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EventGermany invades Poland, starting World War II
… 4 347 who were killed in action or died of wounds), 14 363 wounded and 16 430 captured or missing. More than 7 …
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… farm attacks flocked to urban areas for protection. By 14 January the violence had spread as far as Omarasa, north …
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… the country. The conflict broke out during the winter of 1986, at the height of the school boycott. It also marked …
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… after the CHAP team visits Winterveld, north of Pretoria. 1986 January, Asvat launches a campaign to save forty …
ArticleHistory of the Rape Crisis Trust in Cape Town
… 1984. A second shelter was opened in the Western Cape in 1986 by RCCT (Anderson, 1988). Organisations like POWA and …
Book launch: Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim
… and equality. Date: Saturday 18 October 2025 Time: 14:00 - 16:00 Venue: The Witness Office, 225 Hoosen Haffajee …
PlaceBuffalo Bay Beach, Goukamma Nature Reserve
… a few kilometers drive from Knysna. The beach is part of a 14 km stretch of sand that is sheer bliss to all visitors. …
PlaceSteenbras Nature Reserve, near Gordons Bay
… Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) 8:30 – 14:30 …
EventStompie Seipei's murderer goes to jail
… Court sentences Jerry Richardson to death for the murder 14-year-old Stompie Seipei. Stompie Seipei was a child …
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… homelands (South African Institute for Race Relations, 1986: 358) 19June: the Immorality and Prohibition of Mixed … (South African Institute for Race…
ArticleThe South African Communist Party and May Day – Some Key Moments
… of the GNU) and Mandela had to be evacuated. [14] Figure 4: Jeremy Cronin, the general secretary of the … urged to make RDP a success”, Cape Argus, 2 May…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… can't make decisions who is orphaned from joy and peace [14] Serote described that men throughout history who oppress … no. 80, 1992, pp. 148. www.jstor.org…
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… on initiation and the role of specialised knowledge. [14] Not just anyone could join or call themselves part of the … beyond. New York City: Palgrave…
ArticleA list of South African Shipwrecks
… There were a total of 378 people on board, including 14 women and 25 children. On 26 March the Arniston separated … to her rescue from St Helena. Three years…
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… the issue of a conditional passport to be “blackmail.” 14 October, The Minister of Sport, Dr. Piet Koornhof, says in … United crowned PSL champions for the…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… as an essential element of the liberation struggle. In 1986 Hlatshwayo and Qabula were asked by shop stewards to put … system, rather than through innate…
Why protect worker’s rights?
… to strike to force Bader to grant it rights under section 14 of the Labour Relations Act. This section gave a union …
ArticleAnti-pass campaigns, 1910s
… the Bantu Women's league (BWL). This was formed in 1913/14 as a branch of the ANC. At the time women were not …
Black Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War 2, 1900-1902
… deaths in camps are officially calculated at a minimum of 14 154 (more than 1 in 10), though G. Benneyworth estimates …
ArchivePhotography pundit David Goldblatt takes ex-offender portrait series to British jails by Matsepo, 2 June 2017
… Must Fall Movement. Main Library, University of Cape Town, 14 May 2016 Goldblatt is one of South Africa’s leading …
PlaceKing Edward VII High School, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg
… in the Transvaal under the Milner scheme. On the 14 April 1902, the school opened in Johannesburg. It …
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… and was given refuge by the Zulu king, Dinizulu. On 14 April 1906, the Natal Government offered a reward of £500 …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… in 1957. © A copy of Alf Kumalo’s photograph I remember 14 June nostalgically. In spite of the difficult times, we …
Document 24 - De Klerk’s reply to Nelson Mandela
COSATU SPECIAL EXCO PRESS STATEMENT ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS. The COSATU Executive Committee met in a special session today. (04.05.96) The Executive…
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… the official opposition in three provinces: Limpopo (14.43%, 7 seats); Mpumalanga (12.79%, 4 seats) and North West … got in 2014. It increased the number of…
PlaceBuffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and East London
… "Gompo" is the Xhosa name for the area around Cove Rock, a 14-meter-high sandstone rock formation near East London, …
PlaceShipwreck Trail, Eastern Cape
… the hike is not overly strenuous, covering between 7 and 14 kilometres a day. Days are spent walking the beaches of …
EventZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe becomes president
… 63 per cent of the national vote. The elections, held on 14 February 1980 following the Lancaster House Agreement that …
PlaceFietas Museum, Johannesburg
Established in 1894 to the west of central Johannesburg, Fietas (today known as Pageview) was once the city’s "Malay location" and home to a large Indian…
ArchiveBiography of Mariama Bâ by Lauren Daugherty
… of the promotion of African women” (So Long a Letter, 14). [5] By choosing the man her mother didn’t approve of … her dedication and extensive footnotes and…