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President Mandela, present in his capacity as chief of the Temba clan, rather than Head of State, inaugurates the Council of Tr
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … President Mandela, present in his capacity as chief…
Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, a chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele born c. 1840, dies and is buried at Wallmannstal, north of
… Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, a chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele born c. 1840, dies and is buried at Wallmannstal, north of …
Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born in Kroonstad, OFS.
… Pallo Jordan, Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa since 29 April 2004, is born in Kroonstad, …
According to a report by the South African Institute of Race Relations, a total of 617 Black persons, of whom it names 558, are
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … According to a report by the South African…
According to the headmaster of Pretoria Boys High School, 70% of the teachers and parents are in favour of opening the school t
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 248 ……
Only a few hours before the expiry of the deadline for the production of the final document, and after a period of intense nego
… Only a few hours before the expiry of the deadline for the production of the final document, and after a period of intense nego …
The freedom of the press is established at the Cape through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South Afri
… The freedom of the press is established at the Cape through the efforts of journalist John Fairbairn, founder of The South Afri …
Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, a chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele born c. 1840, dies and is buried at Wallmannstal, north of
… Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC. … Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, a chief of the Lebelo clan of the…
The trial of twelve members of the banned ANC in Pietermaritzburg ends with the death sentence for one defendant and a total of
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997, … The trial of twelve members of the banned ANC in…
The Battle of Tugela (also Battle of Ndondakusuka) takes place in the war between Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande
… The Battle of Tugela (also Battle of Ndondakusuka) takes place in the war between Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande …
The report of the Snyman Commission into the disturbances on the campus of the University of the North at Turfloop, finds that
… The report of the Snyman Commission into the disturbances on the campus of the University of the North at Turfloop, finds that …
News 24 reports that a delay with the awarding of a tender of billions of rands to renew Spoornet’s age-old locomotives is thre
… News 24 reports that a delay with the awarding of a tender of billions of rands to renew Spoornet’s age-old locomotives is thre …
Albert van de Sandt Centlivres, chief justice of SA and chancellor of the University of Cape Town, is born in Cape Town.
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v.3, p. 148. … Albert van de Sandt Centlivres, chief justice…
The terms of reference of the Harms Commission, which is to inquire into alleged murders and unlawful acts of the security forc
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1990). Race Relations Survey 1989/90 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 200 … The…
Ivan Mitford-Barberton, teacher of art at the Michaelis School of Art in Cape Town and sculptor of several monuments in South A
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 9 p. 548; Rankin: Images of Wood, p. 130 … Ivan Mitford…
ArticleRuth First timeline 1925-2012
… respectively) who helped establish the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). 1939 First becomes a member of the … born. 1953 First is a founder member of…
BiographyMoses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
… near Pietermaritzburg on 14 October 1923,he was one of seven children in a rural family that was later forced off … participant in the development of the…
BiographyColine Williams
… a township in the Western Cape , South Africa. The eldest of three siblings, Coline, her brother Ashley and the last … becoming a student coordinator for the…
BiographyChris Ledochowski
… Certificates, Ledochowski attended the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts in Poland for several months as a visiting … documentation on the formation and…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… on 14th July 1936. His childhood witnessed the final days of colonial rule and the transition to the apartheid regime … and as a teenager, he delivered…
EventDay of mourning held for Kinross mine disaster that claimed 177 lives
… industry to mourn these deaths, under the supervision of NUM (National Union of Mineworkers). An earlier memorial service, sponsored by … 5 minutes of…
ArticleResponses in South Africa to the outbreak of WWI: The Afrikaner Response and the 1914 Rebellion
… his government’s wholehearted support for the defence of the British Empire. The Union government was asked to … German-South West Africa. Botha agreed to…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… throughout the country. In the popular tourist city of Cape Town, one of the ways in which it may be observed is in the annual … Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year)…
ArticleOvercoming Adversity from All Angles: The Struggle of the Domestic Worker during Apartheid by Bennett Gwynn
… This article was written by Bennett Gwynn and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership … project Overcoming Adversity from All…
Message to the People of South Africa by O. R. Tambo, August 1976
… in our country. The heroic youth and masses in many parts of our country have stood against brutal massacre and defied … They have attacked many accessible…
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Mooki Molapo, told The Star of an agreement reached with the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pik Botha, a few months…
EventFEDSAW Western Cape Region launched
… The Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) was one of the women’s rights … Sisulu. Organisations such as the African National Congress Women's League …
National OR Tambo Memorial Lecture series inaugural address by his excellency Dr Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa, OR Tambo International Airport, 24 October 2011
… Tambo family, Esteemed Trustees and Founding Members of the Oliver and Adelaide Tambo Foundation, Ministers and … out more, was that he understood the…
BiographyPius Nkonzo Langa
… Mpumalanga), South Africa, on 25 March 1939, the second of seven children. In 1957, he went to work at a shirtmaking … in 1960. Langa then found employment…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the Intelligence Services Day 10th Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Inauguration of the Wall and Garden of Remembrance: Musanda, Tshwane: 24 November 2005
… Honourable Minister of the National Intelligence Services, Ronnie Kasrils, … Honourable Deputy Ministers, Chairperson and members of the Parliamentary Joint…