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ArchiveA preliminary survey into the housing and education of our fellow South Africans of the Coloured community report presented at National Conference 1973
… Community Report presented at National Conference on 18 October 1973, discussing: Housing, living conditions, …
National Arts Festival 2018 Grahamstown
The 2018 National Arts Festival will be held from 28 June – 8 July 2018 in Grahamstown, South Africa. Follow us on social media for the latest Festival news…
EventThe Battle of Blaauwberg takes place
… Governor Janssens and the rest of the force capitulated on 18 January, after which the second British occupation of the …
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held at Johannesburg
… Annual National Conference held at Johannesburg on 16 to 18 October 1967, discussing: minutes of previous conference, …
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 …
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 …
EventThe First Draft of the Constitution is published
… November 1995. The 63-page document was the culmination of 18 months of work by the Constitutional Assembly with Cyril … Assembly and sent to the…
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…
EventMargaret Gardiner becomes Miss Universe
… On this day 18-year-old Margaret Gardiner was crowned Miss Universe in …
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg 1984
… Sash National Conference held at Johannesburg from 15 to 18 March 1984, discussing: Minutes of previous conference, …
ArchiveMinutes of the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban
… the Black Sash National Conference held at Durban on 15 to 18 October 1973, discussing: Malnutrition Survey, magazine, …
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…
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…
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 …
PlaceVlakplaas, Pretoria
… or revolutionaries of the Apartheid Government. In 1982, a 33-year-old; Colonel Eugene de Kock was replaced by …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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 …
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…