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National Development Plan: Vision for 2030
The New Growth Path: The Framework
Building a Better World: The Diplomacy of Ubuntu
Constitution of The Republic of South Africa,Act 200 of 1993
Latest in the SAHO archive: 12 March 2014 - 25 March 2014
Media briefing by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
Oliver Reginald Tambo left South Africa shortly after the Sharpeville massacre, on the instruction of the African National Congress (ANC). The international…
Nelson Mandela’s Life Story
Remember Sobukwe! - South Africa
EventSouth Africa is banned from competing in the Davis Cup, because of its Apartheid policy in sport.
During Apartheid, South Africa was expelled from many international sporting bodies. On 23 March, 1970, South Africa was banned from the Davis Cup - the…
South Africa Sharpeville massacre 50 anniversary 21/3/10
EventGhanaian President Kwame Nkrumah calls on world leaders to impose “total economic and political sanctions” on South Africa
Pan-Africanist and first president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, was a leader who strived for a united Africa. Nkrumah was one of the founders of the Organisation…
Raymond Suttner on: Nelson Mandela: becoming a freedom fighter
The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994
Invitation The HSRC Seminar Series The Lusaka Years: The ANC in Exile in Zambia, 1963 to 1994. Speaker: Hugh Macmillan, research associate, African…
EventSA footballer, Steven Pienaar is born in Johannesburg
Steven Pienaar is a South African footballer who has made a name for himself internationally. Pienaar began his professional career with Ajax Cape Town in 1999…
EventThe second Matabele war breaks out
The second Matabele war, also known as the Matabele Rebellion or the second Chimurenga broke out on 20 March 1896 in Matabeleland Zimbabwe. The war broke out…
EventZimbabwe is suspended from the commonwealth
Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations after the country’s 2001 elections were found to be flawed by electoral observers. The elections were…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 26 February 2014 - 11 March 2014
Map of South Africa pre-1994, with Bantustans
Map of South Africa post 1994
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
On 11 March 1994 hundreds of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) (Afrikaner Resistance Movement) members drove into Bophuthatswana, a Bantustan homeland in the…
EventDr Alexander Logie du Toit, South African geologist, is born in Cape Town
Dr Alexander Logie du Toit was a South African geologist. His work raised him to prominence and he became South Africa’s most important geologist. Du Toit…
EventMauritius gains independence
Mauritius was first colonised by the French in 1767 until the British took over control in 1810.The British gave up sovereignty in 1968 when the country became…
EventZambian journalist, Fred M’membe is born
Fred M’membe is a Zambian journalist who founded the country’s first independent newspaper, Zambia Post. As the only independent newspaper in Zambia, Zambia…
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was born in the Bahure area of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He is the eldest of nine children. Tsavangirai joined the Zimbabwe…
EventHelen Zille, former leader of the Democratic Alliance, is born in Johannesburg
Helen Zille studied at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng) where she obtained a BA Degree. She went on to become a…
EventGhana is admitted to the United Nations
Ghana was admitted to the United Nations on 8 March 1957, two days after it achieved independence from Britain. The country which had previously been known as…