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ArticleSouth Africa in the 1970s
… these mine workers were on strike against poverty wages. 12 were killed and 38 were wounded. In 1969 about 1 000 … These strikes swept throughout the…
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… awards include: the Hertzog Prize in 1970, 1986 and 1995; the SAUK Prize for African TV dramas 1990; the Stals …
EventThe Motsuenyane Commission finds the African National Congress (ANC) guilty of abuse in its camps
… in place with regard to abuses committed by its members.In 1995, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was set up, in …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969 1960 March 16, The Boycott Movement, in London, is renamed the … issues a ban, prohibiting all public meetings of more than…
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… and 124 deaths. 8 March- Italy issues a lockdown of around 16 million people in the country’s Lombardy region, in an … cases jump dramatically from 24 to 262…
ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
… the secret police had started taking notice. By the age of 16, Anton had already been detained several times. He became … arrived at the house on Church…
Biography: Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Liberia's 'Iron Lady' by Alistair Boddy-Evans updated 08 August 2016
… - to the benefit of the Americo-Liberian elite. On 12 April 1980 Master Sergeant Samuel Kayon Doe, a member of … Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, took…
ArchiveA Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai
… to his brother in India 11. A Brahman seeks work in Natal 12. The pickled money-order receipt 13. Wife lays bigamy … indentured labourers 15. My son…
ArticleThe Youth Struggle
… in demonstrations that culminated in the infamous June 16 uprising . 1976 - June 16 and Youth Politics in South Africa The 1970s period was a … a number of…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… are refused admission into the Transvaal. September 12, The Transvaal British Indian Association, under the … of existing licences and businesses owned by…
ArticleA Luta Continua Dialogues, Episode 2: Policing and Resistance
… The Marikana Massacre The Marikana Massacre took place on 16 August 2012, in the town of Marikana in the North West … for workers. In December 2016, Napoleon…
EventBeverly Palesa Ditsie is the first out lesbian woman to address the United Nations about LGBT rights
… On 13 September 1995, Beverley Palesa Ditsie made a statement at the Beijing …
EventWayne Ferreira was born on this day
… ranking ever, when he was placed 6th in the world in May 1995.[iii] Ferreira competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, …
EventKen Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and environmental activist, is executed
… and was sentenced to death by hanging. On 11 November 1995, Saro Wiwa was executed, as were the other eight …
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… charges on 11 October 1996. Sources: Books: Fraser, R. (1995). Keesing's Records of World Events: Longman: London, p. …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… in Twentieth Century South Africa . London, Routledge, 1995. Peires, Jeff. The Dead Will Arise . Johannesburg, …
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
… Mike Atherton batted for over 10 hours to save the Test in 1995. In 2003 it hosted the World Cup final, as Australia …
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… as well as a national advertising campaign. On 15 January 1995 the media campaign was launched and this was just before … Programme. In the time period of…
Chapter 3: The Role of the Police and the Government in Vigilante Activities
… other townships in and around Durban. During this time, 16-year-old Gloria Manunu Mtolo of KwaMakhutha and 24-year … Week , 29 May 1994, p. 10. SADF unto it,…
PlaceA History of Ottosdal and Letsopa
… nearby Bantustan Itsoseng because of the Group Areas Act. [12] Furthermore, Makweteng was sandwiched between a farm … were living in Letsopa, and between…
Soweto forty years on: The Black student rebellion of 1976 by Professor Noor Nieftagodien
… of secondary school students increased from approximately 12,500 to more than 34,000. What these figures highlight is … The spirit of Tiro In retrospect, the…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… long term to socialism. The ANC came to power in 1994. In 1995, the ANC adopted the Reconstruction and Development …
The Cillie Commission of Inquiry into the Soweto uprisings, holds its first public hearing
… Commission of Inquiry into the uprisings in Soweto on 16 June, 1976, held its first public hearing in Johannesburg. … people were injured during the…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Consultative Conference: Speeches and Resolutions
… Consultative Conference in Johannesburg, December 14-16, 1990. Includes speech by Oliver Tambo, keynote address by … of Oliver Tambo at a public rally in…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… the themes of anti-imperialism and anti-big capital’. [12] DC Boonzaier, a gifted cartoonist, amplified these themes … Voortrekker Pers The first edition of…
Passage to Natal - The Journey
… departed from Madras and arrived at Port Natal on 16 November 1860 . The first four immigrants were Davarum, …
Education Feature from Frene Ginwala's Thesis
Originally no provision was made for the education of Indians. The Reverend Stott of the Wesleyan Mission established a school for Indian labourers in 1868 and…
ArchivePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… black people. After all these things happen out of sight. 12 By moving the horrors of apartheid within view, … your documentation, the record...the…
EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… to become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995. This could be seen as making a clean break with …
EventHouse of Representatives impeaches American President Bill Clinton
… In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a recent university graduate, began …