SAHO global search
4,105 records
EventJazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies
… (also known as Dollar Brand) died during the night of 11 March 1998 after a long struggle with cancer. …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… a soldier and fight in the war against apartheid. On April 18, 1979, Gilder travelled to Angola to start his training. … Looking In,” South Africa History…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … as representatives of the opposition South…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of 'Cape Coloured men', called the Cape Corps, is established
… its peak strength it had around 23 000 members. More than 12 000 South African servicemen fought in World War One, and … Cape Corps faced Turkish forces…
EventFirst enslaved people arrive in Cape Town
… entry from Van Riebeeck's journal for 28 March reads: In 12 deg. S. Latitude [the Amersfoort] had captured a … taken off the Portuguese ship on the coast of…
PlaceSignal Hill
… as Signal Guns. The Castle received the latest English 18 pounders, because the very loud report of the Cannons … . One day in June 1895, the Gun fired at 10…
ArchiveBiography of Dulcie September by Claire Albin
… and even militant approach to the apartheid government. [11] One of the group’s founding members, Neville Alexander , … warfare, uniting political theory…
PlaceBurkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a small, poor, landlocked country in West Africa. It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and…
EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… On 11 December 1963 the first of the 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' …
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… committing acts of sabotage, terrorism and communism. On 11 October 1963, the General Assembly of the United Nations …
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
… soccer was introduced to South Africa when, on 11 May 1959, the National Football League (NFL) was formed. …
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic's office
The office of a member of Prime Minister P.W. Botha's team, responsible for drawing up plans for a Southern African Constellation of States, Professor Jan…
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… lasting a total of 491 days. At two in the morning on May 12, 1969, police raided and searched Winnie’s home with her … served on top of the prisoners’…
A growing urban African population
… (later Western Coloured Township). In 1928 there were 12 000 people living in the three townships. By 1931, the …
ArticleFreedom Day: 27 April
Freedom Day on 27 April is an annual celebration of South Africa's first non-racial democratic elections of 1994. It is significant because it marks the end of…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… Lindsay, Sir Kurma Reddi and G.S. Bajpai (Secretary). 12 January, The Second Round-table Conference between the … and its emphasis on the Scheme of Assisted…
Address by President Jacob Zuma during the commissioning of the OR Tambo school of Leadership, 26 March 2010, Kaweweta, Uganda
… the signing of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in 2006. In this regard, we wish to pledge solidarity with your …
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… law came into force, Gandhi organised a mass meeting on 11 September 1906 at the Imperial Theatre in Johannesburg, … the British government approved the act…
ArchiveCHAPTER TWO: Class, Consiousness and Organisation inthe Political Development of Indian South Africans, 1860 - 1979 by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
PlaceElandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape
… Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 2006 metres. The Elandsberg Nature Reserve was formally … Cape. The estimate terrain elevation above…
PlaceNelson Mandela Museum, Mthatha
… The Youth and Heritage Centre was officially opened in 2006 by President Nelson Mandela. This repositioned the …
The ANC launch the Luthuli Volunteer Corps in Magareng Sub Region, Warrenton, Frances Baard Region, 19 September 2013
This launch comes after successful sub regional programmes which took place in Phokwane and Dikgatlong Sub Regions in the recent past. Our final launch will…
ArchiveStaffrider Vol.3 No.1 Feb 1980
… NGWANA WA AZANIA A film concept by Mothobi Mutloatse 12 GALLERY PROFILE Behind the Lens: Judas Ngwenya. DRAMA …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a period of …
EventFatima Meer, South African anti-Apartheid activist is born
Professor Fatima Meer was a writer, academic and human rights and gender activist who born in Grey Street Durban on the 12th August 1928. She was the daughter…
EventWalter Sisulu arrested under the Suppression of Communism Act
… volunteers were mobilised to contravene apartheid laws. On 12 August 1952, Sisulu was arrested, and consequently banned …
EventThe Berlin Airlift comes to an end
… Berlin was finally lifted at one minute after midnight, on 12 May 1949, and the first great standoff of the Cold War was … Grade 12: The Berlin Wall [online]…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… On 12 July 1984, a car bomb exploded in Durban, killing five and …
EventSA troops invade East Africa in their confrontation with German forces in World War I
… casualties during the war was approximately 7000 dead and 12 000 wounded by 1918. South Africa greatly assisted the …
Entering Namibia without visas
… with the approval of the South African Government.] On 12 May 1967, the General Assembly established a United …