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PlaceSignal Hill
… . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10:30 rather than 12:00 when a spider interfered with the relay used to … Guns in daily use in the World. They fire…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… followers became sporadic. By the end of 1987 and early in 1988 the focus of the violence had shifted from AZAPO and UDF …
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… was opened in the Western Cape in 1986 by RCCT (Anderson, 1988). Organisations like POWA and RCCTT, as a matter of …
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
… When Rocky Malebane-Metsing staged a coup in February 1988, and the coup failed, Malebane-Metsing, Lebone and his …
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… Journal. Periodical Accounts ... United Brethren. London. 12.340. BRIGG, O. 1897. Wittebergen Mission Station. Cape … London Missionary Society. ILLUSTRATED…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… given access to water, through their own leading sluice. [12] To instil self-discipline the settlers had to maintain … (2011), p. 26. [8] Ibid. [9] Ibid. [10…
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned … [Online], available at www…
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …
Closing address by President Neslon Mandela at the 49th National conferenceof the ANC Bloemfontein, 22 December 1994
… is: How many jobs are you going to create within the next 12 months? How many houses are you going to build? How many …
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
EventThe fall of the Berlin wall
… The election of Gorbachev as head of the Soviet Union in 1988 reflected a growing crisis in the Soviet bloc. He called …
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948. After 1954 the group expanded worldwide and …
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… the UN denounced the Bantustan (homeland system). On 12 November 1974, the United Nations General Assembly …
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… both the U.S. Amateur and the U.S Open championships. For 12 years, Ashe was ranked among the world's top ten tennis …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… Chapter 11 The Final Prize: A Charge of Treason - Chapter 12 The Final Prize: Transition to Armed Struggle - Chapter 13 …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… Botha at Tuynhuys 1989 21 August, Harare Declaration 1989 12 September, First official meeting between exiled ANC …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…
ArticleThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement
… was beginning to be adversely affected.’ Between 1986 and 1988 as many as 55 British companies sold off their … Six, an indefinite stay of execution was…
Sue Williamson Book Launch
… I must tell you’. The exhibition is on view until 12 October 2025 Date: Saturday, 4 October 2025 …
Chapter 6 - TOWARDS HOME
… Power. The decision of the CC meeting of November/December 1988 was also confirmed; Dan Thloome rose to the position of … system, thus converting me SACP…
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… DDT Jabavu as president and Xuma as vice-president. 1936 12-14 February: The government summons Xuma to join the … the rift between the AAC and ANC, Xuma…