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EventThe British successfully thwart the Zulu attack at Rorke’s Drift
… low wall between the buildings. Soon after the warning, at 16:30, the 4 500 men strong Zulu impi under Prince …
Chapter 1 - Interpreting the Character, Role and Significance of SASO AND SANSCO
… revolutionary struggle it has to “first be itself” (ibid.:16). The implication is that the contribution of the student … to ignite a "more general…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address
… On 16 February 2019, Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his first State …
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… Alliance headed by the African National Congress." [16] The assumption of a mass character by the "national … searching for answers in the school of struggle…
ArchiveAfrican Women`s Resistance to the Pass Laws in South Africa 1950-1960, by Elizabeth S. Schmidt
… for 30 minutes, their hands raised in the Congress salute.(12) The women concluded their demonstration by singing … didn`t expect women to participate in the…
EventNyanga school Principal's office burnt
… Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in Soweto, near Johannesburg, …
The small matter of a horse: The life of 'Nongoloza' Mathebula, 1867-1948 by Charles van Onselen, 04 January 2012 (libcom.org)
… and herding, by its very nature, was a lonely occupation.12 To make matters worse the youngster does not appear to … the surname was pronounced 'Not' by his…
January 8th Statements - Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 69th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 1981
… 20th anniversary of the fascist republic imposed on us in 1961, in the face of our determined opposition under the … and our anniversaries, January 8, March…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948. After 1954 the group expanded worldwide and …
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… the UN denounced the Bantustan (homeland system). On 12 November 1974, the United Nations General Assembly …
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… both the U.S. Amateur and the U.S Open championships. For 12 years, Ashe was ranked among the world's top ten tennis …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… Botha at Tuynhuys 1989 21 August, Harare Declaration 1989 12 September, First official meeting between exiled ANC …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…
First National Consultative Conference: Report on the Strategy and Tactics of the African National Congress, 26 April 1969, Morogoro
… acts of defiance. It culminated in the decision taken in 1961 to prepare for armed confrontation. December 1961 saw the opening stages of this campaign in…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… areas including Soweto. The Bag Factory consists of 16 studios, workshop spaces and a gallery in an urban context …
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… coups have been recorded in Guinea-Bissau, with another 16 coups attempted, plotted, or alleged. Held in December …
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents were …
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… Nyovest” was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most …
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were …
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… Upon his return, he attended his trial which commenced on 16 November 1964. Fischer then went underground early in 1965 … Fischer reinstated on Roll , from…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… he was buried in the Pretoria Church Street cemetery on 16 December 1904. References: "This week in African History" …
ArticleThe Wragg Commission (1885-1887)
… to the commission, it was lawful for an Indian boy of 16 and an Indian girl of 13 to marry. The Durban cemetery was …
Sue Williamson Book Launch
… I must tell you’. The exhibition is on view until 12 October 2025 Date: Saturday, 4 October 2025 …
ArticleArt South Africa Today exhibitions
… the 1960 Lawrence Adler Galleries competition and the 1961 Festival Gallery’s Art in Africa Today. Other national …
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… African politics. The adoption of Republican status in 1961 merely made formal what had already become a …
Speech of the Deputy President of the ANC, Nelson Mandela, at the rally to relaunch the SACP Johannesburg, 29 July 1990
… We were co-accused in the Treason Trial of 1956 to 1961. Over the years, we have shared the same views on … when we got together with comrade Joe Slovo and…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… Sharpeville massacre is evident, with 60% of those aged 16-24 never having heard of this important event. There was … the past was “not very” or “not at all”…
PlaceThe Company Gardens, Cape Town.
… Avenue, in Orange Street, were proclaimed on 6 January 1961. …
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… Dayile as program manager, until the end of 2016. It has 12 studios, an event/exhibition space, a digital arts … (Accessed 12 May, 2017).| …