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PlaceHawthornden-House, Herschell Walk, Wynberg
… The construction of the original structure probably dates to 1683, but it was … 1891 who, following his retirement from the Witwatersrand gold mines, lived…
Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay, 12 August 1908
… One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 2 - Letter from the Cape Labour Party to James Ramsay MacDonald, 12 August, … James Ramsay Macdonald Esq., M.P…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… After the fall of Pretoria on 5 June 1900, the British maintained a favourable command of several strategic points in the Transvaal area. Western … Anglo…
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… The apartheid era was characterised by different resistances … , Vaal and the East Rand in 1985 and Soweto uprising of 1976 . The apartheid era ended in 1994…
ArticleLand: dispossession, resistance and restitution
… Introduction The history of white colonial land dispossession began at the Cape with … the mineral revolution with the discovery of diamonds and gold gave…
The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga by Ingrid Jonker
… The child is not dead the child raises his fists against his mother who screams Africa screams the smell of freedom and heather in the locations of the heart…
ArchiveUnlike The Gambia’s Jammeh, Mugabe may not disappear, 22 November 2017, AZAD ESSA
… In the central lobby of the Banjul International Airport, a painting of Yahya Jammeh, the former president of The Gambia, adorns … Unlike The Gambia’s Jammeh…
The Struggle Continues and Grows More Intense - Statement by O. R. Tambo, 23 August 1984
… Next week is another confrontation with the Botha constitution. Thousands of millions of people around the world, including the Security Council of the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the ANC’s manifesto launch 24 August 1995
… and optimism that I stand before you today. Last year, we, the people of South Africa voted for freedom. We laid a strong … and human rights for all citizens…
Labour Struggles in South Africa The Forgotten Pages 1903 - 1921 by Evangelos A. Mantzaris
… This is a book about forgotten pages of South Africa's rich worker history from 1903 to 1921. It includes socio-historical analysis of the Cape Town 'answer"…
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
… de Football Association (FIFA) officially recognised the White body of the Football Association of South Africa (FASA) as the sole … Professional soccer is…
Document 4 - ‘Our Annual Conference - An Inspiring Gathering’: report in the ‘South African Worker’
… Prime Minister, YOUR people more than any other section of the white community must surely know in the very core of their beings, if they were unaware of the…
EventWalter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba and Ahmed Kathrada address the public after 26 years
… After the release of Walter Sisulu, Raymond Mhlaba of the African National Congress (ANC) and Ahmed Kathrada of … Powell, I. (1989). "A time warp spirits the…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: President Steyn takes General Snyman to task for a cattle raid against Chief Montshiwa in which 203 head of c
… a cattle raid against Chief Montshiwa in which 203 head of cattle and 1 570 sheep and goats have been taken, … admonishing him that it was not advisable to…
The Final Prize by Norman Levy book review by Chris Saunders, 1 June 2014
… Among the many personal accounts now published by those involved in the anti-apartheid struggle, Norman Levy’s substantial memoir … so well-written and…
EventThe Polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective
… In April 1955 the vaccine for Poliomyelitis developed by Dr. Jonas Salk was declared safe and effective. It had taken a whole year of trials and tests for…
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… Zubeida Jaffer , former reporter from the Cape Times and her husband John Issel , were detained by the security police on 31 January 1986. Jaffer who was…
EventCelebrated nurse, Constance Nothard, is born
… Constance Annie Nothard, nursing sister and recipient of the Florence Nightingale Medal, the highest award of the … distinguished service in France. She…
EventHestrie Cloete, world champion high jumper, is born
… Hestrie Cloete was born in Germiston, East of Johannesburg on 26 August 1978. She began participating in … age. Her long-time coach, Martin Marx, discovered…
EventChief Cyprian Zulu warns his people not to participate in the Defiance Campaign
… The Defiance Campaign was planned in the 1950s in response to the enactment of numerous apartheid laws by the South African government. … Chief Cyprian Zulu…
EventThe World Health Organisation confirms that Ebola virus killed thirteen villagers in Gabon.
… Thirteen people died of an unknown disease in a remote village in Gabon during the month of February 1996. On 19 February 1996, the World Health Organisation…
Education, the State, and Class Inequality: The case for Free Higher Education in South Africa by Enver Motala, Salim Vally, and Rasigan Maharajh
… Education, the State, and Class Inequality: The case for Free Higher Education in South Africa by Enver …
The SA cricket team beats Zimbabwe in Harare with an innings and 219 runs, having won the previous test in Bloemfontein also wi
… The SA cricket team beats Zimbabwe in Harare with an innings and 219 runs, having won the previous test in Bloemfontein also wi …
The National Party loses its Edenvale, Johannesburg seat to the PFP, its first by-election defeat since it came to power in 194
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The National Party loses its Edenvale, Johannesburg…
World Bids Farewell In The Land Mandela Freed by Lydia Polgreen, Nicholas Kulish and Alan Cowell (The New York TImes), 10 December 2013
… World Bids Farewell In The Land Mandela Freed by Lydia Polgreen, Nicholas Kulish and Alan Cowell (The New York TImes), 10 December 2013 …
According to News 24, Britain grants self-government to the Orange River Colony on this date. Kruger gives the date on which re
… According to News 24, Britain grants self-government to the Orange River Colony on this date. Kruger gives the date on which re …
The SA Defence Force claims that 200 Angolan and Cuban troops died in a clash at Calueque earlier in the week. It says eleven S
… The SA Defence Force claims that 200 Angolan and Cuban troops died in a clash at Calueque earlier in the week. It says eleven S …
The first known reference to Antjie Somers, SA bogy figure, is made in The Friend. It is alleged that he was a brigand, dress
… The first known reference to Antjie Somers, SA bogy figure, is made in The Friend. It is alleged that he was a brigand, dress …
The SA rugby team loses its fourth consecutive test match when New Zealand beats the Springbok team 34-18 in a Tri-Nations matc
… The SA rugby team loses its fourth consecutive test match when New Zealand beats the Springbok team 34-18 in a Tri-Nations matc …
Jack van der Schyff misses a goal kick and the SA rugby team loses 22-23 against the British Lions on Ellis Park field.
… Jack van der Schyff misses a goal kick and the SA rugby team loses 22-23 against the British Lions on Ellis Park field. …