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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…
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…
PlaceBalfour, near Johannesburg
… headlines when Jacob Zuma visited the town in the midst of service delivery protests from locals in the Siyathemba … surrounding region, during which local…
Address to CODESA by comrade Nelson R. Mandela, President of the ANC 20 December 1991
… of South Africa: Today will be indelibly imprinted in the history of our country. If we, who are gathered here respond … national concerns above narrow…
ArchiveThe Snape Building Political Demonstration at the University of Cape Town in 1966 by Andrew M. Colman
… was about the official opening of the new Snape Civil Engineering building, behind the Jameson Hall (now … and became a clinical psychologist in the National…
PlaceDock House, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront-Cape Town
… and personalised yet unobtrusive butler-style service in an excellent world-class setting. …
EventThe SS Mendi began its journey from Cape Town to Plymouth
… the beam. Prior to serving as a troopship, it was in the service of Liverpool-West Africa. In 1916 the British … of Natal Press, 1987|“World War 1”, South…
EventGeraldine Fraser is born
… Development until 1999, as well as Minister of Public Service and Administration until 2008. Fraser- Moleketi …
EventThe Korean War ends
… and 23 officers and 15 men of the S.A. Defence Force saw service in Korea. Sources differ slightly on the number of …
EventThe Berlin Airlift, which delivered food and fuel to West Berliners during a Soviet blockade, and in which the SAA took part, comes to an end
… carried out a distinguished and accident free record of service. The Soviet blockade of Berlin was finally lifted at … Speir, A. " The Berlin Airlift, 1948-9…
EventWW2: A German bomb fired off Algeria’s coast sinks British transport ship (HMT Rohna) carrying US soldiers.
… Built in 1926, the aging steam ship was pressed into service as a troop transport by the Royal Navy and had …
EventSA Corps of Military Police is reorganised
… Three Provost Companies of the Corps rendered valuable service in North Africa and one in Italy during WW2. The … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern…
EventSir Benjamin D’Urban, for whom the city Durban was named, assumes office as Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
… including Salamanca and Toulouse. As part of his foreign service, he became the governor of Antigua in 1819, as well … 11 January 2010]|southafrica-travel…
EventSABC TV News Editor, Joe Thloloe resigns
… in its annual subscription charge to Sapa for the service. Chisholm announced on May 26 that she would not be …
EventHansi Pauline Pollak, welfare worker and social activist, is born
… camps in the Middle East. She was also director of field service among displaced persons in the British, French and …
EventThe 104mm field-gun known as ‘Long Cecil’ is test fired for the first time
… to the Boers. 'Long Cecil' did more firing whilst in service than any other gun in Kimberley throughout the whole …
EventPolice open fire, killing 34 striking mine-workers at Marikana
… Addressing a press conference, the South African Police Service (SAPS) authorities claimed its officers had been …
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… protested outsourscing of workers together in the Client Service Centre (CSC) where the registrations were meant to … legislation and constitute grounds for…
The curious case of the missing ANC members – and the crisis plan to win them back by Ranjeni Munusamy (Daily Maverick),14 October 2015, South Africa
… Jacob Zuma got booed at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service? The ANC claimed those were not ANC members. Could it … the long-term problems of unemployment,…
PlaceNdabeni
… of Bubonic plague in Cape Town on 7 February 1901 when the civil authorities located a field hospital and an isolation …
PlaceOld Drostdy Museum, Rawson Street, Pearston
… as many slaves. From 1827 the Drostdy was occupied by the civil commissioner who, with the resident magistrate, …
ArticleCensus in South Africa
… of its kind in South Africa; census taking has a long history dating back to the 18th century. Census surveys were … other things. The 1996 census was path…
72. The Defiance Campaign, 1953
… From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and … Congress that should it persist in its programme of civil…
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
… had then ridden off to the battlefields of the American Civil War in his horse-drawn wagon laden with all his kit. … image-makers associated with Afrapix. As…
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… a democracy was a very important step in South Africa’s history. [v] These talks resulted in the beginning of the … 100, the public protector, auditor…
Article1960 - 1994: Armed Struggle and Popular Resistance
… to pay fees amounting to R51.20 that included electricity, service charges and a tariff for the wiring of houses. … went on to cover boycotts and any…
ArticlePoverty and development
… had come since 1994, but most complained of ongoing poor service and non-delivery by government to alleviate their …
ArticleThe Daily Dispatch
… and modernisation at the Daily Dispatch. On 21 May a service for readers to phone in advertisements and a daily … The History of the Daily Dispatch by Glyn…
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
… that an air force should be established as an independent service alongside the navy and the army instead of remaining … George. The Royal Flying Corps and…
ArchiveBiography of Florence Matomela by Maximiliano Rubio
… [15] She was arrested and spent six weeks in prison for civil disobedience. Later that year, in September, she was … [2] Vuyisile Msila. A Place to Live: Red…