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ArticleGrade 9 - Term 3: Turning points in South African History, 1960, 1976 and 1990
… carved out by the 1913 Land Act. Between 1960 and 1985, approximately 3.5 million Africans were forcibly … that "We got a notice that we were going to be…
EventKaunda announces nationalisation of Copper mines
… (IMF) to maintain lower prices of basic foodstuffs. In 1985, the IMF put pressure on the Zambian government to …
EventSusanna Kok, SA medical missionary whose work led to the effective diagnosis and treatment of leprosy, dies
… patients in Malawi, Namibia and Mozambique. On 4 November 1985, Susanna Kok passed away. Her pioneering work has led to …
ArticleBlack Consciousness Movement (BCM)
… On 12 September 1977, the Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko …
ArticleSilverton Siege
… Six Hour Siege Sequence of events as reported by the media 12.00 – 1:15: The armed Trio enter the Volkskas Bank; …
ANC President Jacob Zuma to speak at the Imvuselelo one Million Membership Countdown Launch, 16 July 2011
As part of the African National Congress (ANC) drive towards the one million membership, ANC President Jacob Zuma, National Chairperson Baleka Mbete,…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… of Education Zinzi Mandela at Jabulani stadium 10 February 1985 © Mayibuye Centre The Turning Points in History project … overview of the dynamics of that…
EventMilton Obote (81), Uganda's former dictator, dies in a South African hospital
… accusations of fraud. Factionalism led to an army coup in 1985 in which he was ousted a second time and exiled to …
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… what would be their first cultural showcase on May Day, 1985, using the Gale Street offices as their headquarters. … the group rehearsed regularly. When the…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1930 - 1939
… the Governments of India and South Africa. 1932 January 12 - February 4, The Second Round Table Conference takes … Transvaal Asiatic Land Tenure …
EventPassbook laws relaxed
… the obligatory carrying of passbooks by Black people on 23 July 1986. The pass system was, however, not abandoned …
EventGerrie Coetzee becomes the first South African boxer to win a world heavyweight title
… On 23 September 1983, Gerrie Coetzee, went up against American …
EventFormer ANC President, Oliver ‘OR’ Tambo, is born
… 1969 after the Morogoro Conference. In the early hours of 23 April 1993, Tambo suffered a massive and fatal stroke. He …
PlaceNational Botanic Gardens, Pretoria
… of the ridge. The Garden was then officially opened on 23 October 1958. It now contains one of the most important …
“India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr G. M. Naicker And Dr Y. M. Dadoo On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948
… world peace. From: Passive Resister , Johannesburg, July 23, 1948 …
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki establishes a commission of inquiry to probe alleged illicit activities on the UN's Iraq oil-for-food programme
… submitted its final report in September 2006. On 23 August 2009, leaked versions of the commission report were …
EventAWB leader, Eugene TerreBlanche, is convicted of attempted murder and assault
… On 23 April 1997, Eugene TerreBlanche, leader of the Afrikaner … , [online], Available at justice.gov.za [Accessed: 12 April 2010]| Braid, M.,(1997),…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… exert considerable influence in the movement. He died on 23 May 1951 aged 90, the same year, Nelson Mandela’s son from …
EventFlorence Nightingale, British nurse in the Crimean War, is born
… Florence Nightingale was born on 12 May 1820 in Florence, Italy. From an early age, she felt … Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every 12 May, the…
ArticleThe Cordoned Heart
… venues in a number of centres in South Africa. In October 1985, the American photographer Alex Harris and his partner …
ArticleAzanian Students Organisation (AZASO)
… Local Authorities, the 1984 Vaal Triangle uprising and the 1985 school boycotts. This was interspersed with local …
ArticlePopular resistance and police brutality in democratic South Africa
… as the Sharpeville massacre , Vaal and the East Rand in 1985 and Soweto uprising of 1976 . The apartheid era ended in …
SEME by Richard Rive and Tim Couzens
… on Lembede, see T. Couzens, The New African, Johannesburg, 1985, particularly pages 258-261. The Early Years - Richard … the Zulus. Commending him to your…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement on the update of Conference Proceedings,28 June 2012
… on time this morning and will complete their sessions at 12:30. The closed session of plenary will resume at 14:00 … at the Progressive Business Forum lounge…
Elections Programmes for Deputy President, Secretary General & Treasurer General, 16 May 2011
ANC Deputy President, Secretary General and Treasurer General will on Tuesday lead the movement`s election campaign in the Western Cape, Gauteng and the Free…
Biography of Heinz Klug by Ashley Rogers
… to Botswana and remained there from June 1979 until June 1985. There, Klug prepared to take over the South African … His brother soon came to join him in…
How cases reach the Constitutional Court
… hours of argument are: 10am to 11:15am; 11:30am to 12:45pm; and 2:15pm to 4pm. It is during these periods that … The main categories Urgent applications In…
The strangulation of activity
… Students Organisation (AZASO) were banned in the Transkei. 1985 In August 1985, soon after the declaration of the 1985 State of … areas of operation and the…
PlaceKoeberg Nuclear Power Station, Cape Town
… on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following suit on 25 July 1985. It is situated at Duynefontein, 27km North of Cape Town … on 4 April 1984, with Unit 2 following…
EventDisinvestment moves by two major companies
… by Black and church groups in November 1984. Early in 1985 it became a mass movement by mobilising many thousands …