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EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… the cornerstone was laid, with completion intended for 1913. The construction of the Union Buildings took …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… the cornerstone was laid, with completion intended for 1913. The construction of the Union Buildings took …
EventDe La Rey is persuaded not to speak to the Burghers
… On 12 August 1913, Koos De La Rey, a South African War II General, was … was persuaded not to speak to the Burghers on 15 August 1913. The Burgers were…
10th Annual Oral History Conference
… Northern Cape, under the theme “Centenary of the 1913 Land Act”. The theme speaks directly to the 1913 Natives Land Act legislation, an act that formed the …
BiographyAdelaine Florence Hain
Anti-apartheid activist Adelaine Hain who was successively jailed, banned and exiled to Britain in Pretoria in the early 1960s died peacefully on 8 September,…
Last of The Gandhians in South Africa
… in the Indian freedom movement. He went to South Africa in 1913 and lived for some time with J.P. Vyas in Pretoria, to …
Freedom Charter sold out the dispossessed by Motsoko Pheko (The Sowetan), 2 Feb 2012
… according to population numbers. The Native Land Act of 1913, through which Africans were dispossessed, is entrenched …
ArchiveSouth Africa and the Communist International : A Documentary History, Volume 1 : Socialist Pilgrims to Bolshevik Footsoldiers 1919-1930 edited by A. Davidson, I. Filatova, V. Gorodnov and S. Johns
Introduction Socialist Ideals and Bolshevik Realities South Africa and the Archives of the Communist International Document 1 Report of M. Wolberg to…
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… wrote a short history of Shooting Stars. Between 1908 and 1913 the team performed well, reaching the semi-finals and …
Writing the 1973 Durban Strikes: From ‘black worker unrest’ to the ‘birth of independent trade unions’ by Debby Bonnin
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference Debby Bonnin (Department of Sociology, University of Pretoria) …
ArchiveGood weekend rains ease inland drought 1992 - 1993
ArchiveMost East Cape farmers set to recover 1982 - 1983
ArchiveThe Making of Indian Identity in Durban, 1914-1949 by Goolam H. Vahed
ArchiveIR Workers Organisations Urban Training Program 1983 - 1984
ArchiveIR Workers Organisations General Workers Union 1987 - 1993 A
ArchiveIR Workers Organisations General Workers Union 1987 - 1993
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority General 1991 - 1993
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - Transvaal 1993 - 1994
ArchivePublic Sector Government Local Authority - Cape 1992 - 1993
ArticleWorld War I
This feature commemorates the outbreak of the First World War. This major historical event became known as The Great War. The main belligerent European…
A Society for the “Advancement of Art”
Hayden Proud, Curator of Historical Collections of Painting and Sculpture, Iziko Museums of Cape Town Some years ago, a small body of artists clubbed together…
EventSouth African artist Gerard Sekoto is born
… Jan Gerard Sekoto was born on 9 September 1913 in Botshabelo, a mission station established by the …
ArticleAfrica: Colonialism, Arts, Protest & Independence
… to defend the rights of disenfranchised blacks. 1913 Muhammad bin Abubakar publishes the epic poem Utendi wa …
ArticleOrganization of African Unity Timeline 1884-2000
… to defend the rights of disenfranchised blacks. 1913 Muhammad bin Abubakar publishes the epic poem Utendi wa …
Nelspruit the Segregated city
Contents Nelspruit the Segregated city Homelands as Labour reserves Kanyamazane Introduction Until the demise of apartheid, Nelspruit remained a small…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
… On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the … and Eastern Europe. Five months down the line (November 1913), Mahatma Gandhi was…
ArticleA history of Soweto
… revenue of the British Cape colony. The loss of land after 1913 pushed many black people to seek alternative earnings by …
ArchiveThe last demonstration held by the Black Sash on the steps of the Johannesburg City Hall, September 1963. All gatherings in the vicinity of the City Hall have now been banned.
ArchiveDiscussions between Mr Silvino Da Luz, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cape Verde, and Representatives of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information: Sal Island, 11 September 1983
Report on discussions held between South African and the Republic of Cape Verde with regard to negotiations between Angola and South Africa. Includes a letter…
The British Government, The Trade Union Congress, and Black South African Trade Unionism, 1973 to 1994 by Dan Feather
This paper was submitted to the 1973 Durban Strikes Celebrating 50 Years Conference In the aftermath of the Durban Strikes (1973) the British Trade Union…