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EventHendrik Witbooi, Chief of the Nama, dies
… educated at a Lutheran Mission and was fluent in a number of European languages, as well as his own Nama. Witbooi's grandfather and father were both chiefs…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… in Oguta, located in eastern Nigeria. She was the eldest of six children born to parents, Christopher Ljeoma, an agent … education, Nwapa read and fell in…
EventInternational Day for the Abolition of Slavery
… This day recalls the date of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA,GA), of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the…
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
… Selassi was born as Lij Tafari Makonnen in the village of Ejersa Gor, in the Harar province of Ethiopia. Heir to a 13th century dynasty, he ascended to the…
EventState of emergency declared after Sharpeville Massacre
… This was the first such declaration of a State of Emergency by the Apartheid state. During these periods, … civil liberties. Police could detain anyone for…
EventArrival of Chinese labourers in South Africa
… at the gold mines on the Rand resulted in the importation of Chinese labour in 1904. This situation, in part, was the result of the Anglo-Boer War (South…
EventThe Federation of South African trade unions
… The aim of The Federation of South African Trade Unions (FOSATU) was to be a national … umbrella organisation that could coordinate the movements of Black…
EventState of emergency declared in 27 townships
… The government imposed a state of emergency in 27 townships in the Vaal Reef area and banned the carrying of all weapons. The regulations introduced by…
EventWorld Health Organization publishes indictment of apartheid
… The system of Apartheid was not only detrimental to the cultural, economic and emotional wellbeing of those on whom it was imposed , but also on the physical…
PlaceAmanzimtoti, South Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal
… water', is generally attributed to the famed King Shaka of the Zulus. During one of Shaka’s campaigns, he and his army stopped to rest here. … water, he said…
EventNelson Mandela is acquitted of high treason
… Nelson Mandela, leader of the Transvaal branch of the African National Congress (ANC), was acquitted of treason charges after a four year long trial. Mandela…
PlaceSouth African National Museum of Military History
… The Museum of Military History offers adults a fascinating look at all forms of war vehicles and weapons. And it will captivate children with the visual…
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… New Nation, Felix Ndimene alleged that the Selous Scouts of Pietersburg and Five Reconnaissance Regiment (5RR), part of the SA Special Forces, together with…
ArchiveOrganisational Report of the National Executive Committee
… Organisational Report of the African National Congress National Executive Committee … Alfred Nzo to the First Legal National Conference of the ANC in Durban,…
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship between the Zulu and the … Voortrekkers. Retief was in high spirits at…
EventThe University of Port Elizabeth is founded
… The University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), came into being on 31 January 1964 with the adoption by Parliament of Act 1 of 1964. The first academic year…
EventInfant hominid discovered at Cradle of Humankind
… son Matthew Berger (9 years) stumbled across a new species of hominid, Australopithecus sediba, estimated to be 2 million years while looking for fossils at…
EventNotorious role of Ferdi Barnard is disclosed
… After the Goldstone Commission's first disclosure of the complicity of elements of the South African Defence Force (SADF) in violence in … Fraser, R. (1992)…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… Lovers of military history are sure to enjoy a tour of the Ditsong National Museum of Military History. The museum, located on an 80ha site next … eng.net…
EventTrade Unionists convicted of kidnapping and assault
… Fholisani Mufamadi and Moses Mayekiso were convicted of kidnapping and assault after the holding of security policeman Monge Maleka in the Congress of South…
EventItalo-Ethiopian Treaty of 1928 is signed
… On 2 August 1928, Italy signed a twenty-year treaty of friendship with Abyssinia (now known as Ethiopia). In the treaty, which was called the Italo-Ethiopian…
EventKwame Nkrumah orders release of political prisoners
… President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast), a leading exponent of Pan-Africanism , ordered the release of the last of his political prisoners,…
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… notice published on 6 November 1964 gave the names of 303 persons on whom banning notices under the General Laws Amendment Act of 1963 (the so-called 90 Day…
PlaceBensusan Museum of Photography and Library, Johannesburg
… The Bensusan Museum of Photography is named after Dr AD Bensusan, a former mayor of Johannesburg and a man who has devoted himself to the promotion of the…
EventZeph Mothopeng, President of the PAC dies
… Zephania (Zeph) Mothopeng, President of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) since 1984 dies in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Mothopeng's death came at the…
EventAllan Boesak guilty on charges of fraud
… Allan Boesak, liberation theologian, chairman of the Western Cape region of the African National Congress (ANC) and director of the Foundation for Peace and…
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, … President P.W. Botha rules out any possibility of a Black majority government in South…
Amendment to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No.52 of 1951
… Suggested amendments to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the Illegal Squatting Act No. 52 of 1951 … Amendment to the Trespass Act No. 6 of 1959 and the…
ArchiveThe position of the Democratic Movement on participation in institutions of minority rule in the oppressed communities
… Article outlining the position of the Democratic Movement on participation in institutions of minority rule in the oppressed communities. … The position of…
ArchiveReport of a meeting with Prof. Willem Kleynhans
… Handwritten report of a meeting between representatives of the African National Congress and Professor Willem Kleynhans of the University of South Africa to…