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32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… Church square is in the historic centre of Pretoria! The founder of Pretoria, Marthinus Pretorius declared the square to be used as a church yard and market…
PlaceSea Point
… prior to European settlement, Sea Point formed part of the Gorachoqua and Goringhaiqua grazing paths, which … Point was later so named in 1776 when Sam…
42nd African National Congress Conference: Resolutions, 20 December, 1953
… branches, Regional Committees, Provincial Executives and the National Executive Committee to make plans for and embark … business undertakings and government…
PlaceGriqualand East
… The territory of Griqualand East is located South of the Colony of Natal , between the Drakensberg and Pondoland . Despite being well watered, …
PlaceNigeria
… Many reports claim that little is known about the earliest history of Nigeria. By 2000 B.C. most of Nigeria … domesticated food plants and of herding animals…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 6 April 1996
… me start. AG I wonder whether we shouldn't get over the part we have already dealt with just to see what was said … Well why don't you talk about that?…
PlaceConstantia
… The other picture of a Mansion, 'owned by Deputy Minister- … Mashatile , in Constantia. (Link in Further Reading .) The Former estate in the magisterial…
EventTrojan Horse Massacre Memorial unveiled
… On 24 September 2005, Heritage Day, the Trojan Horse Memorial was unveiled in Athlone as a remembrance of the three victims who were killed by the security…
Call to A. N. C. Ranks by Albert Luthuli, 1 November 1954
… Congress branches to ensure 100 per cent attendance at the forthcoming A.N.C. National Conference, due to begin at Durban on December 16, President Lutuli…
PlaceCathcart District, Eastern Cape
… The District of Cathcart was created in January 1877, and it … 1879. Its economic base was largely agrarian, but despite the fertile nature of its soil, the…
Concluding Remarks
… What I hope my focus on the early Seventies has revealed is that "protest" took root … prior to 1976. In several recent books, by contrast, the impression is…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Notes
… From the book: Freedom In Our Life Time by Anton Muziwakhe … in South Africa. For details, see R. Hunt Davis, "The Black American Educational Component in…
Make South Africa ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom: Oliver Tambo, 10 October 1984
… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of the black…
Make South Africa Ungovernable: Broadcast on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 10 October 1984
… We are marking two important occasions in the history of our protracted struggle at a time when the revolutionary fervour amongst all sections of the black…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
… Newspaper proprietors and editors of all the main South African newspapers, both English and Afrikaans, unanimously opposed the apartheid government's…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… Click on image to enlarge Known as the "Pride of the Free State", the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial Administration …
PlaceMelville Koppies Nature Reserve, Judith Road, Johannesburg
… We have no recorded evidence of how the Iron Age community on Melville Koppies was affected, but it was almost certainly disrupted or destroyed. Then the…
PlaceSA Army College, Roberts Heights, Pretoria
… The main building of the SA Army College was designed in a so-called block-house … served as a recreation centre for soldiers and when the South African…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
… Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal ) and is situated 5km west of the Durban city centre. The Township was known for its rich cultural and political heritage. Cato…
Homeless Giving Tourists a Negative Perception - Fietas Museum by Wim Pretorius and Iavan Pijoos, (News24.com), 15 February 2016
… Johannesburg – In the heart of Pageview in Johannesburg lies a small, but almost forgotten museum, rich with the city’s history. Located between the Brixton…
EventAnti-SAIC political rally ends in Lenasia
… On 19 and 20 August 1981, in response to the National Party (NP) government’s attempts to co opt … called in Lenasia, an Indian suburb south of Johannesburg…
Chapter I - Twenty thousand strong we marched
… From the book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph We shall not rest … in silence for a full thirty minutes, arms raised high in the clenched fist of the Congress…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… The landscape of Black political activity in the 1960s was a very different one from that of the previous decade. The apartheid government had shattered …
PlaceRobertson, Route 62
… In about 1853 the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in Swellendam resolved to establish a new congregation to serve the spiritual needs of residents in its…
PlaceMontagu Pass
… Declared a National Monument in 1972, it is the oldest unaltered Pass in South Africa , and links George with the Village of Herold . Until the building of…
EventGeneral J.C. Smuts (80), former prime minister of SA, dies
… - 1924 and 1939-1948, General J.C. Smuts passed away at the age of 80 on his Doorkloof farm in Irene, near Pretoria. His ashes were scattered on Smuts Koppie…
PlaceFlagstaff
… and his partner, a Mr Owen, established a trading store on the site of present-day Flagstaff. The Town owes its name to their practice of running a white ……
34. Further immigration restrictions, 1903
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans … fresh piece of legislation sought to tighten control over the entry of free Indians into…
PlaceMostert’s Mill, Rhodes Drive, Mowbray
… In 1657 the VOC granted land on the slopes of Table Mountain to a number of free burghers under the leadership of Steven Bothma. The farm Welgelegen was …