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ArchiveMoses Mbheki Mncane Mabhida
… Typescript autobiography of Moses Mabhida stating his personal background, and insights into his political life. …
Statement by Albert Luthuli on the "Sabotage Act", 6 June 1962
… it. Some have said that the Sabotage Bill spells "civil death." But I am satisfied that it will never achieve its …
ArchiveThe arch agitator of the Union by Shula Marks, 31 January 2019
… Champion’s influence on workers in the years leading up to his banning in 1930. The first of this two-part series … in the flesh of the local authorities…
PlaceKruger National Park
… declared war on the British Empire after it had rejected his ultimatum of 9 October 1899 to withdraw its troops massed … occupied, port in the early 1800’s,…
EventJohn Kani was born on this day
… Eastern Cape. He matriculated at Newell High School and his love for theatre led him to work with several drama … plays, including SizweBansi is Dead – which…
EventBafana Bafana legend Philimon Raul Masinga dies
… Arab Emirates. The late Masinga scored 18 goals during his 58 international appearances between 1992 and 2001. Over his entire professional career, Masinga…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… In 1907, four years prior to flying on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange…
EventNelson Mandela is sentenced to five years for “incitement and leaving South Africa illegally”
… African freedom conference in Addis Ababa. Shortly after his return, he was arrested and charged with leaving the … illegally and incitement to strike. Bob…
EventArchibald Gumede, former President of the United Democratic Front, is born in Pietermaritzburg.
… the extension of pass laws to women. Gumede established his own law practice in Natal in 1970 after being admitted to … and subsequently became its president…
EventPrime Minister B.J Vorster supports changes to Black labour
… caucus replacing assassinated Dr H F Verwoerd. His regime was not without problems as in the first few years … Vorster built on the National Party's policy…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… leader of Ciskei foiled several coup attempts during his rule. In the early 1990's Colonel Onward Guzana, a former … The South Africa's Department of Foreign…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… the release of Nelson Mandela. P. W. Botha disappointed his western allies by refusing to consider immediate and … changes would be announced, Botha told a…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… and the Kimberley Diamond Fields Ad'lertisergave. During his stay he found that an inoculation of bile from an … germ' and took the first step in vaccine…
EventPixley Seme, lawyer, journalist and co-founder of SANNC is born
… Z.R. Mahabane. Subsequent to this, circulation figures for his newspaper Abantu Batho dropped, resulting in its closure. His effort to re-launch his…
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… the Umzimvubu River mouth to the Cape government - a step his father had refused to do during his lifetime. In return, Nqwiliso was recognised as an…
EventAthlete Mathews Motshwareteu enters the annals of the country’s athletics history after only five weeks of track athletics
… was born on 2 November 1958 in Soweto, Johannesburg. His talent for athletics became apparent in his primary school years, which he spent at Isaacson Primary…
EventEduardo Mondlane, president of FRELIMO, dies
… family and was a shepherd as a child. Mondlane completed his secondary school education at Lemana in Northern … Nations, a position that led him back to…
EventJohnny Clegg, South African musician is born
… for Zimbabwe where he lived until the age of seven. He and his mother immigrated to South Africa following her marriage to a South African Journalist. Owing…
South African History Online and Principia College Partnership Project - 2017 submissions
… research and humanitarian work in Morocco and Jordan. His focus is on methods of empowering silenced voices through …
ArticleFrontline States
… The president of Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama , explained his country position and others by stating that: [A]s a …
OSEO report on Allan Boesak
… under investigation. It was suggested that they suspend his appointment until the after the investigation, but the …
ArticleThe aftermath of the Battle of Blood River 1838
… of Natalia at Pietermaritzburg, and Pretorius established his farm on the site of the future Edenvale. But the …
ArticleSharpeville
… any warning to disperse, opened fire on the unarmed crowd. His colleagues followed suit. The firing lasted for …
ANC National Disciplinary Committee, 29 February 2012, Luthuli House, Johannesburg
… Rule 25.5(o) of the ANC Constitution for issuing, in his capacity as SG of the ANC Youth League, a derogatory and … for swearing at a journalist and for…
The Story of PR Pather, the grand old man of Indian politics in South Africa: Chapter Two - By Riashnee Pather
… more conservative one, a development that was to lead to his eventual dissociation from the Natal Indian Congress … ahead anyway. However Kajee was extremely…
Extract from a speech at the opening of the National Party Congress of the Orange Free State at Bloemfontein on 18 September 1973
… The Prime Minister reacted to all these events in his speech in a characteristic and unambiguous manner. The … he who writes has an even greater…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers - The Segregation Fallacy
… on acceding to Parliamentary power, lie outlined it in his Smithfield speech of November 13, 1925, and embodied it in his four Bills of 1926 the Land…
South Africa: The Structure of Things Then by David Goldblatt, reviewed by Robyn Sassen (H-SAfrica), February 2000
… and attention to detail and gesture intrinsic to his work. He has been involved in photography for more than 35 years, during which time his work has proved…
6. Tonight, have your door open
… ago the young master ... came to the estate and I made his food for him and about 1 month afterwards Mr. Ramart came … That is not right and I told him to…
28. The Dealer’s Licences Act is an attempt to weed out smaller traders
… Courland and the Naderi early last year. He was noted for his most violent speeches. He has carried his hatred of the Indians into the portals of the town ……