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EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
… is known for recording township scenes and addressing political and social issues in a cartoon-like style. Msimang …
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… across South Africa's border with Botswana to discuss the political situation in South-West Africa (Namibia) and South …
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… were held. On the island, 12km north east of Cape Town, political prisoners of the anti-apartheid movement were kept … Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999)…
EventThe first indications of protest over Afrikaans in Soweto schools
… entire generation of South African students aware of the political situation. This in turn, signalled the beginning of …
EventStudents at Durban
… at the University of Durban-Westville (UDW) owing to political activism and a continuing struggle between the …
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… Political violence by the youth began after the funeral of …
EventThe Afrikaner Broederbond is formed
… men over the age of 25. Although the organisation’s political power was evident throughout South African society, …
EventThe cornerstone of Cape Town City Hall is laid
… & Darling Streets, the scene of many a military and political gathering. On 11 February 1990, only hours after …
EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… as a child in 1850. He later became a journalist and political leader, and was joint founder and the first editor …
PlaceFort Cunynghame
… were deemed to be necessary for "police purposes and for political purposes generally." The Cape's Controller and …
EventLucas Ntuba Radebe, SA soccer hero, is born in Diepkloof, Soweto
… him to live in Bophuthatswana so could be safe from the political violence of the 1980’s. Soccer was one of his …
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
… in government, which was introduced by the Leader of the political opposition, the United Party, Sir de Villiers … Kalley J. A. and Schoeman E. (199) …
EventANC stalwart, Albertina Sisulu dies in Johannesburg
… Walter were jailed and banned several times for their political activities and she was constantly harassed by the …
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… Britain and France. At the time of the UN’s resolution the political situation in South Africa was bleak as the African …
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… Movement. In 1986, he was dismissed at Anglo-Alpha for his political activities. Shilowa began working underground for …
EventFormer Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat is born
… Israel during the Ramadan or Yom Kippur War. The war was a political success for Sadat, bolstering his popularity …
Draft constitution of the ANC
… as speedily as possible towards a negotiated peaceful political settlement and in the context of the agreements …
Address by President Nelson Mandela on Accepting the Deutscher Medienpreis Baden-Baden, 28 January 1999
… that it won the support and solidarity of virtually all political persuasions throughout the world. When we … But the leaders of the different communities…
Statement by President Mandela on receiving the report of the TRC Pretoria, 29 October 1998
… of Parliament Ministers and Deputy Ministers Leaders of Political Parties Commissioners of the TRC Distinguished … to the wheel to end crime and corruption,…
Address at the Opening of the 24th General Assembly of the World Veterans Federation, 1 December 2003
… If von Clausewitz was correct that “war is not merely a political act, but also a political instrument, a continuation of political relations, a carrying out…
A Chronological look (1943 to 1986) at the Life and Times of Mr George Ponnen
… - SPEAKS OF HIS LIFE AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE TRADE UNION, POLITICAL AND NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN HIS COUNTRY, … forward. This did not materialise…
PlaceSteytlerville Municipality, Karoo
… the district since 1870. This has been the central in the economic well-being of the community. In more recent times …
PlaceGreater Mapungubwe Heritage Site And Tour.
… are South African National Parks (SANParks), Limpopo Economic Development , Environment and Tourism (LEDET) , …
Stuart Commission Report
… by MK stalwarts) was of a high quality. The level of political training and development was impressive and given … This was at a time when there was an acute…
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… under apartheid, opening a window into the oppression and economic inequality endured by his people during that brutal …
Address On World Aids Day, 1 December 1999
… other about the danger that HIV/AIDS poses to the socio-economic situation in our country. HIV/AIDS threatens to …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the ANC’s manifesto launch 24 August 1995
… a sound footing. For the first time in years there is real economic growth. 2.5 We are proud of our achievements. But …
ArticleGrade 11 Topic 3 – Source-Based Questions
… Germany’s defeat in WWI He blamed the Jews for Germany’s economic crisis after WWI He perceived the Jews as an …
Milton Obote by Angela Thompsell updated 28 February 2016
… in the late 1950s. He returned to Uganda and entered the political fray and by 1959 was leader of a new political party, the Uganda People’s Congress. After …
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… Chronological overview of historical, cultural, and political events in South Africa and the continent … Lives of Courage” archive Politics & Governance:…