Beyond by Ben Khumalo-Seegelken
… least two oral versions about the battle on and around 16 December 1838 circulated among the earlier inhabitants of … took place [or did not take place] at eNcome on and around 16 December 1838? When and on what reason and for what … National Congress (ANC), was launched on December 16 in 1961, could certainly not have been co-incidental at all. …
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Appendix 4 Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe by Denis Goldberg
… issued by the Command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, 16th December 1961 Units of Umkhonto we Sizwe today carried out planned …
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The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… up a rules for the organisation . Farmers met on August 12 1878 at the Stellenbosch town hall and accepted the draft … branches, and with the Governor of the Cape (on February 16) before returning home. Van den Heever thus forged the …
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Capitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… up for studying the bipolar nature of the globe in Grade 12. So, pay attention, and make notes for next year. Having … wages, unfair competition and outlawing child labour. 16 million workers were covered by these codes and child …
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Heritage and identity of Provinces
… the Orange Free State, the Transvaal, and Natal. In 1961 the Union of South Africa became independent from … Voortrekkers, and also attacked the village of D’Urban. On 16 December 1838 the impis attacked a Voortrekker laager at … them in the battle against the impis, they would keep 16 December as a special day. Today, it is still a holiday, …
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Cape Schools Join the Revolt
… patrols that were set up in the townships following June 16. After the first shootings in Cape Town, a teacher at one … or not, is not clear. Rioting reached a new peak on 12 August. At Langa and Guguletu attempts were made to stop … moved after the demonstrators retreated. On the night of 12 August, any administrative buildings, beerhalls, …
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Julius Sello Malema
… Disciplinary hearings and suspension from the ANC On 16 August 2011, the ANC served charges to Julius Malema and …
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50 Facts on Africa
… chose to take her own life, committing suicide on 12 August 30 BC. After Cleopatra's death Egypt fell into the … Seychelles, Togo. Arabic is the official language in 12 African countries Algeria, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, …
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Mandela’s membership of the Communist Party: what needs to be reassessed by Tom Lodge
… taken by police from party members they had arrested in 1961 and 1962 which hitherto historians have dismissed as … recruitment, referring to events that would date it to 1961. So, there are independently elicited statements from a … indicate that Mandela belong to the underground party in 1961. Does it matter? It certainly did 50 years ago. In his …
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Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU)
… Trade Unions (FFATU) disintegrated in the 1960's. It had 12 partners representing 45 000 workers. The organisation …
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Griqualand East
… 411... 1 290 33 840 3 895 Division of Mount Ayliff ..... 12 025... 440 16 911 1 115 Division of Mount Currie ..... 7 373... 1 413 12 328 2 543 Division of Mount Fletcher ... 13 862... 730 24 …
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The African Mine workers strike of 1946
… to three months’ hard labour, and the rest were fined £12. Two white miners were also charged with incitement to … into Xhosa and Sotho. They resolved to strike on 12 August. AMWU gave the Chamber of Mines a week’s notice to … then proceeded to clear out the rooms. Police were given 16 troop carriers to move from mine to mine. At Van Dyk mine …
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Court Transcript of statement from the Dock of Nelson Mandela, Pretoria Supreme Court, 20 April 1964
… and for inciting people to go on strike at the end of May 1961. At the outset, I want to say that the suggestion made … know that this was still so in 1963. I must return to June 1961. What were we, the leaders of our people, to do? Were we … no other choice. In the Manifesto of Umkhonto published on 16 December 1961, which is Exhibit AD, we said: "The time …
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Delmas
… Southern Ndebele speakers constitute 8.5%, Zulu speakers 16.2% and English 7.2%. Bothibelong is one of the oldest …
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Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… as a result ruled out the possibility of returning home. [12] The Blue Notes landed an engagement at Club Africana in … the Dudu Pakwana and Mongezi Feza as his brothers. [16] Johnny left The Chris McGregor Sextet in 1968, and began … ↵ [3] Ibid. ↵ [4] Ibid., 10. ↵ [5] Ibid. ↵ [6] Ibid., 12. ↵ [7] Pallo Jordan, Johnny Dyani: A Portrait” …
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Patrice Lumumba, former Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is shot
… December he was imprisoned at Thysville and on 17 January 1961 he was flown to Elisabethville in Katanga. On 13 February 1961 it was announced that he was shot, and killed, while …
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References and links: Learning from Leaders
… (2013), ‘ Nelson Mandela: A life in pictures ’, from BBC, 16 December, [online], Available at … February 2015] BBC, (2013), ‘ Nelson Mandela ’, from BBC, 16 December, [online], Available at …
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The Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance
… two gaps in the laager and in each, a canon was placed. 16 December 1838: The Battle At dusk on the 15th December the …
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Timeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… Eastern Tanganyika), a position he holds for eight years. 1961 Father Huddleston becomes the Vice-President of the AAM, …
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General South African History Timeline: 1920s
… with narrow parliamentary majority. Native Affairs Act. 12 May, The Asiatic Inquiry Commission, appointed in February … The trial of the accused of the Bulhoek Massacre commences 16 December, The Communist Party (CP) called for a united … the repatriation of South African Indians. 9 November - 12 November, The fifth Conference of the South African Indian …
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South African Congress of Trade Unions Timeline 1919-1997
… the lead in issuing a warning to the South African regime. 12 April, South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) … look for ways of establishing our ideal-unity. 14 April - 16 April, National Stay-At-Home. South African Congress of … to travel and have to withdraw from the conference. 1961 Port Elizabeth Bus Boycott. Memory Vakalisa is elected …
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Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… Mrs Zainunnisa Cissie Gool presides over the meeting. May 12, The Transvaal Indian Congress launches the passive … anti pass conference in Easter 1944 1944 January 14 - 16, At the Communist Party of South Africa Conference, a … speeches. Dadoo is threatened with internment. November 12, At its second conference, the ASC discusses questions …
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Noble South Africans win Nobel Peace Prize
… African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 December 1961. Luthuli, president of the then banned African National … his movements, Luthuli was granted special permission in 1961 to attend the award ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Bishop … Claremont: New Africa Books, pp. 83, 102 and 129.|BBC 1961: Apartheid attacked at Nobel ceremony , [online] …
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