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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…
EventSouth Africa and the United Kingdom embroiled in a diplomatic crisis
South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK) faced what was seen as a worst diplomatic crisis because of tension over six dissidents hiding from police in the…
EventSA announces its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international events
The South African government announced its decision to allow multi-racial teams to represent the country in international sporting events. Ironically, in the…
EventSA Artist, Andries Johannes Botha, is born in Durban
Andries Johannes Botha was born on 22 September 1952 in Durban. He studied Fine Arts at the University Of KwaZulu-Natal and later went on to teach the subject…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
Two Southern African countries, South Africa and Mozambique began discussions which led to the creation of a cross-border conservation park which will include…
Latest in the SAHO archive: 4 September 2013 - 17 September 2013
EventOthello is staged for the first time in SA with a Black actor, John Kani
A production of Shakespeare’s “Othello” in which the Moor is played by black Actor, John Kani, was staged at the Market Theatre on 16 September 1987. The play…
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
Mbanga James George Benjamin Molefe, clergyman and headmaster, was born in Mbulwana, Ladysmith, Natal. Molefe was one of the first black Presbyterian ministers…