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Review Essay: Crisis, History and the Challenge of Reinvention in the Postcolonial: The African National Congress after Apartheid by Laurence Piper
… in the ANC is linked to the arrival of formal democracy in 1994, and whether this really constitutes a rupture in South … also means that history as myth…
Chapter 4 - Poor, yet generous Lesotho
… 1976, arrived in Lesotho in droves. By 1977 it was around 10-15 persons arriving daily. They were mainly the youth, some as young as 10 years. They were…
PlaceCasa Labia,198 Main Road, Muizenberg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 September 1982. The Muizenberg Battle site flanks the home …
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its doors today (2025-10-31) after operating for more than half a century.... but … The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its…
A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief by Alfred Temba Qabula
… - Chapter 9 A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief - Chapter 10 A Working Life, Cruel Beyond Belief - Chapter 11 A Working …
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate, dies.
… thrombosis, and both his legs were amputated by 1938. On 10 August 1940, he died and was buried in the hills of …
EventThree British mercenaries are sentenced to death for their part in the Angolan civil war
… they were eventually cornered and 13 of the mercenaries, 10 British and three Americans were captured. After a trial, …
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… transition in the country. Zephania Mothopeng was born on 10 September 1913 in the Free State in the district of Vrede. …
EventFather Michael Lapsley, an Anglican priest, is injured by a letter-bomb
… 20 April 2010] Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Day 1-10 June 1996 (Victim: Father Michael Lapsley), (online), …
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… busiest port in Africa, The harbour is ranked in the top 10 in the world in terms of size and volume. Settled by the …
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… leaders. He was born near Oudtshoorn in the Karoo on 10 August 1783. The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for …
EventFreak storms create havoc in the Eastern Cape and President Mandela narrowly escaped injury
… enjoying a rare visit to the mountains. Within seconds a 10-year-old girl was dead and three other children seriously …
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… station as a banned person. In 1971, she represented 10 members of the Unity Movement who were charged under the …
PlaceCuylerville
… the first of the settler ships to anchor in Algoa Bay on 10 April 1820. William Low, one of Bailie's servants, did not …
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… is famously known as a co-creator of King Kong (2005). On 10 February 1932 he died of pneumonia while he was working on …
PlaceThe Fountain and Garden of Remembrance, Chatswood-Sydney. Willoughby Park Centre
The Willoughby Memorial Fountain...was, on March 10th, 1901, unveiled by the Hon. John See, M.L.A., State Minister for Defence. The Fountain was erected by…
PlaceXamdeboo was called Aberdeen, Eastern Cape
… permission for the establishment of a new congregation on 10 September 1855. The Farm 'Brakkefontein' had been bought …
ArticleGrade 9 - Term 4: Turning points in modern South African History since 1948
… mobilizing themselves. On 16 June 1976 between 3000 and 10 000 students mobilized by the South African Students … of those who did teach were underqualified…
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleIndenture: A new system of slavery?
… instance he could be taken to the Magistrate and fined 10 shillings or serve punishment with hard labour for seven … however took a "mild view" and fined the…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… went on strike in support of a demand for higher wages - 10 shillings a day. They continued the strike for a week in … legitimate demands of the workers for…
Biography of Bessie Emery by Elizabeth Venditti
… It is known that Head began the correspondence “on 10 October 1960 to introduce herself and seek support.” … [xxxii] Everyday Matters, page 106 ↵ [xxxiii]…
Biography of Johnny ‘Mbizo’ Dyani by Brandon Norman
… their full potential under the oppression of apartheid. [10] In 1964, the Blue Notes were invited to the Antibes … The Booktrader), 9. ↵ [2] Ibid. ↵ [3] Ibid…
Anti-Indian Legislation 1800s - 1959
… defined as a white person. 3) Arms and Ammunition Act, No 10 of 1907 , Transvaal prohibits issue of licences to Indians … Repatriates to receive bonuses of …
Academia and activism: A unique alliance in working class organisation post 1973 by Vannessa Kruger
… some way to improving living and working conditions. By 1994, these service groups had transformed into research …
EventFirst celebration of International Women's Day
… Women's Day is not celebrated in South Africa. Since 1994, Women's Day is celebrated with a public holiday on the …
PlaceKings Park Stadium, Durban
The Stadium is a Home for Sharks Rugby team. It is also open for external hire through the Stadium's manager. 10am till 4pm, Monday to Friday 10am till 12:30…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the National Council of Provinces Cape Town, 7 August 1998
… of over 2 million homes to the electricity grid since 1994. When the valves were opened to supply water to the … Supply Scheme has brought access to clean…
Address at the French National Assembly Paris, 18 November 2003
… of a conflict that finally ended 484 years later, in 1994, when our people gained the liberty foreseen in the … is set to be further enlarged with the…
ArticlePlacing the film “Inxeba – The Wound” in Historical Review
… that it was against traditional African culture.” [10] They wanted the film to go further than homosexual and … ↵ [10] Aramide A. Tinubu, “Interview:…