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EventAn inquest into the death in detention of the white trade union leader, Dr. Neil Aggett opens
… organisation called on all workers to stay away from work. About 7 000 FOSATU workers at the Uitenhage branch of …
EventThe Organisation of African Unity is formed and Africa Day is declared
… was adopted. The OAU was committed to helping bring about change and freedom to many African countries and …
EventPieter-Dirk Uys, SA activist, satirist, playwright and novelist, is born in Cape Town
… as ‘the most famous white woman in South Africa’, and about whom he has written a biography. Uys, either as himself …
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… of David Beresford Pratt, two psychiatrists gave evidence about his mental condition. The case was heard at the Supreme …
PlaceQueens Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… time in the Museum, taking in this History and learning about the City. On the outside of the museum are the very …
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… was to rushed in a large force of policemen into Soweto. About 1 500 police officers, carrying a variety of automatic …
PlaceLady Frere, Eastern Cape
… is situated in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa about 47 km's from Queenstown and 50 km's from Dordrecht. … art site is situated in a Cave on a Hill…
ArchivePetrus Mashishi
… compromise. This central emphasis on workers control was about control over the union, its officials and leaders, but it was also about extending workers…
Address to the Nation on Radio Freedom by O. R. Tambo, 22 July 1985
… been murdered by these forces of occupation. The truth about the criminal misdeeds of these bands of marauders has … an eventuality for which the Botha…
Address by Oliver Tambo to the Nation on Radio Freedom, 22 July 1985
… been murdered by these forces of occupation. The truth about the criminal misdeeds of these bands of marauders has … an eventuality for which the Botha…
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…
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… religious beliefs, and genocide, which involved bringing about the destruction of a particular national, ethnic, … due respect, what offends me most when I…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… 1992, Serote was interviewed by author Duncan Brown about his experiences in exile over the past 18 years. Brown asks Serote an interesting question about…
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… 'liberalism' of the new colonial administration, insecure about conflict on the eastern frontier and 'squeezed out' by … up. Part of every man's gear was his…
Colonial history of Rustenburg
… Their defeat at the Battle of Majuba, where they lost about 200 soldiers, was a turning point. The Siege of … by an Indian. The Volksraad was bombarded with…
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 ……
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…
ArchiveNothing groundbreaking in Mandela debate by Steven Friedman, 09 December 2015
… ideas — it debates people. Which is why the argument about the Mandela legacy is really about where the country is now, from whence it has come, and what our…
Africa’s photojournalists: The wars are not over by Greg Marinovich (Daily Maverick), 25 June 2013
… on Joao Silva and Greg Marinovich’s book of the same name about South Africa’s bloody transition to democracy. One … photojournalists. Rwandan journalist…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
… the Soweto Uprising? What are the true historical facts about the Soweto Uprising? These facts are found in State … of other religions. Many witnesses…
A Brief History of Mali by US Department of State updated 01 October 2015
… frontier, was a powerful trading state from about A.D. 700 to 1075. The Malinké Kingdom of Mali had its … the leadership of Soundiata Keita, it reached its…