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ArticleThe National Coat of Arms
… of arms, replaces one that has served South Africa since 17 September 1910. The change reflects Government's aim to …
ArticleCosatu timeline
… that they cannot take the peoples votes for granted. 17 – 20 September: The 4th COSATU Central committee meeting …
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… that Winnie Mandela played a role in Asvat’s death. 17 February, Police arrest Zakhele Mbatha and Thulani …
Segregationist Legislation Timeline 1930-1939
… 1930. Repealed by s 20 of the Riotous Assemblies Act No 17 of 1956. The Asiatic Immigration Amendment Act of 1931 …
Prehistory of the Rustenburg area
Prehistory of the Region Pre-history of Southern Africa Africans who worked with copper and iron inhabited the area between 350AD to 600AD. Linguistic and…
Document 50 - Socialist League of Africa , “South Africa: Ten Years of the Stay-at-Home”, International Socialism, 5, Summer 1961
… years later. The ANC called for a new protest and 26 June 1950 was set aside as a day of mourning for the dead. Once … Group Areas Act and the Suppression of…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1980 - 1989 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… M Ebrahim. 16. A Practical Guide for Managing Drug Abuse. 17. Islamic Guidelines on Animal Experimentation by Dr A F M … at a nominal price. The madrasah…
PlaceLydenburg, Mpumalanga
… after the site at which they were discovered in the late 1950's. Replicas of the seven Terracotta 'Lydenburg heads' …
EventSA's Fifa membership reinstated
Thirty-one years after being expelled, South Africa had its membership of the Football International Federation Association (Fifa) reinstated on 3 July 1992…
PlaceErmelo
… it was reclassified a whites only area, according to the 1950 Group Area’s Act. This was done upon the request of the …
ArchiveJock Strachan: Artist, guerilla, fighter pilot, bomb maker, fisherman, humourist, writer, hero
… in Pietermaritzburg (1946-49), he won a scholarship in 1950 to study at Camberwell School of Art in London, with a … was married to his first wife, Jean…
ArticleGertrude Fester Biography by Nehal Patel
… By this time, policies, such as the Group Areas Act of 1950, the Population Registration Act, No. 30 of 1950 , and the Abolition of Passes and the…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… HSRC South African Social Attitudes Survey (SASAS), Round 17 (2020/21) Many will be shocked by the limited public … HSRC South African Social Attitudes…
Chapter 13 - The public participation process
… Round Table on Democratic Constitutional Development, 17 July 1995. The stated sentiments of key role-players and … languages. The distribution took place in…
ArticleNon-European Unity Movement (NEUM)
… as an appendix to this article. The Banning of Marxists In 1950 the government passed legislation banning movements that … under the terms of the Suppression…
ArchiveANC Statement on the death of Ray Alexander Simons, African National Congress, 12 September 2004
It is with deep sadness and regret that the African National Congress has learnt of the death today (12 September 2004) of Ray Alexander Simons, a champion of…
PlaceStellenberg, Stellenberg Avenue, Kenilworth
The Cape Dutch Homestead known as Stellenberg has played many roles during its long and interesting History – Farm dwelling, manor House, Country Retreat,…
PlaceDie Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerkgebou in Du Toit Street, Pretoria
… Prof. P.S. Dreyer (assistant) 1949-1952: Prof. E.S. Muller 1950-1963: Prof. S.P.J.J. van Rensburg 1952-1967: Ds. P.M. …
Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade Dubois”, Internal Bulletin of the International Communist League (B-L), no. 2, May 1935
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 53 - Remarks of Comrade …
Document 4 - “The Great Native Strike”, “ The International, 27 February 1920
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 4 - "The Great Native Strike", …
ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership projectAbstractThe Federation of South…
ArticleAnti-South African Indian Council (SAIC) Campaign
South African Indian Council (SAIC) In 1961, Indians were officially recognised as a permanent part of the South African population and the Department of…
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
Popular violence in the decade between 1984 and 1993 is well documented. Existing literature on this brutally violent chapter in the history of the liberation…
PlaceThe Durban Centre for Photography
The Durban Centre for Photography (DCP) was originally conceptualised and founded by Angela Buckalnd in 1995. The DCP opened at the BAT Centre, Durban, with an…
PlaceGoodman Gallery
… to remove ‘spear of the nation’ artwork”, Mail & Guardian, 17 May 2012. ↵ …
PlacePosthuys
Posthuys is considered of the earliest buildings along the False Bay Coastline and was built in the late 1600's as a lookout post for enemy ships entering…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… The entry from Van Riebeeck’s journal on the school, 17 April 1658, reads: Arrangements were started for …
PlaceOliver Tambo District Municipality
… transverses the Municipality and was the scene of the 1950 – 1962 Mpondo Revolt. The Municipal Area is furthermore …
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… Snape building protest is freely available to be viewed [17] . Aftermath The UCT Administrative Archives include a … sit-in website). < https://uct1968sitin…
Post-detention weapons
… provisions of the Suppression of Communism Act (SCA) of 1950, which were more far-reaching. Section 10 of this Act … The Internal Security Act (ISA) of 1976…