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Following fierce opposition to the Advocate General’s Bill, the government refers it to a Parliamentary Select Committee.
… a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, Westport: Greenwood. … Following fierce opposition to the Advocate General’s Bill, the…
Letter dated 29 January 1952 from the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister to the A.N.C.
… Letter dated 29 January 1952 from the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister to the A.N.C. …
Letter dated 29 January 1952 from the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister to the A.N.C.
… Letter dated 29 January 1952 from the Private Secretary to the Prime Minister to the A.N.C. …
At their annual meeting in Sweden, Nordic development ministers decided to continue support to the ANC.
… meeting in Sweden, Nordic development ministers decided to continue support to the ANC. …
At their annual meeting in Sweden, Nordic development ministers decided to continue support to the ANC.
… meeting in Sweden, Nordic development ministers decided to continue support to the ANC. …
In response to the Yemen dispute, Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser threatens to invade Saudi Arabia.
… In response to the Yemen dispute, Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser threatens to invade Saudi Arabia. …
Algeria’s president proposes new national constitution, dropping references to socialism and opening the door to a multiparty s
… proposes new national constitution, dropping references to socialism and opening the door to a multiparty s …
The government is to establish a special Cabinet committee to look at the problems of urban Blacks.
… The government is to establish a special Cabinet committee to look at the problems of urban Blacks. …
The government grants internal self-government to two further ‘homelands’, namely to Venda and Gazankulu territories.
… The government grants internal self-government to two further ‘homelands’, namely to Venda and Gazankulu territories. …
Sirr al-Khatim al-Khalifa, the Sudanese prime minister, admits to providing aid to Congolese rebels.
… al-Khatim al-Khalifa, the Sudanese prime minister, admits to providing aid to Congolese rebels. …
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… asked a number of African leaders, "Do we really want to get rid of the white man?" The following is the reply of Chief Lutuli.] My reply to the question is…
Indian South Africans timeline 1950-1959
… Emergency in 1960 . He was first banned in 1962. From 1978 to 1990 he was bound by the restrictions of his 1950 listing. 1951 May, … homes at the Magazine…
BiographyHaile Selassie I
… Ras Makonnen Wolde Michael. Selassie traced his linage back to Menelik I, who was credited with being the child of King … the wing of his uncle Menelik II…
BiographyNöel Robb
… When she was quite young, her father brought the family to Cape Town , her mother’s birthplace. The family stayed … Francis Charles Robb (Frank). In 1947,…
BiographyMaggie Resha
… baskets and dictation. When Resha was ten, she was sent back to live with her parents to attend the local school, Ramohlakoana, as it was …
BiographyMagdaline ‘Maggie’ Resha
… baskets and dictation. When Resha was ten, she was sent back to live with her parents to attend the local school, Ramohlakoana, as it was …
BiographyThamsanqa “Thami” Mnyele
… his father and mother separated, and Thami was sent to live with his brother, and later his uncle. By the late sixties, his mother sent him to a boarding…
EventDue to insufficient evidence South African police are cleared of charges with regards to the death of Steve Biko
… the anti-apartheid movement. He gave up studying medicine to devote himself to the "struggle", and founded the Black Consciousness … and in 1973 he became a…
BiographyFred Carneson
… was born on 13th January 1920 in Goodwood, Cape Town to Anthony and Annie Carneson, a poor Catholic working class … were both almost illiterate though his…
BiographyAhmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada
… Ahmed Mohamed "Kathy" Kathrada was born on 21 August 1929, to Indian immigrant parents in Schweizer Reneke, a small town … Meer and J.N. Singh. At the age…
Working Life - Factories, Township and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 - Themes to Think About
… and Popular Culture 1886 - 1940 by Luli Callinicos Themes to Think About This Feature has shown how working life changed for the millions of people who came…
29. Removal to locations: the people are terrified
… 1899, the Transvaal Government announced its intention to proceed with the demarcation of locations for Asiatic residence in terms of Law 3 of 1885. In a…
De Klerk pays tribute to Mandela’s ‘unique contribution’
… sons". He said Nelson Mandela made a "unique contribution" to constitutional democracy and nation-building. "It was with … death of Nelson Mandela. My wife,…
FW de Klerk’s speech to Parliament, 2 February 1990
… representative leaders of the entire population is able to ensure lasting peace. The alternative is growing violence, … well-being of all in this country is…
A tribute to international solidarity support for Southern Africa
… I wish to extend to you warmest greetings from His Excellency Dr Sam Nujoma, … the apartheid regime. It therefore gives me great pleasure to be invited here…
BiographyMimi Coertse
… with no more than a beautiful voice and 2 burning ambition to become an opera singer. She studied at the Vienna Academy … the youngest singer in the history…
“Let Me Live - Letter to a European”: June 1946
… "let Me Live - Letter To A European": June 1946 8 Dear friend, I am addressing this letter to you in the hope that you would read it with sympathy and … the…
EventCourt approves same-sex couple's right to marry
… twelve years, Cecelia Bonthuys had been refused the right to marry on the basis of the common law interpretation of marriage. The couple decided to…
80. Local affairs committees: a means to an end
… committees, was introduced in 1963. These bodies were to be given increasing powers over the years in the running … basic municipal franchise. Various laws…
EventSA colonies meet to consider and adopt the South Africa Act, which leads to the Union of South Africa
… and the Orange River Colony respectively, were added to Britain's existing South African territories - the Cape Colony and Natal. It was British government…