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EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… from supporters and participants. At the end of 1946, on 20 October, Dadoo was re-elected as the President of the TIC. …
EventA national congress, under auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, meets to discuss the ‘poor White problem’
The 'poor White problem' or the Armblankevraagstuk as it was referred to in Afrikaans, was a significant political issue in South Africa in the late 19th…
EventSouth African invention lands on the moon
… and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On 20 July, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to land …
EventA consumer boycott is called in Boksburg
… In the local elections of October 1988, the CP won 12 of 20 council seats. At its’ first meeting, the new Council …
EventApartheid bomb kills Zimbabwean and injures six ANC members
… hired at the Bulawayo Employment Exchange and was paid Z$20.00 to drive the truck to the destination. Before he drove … , ‘The State outside South Africa…
EventFake versions of the new South African banknotes hit the streets
On 7 February 2005, reports were issued of the use of fake versions of the then new South African banknotes. These came hardly a week after the latest currency…
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
… documents pertaining to astronomy from this period. On 20 May 1910, the comet passed its closest point to earth, …
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… million of people worldwide had died from AIDS More than 20 years since HIV& Aids was first recognized there is still … [online], Available at www.news.bbc…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… with 62.65 % of the vote. The National Party (NP) received 20.39 %, Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) 10.54 %, Freedom Front …
EventMolly Blackburn, political activist and civil rights campaigner is killed in a car accident
… thousands of people and her funeral was attended by about 20 000 people, a sign of her close relationship with the …
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… winning novelist and playwright and has written more than 20 plays and over 30 revues in the 40 years that he has been …
EventZulu army defeat British Army at the Isandlwana Mountain
… Related events: 17 January 1879 - Battle of Isandlwana 20 January 1879 - British troops establish their camp at …
BiographyBenjamin Magson Kies
… The New Era Fellowship In 1937, Kies, then barely 20 years old, helped to establish the New Era Fellowship …
BiographyKasturba Gandhi
… to strike. When Gandhi reached Newcastle on October 20, the strike was going strong. Indian Opinion reported on …
Sierra Leone’s Pre-colonial and Colonial era military and security forces
… no taxes as part of their deal to relocate to Freetown. [20] After a series of rebellions and attacks from the Temne, … Cambridge: Cambridge University Press…
ArticleFietas: Pageview timeline 1880-1988
… 1904 The ‘Coolie Location’ is struck by bubonic plague. 20 March, The mixed population is evacuated and the area … to the Johannesburg City Council in the…
ArticleSouth African National Students Congress (SANSCO)
… around them. Merger and Transition to SASCO In December 1990 both NUSASand SANSCO held their respective annual …
Conflict among civic organisations
Civic organisations in the Western Cape, particularly in Cape Town did not share the same ideological stance, interests and outcomes. One of the major…
ArchiveTribute to Ottilie Schimming Abrahams (2 Sept 1937-1 July 2018) – some notes and memories by Heike Becker
… High) Picture credit: Raymond van Diemel In 1990 Ottilie Abrahams was a significant player in the … Kinnahan), A History of Namibia. From the Beginning…
PlaceBurundi
… War) [xxx] . The transfer took place legally on the 20 October 1924 [xxxi] . In the years immediately following … Mwambutsa IV, demanded independence from…
ArticleKKNK – Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees
… Dread. Arts Festival or Boerfest? in Mail & Guardian, 20 April 2001. ↵ …
ArticleThe 52nd ANC National Conference - Polokwane 2007
… Congress ( ANC ) National Conference took place from 16 – 20 December 2007 at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane. …
First Matabele War
… The Matabele forces was large, 80 000 spearmen and 20 000 riflemen, against fewer than 700 soldiers of the …
Turning-point elections in South Africa, 1910 - 2009
Regular elections have been a feature of South Africa’s political landscape since the establishment of Union of South Africa in 1910. With the adoption of the…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… between the Zulu's and the Voortrekkers. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza …
ArticleThe Inquest into Biko’s Death and his funeral
… and other international dignitaries. At the funeral, 20 000 people marched and sang freedom songs. For five hours, …
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… accept 10 shillings per month, the maximum salary being 20 shillings per month. Should the Indian desire to remain in …
ArchiveEleanor Kasrils: From Detainment to National Liberation by Nathan Greenhaw
… in South Africa,” until she returned there with Ronnie in 1990. [18] In the decade of South Africa’s … at Fort Napier, Pietermaritzburg, during…
Artist. Activist. Historian. This man is preserving the past to protect the future (beautifulnews.co.za)
Art is an act of resistance. It asserts our agency. Omar Badsha has identified not only as an artist, but an activist for most of his life. Born in 1945, he…
PlaceWalter Sisulu National Botanical Garden, Krugersdorp/Roodepoort
… https://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2016/09/26/take-a-trip-down-memory-lane/amp<p> …