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PlaceWelgelegen Homestead, next to Mosterts Mill
In 1657 the VoC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven Bothma, who then established a Farm he…
PlaceWonderboom National Airport, Tshwane
… the Airport being able to receive its first Boeing 737 in 1982. Wonderboom was originally only an airstrip owned by the …
PlaceAnagob, a Mountain Peak in Northern Cape
… Hill 926 m high, situated 18 km North-East of Riemvasmaak and 60 km North-West of …
ArchiveCall to all women of Johannesburg
White background with two black blocks on right hand side and one green box on left hand side with white lettering. Two thin black border lines. Notice of…
PlaceKlein Zoar, Wemyss Road, Brooklyn, Cape Town
The house probably dates from the 18th century and is alleged to have been the home of Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, performed the heroic deed for which he…
Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984
… were in the forefront of these shop floor struggles. In 1982 FOSATU unions organised 145 strikes, involving about 90 … in the struggle against apartheid…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 4 - The Township Uprising, September-November 1984 by Noor Nieftagodien
… were in the forefront of these shop floor struggles. In 1982 FOSATU unions organised 145 strikes, involving about 90 … in the struggle against apartheid…
”ASINAMALI”, WE HAVE NO MONEY
… the same distance back to Alexandra again - a total of 18 miles! Cyclists' tyres were punctured by arrogant … 1950-51 Wage Determination £1 16s. 4d…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held at Port Elizabeth
… Sash Annual National Conference held at Port Elizabeth on 18 to 21 October 1965. Discussed: Minutes of 1964 National …
ArticleThe International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF)
… the Eastern Cape, IDAF’s legal fees amounted to a massive £12,500 for the year, especially since many activists were … IDAF. Banned in South Africa: security…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… at MIT for a short while before quitting academia in 1982. He spent the next 25 years working in the greater … (FOR), a national interfaith peace fellowship …
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… Miller. Abrahams describes Daphne as follows “Daphne was 18, she’s my friend, my partner, she fights with me more than …
Durban an Overview
… Durban was quite sizeable, and until 1932 comprised some 12 square miles, a number of suburbs developed about its …
ArticleBantu education and the racist compartmentalizing of education
… the number of pupils at secondary schools increased from 12,656 to 34,656. One in five Soweto children were attending …
ArticleReactions to Silverton Siege 1980
… three young people’. Nearly two years later, on 2 June 1982, President Marais Viljoen commuted the three men’s death …
ArticleA history of prison labour in South Africa
… to prevent them from assaulting each other. On 29 December 1982, several prisoners died there, allegedly of heat …
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… discontent among the supporters of the National Party. In 1982, for example, the Conservative Party broke from the …
PlaceAdmiralty House, Simonstown
The Building dates from the mid-18th Century and its ownership was transferred to the Admiralty in 1814. Rear-Admiral Jahleel Brenton was the first of the navy…
ArchiveBlack women
Black poster with purple border which includes text. Photograph of women dancing with raised arms looking triumphant. Notice of a conference on women's…
EventChris Heunis is appointed acting president
… Botha who was recovering from a mild stroke suffered on 18 January. Botha surprised everyone when he resigned from …
PlaceOld Fort, Hospital Hill, Johannesburg
… the Executive Committee of the Republic, resolved on 12 November 1896 to build a fort on Hospital Hill, … to take an oath of secrecy. Building was completed…
PlaceAmbrosiushoek, Gaansbaai Western Province
Name employed in the 18th Century for the Coastal Area on the peninsula between Danger Point and Gansbaai. Dutch for 'Ambrose corner', the name is thought to…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic …
PlaceVlakplaas, Pretoria
… or revolutionaries of the Apartheid Government. In 1982, a 33-year-old; Colonel Eugene de Kock was replaced by …
ArchiveClass, Consciousness and Organisation: Indian Political Resistance in Durban, South Africa 1979 - 1996 - by Kumi Naidoo
… 1979-1981 CHAPTER FOUR: The Revival Of Alliance Politics, 1982-1984 CHAPTER FIVE: The Politics Of Collaboration: The …
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… six years. Thereafter he retired from politics and died in 1982. Often referred to by his nickname 'Blackie', Charles …
PlaceMariammen Temple, Pretoria
… Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 September 1982. This is the most impressive Gopuram among Hindu … [Mikula P, Kearney B and Harber R, 1982…
ArchiveThe history of the Black mans struggle for l
… of the Institute of Black Studies, Wilgespruit, 13-18 July 1976, traces the history of the political development …
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… doctors in these areas. [4] The Trials On May 12, 1969, Sikhakhane-Rankin was arrested under the Terrorism … and the accused were re-detained. [7…