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ArticleChanging Perceptions of Nelson Mandela
… bated breath as South Africa seemed on the verge of civil war. Lwando Xaso, a lawyer who was a child during the 1980s … of being the singular voice that…
ArchiveA story of a memorable photograph, and why it matters by J Brooks Spector, (Daily Maverick), 18 May 2018
… then ridden off to the battlefields of the American Civil War in his horse-drawn wagon laden with all his kit. His … home to every family in the nation the…
Chapter 1. The South African Trade Union Movement- Historical Background - Garment Workers in Action by E. S. Sachs
… Johannesburg. People who stayed in South Africa during the war remember with deep appreciation the hospitality they … the incensed workers seized rifles and…
Mobilise Our Black Power - Statement to the People of South Africa on the Tenth Anniversary of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1971
… the bowels of the earth; we call upon the labourers in the Boer farms and on farm jails; we call upon the workers in the …
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… on Erskine Terrace, where many of the casualties from the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 were admitted. First building bye-law passed … Infantry entrains from Durban…
PlaceNtabankulu Municipality
The Portuguese arrived in the area in 1488, followed by the British in the 1820's. The region was the site of frequent wars and skirmishes between the Khoisan,…
PlaceTokai, Cape Town
… housing for South African soldiers, returning from World War II. A 'Tokai' is the ancient Malabaris's ( who originated … housing for South African soldiers,…
EventZANU-PF under Robert Mugabe wins the first free elections in Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe becomes president
… Lancaster House Agreement that ended the Rhodesian Bush War, marked a decisive moment in the country's transition … University Press | Preston, M. (2004)…
ArticleThe South African general elections: 1994
… between the ANC and IFP, manifested as a low intensity war over the previous two decades. Right-wing elements …
ArticleBatavian Republic 1803-1806
… assisted with agricultural development. Because of the war in Europe, there was a growing demand for agricultural …
ArticleNobel Prizes and South African Laureates
… to rise up against a social system whose very essence is war, violence, racism, oppression, repression and the …
ArticleSouth African Youth Congress (SAYCO)
… and active members, however in the wake of the Six Day War in Alex township in 1986, its membership swelled to …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… vessel the SS Darro, in thick fog. Yet, after the World War I, none of the Black South African troops receive the …
ArticlePeter Henry Abrahams timeline 1919 - 1985
… of the group’s monthly bulletin. In September , World War II breaks out and Abrahams manages to bribe himself on …
Apartheid - A Crime Against Humanity: The Unfolding of Total Strategy 1948-1989
… ideological, cultural, etc. We are today involved in war whether we like it or not. It is therefore essential that …
ArchiveDiana Mitchell obituary by Julia Gallagher (The Guardian), 08 February 2016
… was Diana Mitchell.” It was in the late 70s, as civil war and diplomatic pressure finally began to erode the RF’s … in 1937, and Diana was fostered during…
General Act of the Berlin Conference on West Africa, 26 February 1885
… placed under the free trade system, shall be involved in a war, then the High Signatory Parties to the present Act, and … other belligerent or belligerents,…
Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… with many thousands of deaths and the end of the Great War which had claimed several thousands more lives, followed … and political functions of the…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… with many thousands of deaths and the end of the Great War which had claimed several thousands more lives, followed … and political functions of the…
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… in 1899 during the early stages of the South African War . It wasn’t long before the region grew into a … were stationed around the Village during the Second…
PlaceNdabeni
… horses to the Cape during the course of the South African War. Unfortunately their fodder was not properly screened for …
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Support from persons and Organisation - 1947
… against colour. The attitude of unreason will mean a third war which sane people should avoid. Political cooperation …
Resolution of the Executive Committee of the AAC, February 15, 1936 46
… educating +organising the native workers they are on the war path all right. + so are we so that's all right. With …
EventW. E. B. Du Bois (95), writer, scholar, intellectual, Pan
… and his leftist opinions more outspoken. After World War II his views on U.S. - Soviet Relations and arms control …
EventRioting and destruction in Cato Manor and Durban continues
… landlords living in Britain. During the Second World War, increased work opportunities and the relaxation of …
EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
… Tobruk was a major blow to the Allied forces during World War Two, as the town contained substantial material, supplies …
EventSheikh Yusuf, regarded as the founder of the Islamic faith in the Cape, dies at Zandvliet (Macassar)
… and supported Sultan Ajung of Bantam, Gowa, in his war against the Dutch. Twice Sheikh Yusuf escaped from Dutch …
EventRaymond Dart completes work on Taung skull
… by Louis Leakey, working in East Africa after World War II, firmly established the African genesis of early …
EventSouthern Rhodesia rejects joining the Union of South Africa
… postponed as a result of the outbreak of the First World War. After the elections in April 1920, there was strong push …
EventSouth African cricket player Aubrey Faulkner, great all-rounder in the early 20th century, is born
… of Ian Peebles and E.T KIllick. During the First World War he served with distinction with the R.F.A. in Salonika, …