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EventThe Neptune, with 288* convicts on board, enters Simon’s Bay, with strong resistance from Cape inhabitants
… On 19 September 1849, The Neptune entered and anchored in Simon's Bay (now Simonstown) in the Cape, after being met with a furious city population in Table…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies
… the grave of Karl Marx. Dadoo was born on 5 September 1909 in Krugersdorp on, Gauteng . He and others, like P.S. Joshi, were inspired by the growing…
EventArtist William Cornwallis Harris starts his expedition from Cape Town to the Western Transvaal and the Magaliesburg Mountain
… Born in Kent on 2 April 1807, William Cornwallis Harris was a … embarked on an expedition to southern Africa. He arrived in Cape Town in June 1836, suffering…
Constitution of the ANC
… (a) To protect and advance the interest of all Africans in all matters affecting them. (b) To attain the freedom of … work for the unity and co-operation of…
”Report on Talks between the PAC and the OAU liberation Committee Sub-committee” by Potlako K. Leballo, Dar es Salaam, November 20,1968
… At their 13th Ordinary session in Algiers, last July, the OAU Committee of Eleven adopted … unity has been restored to the Movement. (Their emphasis). In the…
ArchiveReport on Talks between the PAC and the OAU liberation Committee Sub-committee by Potlako K. Leballo, Dar es Salaam, November 20,1968
… At their 13th Ordinary session in Algiers, last July, the OAU Committee of Eleven adopted … unity has been restored to the Movement. (Their emphasis). In the…
ArchiveThe Congress of the people
… happening at that time, and some very good things too. In 1955 a very great thing happened. We organized the … the Indian Congress and the Congress of…
PlaceWits School of Arts (WSOA)
… ranked as one of the top interdisciplinary school of arts in South Africa according to World Universities Ranking. … Campus and is at the heart of the…
PlaceNqweba was called Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
… The farming community of Kirkwood, in the heart of the Sundays River Valley, close to the town … regions of the Addo Elephant Park, would arguably remain in…
PlaceQuaqua
… created for the Southern Sotho people from a reserve in the Orange Free State (OFS) that had been granted to the … there were 20 000 residents, which…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… Cape, was born to John and Rebecca Fallows on 4 July 1789 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in England. He spent his spare time studying, especially … He went on…
PlaceOnderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute
… by the Department of Public Works and was completed in 1908 as the centre for the then bacteriological laboratory … site, at 'De Onderstepoort', 11km North…
Class Struggle
… of class struggle. All societies are divided into classes. In a capitalist society, the two main classes are the middle … A struggle continues at all levels…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… for their faith. Most of the 22 martyrs were killed in a single incident, on 3 June1886. In the last week of May the new King of pre-colonial Buganda, … of…
EventCastro decides to send troops to Angola to fight South Africa
… Cuba Fidel Castro decides to send Cuban troops to Angola in response to South Africa's invasion of the country. After … Angola provided support to liberation…
Speech by Nelson Mandela at Zionist Christian Church Easter Conference Moria, 3 April 1994
… his mouth, and taught them saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, 4.Blessed are … for they shall obtain mercy. 8…
Jail
… this time we were working with the M-Plan and we had cells in the ANC. This man who was giving evidence against me was … magistrate said, 'Well, since you've…
PlaceCoornhoop Dovecot, Dixton Road, Mowbray
… In 1657-58 land in this area was granted to 14 free burghers, who were … year, sold it to Thielman Hendricx, who was murdered in 1673. After that the farm…
PlaceLeeuwenhof, Official Residence of the Premier of Cape Town
… Proclaimed as a National Monument in 1966. Leeuwenhof, the official residence of the Premier of … one of the finest old flat-roofed, double-storied Houses in…
“No Room for Racialism at Natal University”: Statement, June 1956
… Dr G. M. Naicker, President of the Natal Indian Congress, in a statement to New Age .] While in the herrenvolk climate of South Africa Dr Malherebe’s ……
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… the Belgian Congo, the Republic of Congo was established in 1960. The fight for independence was initially led by … the Republic of Congo was plagued by…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
… Indian Congress (NIC). The NIC had grown more radical in its attitude to apartheid after the Second World War and … alliance" between a small section of "big…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… and D.F. Malan were the most prominent White politicians in South Africa. In 1933 Hertzog and Smuts formed an alliance that culminated in the merger of the…
EventBeyers Naudé is served with his second banning order
… system. The Sharpeville Massacre was a turning point in Naudé life, as it was this event that inspired him to end … particularly with regard to the role that…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… Piet Retief's visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship … between the Zulu and the Voortrekkers. Retief was in…
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… of the Voortrekker leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans … Colony for various contested and…
PlaceRobert Sobukwe Town, was called Graaf-Reinet
… The oldest town in the Eastern Cape, the fourth oldest in South Africa and certainly one of the most atmospheric, Graaff-Reinet lies enclosed by a bend in…
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… Pallo Jordan, opened a community library at Mbuzini in the Mpumalanga Province, known as the Mbuzini Samora … Machel and his compatriots were returning from…
EventSouth Africa signs agreement with Switzerland to support the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
… by great political and socio-economic inequality. In order to address this, the African National Congress (ANC) … poverty and addressing the lack of social…
The Wankie Campaign
… trained. I`m saying this because I personally participated in the preparations. A lot of time was allocated for the detachment to be together in the bush to…