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EventMethane gas explosion kills 68 mine workers
… explosion at the Hlobane coal mine near Vryheid in Kwazulu-Natal . The gas explosion was caused by poor safety …
EventBartolomeu Dias enters Luderitz Bay
… Dias's compatriot Vasco da Gama gave the name Terra do Natal to the coast around the Kei River. The name was later …
EventPolitical violence claims 100 lives in KZN
… result of the political violence that continued in KwaZulu-Natal. The political violence rages on in spite of the …
EventDundee and Glencoe are retaken by General Sir Redvers Buller troops during the South African War II
… separated from each other by less than 10km in KwaZulu Natal. The war ended on 31 May, 1902 following the signing of … the Siege: The British advance and…
PlaceVictorian Manor-house, 59 Musgrave Road, Durban
… who was responsible for many notable Buildings in Natal. The House was completed in 1897 and latter passed into …
ArchiveOrganisational Report of the National Executive Committee
… Alfred Nzo to the First Legal National Conference of the ANC in Durban, 2-6 July 1991. Covers landmarks of the last … Conference, the Kabwe Conference, the…
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… to work as a courier for the African National Congress (ANC). At the age of 18, she joined the ANC Youth League, where she met Oliver Tambo. The Tambos' … in…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… Biko dies in a Pretoria prison. 1980 25 January, three ANC men take 25 hostages in the Pretoria suburb of Silverton, … demanding the release of Nelson…
PlaceJeffrey's Bay
… Free State Province and Lesotho to the North. KwaZulu-Natal Province to the North East, and the Indian Ocean to the … of the Eastern Cape. This is located in…
PlaceIsandlwana Battlefield Site, Nqutu
… square Kilometres and is located in the North of KwaZulu-Natal . The District lies between the main N3 corridor … is one of the 11 District Municipalities,…
PlaceClairwood Hospital, Durban
… Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Durban South, KwaZulu Natal. Hospital services include a Staff…
32. An unjust and uncalled-for Immigration Bill, 1894
… edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai In 1894 the Natal Legislative Assembly introduced the Indian Immigration … Doroosamy Pillay and others addressed…
EventThe African National Congress is found guilty
… that there was abuse in some African National Congress (ANC) camps in exile. Following public criticism, President … and made up of independent members not…
Interview with Swami Gounden by Vino Reddy, 29 May 2002
… SG: You see, they had a council, you know, comprising of ANC, the TIC, Communist Party and all, they were working … from Barracks and in Cato Manor we had…
ArchiveCommittee report: Education charter campaign
… National Union of South African Students, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2-7 Dec 1984. The report discusses …
EventP.W. Botha proposes a 'Constellation of States'
… During the National Party rally in Ladysmith, Natal, Prime Minister P.W. Botha assured his party supporters …
Women and Gender in Southern Africa to 1945 edited by Cherryl Walker
… CONTENTS Women under indentured labour in colonial Natal, 1860-1911 by Jo Beall A lighthouse for African …
PlaceMount Currie Nature Reserve, KZN-Kokstad
… and associated activities in the province of KwaZulu-Natal in the Republic of South Africa. The primary focus of … of a merger between two conservation…
PlaceWeenan
… on the serene Banks of the Bushman River in KwaZulu-Natal , it remains as the second oldest European Settlement … initially faced little resistance and…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… Free State (present day Free State). The rest headed for Natal (present day KwaZulu-Natal) where they appointed a delegation, under the … leading to the…
ArchiveShould anyone walk away from the elections?: you be the judge
… Black and white ANC election campaign poster. Information on ANC proposals. ANC logo. …
ArticleYouth Politics in South Africa in the 1970s
… that some of the leaders were already being influenced by ANC underground operatives. Murphy Morobe, Billy Masetlha … and from its inception was closely…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) raid Maseru in an effort to kill suspected members of the African National Congress
… of Maseru where members of the African National Congress (ANC) were believed to be in hiding. Meeting no opposition … people were dead, 30 of them believed…
Theft at Luthuli House, 12 October 2003
… In response to a number of media enquiries, the ANC wishes to clarify the following: 1. A person or persons gained access to the ANC`s national headquarters…
Funeral arrangements afoot for Mama Dideka Mhlaba, 20 January 2010
… preparation for the funeral of African National Congress (ANC) veteran, Mama Dideka Mhlaba (85) - wife of the late Rivonia Treason trialist and ANC stalwart…
EventA South African spy is released from jail
… after a formal request by the African National Congress (ANC) and appeared to confirm speculation that South African … and repatriation process then being…
PlaceWitberg Wind Farm
… of South Africa. This Farm will reduce power cuts and address the Country's severe energy shortage problem! In …
EventFormer premier of Mpumalanga, Afrikaans poet and lawyer, Mathews Phosa is born
… in Nelspruit. Phosa was an African National Congress (ANC) political campaigner and lawyer. He left South Africa in 1985 for Mozambique after being tipped…
Political report by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee to the National Consultative Conference of the African National Congress, 17 June 1985, Kabwe, Zambia
… the opening of the National Consultative Conference of the ANC, is a great and moving moment in the history of our … being primary. Once more, this…
Interview with Africa Report by Oliver Tambo, 01 March 1981, New York
… REPORT : To many critics, the African National Congress (ANC) looks like a failure. After 70 years, racism is more … What is your response to those…