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About 5 000 people gather on the Parade in Cape town to protest against the decision of Lord Grey, British colonial minister, t
… About 5 000 people gather on the Parade in Cape town to protest against the decision of Lord Grey, British colonial minister, t …
Alwyn Petrus Burger, founder of the charity service of the Dutch Reformed Church in Transvaal, is born in Montagu, Cape Provinc
… Alwyn Petrus Burger, founder of the charity service of the Dutch Reformed Church in Transvaal, is born in Montagu, Cape Provinc …
Lord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as governor with a mandate to further develop the colony and to improve conditions fo
… Lord Charles Somerset arrives in the Cape as governor with a mandate to further develop the colony and to improve conditions fo …
India announces that a preliminary conference will be held on 6 February 1950 in Cape Town to discuss the procedure of the prop
… preliminary conference will be held on 6 February 1950 in Cape Town to discuss the procedure of the prop …
A proclamation by Commander R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of
… (2004). Milestones, The Star, 4 December. … R.C. Dryer is ratified by British Letters Patent, and the annexation of Walvis Bay to the Cape of …
The government moves ANC leader Nelson Mandela from the private clinic in Cape Town, where he has been recovering from tubercul
… The government moves ANC leader Nelson Mandela from the private clinic in Cape Town, where he has been recovering from tubercul …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Lord Frederick S. Roberts arrives at the Cape, replacing Sir Redvers Buller as commander-in-chief of the Brit
… Burne, J. (ed)(1989). Chronicle of the World, (Sl): Longman Chronicle | Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. … Anglo-Boer…
The Battle of Blaauwberg takes place, and part of the defending force capitulates two days later. Cape Governor Janssens and th
… The Battle of Blaauwberg takes place, and part of the defending force capitulates two days later. Cape Governor Janssens and th …
Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign as prime minister of the Cape, because of his involvement in the Jameson Raid.
… Burne, J. (ed)(1989). Chronicle of the World, (Sl): Longman Chronicle … Cecil John Rhodes is forced to resign as prime minister of the Cape, because of his…
Response of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address - National Assembly, Cape Town, 15 February 2007
… Response of The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the debate on the State of the Nation Address - National Assembly, Cape Town, 15 February 2007 …
Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate of the State of the Nation Address: National Assembly, Cape Town: February 17, 2005.
… Response of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Debate of the State of the Nation Address: National Assembly, Cape Town: February 17, 2005. …
BiographyShapurji Sorabji
… merchant in Charlestown, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). The Indian community wanted to test the Immigration … He came from Natal and was the first from that…
BiographyMatsie Angelina Motshekga [Angie Motshekga]
… Province). She received her primary education at different schools in Soweto (ANC Women’s League, 2021), and matriculated from the Matatiele Boarding School…
BiographyTsepo Tiisetso Letlaka
… Tsepo Tiisetso Letlaka was born in 1925 in the Transkei,Cofimvaba, where his parents were both teachers, … at Fort Hare and was the league's first president…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Second Joint Sitting of the Third Democratic Parliament Cape Town: February 11 2005
… Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Second Joint Sitting of the Third Democratic Parliament Cape Town: February 11 2005 …
The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape to officials who wanted to farm, to
… The Chamber of XVII orders Jan Van Riebeeck to restrict the allocation of farms at the Cape to officials who wanted to farm, to …
Joan van Arkel, the first minister of religion at the Cape, arrives in Table Bay on board the Nieu Middelburg. Date is given as
… Joan van Arkel, the first minister of religion at the Cape, arrives in Table Bay on board the Nieu Middelburg. …
Some 200,000 Coloured workers stay away from work (15 – 16 September) in the Cape Town area. The extent of the strike is unex
… workers stay away from work (15 – 16 September) in the Cape Town area. The extent of the strike is unex …
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… The need for a controlled labour force: Indentured Labourers … from the Indian subcontinent having been brought to the Cape. In the decades 1690 to 1725 over…
Lecture by President Thabo Mbeki delivered on the occasion of the 30th Anniversary of the death of Stephen Bantu Biko, 12 September 2007, Cape Town
… We meet here today to commemorate the death of an outstanding young South African patriot, Stephen Bantu Biko. The bloody decade of the 1970s in our country,…
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… youth irrespective of race Encouraging the youth to join trade unions Ensuring that women participated fully in … The first youth congress was formed in the…
BiographyJoel Mabi Lengisi
… Joel Mabi Lengisi was born in 1920 at the Sitholeni Location, Engcobo, [Eastern Province, now Eastern Cape], Lengisi later moved to East London African…
Document 11 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Annual Conference Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923
… Agenda, St Phillips School, Chapel Street. District 6, Cape Town, 18 January 1923 1. Minimum or Standard rate of wages for all the African Workers throughout…
Laaiplek, Velddrif, West Coast of Cape Town
… Almost indistinguishable from Velddrif, Laaiplek lies on the west side of of the Town closest to the sea, its name derived from its … here, stroll along the…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
… on 19 April 1980, high school and tertiary students in the African, Coloured and Indian areas of the Western Cape embarked on a class boycott. This became a…
Document 105 - John Gomas, “Cape Town: Liberation League Activities”, South African Worker, 17 April 1937
… against Discriminatory Legislation To protest against the new proposed colour bar legislation a mass meeting was held in the City Hall, Cape Town, on March…
Grade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… people's bid for total independence and freedom by 1963 (Cape Times, 1960). Sobukwe subsequently announced that: … English was made compulsory as a medium…
BiographyRev George Wauchope
… Rev George Wauchope was born in South Africa. He joined the South African Student Organisation (SASO) while studying at the University of Fort Hare in the…
Verbatim Minutes: Meeting 27, 28 and 29 April 1977, Cape Town
… Minutes of a meeting between representatives of the South African Government and Ambassadors and other … Verbatim Minutes: Meeting 27, 28 and 29 April 1977,…
EventOn 17th November 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town
… 1921 Professor Richard van der Ross was born in Plumstead, Cape Town. He completed his higher education diploma at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 1940…