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ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… the country for the next eighty years. South African History Year General History South African War 1899 Accession of Edward VII 1901 … existing…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… further development of wireless communication technology. History of the radio The Typewriter The first typewriter was … explains how Baird’s television…
ArticleSouth African Film
… which derive from the continent’s rich tradition of oral history and indigenous modes of communication. Since the end … John Kani. And it’s why we often know…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College, 02 May 1984, Mazimbu, Tanzania
… Africa? Do we not belong there by the demand of nature and history? Have we not been there for countless centuries? Have … say that we must leave southern…
We are a Force - Speech at Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College by O. R. Tambo, Mazimbu, Tanzania, May 1984
… Africa? Do we not belong there by the demand of nature and history? Have we not been there for countless centuries? Have … say that we must leave southern…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, 16 December 1986
… we Sizwe our people were now better equipped to grasp history into their own hands. Born of the people, combatants … are a proud record of a risen people…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… we Sizwe our people were now better equipped to grasp history into their own hands. Born of the people, … are a proud record of a risen people making…
Garden Route, Cape Town
… The Tsitsikamma National Park , perched on a tumultuous Indian Ocean shore is one of South Africa’s most dramatic …
Chapter VIII - Treason - South African style 1
… We chose a home for "Kathy", Ahmed Kathrada, the young Indian bachelor, so gay, who often travelled with us. We sat … were unique, privileged. It was then…
Chapter 14
… rights, a Working Committee consisting of African, Indian and Coloured leaders has been formed in Johannesburg … forms it assumes. There had been the unity…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
… that changed the course of South Africa's security history. David Africa, a former intelligence mastermind, will … skill, and creative disruption. A…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
… 1950), by an Athlone School Committee. This earlier history has mostly been ignored in subsequent decades, in … founded its famous Shakespeare seasons. The…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… 10 February 1985 © Mayibuye Centre The Turning Points in History project has invited four leading academics to locate … The 1973 strikes marked a decisive…
Launch of The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner
… returned to print at a critical moment in South African history, when many have turned their attention once again to …
EventNatal is formally separated from the Cape Colony
… Anon, (n.d.), ‘What happened on July 15’from Dates In History [online] Available at …
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… leader Robert Sobukwe is released,’ from South African History Online, [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za , …
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA’s richest gold deposit
… was declared the richest strike in South Africa's history. According to reports, no shares soared as rapidly as …
Imijondolo
… the images, which addresses the contemporary local history of the Inanda. By 1985, when Imijondolo was …
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The Liquor Act, which was passed on 23 … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999) Southern African Political History…
EventThe Cato Manor riots begin due to the ‘beer issue’ and looming forced removals
… and the events that followed please visit our 'Cato Manor history feature'. *Please note that some sources claim that … [Accessed 10 June 2009]| Ulwazi Cato…
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
… 2010] Rankin, E.D (1989) Images of Wood: aspects of the history of sculpture in 20th-century South Africa, …
EventThe South African security police bombed two houses in Manzini, Swaziland
… we Sizwe - The campaign abroad,’from South African History Online, [online] Available at …
EventThe National President of the Black People’s Convention, Kenneth Hlaku Rachidi, declares that riots have lead to a new era of political consciousness
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds) (1999) Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventKaunda announces nationalisation of Copper mines
… the Zambian economy. Click here to read the economic history of Zambia. Click here to read Zambia's economic …
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… Location: back to this day in history search archive Odile Harrington, a South African …
PlaceReitz
… annual rainfall of about 686mm. In its earliest recorded history, the site on which the town of Reitz developed was on …
EventGermany declares South West Africa a German protectorate
… some of the harshest experiences of modern colonial history - first at the hands of the Germany then from South … History World, "History of Namibia" , …
EventThe first cable connection between SA and Europe is launched
… New Zealand 10s 6d). References: iscpc.org(2000)‘Narrative History of Submarine Cables’ [online] Available …
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… in 1994, December 16 continued to form part of the history of post apartheid South Africa. On 16 December 1995 … South African History Online December 16,…
Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Glossary
… countries historiography - the study of the writing of history and of written histories impi - a Zulu fighting …