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EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… Mozambique became an independent state in 1975. A civil war broke out between two factions FRELIMO, backed by …
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… UNITA. On the role that Castro played in the Angolan civil war, Nelson Mandela remarked that "Cuban …
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… injured him. This attempt on his life was organised by the Civil Cooperation Bureau, a covert organisation of the South …
PlaceCuylerville
… Bailie of 7 Manchester Buildings, Westminster, London, a civil servant who had held the position of Secretary to the …
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… of the plane) was established by the International Civil Aviation Organization. Both Russian and Mozambique …
Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
… questions are still unanswered because there is no written history from the inhabitants of the kingdom, and because its oral history seems to have…
Our Souls dwelt in the House of Tomorrow: The student Committee of 81 by Nicky van Driel
… most organised and decisive student protest in the history of the Western Cape. At its zenith the boycott of … Teachers Professional Association (CTPA), who…
Document 93 S. B., “Unite Against Reaction and Oppression: United Front Against National Oppression and Fascism”, Umsebenzi, 23 May 1936
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume One 1907 - 1950, by Allison Drew Document 93 … Conciliation Act, Riotous Assembly Act,…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… invites the SAIC and FRAC to discuss a joint campaign of civil disobedience and general strikes against the … Criminal Law Amendment Act No 8 is passed. This…
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
… like the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and The Civil Rights Movement in the United States. In 1966 Mugo … applied to Africans during colonization…
83. South African Indian Council elections, November 1981: To vote or not to vote
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … or nothing and then changed tactics to fight from within…
79. Indian Parliament: separate can’t be equal
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … after the war. It is significant as a side-light of history…
PlaceJohannesburg Public Library
… research, planning, monitoring and evaluation to improve service delivery. The L ibrary and information services also … S ervice to those communities with no…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… Southeastern cluster. According to well-established oral history, these people were BaFokeng. Although the climate was … Johannesburg area during the last…
ArticleAnglo-Zulu Wars 1879-1896
… Resident in Zululand. Unsurprisingly Zululand suffered civil strife as a result of this arrangement. Those who … administering Zululand was derived from this…
South African Constitution 1996
… on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. The …
ArticlePassive Resistance in South Africa
… included similarly influenced campaigns in South African history. Non violent mass campaigns forged a new form of …
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… constituent assembly. This was a significant point in the history of negotiation. The editorial in the Sunday Times on … of the COSAG alliance led many…
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
… won another landslide victory. The scene of Ferus’ funeral service was the Worcester Community Hall, in the Cape …
Statement of alliance secretariat following meeting held 5th Feb, 6 February 2015
… Malamulele. The Alliance Secretariat whilst noting serious service delivery concerns, it condemns the destruction of …
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
… (ANC) member murdered on 29 September. During the funeral service, attended by thousands of people in the Thokoza …
EventSimon van der Stel, commander and governor of the Cape, is born
… the daughter of a freed slave. His father remained in the service of the DEIC until his death, upon which Simon went to … Discovery of Diamonds in Africa …
PlaceUnited States Consulate, Cape Town
The U.S. Consulate General in Cape Town serves as a branch of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to South Africa. It is located in the suburb of Westlake. They are…
Black ViewPoint - The New Day by C.M.C. Ndamse
… a fitting epitaph for him when he reports for higher service, but I do suggest that when he gets to the pearly … immersed in the stream of time. As day…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
… which are an integration of ideas from ordinary citizens, civil society and political parties represented in and …
ArticleThe 1956 Women’s March, Pretoria, 9 August
… the province and hundreds of women were sent to prison. Civil disobedience and demonstrations continued sporadically …
ArticleFreedom Charter timeline 1948-1961
… of mass action using the tactics of boycotts, strikes and civil disobedience. 1950 The Group Areas Act, the Population …
ArchiveWebinar Programme: Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2) - Convenor: Janet Cherry
… early 1970s to date. Researcher and analyst of theory and history of women’s struggles for social emancipation. Public service senior manager in intelligence…
Document 76 - The Speakers’ Notes - A Brief Course on the Training of Organisers [Document found by the police during the Rivonia raid of 11 July 1963]
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 76 … This means that one should be able to…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my … Museum in Simon’s Town is a treasure…