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EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… on 830 hectares of land donated by the then Port Elizabeth City Council UPE was the country's first dual-medium …
EventVoortrekker leader Andries Pretorius dies
… Farmers". His son Marthinus Wessel Pretorius founded the city of Pretoria and named it after his late father. …
A.I. Kajee His Work for the Southern African Indian Community - Chapter 3
… if only officially. At a farewell ceremony, held at the City Hall in Durban, Congress leaders paid a tribute to the … Mr. Edward Dunn" and by "kind…
ArticleAmersfoort Legacy - History of education in South Africa
… period from the 1960s to the early 1990s. The Coming of Apartheid Key to understanding this period is the National … election in 1948 and the process of…
ArticleProgressive Federal Party (PFP)
… broke away to form a parliamentary opposition against apartheid. The cause of the split was the UP's inability to find a clear-cut alternative to the…
The turn to armed struggle
… debated engaging in armed struggle against the Apartheid state. Following the Sharpeville Massacre, the … NCL engaged in armed struggle as a legitimate means…
Learning about history through writing
… event to be staged in country following the end of apartheid and the country’s advent to democracy in 1994. … the end of the international sports boycott due…
ArticleSharpeville
… districts – the first state of emergency declared by the Apartheid State. As part of a national crackdown on political … abroad to mobilise international…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 93th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2005
… to eradicate the legacy of racism, sexism, colonialism and apartheid. This is the central aim that must inform the … by the Integrated and Sustainable Rural…
Remarks by President Jacob Zuma, the Grand Patron of the National Orders, on the occasion of the awarding of the National Orders Awards, on Freedom Day, Presidential Guest House, 27 April 2012
… of you are the story. The story of our journey from an apartheid South Africa, to a free, non-racial, non-sexist and … community which waged relentless…
ArticlePass Laws in South Africa
… of protest actions were held against these laws with the Apartheid State often responding with violence against the …
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO SAHO WEBSITE
… years old) appreciate the South African experience of Apartheid. Thank you. Chris Bailey Humanities Department Tom … feedback. Your newsletter looks…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… The Imbumba aimed to unite African people on political issues in fighting for national rights. Some of the leading …
ArticleCODESA 2 Timeline
… the same day Working Group 3 reaches an agreement on all issues falling under its mandate and produces its final …
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… Project: Paul Simon’s Graceland and the Anti-Apartheid Cultural Boycott Kayla Buckley Kayla Buckley is a … into his research for SAHO. Project: The Irish…
EventThe body of the former president Nelson Mandela is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria.
… out of the hearse. Mandela’s body travelled through the city from Thaba Tswane to the Union Building up until Friday. …
EventAnna 'Sister Nannie' Tempo died
… soon became an institution recognised by the Cape Town City Council and police. In 1937 Sister Nannie was honoured …
EventThe first Indian people, 197 men, 89 women and 54 children, arrive in Natal
… and railway worker, clerks and interpreters. Today The City of Durban in Kwazulu-Natal has the highest population …
PlacePolokwane Bird and Reptile Park
… Park. It is still however, a great attraction in the City is the now known as:' Polokwane Bird and Reptile Park.' …
EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… arrested when they staged an 'illegal' march through the city centre during a strike, which turned out to be the …
EventExplorer Karl Gottlieb Mauch dies
… in Hartley Hills in 1867 and the ruins of the ancient city of Zimbabwe. On his return to Potchefstroom, South …
EventDavid Frost wins the South African Open golf championship in Stellenbosch
… his victories were at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City. In 1999 Frost won his second South African Open …
Re-Emergence of Congress Activity 1980s
… the ANC and PAC issued statements encouraging victims of apartheid to render the country ungovernable. From September … at the University of the…
Address at the National Council Of Provinces, 12 November 2002
… focus on three broad areas: The 21 Rural and Urban development nodes in all the provinces; The monitoring … poverty, especially in the historically black…
ArticleThe Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector including Organs of State (The Zondo Commission)
In 2016, former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released a report, State of Capture, after an investigation into influence over organs of the state. The…
ArticleBrazil - Russia - India - China - South Africa (BRICS)
… the leaders of the five countries agreed to cooperate on issues related to their economies and to promote their common …
Pro Veritate
… of the ruling National Party. Christian viewpoints on such issues as conscientious objection, equality of economic …
EventAfrikaner nationalists rebel against a Union Jack in new South African flag
… due to interruptions caused by such pressing issues as World War I and achieving Dominion Status within …
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… township scenes and addressing political and social issues in a cartoon-like style. Msimang exhibited widely and …
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… of the Republic. Intense debate over legislative issues in the 1980s led to the adoption of a new constitution …