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PlaceBonteheuwel
… construction of housing in Bonteheuwel (proper) started in 1961 and was completed in 1964. In the 2001 national census, … construction of housing in…
NDCA Statement, 3 April 2012
… handed out to them by the NDC of the ANC will be held on 12 April 2012 at 9am on the 6th Floor of Luthuli House. The …
Robben Island
… roads, a power station, a new water supply and houses. In 1961 it started being used as a prison again. During …
ArticleTransport in the air
… Sputnik, which means 'travelling mate' in Russian. In 1961 the Russian Yuri Gagarin became the first person to go …
PlaceOviston Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape
… side of the Gariep Dam . The Reserve has an Area of 16 000 Hectares. This Dam, which is the largest Dam in South … namely: 'Komweer' Lodge which is a…
PlaceCradock Division
… the district of Graaff-Reinet on 21 January 1814, and on 12 March 1825 it was transferred to the new district of … the division: 1841 census: 6,300 residents…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… the following of the UN Charter inside South Africa. In 1961 United Nations Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold … and the Security Council echoed this call…
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
… Sipho Ngomane of Nelspruit started running at the age of 16 after playing soccer initially. On 16 June 2005, Ngomane won the 80th Comrades Marathon race, … …
EventThe Comoros declared an Independent State
… more. Internal autonomy was granted to The Comoros in 1961 however this was eventually overruled following a …
EventElsa, the lioness made famous by Joy Adamson’s book Born Free, dies in Kenya
… Babesia felis, a tick-borne blood disease, on 24 January 1961. Joy documented her experience with Elsa in a book …
Dawn
… we Sizwe (meaning Spear of the Nation) was founded in 1961 as the military wing of the African National Congress, …
EventUmkhonto we Sizwe bombs Church Street, Pretoria
… ↵ [iv] 1983: Car bomb in South Africa kills 16. 2016. [Online]. Available: … ↵ [vi] 1983: Car bomb in South Africa kills 16. 2016. [Online]. Available: … …
EventDorothy Fischer becomes the first South African woman to undergo a heart transplant
… and became the longest surviving patient. She lived for 12 years afterwards. She was South Africa's fifth heart … "She lived her larger-than-life existence…
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African…
EventThe Association of Chambers of Commerce issued a “no work, no pay, no penalty” statement
… work, no pay’ to workers who stayed away from work on June 16. The statement was released after the United Democratic … to issue a call for a one day work…
Steve Biko National Conference 2014
20 Years of Democracy: STILL CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO NATION-BUILDING 9h00-9h30 – Registration & Tea 9h45-10h00 – Welcome 10h00-11h30- Panel Discussion…
ArticleIndian Indentured Labour in Natal 1860-1911
… to be 10 shillings, 11 shillings for the second year and 12 shillings for the third year. This was in accordance with … to pay the sum of £3 per annum for…
Regional Formation Schools.” Report in SASO Newsletter, September 1970
… a conference held at Pietermaritzburg on 25 and 26 March 1961. This conference was attended by 1 500 delegates from … Conference held in Pietermaritzburg -…
ArticleWages Commission
Soon after the 1971 garment workers’ strike at Currie’s Fountain, three students from the Durban campus of the University of Natal –David Hemson, Halton…
ArticleThe legacy of the French Revolution
… of the Rights of Man, which became part of French law on 16 August 1789. This document was based on the ideas of …
Event2000 Students march through Cape Town
… the march. The students at the Cape were influenced by the 16 June 1976 uprising of Soweto school children to take … better education. Click here for a…
The First Slaves at the Cape
… The first mention of Anthony is made by Van Riebeeck on 12 March 1655, when he notes that Anthony has ‘quite … killed by the KhoiKhoi. The journal entry from…
Africa South
… available. The last and final publication was issued in 1961. Ronald M. Segal claimed to be a socialist, and was an …
Indian Opinion
… The final issue of this newspaper was produced in August 1961 after 58 years of existence. …
PlaceGreenmarket Square, Cape Town.
… National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 February 1961. …
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
… successful South African Broadway style hit, King Kong. In 1961 Masekela went into exile after the political unrest …
EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… of the South African Council of Churches. On 16 April 1981, Tutu was arrested by the South African … was confiscated, barring him from travelling overseas…
EventEllen Johnson-Sirleaf, becomes the first woman to be Head of State in Africa
… historic inauguration as President of Liberia was on 16 January, 2006. She became the 24th President of Liberia. … she was re-elected in November 2011, and…
PlaceThe Simon's Town Mosque
… was officially opened amid great fanfare on Thursday 12 July 1923 at 1.00pm, by Mr Runciman. It was a festive … mountain in this quaint little town. Being…
ArticleThe Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… as the BCM. From 17 years of age, up until his death on 12 September 1977, Biko had an illustrious political career …