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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…
EventCourt go-ahead for United Democratic Front meetings
… any political meetings in commemoration of the June 16 Soweto uprising.The UDF were informed that the police … only interfere with the meeting if they…
EventRetired soccer player and founder of Kaizer Chiefs FC, Kaizer Motaung, is born in Soweto
… Kaizer Motaung was born on 16 October 1944 in Orlando East, Soweto, a township South … at a young age and turned professional at the age of 16 when he joined…
EventUnrest breaks out at Naledi High School as Security police confront learners
… Eight days after unrest broke out at Naledi High School (16 June), Tsietsi Mashinini led the peaceful protest of learners in Soweto, in what became known as…
ArticleCape Town the Segregated city
… Town was issued although most areas were not zoned until 1961. Protea Village was proclaimed a white group area in 1961, parts of the city such as Boo-Kaap…
EventFollowing the infamous Treason Trial, ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli is banished by the Apartheid Government for five years
… (ANC) from 1952 to 1967 and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1961, was one of South Africa's greatest leaders. In 1952, …
EventIdi Amin, Ugandan dictator, flees after a seven year reign
… Ugandan soldiers to be promoted to the rank of officer in 1961 just before Uganda attained independence. In 1965, …
EventJan van Riebeeck visits Robben Island for the first time
… international infamy as a maximum security prison. From 1961 to 1991 over 3000 political prisoners were incarcerated …
EventTRC releases documents revealing plot to kill UN Secretary
… to discredit them. Hammarskjold and fifteen others died in 1961 when their aircraft exploded before landing in Zambia, …
ArticleSharpeville Timeline
… 16 December 1959 - At the annual African National Congress … 31 March - the anniversary of the 1919 Anti-Pass Campaign 16 March 1960 – At a press…
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… not purchasing luxuries and not holding parties from 16-26 December. In early 1985 the UDF was still very aware of … of a 'black weekend' of consumer boycott…
ArchiveDeborah Matshoba’s fight against Apartheid by Alec Russo
… After being placed in solitary confinement, eventually for 12 straight months, uninformed of what crime she committed, … her clothes and spent all night…
ANC to convene Provincial Memorial Services in honour of Madiba, 8 December 2013
… State Provincial Memorial Service Free State Stadium 10h00 12 December 2013 ANC North West Provincial Memorial Service James Motlatsi Stadium, Tlokwe 11h00…
ArchiveMarikana: The blame game - A special report by Niren Tolsi and Paul Botes
… Introduction On August 16 2012 the South African police shot and killed 34 striking … — 44 people in total were killed: 10 people before August 16 — on…
Chapter 6 - No more suppers for my comrades
… South Africa, 1992 The raid into Lesotho, not only killed 12 Basotho but also 30 South Africans. Not all the 30 South … the establishment of the military…
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
… Assembly, the journey to independence was underway. On 12 October 1968, Equatorial Guinea became an independent … Nguema as the first President. References:…
EventFormer Springboks player, Naas Botha is born
… match against South America, marking the start of his 12 year international rugby career. Botha is regarded as one … 28 caps during his career with the…
Chapter 1: Introduction
… hostility and political intolerance in KwaZulu-Natal. 12 The release of Mandela was also regarded by criminal … to cause more hostility and instability in…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… and qualitative growth since its birth on 16th December 1961. It grew in numbers, in its role, place and stature in … such as the 1973/74 workers strikes in…
List of Laws on Land Dispossession and Segregation
… in the new dispensation. Land Settlement Act (No: 12) 1912 The Land Settlement Act was passed in 1912 by the … the population of New Brighton increased from…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… judicial system fails People's justice on demand , pp. 15-16. H. LÁ¶tter, Injustice, violence and peace , pp. 15-16. A. … ANC vigilantes allegedly killed…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… as the editor of the New Age (successor of The Guardian ). 1961 29 March, The charges are dropped against the 156 in the …
Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event
… By 10:30 on 16 June 1976, thousands of students had gathered in Orlando … workers were forced to return home at the end of their 12-month contract and to…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Chapter 2 - The Soweto Uprising of June 1976: A Turning Points Event by Phil Bonner
… commissioned by The Department of Education By 10:30 on 16 June 1976, thousands of students had gathered in Orlando … workers were forced to return home at…
ArticleWhat has been the impact of the democratic transformation on the position of women within South African society? by Lucy Doyle
… the serving of protection orders on abusers, and the 16 day initiative which aims to promote awareness of the …
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
… 1990: 107). The Immorality Amendment Ordinance, Act No. 16 of 1908 (Transvaal) outlaws sexual relations between … certificates (passes) will be burnt. Smuts…
PlaceBram Fischer International Airport, Bloemfontein
… a land-locked Province. The Airport was opened in November 1961 and the Runways were completed before the terminal … a Land-Locked Province. The Airport was…
Rejuvenation of the ANC and intensification of the struggle 1940s
… was unanimously adopted by the ANC's annual conference on 16 December 1943. This statement of the aspirations of the …
June 17
The second day... was marked by uncontrollable fury and burning hostility...Police also assumed another attitude. They shot at random, and at anyone who would…
EventNaledi High School is founded
… of instruction in 50% of subjects in secondary schools. On 16 June 1976 unrest broke out at Naledi High School, Tsietsi … of learners in Soweto, in what…