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EventThe Trojan Horse Massacre
In Athlone, Cape Town, Western Province (now Western Cape), the area bordered by Klipfontein Road, Belgravia Road, Thornton Road and Alexander Sinton High…
Constitution Hill - Free tours for pensioners during October and November
To celebrate the International Day of the Older People on October 01st, Constitution Hill is offering complimentary tours of the site during the Month of…
5th Jozi Book Fair
5th Jozi Book Fair Khanya College invites you to the 5th Jozi Book Fair taking place from 25-26 October 2013 at Museum Africa in Newtown, Johannesburg. This…
EventNigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was born Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a women’s organisation with 20 000…
EventKaiser Matanzima of Transkei announces his intention to retire from the Presidency
President Kaiser Matanzima of Transkei announced his intention to retire from the Presidency in February 1982, to devote more time to traditional and family…
EventFive developed countries recall their Ambassadors from South Africa
The United States, Netherlands, Great Britain, West Germany and Belgium all recalled their Ambassadors from South Africa for consultations. South Africa…
EventSouth African model, Candice Swanepoel is born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal
Candice Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal on 20 October 1988 She grew up on a farm and had aspirations of becoming a ballerina. Swanepoel did…
EventPercy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste are arrested by the Special Branch police
The editor of The World and Weekend World, Percy Qoboza and his deputy, Aggrey Klaaste were arrested by the Special Branch police in a mission to shut down the…
The Struggle Against Passes
Freedom in our Lifetime by Nelson Mandela
44th National Conference: Letter on “certain tendencies” from Dr. A. B. Xuma
Latest in the SAHO archive: 2 October, 2013 - 15 October, 2013
Island Rules
Artscape: Legacy Exhibition
About Legacy Alexander’s inspiration is spurred by his many years as a pastor to the exiled and destitute in the inner-city of Pretoria. It was during this…
Lost in Transformation? Reviewing 20 Years of Transformation in South Africa
As South Africa prepares to celebrate 20 years of democracy, the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation will be hosting a conference titled Lost in Transformation?…
EventHealth officials launch an intensive campaign to find the origins of an outbreak of Ebola fever in Uganda.
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (EHF) is a serious and aggressive disease characterised by severe flu-like symptoms, vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches, haemorrhaging and…
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
South African National Defence Force (SADF) commandos bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, Mozambique and injured 5 people. Captain…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
Manute Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family of tall people; both his parents were over two metres tall. Bol himself was 2…
EventScientists identify Green Monkey disease as responsible for more than 300 deaths in Northern Zaire and the Sudan
Marburg Disease, also known as green Monkey disease is a variant of HemorrhagicFever that was first identified in green monkeys. It gets its namefrom the city…
10th Annual Oral History Conference
The Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with the Oral History Association of South Africa (OHASA) hosts the 10th Oral Annual History conference in…
History Wars, Wars in history & other Southern African histories
In the prologue to The Go-Between, L.P. Hartley claimed that the “past is a foreign country: they do things differently there”. That is certainly true for 1914…
EventThe UN requests States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South Africa with immediate effect
The United Nations(UN) requested States to terminate restrictions on economic relations with South Africa immediately, and to terminate the oil embargo against…
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
Francis William Reitz was born on 5 October 1844 in Swelllendam in what is now the Western Cape. Reitz was a lawyerand politician. He became the first…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 18 September 2013 - 01 October 2013
Professor Ismail Jacob (Josef) Mohamed by Elaine Mohamed
EventLesotho celebrates independence from Britain
Lesotho is one of the smallest countries in the world, with just over 30 000 km2 of land. It has a population of approximately two million. The country gained…
EventNRP leader, Vause Raw announces that his party is ready to give the President’s Council a chance
The leader of the New Republic Party (NRP), Vause Raw announced that his party was ready to give the President's Council a chance as a start on the road to a…
EventBotswana gains independence from Britain
Previously known as Bechuanaland, Botswana gained independence from Britain on 30 September 1966 under the leadership of Seretse Khama. Khama was elected…
Mkhumbane the Musical - Programme
EventANC President, Oliver Tambo, denies that the ANC is in secret negotiations with the South African government
The African National Congress (ANC) President, Oliver Tambo denied that the ANC was in secret negotiations with the South African government. His denial came…