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ArchiveThe making of the working class: Part 14 - Resistance during the 50`s and 60`s
… The making of the working class: Part 14 - Resistance during the 50`s and 60`s …
The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921
… The Promise of the Impossible Revolution: The Cape Town Industrial Socialist League, 1918 - 1921 …
EventCharles Darwin and the HMS Beagle reached the Galapagos Islands
… Darwin's experience in the Galapagos would be the principle inspiration for his work, On The Origin of Species, one of those rare scientific works … …
ArchiveZambia, the ANC and the struggle against apartheid 1964-1990
… A short dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Artium in History in the Faculty of Arts, at the Rand…
EventBritish Parliament passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
… On this date, The British Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The Act outlawed all slave trade within … British Parliament passes the…
ArchiveThe Little Freedom Fighter with the Ponytail by Greg Ardé
… Who will listen to this feisty little woman with the grey ponytail and caftan? Greg Arde spoke to Fatima Meer, once a shining light in the fight against…
1. The whole Coolies petition the Durban Corporation for better wages
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai 'The whole Coolies in this Barrack' wrote to the…
EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… During the Anglo-Zulu war Lord Chelmsford, commander of the British forces, took over the buildings of the Swedish Mission at Rorke's Drift, near … The…
ArchiveThe politics of the South African Communist Party 1962 - 1990
… A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Political Studies, University of…
EventThe Springbok rugby team receives the State President Sports Award
… On 20 February 1970, the Springbok rugby team was presented with the State President Sports Award. The event took place in the Lady Ann Barnard Room at the ……
ArchiveTo the people of Natal: race riots and the nation
… This pamphlet is written with the specific purpose of concentrating on the relationship between the African and Indian sections of the Non-Europeans, and how…
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
… On 21 August 1900 the Boers and the British again clashed in what became known as the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal). The battle lasted six … Pretorius F. …
EventFirst Fietas Festival to celebrate the legacy of the community
… The ex-residents and those who remember aim to reclaim their heritage, to restore themselves and the vital legacy of a community, through a festival that…
Eye of the Needle - Chapter 1 - The Necessity of Utopian Thinking
… From the book: The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner There are two kinds of "impossibility": the absolute impossibility and the "other things being equal"…
EventEnd of the road for the Union Jack in Africa
… In a historic move, the Union Jack was lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia was declared … End of…
EventThe first recognised AIDS cases are reported in the USA
… On 5 June 1981, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) reported … found in patients with weakened immune systems. These were the first …
EventThe Natal Legislature plans to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill
… On 28 June 1894 the Natal Legislature planned to introduce the Indian Franchise Bill intended for disenfranchising Indians. On the previous day (27 June 1894…
EventDie Burger publishes the term 'Apartheid' for the first time
… was published by an Afrikaner political correspondent of the Nationalist newspaper, Die Burger, which was written using the pseudonym ‘Dawie.’ The article…
EventMoïse-Kapenda Tshombé becomes the Prime Minister of the Congo
… On 10 July 1964 MoÁ¯se-Kapenda Tshombé, leader of the Confederation of Tribal Associations of Katanga, became the Prime Minister of the Congo (now known as…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
… The last conventional battle of the South African War (1899-1902), the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal) ended. The battle ended … Pretorius F. ‘The Second…
Document 31 - The Negotiating Forum: resolution on the transition process
… In 1922, following the strikes and bloodshed in Johannesburg in the early months of that year, of which much history has been … Sidney P. Bunting and I were…
EventThe use of Dutch is ratified in the Cape parliament
… In 1873 the Dutch language was accepted in the Cape Parliament. This was subsequent to a petition that was submitted to parliament by the District of Albert …
Launch of The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner
… of inspiration, Richard Turner was a central figure in the white South African student movement and key in its radicalization. Turner acquired his doctorate…
EventThe Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court
… Frederik Bezuidenhout owned a farm east of the Cape Colony. After reports surfaced that he was allegedly … to a nearby cave where he was later discovered and…
ArchiveSubmissions to the Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Security of the State from the National Union of South African Students
… Submissions prepared for the Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to the Security of the State (chaired by Justice H J Potgieter) by the National ……
We Shall Win - Statement at the Meeting of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid to launch the International Anti-Apartheid year by O. R. Tambo, New York, 21 March 1978
… Thirty-three years have passed since the Second World War came to an end with the defeat of Nazi Germany and her allies. In this period … experience of the…
ArchiveAssessment of the current political situation and the way forward
… Assessment of the current political situation and the way forward by the African National Congress Political Military Committee. … Assessment of the current…
PlaceAmatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River
… Waterhole in the sandy bed of the, Nwaswitsonto River, in the Kruger National Park! The name is Tsonga for 'at the … Amatsukeni, Waterhole in the Sandy Bed…
EventThe Population Registration Bill is read for the first time
… The Population Registration Bill was read for the first time in Parliament. The Bill was a cornerstone of the Apartheid policy as it … Conlon, P.J., (2006),…
ArchiveThe socio-political and economic crisis in the apartheid system
… ANC paper on the socio-political and economic crisis in the apartheid system, prepared for the regional and national preparatory committees. Covers the … The…