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ArchiveBiography of Mariama Bâ by Lauren Daugherty
… the Dutch and finally the French, becoming a part of French West Africa around half a century earlier. With … political system was introduced. After being…
BiographyReverend Allan Aubrey Boesak
… Allan Aubury Boesak was born at Kakamas, Northern Cape, one of eight children. His father, a schoolteacher, died when … approximated those of the then-banned…
ArchiveBiography of Buchi Emecheta by Alphonce Baraza
… brother, Emecheta’s childhood was filled with the stories of her people and culture, told to her by her grandmother. … finally persuading her parents to…
PlaceFederated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre
… The Federated Union of Black Artists Arts Centre was established in 1978 by Benjy … in their various forms as well as to resolve legal issues of ownership…
ArchiveYouth and the building of the nation
… Opening address by I B Tabata, to the 1st Conference of the Society of Young Africa (SOYA) held on 20th December 1951. This is an … it is here that SOYA is…
EventMohandas K. Gandhi is arrested as he leads a march of Indian miners in South Africa
… Africa in 1893, Mohandas Gandhi had first -hand experience of the discrimination faced by people of colour. His response to this was the establishment of the…
EventANC sacks its chief whip Mbulelo Goniwe, after finding him guilty of sexual harassment
… active in the liberation struggle and with the inception of new democracy, held several positions, the most recent of which was the post of African National…
ArchiveBiography of Dambisa Moyo by Alex Kamau
… also married while still attending. Her father was the son of a miner in apartheid South Africa, her mother the daughter of a man who would later train to be…
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National Party (NP) was able to gain a … in March 1961 to give formal notice…
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…
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…
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 birth of the Treatment Action Campaign
… 10 December 1998, International Human Rights Day, a group of about 15 people protested on the steps of St George's Cathedral in Cape Town to demand medical ……
BiographyZanemvula Kizito Mda
… was a founding member and later became the President of the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in 1947. In the 1960s, while he … the age of…
EventJulius Nyerere chairman of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) addresses the ANC in Arusha
… Julius Nyerere president of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), a party that succeeded the … TANU, addressed delegates attending the African National Congress …
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…
Chapter VI - A strange kind of goal bird
… book: Side by Side by Helen Joseph The first anniversary of the Soweto shooting, 16 June 1977, was to be commemorated … It was not to be the customary…
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…
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…
PlaceUniversity of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape
… noted with sadness the violent protests at the University of Fort Hare that have resulted in the academic programme being abruptly halted. The Chairperson of…
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…
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…