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PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 August 1975. The building has …
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… were later killed at Entebbe by Israeli forces. In 1978, under Amin’s command, the Ugandan forces invaded neighbouring …
Event270 workers charged with Marikana Massacre
… Authority spokeperson was quoted saying “This is under common law, where people are charged with common …
EventFirst Women Anti-Pass Campaign starts
… campaign was the establishment of the Bantu Women's League under the leadership of Charlotte Manye Maxeke. The Bantu …
PlaceDistrict Six, Cape Town
… for ‘canal’.) District Six before its destruction under Apartheid , was a community representative of diversity … Town. On 11 February 1966 it was declared a…
EventField-Cornet Jan Potgieter’s commando burns Chief Sikhobobo’s kraal at Qulusini
… Under orders from Commandant-General Louis Botha, … impi of 300 men attacked a commando of seventy Boers under Field-Cornet Jan Potgieter laagered at…
EventField-Cornet Jan Potgieter's commando burns Chief Sikhobobo's kraal at Qulusini
… Under orders from Commandant-General Louis Botha, … impi of 300 men attacked a commando of seventy Boers under Field-Cornet Jan Potgieter laagered at…
28. The Dealer’s Licences Act is an attempt to weed out smaller traders
… there is no appeal to the Supreme Court of the Colony, under the above Act. This decision has paralysed the Indian … much vexation. Lately, the Government…
28. The Dealers’ Licenses Act is an attempt to weed out small traders
… there is no appeal to the Supreme Court of the Colony, under the above Act. This decision has paralysed the Indian … much vexation. Lately, the Government…
Exploring Student-Worker Alliance: the role of COSAS in trade unions, 1979-1985 by Noor Nieftagodien
… Students (COSAS) convened a crucial annual conference under the slogan, ‘student and worker unity’, which reflected … politics taking shape at the time and…
PlaceBloubergstrand, Tableview -Cape Town
… he became the first postmaster in South Africa. The Dutch (under control of France) ruled the Cape until the early … from both sides. The Dutch forces…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… by European forces, but spontaneously submitted itself under British tutelage by a treaty that debarred all … of the Natal stalemate position of hardened…
45. Mass meeting at the Empire Theatre, Johannesburg, 1906
… vol. 5, pp. 424-6, 439-43. (a) A mammoth meeting was held under the presidentship of Mr. Abdul Gani, at two o'clock on … rights of Indians was one of the…
From Protest to Challenge: Documents of African Politics in South Africa 1882-1964 Volume 2
… Introduction Most of the world is living under the system of Society called Capitalism. The essence of … expansion known as Imperialism has brought whole…
Statement by Oliver Tambo at a press conference in Addis Ababa, 11 July 1973
… to apartheid. They have been penalised in so many ways and under so many laws that an accurate assessment of their … after completion of sentence are…
Prisoners of Apartheid - Statement at a Press Conference in Addis Ababa by O. R. Tambo, 11 July 1973
… to apartheid. They have been penalised in so many ways and under so many laws that an accurate assessment of their … after completion of sentence are…
Say It out Loud - The 1906 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 2nd January, 1906
… there home, of South Africa was. They felt proud to be under the British flag, because they felt that under that flag they would attain a much higher…
Statement at the 2053rd meeting of the Security Council by Mfanafuthi Johnstone (Johnny) Makatini, 9 December 1977
… predecessors, Mr. Jaipal of India and Mr. Kikhia of Libya, under whose able guidance the Council, depending on the … and more meaningful action, such as…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bridging two worlds by Emilia Potenza
… scenes of the world of the workers 1904: The government under Lord Milner imposed rents on those who live on the … began to demand that the government…
PlaceClocktower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
… since been arrested. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 August 1978. … old Cape Town Harbour. It was declared a National…
Event13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper
… Act, it was an offence to employ a Native in a mine under the age of 18 years. This act was amended by the …
EventSouth African anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils is born in the Johannesburg
… He later became minister of Water Affairs and Forestry under President Thabo Mbeki. He served his second term in …
EventBanned PAC leader Sobukwe is admitted as attorney
… the banned Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC), although still under a banning order, was admitted to practice as an …
EventThe participants at the multi-party forum negotiations agreed on both new structures of the police and defence force
… Organisation (AZAPO). In recent years, police have come under huge criticism because of the way they treat events as …
EventSA Olympic team leaves for Barcelona
… from all racial groups. It competed for the first time under an Interim Olympic Flag of South Africa instead of the …
EventNP Natal Congress agrees to multiracial membership
… powerfully blowing in South Africa, the National Party under the leadership of young but politically experienced F.W …
EventBarney Pityana is elected Chairman of Human Rights Commission
… Rights Commission (HRC), a statutory body provided for under the Interim Constitution, on its inaugural meeting on 2 …
EventCongo Free State becomes the Belgian Congo
… ivory in the Congo region of central Africa. He operated under the pretext of protecting the "natives" from Arab …
EventBritish troops establish their camp at Isandlwana
… On 19 and 20 January the British forces under Lord Chelmsford, who had invaded Zululand during the …
EventBrett Kebble, SA millionaire and director of mining companies, linked to several cases of alleged fraud, is born
… director of three mining companies. In 2005 Kebble came under investigation for alleged fraud involving R 2 billion …