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EventM K Gandhi, pioneer of the SA Passive Resistance movement and leader who led India to Independence, is born
… amongst the top ten Great South Africans from a list of 2000 people. … Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek : feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar. Kaapstad: …
EventFirst Egyptian woman to file for divorce under new law
… In 2000, a 32 year old Egyptian housewife became the first woman … Eltahawy M. (2000) ‘ Giving wives a way out New law eases divorce for … Egyptian women ’…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… with the object of discontinuing the annual grant of £10 000 for the transportation of Indian immigrants, was … However desperate poverty made most of them…
Commemorating fifty years since District Six was declared for whites only
… Start time: Thursday, February 11 at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM in UTC+02 50 years ago, it was decreed …
EventThe British Anti-Apartheid Movement hosts a Concert for Mandela
… On 11 June 1988, the British Anti-Apartheid Movement (BAAM) held an 11-hour rock concert at Wembley Stadium in London to pay … Available at: https:/…
EventPresident Yasser Arafat arrives in SA
… invitation of President Nelson Mandela. The visit, from 11 to 13 August, marked continuing good relations between the … gave Mandela the Star of Holy…
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… on the philosophy of Gandhi. Led rescue operations for 10 000 disadvantaged, Indian flood victims of Tin Town on the … 1200 students. She initiated a…
Online directory - archives and media sources
National Archives The government archives service in South Africa houses and preserves the state records and other documents that have been collected since…
Women’s Enfranchisement Association of the Union (WEAU)
… white women were enfranchised) this percentage dropped to 10, 9% (Walker 1991, 23). …
PlaceRobertson Division
… 8,031 residents, of whom 2,096 were literate 1891 census: 11,348 residents, of whom 4,606 were literate 1904 census: … per cent respectively between 2001 and…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… December. The Workers’ opens its doors and operates from 11 Leopold Street. 1926 17 August, Clements Kadalie leaves … of the Full Gospel Church of God in…
PlaceCape Town City Hall, Darling Street
… available for a wide range of cultural and social events. 10 February 2022 Statement by Cape Town Mayor, Geordin … in South Africa’s transition to democracy…
Chapter 6 - No more suppers for my comrades
… had learned of the deaths of their spouses on arrival on 10 December, Human Rights Day. They had asked to see the … tell you what this meant " Vasta and…
31. Cape traders protest against the Hawkers’ Licences Act
… relating to the obtaining of a certificate. While section 10 distinctly lies down that licences upon municipal or other … to successive annual licences…
EventThe Korean War ends
… Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 6, p. 445. Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: …
EventSipho Gumede, South African jazz legend, dies
… and Manny Rodriquez attracting acclaim and awards. By 2000 Sipho had moved back to KwaZulu-Natal, where he taught …
EventStampede kills twelve people in Harare
… the exits to get away from the noxious fumes. On 19 July 2000, the commission, which was set-up to investigate the … BBC News, (2000), Zimbabwe football riot…
EventFirst United Nations General Assembly opens
… in London at the Westminster Central Hall in 1946. Nearly 2000 delegates from 51 countries were present for the … Assembly opens’ from cbc digital archives …
National Land Committee
… FARM TENURE ADOPTED AT THE POLICY SUMMIT HELD ON 1-2 JUNE 2000 RESTITUTION PRINCIPLES ADDRESSING DISPOSSESSION IN SOUTH …
ArticleFederation of South African Women (FEDSAW)
The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW or FSAW) was launched on 17 April 1954 in Johannesburg as the first attempt to establish a broad-based women’s…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
… [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za[Accessed: 11 May 2011] Anon, (2011), ‘South African seeks death penalty … May, [online] Available at www.citizen…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… Nelson Mandela. Since the time of Mandela’s release on 11 February 1990 , he had been flat out preparing the way, …
From Amsterdam with euphoria
… by a growing consensus on many major points. In Resolution 10 on language, for instance, it was agreed that all The … nonetheless principled, like the…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… 18 May [online] Available at: news24.com [Accessed 11 may 2009] Van Riebeeck Statues [online] Available at: mytravelguide.com [Accessed 11 may 2009] …
EventThe SA author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
… Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 431 Wallis, F. (2000) Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: …
EventAn ANC car bomb directed at the headquarters of the Wits Command, Johannesburg, kills one person and injures 68
… Amnesty Application of Heinrich Johannes Grosskopf AC/2000/248(Online), available at: www.justice.gov.za [Accessed …
EventVoortrekkers are defeated during the Battle of Boomplaats
… [Accessed: 18 July 2011] Wallis, F., 2000. Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar. Kaapstad: …
ArticleSouth Africa’s electoral history timeline 1910-2009
… HNP 5 416 0.2% -2.7% 0 ±0 Total 2 157 593 100% 178 +11 1994 The first non racial democratic elections held in …
The Mountain Committee
… an inquest was ordered. Relatives found the bodies of 11 men which had been left all day for dogs and other animals …
EventFifty killed over three days during Inkatha
… Natal, South Africa, following the release of Mandela on 11 February 1990. One of the reasons advanced for this … an Inkatha stronghold. The release of…