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A growing urban African population
… taking in tenants intensified. It was not uncommon to have 16 rooms on a stand of 50 by 100 feet, and sometimes there …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… to the commission, it was lawful for an Indian boy of 16 and an Indian girl of 13 to marry. The Durban cemetery was …
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… to the safety of the public and the vote stood at 128 to 16 in favour of the banning. Only the four Native …
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… areas including Soweto. The Bag Factory consists of 16 studios, workshop spaces and a gallery in an urban context …
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… coups have been recorded in Guinea-Bissau, with another 16 coups attempted, plotted, or alleged. Held in December …
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… Nyovest” was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most …
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… Upon his return, he attended his trial which commenced on 16 November 1964. Fischer then went underground early in 1965 … Fischer reinstated on Roll , from…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… he was buried in the Pretoria Church Street cemetery on 16 December 1904. References: "This week in African History" …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1930-1939
… 1933 A 1933 report of the Durban Town Council noted that 16 100 Indians lived in housing categorised as 'unsuitable … were living in stables previously used…
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… were only interested in the gold. Cortes came with 16 horses (which the Aztecs had never seen before), 14 … Antilles. In 1816, after it had changed ownership…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1804 - 1899 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… part of the Colony. They remained there until September 16, 1846 when the "Malay Corps" was demobilised after the … at the South Beach [Port Natal, later…
The Many Faces of Apartheid Repression
… trials have been completed: treason trials: 3 trials, 16 accused, 9 convicted; ISA-type trials: 190 trials, 785 … in this document. Formal repression of…
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
… he encountered. He killed 8 people and seriously wounded 16 before he was confronted and stopped by Simon Mukondoleli, …
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… , with Albert Luthuli elected the president-general on 16 October 1952. Following his election, Luthuli's movements …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… Branch - Chapter 15 The Final Prize: On Trial - Chapter 16 The Final Prize: Inside and Out - Chapter 17 The Final …
Abdullah Ibrahim and the Politics of Jazz in South Africa
… declared support for the ANC. Soon after its release in 1976, Ibrahim was exiled. But, because of the very nature of … his personal life were reflected in…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… only. This ethos was rooted in the student action of 1976 . The magazine worked to link cultural creation to … a critique of the English South African…
Liberation organisations
… black workers began to form trade unions. After the 1976 Soweto Uprising, trade unions and their workers began to … government. Cosas and Azaso In the…
PlaceDullstroom, Mpumalanga in the Emalaheni Municipality District
Dullstroom dates back to the 1880’s and was name after its Dutch founder, Wolterus Dull, and the many Rivers found in the Area, hence the suffix- ‘stroom’,…
ArticleApartheid crumbles, Women in the turmoil of the 1980s
… (UWCO), 1981 As a result of parent's reactions to the 1976 uprisings and their aftermath, ex-Federation of South …
ArticleRobert Mcbride timeline
… station. Their trainer is a Black man named Enoch Blood. 1976 Robert McBride, aged 13, is arrested while challenging …
Article”People’s Power!”, 1986
… the UDF was managing to prolong the people's revolt. In 1976 - 1977, the uprising had not managed to sustain itself, …
Nelson Mandela Correspondence around birthdays and anniversaries
… then be fresh and solid as we drive back to 8115. 29 June 1976 …
Political report by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the African National Congress, 17 June 1985, Kabwe, Zambia
… it had from its imperialist allies. The events of 1974-1976, however, also confirmed the importance of independent … to disclose that in the course of this…
Political Report of the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the ANC by O. R. Tambo, Kabwe, Zambia, June 1985
… it had from its imperialist allies. The events of 1974-1976, however, also confirmed the importance of independent … to disclose that in the course of this…
PlaceNzhelele Nature Reserve
The superior administrative division is Vhembe District Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 813 metres. It…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… economic policy and constitutional negotiations. 16 March, It was announced that talks between Government … 9 May, Nelson Mandela begins a six-nation African…
Cape Town Book Sale 2017
… tell you that you have a right to be excited. From Friday, 16 to Sunday, 18 June 2017 the V&A Waterfront will become the …
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… Choabi in London on August 19, 1991. Seretse was born on 16 May 1936 in Bothaville, Kimberley. He attended primary …