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The War
The flag of the Boer Republic of the Orange Free State On 9 October 1899 the SAR issued an ultimatum to Britain and two days later, on 11 October the war was…
EventDay of the African Child
The 16th of June is commemorated each year as the Day of the African Child. This commemoration was adopted on 16 June 1991 to honour those who had laid down…
ArticleNUSAS Wages Commission Timeline 1971-1973
1971 11 March, A resolution is passed at a student body meeting for the establishment of a student Wages Commission. David Hemson, Halton Cheadle, David…
Origins: Formation, Sharpeville and banning, 1959-1960
For many years there was tension within the African National Congress (ANC) between those with different ideological and theoretical views. One of these views…
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
Sipho Ngomane of Nelspruit started running at the age of 16 after playing soccer initially. On 16 June 2005, Ngomane won the 80th Comrades Marathon race, after…
Article1946 Indian Passive Resistance Timeline
1859After protracted negotiations between the Natal Government and the British Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Natal Coolie Law, Law 14 of 1859 is…
ArticleThe 1913 Women’s anti-pass campaign in the Orange Free State
When the Union of South Africa was established in 1910, there was already a foundation for pass system. However, over time men and women resisted the…
40 years after: Understanding the Soweto Uprising by Motsoko Pheko (Pambazuka News), 30 June 2016
The Soweto Uprising of June 16, 1976 did not just drop from the sky. The Black students of South Africa did not wake up one day and begin resisting Bantu…
BiographyGeorge Gangen Ponnen
Gangen George Ponnen was born on 1 June 1913 in the district of Rooikopjes near Durban, in the then Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His father Ponnen, born in…
ArticleThe Drafting and Acceptance of the Constitution
On 2 February 1990, the National Party government unbanned political parties, released many political prisoners and detainees, and unbanned many people,…
Bloemfontein - segregation in education
Amersfoort Legacy: History of Education in South Africa White schools Initial education requirements set in the 19th century in the Free State were not high,…
ArticleWomen and Children in White Concentration Camps during the Anglo-Boer War, 1900-1902
Due to the fact that Black People were detained in separate camps, the issue of Black Concentration Camps is dealt with in another chronology.Boer women,…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
1869 April, Kasturba Kapadia is born in Porbandar, in present-day Gujarat. 1876 Kasturba Kapadia and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi are betrothed by their…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
In terms of the notorious Group Areas Act (1950), the following proclamation was made in June 1958: 'In Cato Manor, Natal; 25,798 Indians, 2,107 Coloureds and…
EventViolence erupts on the eve of Soweto uprising anniversary
On the Eve of the Soweto Uprising, Soweto, 15 June 1976By this day in 1976, the plan was already set. Days earlier, students had formed an Action Committee and…
Indian South Africans timeline 1970-1979
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1970-1979 1970 HA Naidoo passes away while still in exile. 17 February, African Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa …
ArticleOn Trial: State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others by Norman Levy
This article was taken from the book The Final Prize by Norman Levy (Chapter 16) On Trial State versus Abram Fischer and Thirteen Others The change from…
An interview with Dorothy Molefi: Hector was ‘always smiling’
Dorothy Molefi is a mother who lost her child to violence. But what makes her story unique is that her child became an international icon of South Africa's…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
In 1907, four years prior to flying on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
1920 February, The Asiatic Inquiry Commission, headed by Sir Johannes Lange, is appointed to inquire into laws concerning the right of Asiatics to trade and…
EventSoweto students march against government’s language policy
It all began as a peaceful protest march, but ended with violence, tears, blood and death of a 13 year old boy, Hector Peterson. The Soweto uprising began when…
EventNyanga school Principal’s office burnt
On 24 June 1976 the Principal's office in Hlengisi Primary, Nyanga, outside Cape Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
1942 12 April, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is born in Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal. 1958 Zuma joins the African National Congress (ANC) and through…
ArchiveUitenhage, Soweto, Sharpeville : No peace under apartheid
White and red poster. Notice of a meeting at Patidar, Lenz on Sunday, 16th June.
ArticleRobert Mangaliso Sobukwe Timeline 1924 - 1978
1924 5 December, Robert Mangaliso Sobukhwe is born in Graaff-Reinet a town in the Cape Province. 1940 Sobukwe enrols at Healdtown Institute where he…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
Refiloe Maele Phoolo, stage name “Cassper Nyovest” was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most…
EventHistory of December 16
December 16 looms large in the history of South Africa; it is celebrated as the Day of Reconciliation. First celebrated as ‘Dingane’s Day,’ when the…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
1918 21 October Nontsikelelo Thethiwe was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina…
ArchiveInterview with Winnie Mandela on the Soweto riots
In a interview Winnie Mandela puts forth reasons for the eruption of violence in Soweto on June 16th.
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress on the current situation in South Africa
Statement of the ANC on the current situation in South Africa. Reflects on the events of June 16th in Soweto.