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Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Council of Provinces, Limpopo, 4 November 2005
… Provincial Izimbizo was to hear directly from the people about their concerns and their needs, allowing them to raise … Arising from the concerns expressed…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… in relation to the rest of the globe. Even to ask about 'Zulu culture' is potentially wide of the mark, given … intellectuals, it remains difficult to reach…
ArticleColonial History of Port Elizabeth
… is much like a small, English sea-port town, and contains about 100 houses, exclusive of huts; the houses are of stone … Apartheid Group Areas legislation…
ArticleTimeline of the Labour and Trade Union Movement in South Africa 1881 - 1919
… workers demand an increase from 1s 8d to 2s 6d a day. About 50 workers go on strike after their demand is refused – … Clements Kadalie begins liaising with…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… stresses that the events in Soweto closed the debate about armed struggle but that the events themselves could not … Britain, on 17 October 1978. He is…
Early civilisations from around the world: Mesopotamia, China, Indus River Valley, the Mesoamerican empires
… This has not prevented historians from learning more about these people and their achievements. Like the Egyptian, … legacy from the native people of the…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1654-1899
… The Commission delivers its report in 1887. By 1885 about 200 indentured Indians from Natal, who absconded from … numbers approximately 17,000 and that of…
The genesis of the armed struggle, 1960-1966
… defined communism as any doctrine that aimed at bringing about 'any political, industrial, social or economic change … the first 18 months of their existence…
ArticleUniversity Christian Movement (UCM)
… (UCM) held its founding congress in Grahamstown, with about 90 clergymen and students in attendance. The congress … leaders of the UCM, in contrast to NUSAS…
Chapter 8 - Negotiating an end to the deadlock
… The deadlock was not about principle, but about political power: the power to determine the final … perceptions and suspicions. Rumours and speculation about…
ArchiveChapter 8 The Rivonia Trial by Denis Goldberg
… At this point we were more interested in finding out about each other than going into detail about legal matters.I felt immensely relieved that the 90 ……
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… [1]Bonisile Kani, Available Online: http://www.gov.za/about-government/bonisile-john-kani-1943 (30 May 2017). ↵ …
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… Science Museum is to acquire and disseminate knowledge about the Earth, its history, and life on Earth, both past …
ANC statement on the high court`s ruling against IT, 29 October 1998
… Commission. The ANC will be briefed by its lawyers about the judgement and reasons. Thereafter the National …
ANC officials and staff to visit Usindiso Ministries as part of Mandela Day Celebration, 16 July 2010
… up to hundred and twenty (120) women and their children. About fifty (50) children aged from one (1) to eight (8) are …
PlaceAdelaide, Eastern Cape
… of Adelaide, was first inhabited by Bushmen , estimated about the year 1530-1760. In the late 18th and 19th Century …
ArchiveSouth African political prison-literature between 1948 and 1990: the prisoner as writer and political commentator
… of South Africa. This thesis examines works written about imprisonment by four South African political writers …
Event80 Women arrested for anti-pass protest
… in bringing their grievances forth to the authorities about the burden of the passes to the daily functioning and …
PlaceDoringbaai, Cape West Coast
… on the Cape West Coast near Strandfontein and Langebaan, about 300 km West of Cape Town. You can get to Doringbaai …
PlaceBourke's Luck Potholes
… to Mozambique where it flows into the large Corumana Dam, about 40 km from Moambe, before it finally joins the Komati. …
Document 10 - Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union of Africa, Flyer announcing Third Annual Conference, 17 January 1923
… Conference, What a remarkable change! How did it come about? Come and see. Come and hear for yourself, COME ONE AND …
EventSouth Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth
… interests of South Africa's honour and dignity". Read more about forced removals and the Supreme Court's ruling on …
EventCharles Nqakula , Minister of Safety and Security and Chairperson of the SACP, is born
… crime), when he said that South Africans who complain about the country's crime rate, "should stop whining and …
EventLondon hosts an international conference on the protection of the African elephant and rhinoceros
… were on the decline. Although specific information about this particular conference is difficult to find, … History: 21 May [online Available at:…
EventA national congress, under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, meets to discuss the ‘poor White problem’
… of the Carnegie Commission", which made recommendations about segregation and institutionalised support for 'poor …
EventNeil Aggett is buried in Johannesburg
… day of his burial, all workers should stay away from work. About 7 000 FOSATU workers at the Uitenhage branch of …
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation is formed
… BPC - 'One Azania, one People'. Click here to read more about the Black Consciousness Movement. Sources: Kalley, …
EventPrime Minister B.J Vorster supports changes to Black labour
… to prevent employers taking the necessary steps to bring about improvements in the productive use of Black labour. The …
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
… Wimpy Bar at the Benoni Plaza, Benoni on the East-Rand. About sixty people were injured, of whom nine seriously. Four …
EventThe first hearing looking into the mysterious death of Samora Machel begins
… over South African territory raised some questions about the possibilities of the involvement of the apartheid …