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ArchiveLetter from T. Nkobi, African National Congress Treasurer-General, to Dear Comrades
… Project Officials, and African National Congress of South Africa Missions regarding loans to members, …
PlaceChurch Square, Dickson street, Woodstock
… rise to Apartment blocks, for much needed accomodation of Doctors and Nurses, aswell as students! Being so close to …
PlaceApiesrivier, a River Which Flows Through Pretoria
… Said to have been named after the large population of Vervet monkeys that lived in trees on its banks, between … New Dictionary of South African Place Names…
Place'Amstel River', Now Known as Liesbeek River
… small River in the Netherlands. The first 'free burghers' of the Dutch East India Company were granted permission to … New Dictionary of South African Place…
Students and action in society
… Approach to student power; Economics and race; The power of contemporary radical thought; African socialism; Black …
Students and action in society
… Approach to student power; Economics and race; The power of contemporary radical thought; African socialism; Black …
ArchiveTowards a mixed economy in South African agriculture
… and national liberation in South Africa, the perspective of the ANC, the de Janvrian Model, the agrarian question in …
PlaceLongkloof, Main Road, Hout Bay
… was subdivided in 1946 the building was used for a number of years as a farm stall. It was declared a National Monument …
PlaceGoudini Health Spa
… medicinal springs, fruit and grapes. The name is probably of Hottentot origin and means 'bitter honey valley'. Governor …
PlaceThe Pretoria Synagogue
… protected under the National Heritage Resources Act (25 of 1999). The infamous Treason Trial took place at this …
PlaceOld Crown Mines Headquarters, 5 Press Lane, Selby, Johannesburg
… was designed by Herbert Baker after the amalgamation of eight mining companies in April 1909, when Crown Mines Ltd …
EventHelen Joseph is put under house arrest
… Sabotage Act, introduced by the newly appointed Minister of Justice, B.J Voster. The conditions attached to her arrest … Joseph, H. (1986). Side by Side:…
EventSA Sculptor Thomas Lehupela is born in Thaba ‘Nchu
… Father Frans Claerhout, who introduced him to the medium of wood. He is primarily self-taught, but gives credit to the … Rankin, E. (1989). mages of wood…
EventThere is an assassination attempt on Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg
… The first assassination attempt was made on the life of Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred…
EventThe United Party is formed
… a merger between the National Party, under the leadership of General J.B.M. Hertzog, and the South African Party under … Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five…
EventDieter and Ruth Gerhard are detained
… They were jailed in December 1983 after being convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. … (1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key…
EventUS ambassador Andrew Young visits SA
… paid a two day visit to South Africa at the invitation of mining magnate Harry Oppenheimer. On his visit, Young met … Southern African Political History: a…
EventF.W. de Klerk marries Marike Willemse
… Willemse on this date. The couple met at the University of Potchefstroom where they were both students and where De …
EventWhite entrepreneurs to be given contracts in the ‘homelands’
… cancelled, by actively encouraging economic exploitation of them, based on their race and their need for work while …
EventHelen Joseph dies
… activist, Helen Beatrice May Joseph , died at the age of 87 in Johannesburg , South Africa. She came to SA in 1931 … Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of…
EventBeverly Mashinini wins a bronze medal
… won a bronze medal in Athens, Greece. She was a member of the South African Paralympic team Amakrokokroko, which …
EventClarence Makwetu Expelled from PAC
… The Chairman of the Pan-Africanist Congress and disciplinary committee …
EventChurch leaders initiate peace summit in Durban
… an end to the violence between local warring factions of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha … Southern African Political History: a…
EventJRR Tolkien born in Bloemfontein
… (Hilary, born 1894) went back to England for a change of climate in 1895. His father stayed behind, but died …
EventNelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa’s first black president
… democratic elections held in April 1994, the president of the African National Congress (ANC), Nelson Mandela, was …
EventKenya becomes a one party state
… In 1964, Kenyatta had the legislature create the position of president and granted him considerable executive powers. …
ArchiveStudents and action in society
… Approach to student power; Economics and race; The power of contemporary radical thought; African socialism; Black …
PlaceStump Memorial, near Doornkop
… stump). The stump memorial is really just a burnt piece of wood with a plaque next to it. The three memorials … stump). The stump memorial is really just a…
ArchiveNon-Central Government structures in South Africa today
… Freedom Charter perspective, and practical implications of the changes envisaged in the Freedom Charter. …
ArchiveSpeak
… by Speak Collective, is a publication focussing on issues of interest mainly to women. Violence against women, …