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EventThe Voortrekkers are united for the first time and only for a short period of time
The Voortrekkers are united for the first time and only for a short period, when Gert Maritz moved his own laager and several small laagers scattered over a…
Hendrik Swellengrebel becomes governor of the Cape.
Merchant Jan van Riebeeck requests in a letter to the Council of XVII (Lords 17) a salary increase and express his disappointme
EventThe UN Group of Experts on Apartheid proposes establishment of a National Convention to set a new course for the future of South Africa
The United Nations Group of Experts on Apartheid presented its report to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). The group suggested the creation of…
EventWalter Sisulu evades security police and goes underground
On 19 April 1963, African National Congress (ANC) leader Walter Sisulu forfeited R6000 bail and went underground. Security Police visited Sisulu's house and…
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
Phambili Ka Ntloko was born on 18 April 1960 in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. As a high school student, Ntloko became involved in the South African Students’…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
Joshua Nkomo, Ndebele nationalist leader, is served with a restriction order that affects his freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia. This…
EventSouth Africa’s TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
On 15 April 1996, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), under Chairman Archbishop Desmond Tutu, began its first formal hearings in East London City…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
South Africa held its third democratic elections on 14 April 2004. A total of 20.6 million People were registered to vote, making it 2 million more than the…
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma, 14 December 1941
Presidential Address, by Dr. A.B. Xuma 14 December 1941 Fellow Countrymen, If you may ever need comfort, courage and inspiration for the difficult yet…
44th National Conference: Letter on “certain tendencies” from Dr. A. B. Xuma, 18 December 1955
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations, 22 January 1946
Message from Dr. AB Xuma, President-General of ANC, to the United Nations opposing South Africa`s proposal for incorporation of South West Africa 22 January…
Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Trygve Lie from Alfred Xuma, 25 November 1946
Africans’ Claims in South Africa, 14 December 1943 by Alfred Xuma
Preface In the following pages the reader will find what has been termed "Bill of Rights" and "The Atlantic Charter from the African’s Point of View". This…
Letter from Dr. A. B. Xuma, President-General of ANC to the Chairman of General Assembly, 9 January 1946
Mitchell’s Plain (Cape Town) magistrate Sithembele Elvis Tebe is jailed for effectively ten years for shooting dead a motorist
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, the Netherlands, defines the 1 000-km shared border between Ethiopia and Eritr
A Zimbabwe court rules that the government and police must bring an end to Black squatters’ occupations of White-owned farms.
James Zulu is shot dead from point-blank range at the Port Shepstone taxi rank. At the time of his death, Zulu was the most imp
Judge Marthinus Theunis Steyn (Theunie) (77), SA judge of the Appeal Court and administrator-general of South West Africa (Nami
Warring factions in Liberia negotiate a cease-fire with help from visiting West African politicians as nearly 1 500 terrified f
Cyril Ramaphosa, Secretary-General of the ANC and chairman of the Constitutional Assembly, announces his intention to resign fr
Commission of Cooperation. In a letter to Chief Buthelezi, Deputy President Mbeki rejects the IFP’s international mediation pro
A Swedish Government official said the ANC would lose $14.5 million a year in Swedish aid as soon as it starts campaigning in S
Hundreds of foreigners scramble for seats on the last flight out of Libya before sanctions seal off the country.
EventNelson Mandela announces his separation from his wife, Winnie Mandela.
Just two years after coming out from prison, Nelson Mandela announced his intention to separate from his wife of 34 years, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Mandela…