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ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… way south to the Bay of Natal, swelling the size of the new settlement to 25. By combining their skills and labours … by Proclamation. Subsequent revisions…
ArticleUnited Nations and Apartheid Timeline 1946-1994
… of the African National Congress, arrived in New York to follow the discussions at the United Nations, … in the agenda by a vote of 45 to 6, with 8…
Buddhism
… is the rebirth of a living thing after death into a new body, a human, animal or a supernatural being. …
ArticlePre-colonial history of Southern Africa
… Site, known as the ‘Cradle of Humankind’. Recently, a new find from the Cradle has made world headlines. Lee Berger … remains of a juvenile male and adult…
South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917)
… from Blacks and led to the formation and growth of new political bodies. In 1902 Coloureds in Cape Town formed … thousands of supporters. Discrimination…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… in order to pay these taxes. This was because the new taxes had to be paid in cash and not as cattle or crops … in the Nyasaland uprising 4. Why did these…
ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
… Education, provided that the children who were in standard 5 and 6 at missionary schools were transferred to the new school; and that their parents would…
PlaceNewlands Cricket Stadium
… play at Newlands for Western Province or South Africa. A new era of modern cricket was ushered in with the collapse of apartheid and the birth of a new South…
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… scale to participation by Indians and Coloureds in the new Constitution. In 1983, the National Party (NP) Government … an amendment to the South African…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… Recognition of Customary Marriages Act (1988) Before the new 1996 Constitutional dispensation, legislation for … there was a dire need for law reform, which…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
… About 1800 years ago, Bantu-speaking people brought a new way of life to South Africa. For the first time, people … millet, finger millet, ground beans and…
ArticleThe Crackdown on the Black Consciousness Movement in 1973
… it had achieved a success that made the State wary of the new organisation’s potential for anti-apartheid resistance, … programmes, held leadership training…
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… of Protestant Missions: Volume II, Statistics and Atlas. New York: Student VoIunteer Movement for Foreign Missions. … Institutions in Kaffraria, for Public…
ArticleThe 1913 Mineworkers’ Strike
… it was the gold mining companies that benefited from the new arrangement. From the start, those calling for union were … mouthpiece of the mining magnates…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party Timeline 1870-1996
… (Bram) Fischer is born in the Orange Free State. 1909 5 September Dr Yusuf Dadoo , future leader of the Transvaal … outcome of the meeting between La Guma…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… City Council. It created an African neighbourhood called 'New Brighton' (Swanson, 1977: 401). 1904 Fear of the spread … government, the Bill was never passed…
ArchiveBolt Number 9 August 1973
… Hope. CRITICISM: The Sestigers: A Post Mortem, P.P. Louw. NEW POETRY: Patrick Cullinan, Chris Russell, Robert Greig. FICTION: The Problem with Staff,…
ArticleGarveyism: Early 1900s philosophy
… their introduction in 1906, were enforced more strictly; new taxes were demanded, and the government wanted them to … sentiment, with 'Africa for the…
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… problems and conflicts between the White colonists and the new arrivals. Within a decade, irregularities in the … of Indians. Sundays, Good Friday,…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… also led by Clarence Makwetu, the Secretary of the PAC’s New Flats branch. The march leaders were detained, but … Only the four Native Representatives and…
ArticleThe formation of SASO and the Black People’s Convention
… became part of a shared frame of reference. In his new position, Biko was scathingly critical of white liberals … might determine their own destiny, as well…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1910 - 1919
… and Cape Indians submit a petition against Smuts’ new Immigration Restriction Bill 1913 January 11, Wives and … men, 127 women and 57 children participating…
PlaceOld Presidency
… then took over the residence. This independence saw the new Presidents of the Republic take up quarters in the … in office. In 1860, the Volksraad approved…
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… in the early 1890s was in growing Dutch newspapers. New newspapers included Ons Land, De Paarl, Onze Courant, … of themselves, as well as the interests of…
PlaceSAAF Memorial and Museum
… road deviation scheme threatened the old memorial and so a new site was procured for the proposed new memorial and its prominence in respect of the new site,…
Article1973 Durban Strikes Conference , 26-28 January 2023 - Celebrating 50 Years
… of the 1973 Durban Strikes and the emergence of a new wave of independent non-racial trade unions. This was …
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… 27 September 2010 The Guptas launch their newspaper, The New Age. At the ANC’s national general council, Pallo Jordan … to undermine the republic, its…
PlaceThe Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
… also used as a temporary Church Hall and a School. By 1856 new Premises were found on a site facing the market square, … the office space available, and it…
EventP.W. Botha becomes SA’s first Executive President
… president. This was a newly created position after the new constitution came into force in 1984. The constitution … he resigned in 1989. Blacks were not…
National Theatre Organisation (1947)
… the organisation disbanded in June of 1962 and in 1963 the new system was put in place. …