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Statement submitted to the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid, on the occasion of the Day of Solidarity with South African Political Prisoners, 11 October 1979
… and sincerely than an ANC activist recently released after 12 years on Robben Island: "International pressure has helped … be only seven years old, while a…
Second World War and its impact, 1939-1948
… more on South Africa's role in World War II, see our Grade 12 lesson, 1924-1948: South Africa's Foreign Relations. … higher pay. The police crushed the…
Address by ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa at Freedom Charter Forum, 29 September 2015, Pietermaritzburg City Hall
… national movement. As Ismail Vadi notes in his 1995 history of the Freedom Charter: "The campaign for the … the economy grew twice as fast as it had over the…
The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer
… by Carol Hermer The riots broke out in Soweto on June 16, 1976 when police fired on a group of school children … her mother in the creche, had her Matric and…
Chapter 5: The Socio-Economic impact of Vigilantes and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… at three different locations on 23 July 1991, in which 16 people were killed. These included claims that two 4x4 SAP … Middle ground laid to waste. New…
PlaceBennebroek Wreck, Hamburg
On the 16t of February 1713, the Bennebroek which was an 'East Indiaman'- which is a large sailing vessel. This type of sailing vessel's were built from in the…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 16 March 1984, and the Norfolk pines next to the building …
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
… Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in Soweto, near Johannesburg, … Struggle ', from South African…
EventMarks Maponyane, former Bafana Bafana striker, is born in Meadowlands, Soweto
… player and businessman born in Meadowlands, Soweto on 16 February 1962. Maponyane played professional football for …
1983, Volume 7 Dawn pages 1 and 2 Article: Editorial comment - Victory is Calling
… Editorial Comment VICTORY IS CALLING This December 16, 1983, marks the twentyaecond Anniversary of the founding …
EventPatrice Emery Lumumba, first Prime Minister of an independent Congo, is born
… legally elected Prime Minister for the country. After only 12 weeks in power, the new government was deposed in a coup …
EventAnsuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor and community worker, poet, dramatist and novelist, is born in Durban.
… On 12 June 1917, Dr Ansuyah Ratipul Singh, medical doctor, …
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… solitary confinement for 88 days. Following the verdict on 12 June 1964, Sisulu and other treason trialists were taken …
EPILOGUE
Dear Mr De Klerk I acknowledge receipt of your reply dated 2nd July, 1992. It is unfortunate that your reply has not addressed the issues I raised in my…
ArchiveBiography of Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin by Victoria Sedeno
… doctors in these areas. [4] The Trials On May 12, 1969, Sikhakhane-Rankin was arrested under the Terrorism … When Sikhakhane-Rankin was first…
From the 1973 Durban strikes to the Marikana massacre and De Doorns conflict: How trade unions acquired their power and what has gone wrong with employment relations in South Africa subsequently by Johann Maree
… Labour Relations Act (LRA) passed by the ANC government in 1995 is extremely trade union-friendly. Although it does not … wages and working conditions are…
ArchiveCHAPTER 8 - Leading from behind Virtue and necessity, April 1984-June 1985 by Howard Barrell
… in the Vaal-Vereeniging complex south of Johannesburg. 12 The UDF’s most visible campaign was at national level … ‘South African Suicide Squad’ claimed…
PlaceCrossroads Township
… is situated in Cape Town in the Wynberg district, some 12 km east of Athlone in the Western Cape Province. … They left 60,000 people homeless between the 25…
EventAIDS activist stoned and stabbed to death by her neighbours
… On 16 December 1998, Gugu Dlamini, a young woman from KwaMashu, … These threats manifested into violence when, on 16 December 1998, she was stoned and…
Article‘Liberated’ Slaves? by Joline Young
… slave was allowed more than a space measuring 5 ft 6 in by 16 inches in which to lie between decks often less than feet … Nicolaas Kotze of Verloen Valley…
EventNotorious ‘SOWETO’ policeman dies
… the police to shoot at protesting school children in 16 June 1976. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) …
EventCellist and music teacher Betty Pack is born
… was born in Nylstroom, Transvaal. At the age of 16, she gave her first public performance of the Dvorak cello …
EventSouth African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
… Accord was signed by South Africa and Mozambique on 16 March 1984. The move followed talks between South African …
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, abolishes slavery.
… Available at www.africanholocaust.net [Accessed: 16 April 2014]|Imperial Ethiopia, Reflections on Haile … Available at www.imperialethiopia.org [Accessed:…
EventOrlando Pirates captain and goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa dies
… when they won a “Double Treble” in both 2010\11 and 2011\12, taking with them two MTN8 titles, two Absa Premiership …
Eventold Indian flower seller is fined for trading in a racially restricted area
… facing 29 charges, the young man was only found guilty on 12 counts and not guilty on 17. Too many wayward laws were …
EventHendrik Andries Hanekom, SA actor dies in the Strand, Cape Town
… Literature Museum. *Note: Some sources say he died on 12 January 1952 …
PlaceRainbow Restaurant and Jazz Club, Durban
… that Neil Comfort first experienced the Rainbow vibe in 1995. In the later half of the 90’s the Pretorius’ set about …
EventANC’s chief representative in Swaziland, Stanley Mabizela, writes a letter to the ANC following a visit by Thabo Mbeki and Max Sisulu
… On 12 March, 1975, Stanley Mabizela the African National …
EventSpringboks wallop their Australian counterparts
… 1965 to 1970. References: http://www.suntimes.co.za/1998/12/27/sport/rugby/rugby01.htm …