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ArticleFederation of South African Women by Skylar Jayes
… This article was written by Skylar Jayes and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract The Federation of South…
EventPansy Tlakula, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, announces her resignation
… Pansy Tlakula announced her resignation as Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). She submitted … of resignation to President Jacob Zuma…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… South Africa’s first democratic elections and shifted the country towards the construction of a new political, social and economic order. 27 April, The ……
EventThe Congo Free State is established by King Leopold of Belgium
… On 2 May 1885, the Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium. Congo was a large region in central Africa that … able to resist European…
PlaceHoward College Building and the Memorial Tower Building, University of Natal
… The building of Howard College at the University of Natal (now the University of Kwazulu Natal) was made … Howard College Building and the Memorial Tower…
EventBoers defeat British in the battle of Ingogo (Anglo-Boer War 1)
… During the Anglo-Boer War 1- also called Transvaal War of Independence or Anglo-Transvaal War- a Boer force of about … Smit) defeated a British force of…
EventInauguration ceremony of the South African College School (SACS) takes place
… The South African College School (SACS) was inaugurated at the Groote Kerk, giving impetus to the formation of the first school in Cape Town. The idea of…
EventOupa Gqozo, military leader of the Ciskei, quells a second coup attempt
… Oupa Gqozo, the military leader of Ciskei foiled several coup attempts during his rule. In the early 1990's Colonel Onward Guzana, a former member of … Oupa…
ArticleUniversity of Pretoria 2015-2016 Student Protests Timeline
… The University of Pretoria (UP) opened in 1908 as a new department of the Transvaal University College (T.U.C). In 1930 the … G., (2016). Gauteng…
EventThe apartheid government reportedly pays compensation for death of Steve Biko
… in King Williams Town and began his political career as the co-founder of the all-black South African Student's Organization (SASO). It … The apartheid…
EventThree AWB members shot and killed during the invasion of Bophuthatswana
… On 11 March 1994 hundreds of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) (Afrikaner Resistance … members drove into Bophuthatswana, a Bantustan homeland in the north…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… As part of the governmental process for transformation of institutions through re-structuring and mergers in … were merged to form new institutions. In…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… Elizabeth. Due to rising political oppression imposed by the Apartheid regime, Pukwana was forced to flee to Europe. … in many countries with multiple bands,…
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… In 1990, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP ) formed an…
Theoria: a journal of studies in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
… In June 1947, Theoria : a journal of studies of the Arts Faculty, Natal University College was published. Later, the title changed to, Theoria: a journal of…
EventCommandant General Hiemstra announces the outcomes of Anglo-South African deliberations
… The head of the South African Defence Force, Commandant General Hiemstra, announced the successful conclusion of Anglo-South African talks on aspects of the…
EventHaile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, warns the League of Nations that he is going to mobilise his forces after threats of invasion by Italy
… Ethiopia had been one of the few states to survive "the scramble for Africa" by the major European powers in the … Socialist Worker,' The fascist invasion of…
ArticleAngolan Civil War (1975-2002): A Timeline of Events
… 1974 Portuguese colonial rule ends after a coup removes the government in Portugal 11 November 1975 Angola … authorises Operation Savannah, eventually…
EventSA signs Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
… South Africa was one of the original twenty-two nations who signed the multilateral Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic … Southern African Political…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 9 May 1983, Volume 61
… Transcript. Evidence from D P Conradie, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the … Commission of…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 7 February 1983, Volume 30
… Transcript. Evidence from David Jacobus Bosch, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the … Commission of…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches held at Pretoria on 5 November 1982, Volume 29
… Transcript. Evidence from Craig Michael Williamson, of the Commission of Inquiry into the South African Council of Churches (SACC), chaired by the ……
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom commissioned by The Department of Education
… "The most talked-about turning point in South African history is the 1994 transfer of political power from the National Party (NP) to the … Book 6:…
EventGeneral Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
… linguist, translator and political leader. Plaatje died of pneumonia at the age of 55 while on a trip to Johannesburg. He was a … and writer and in 1912…
ArticleBiography of Mongane Wally Serote by Matthew Williams
… Abstract The paper reviews the life of South African poet Mongane Wally Serote during … wrote many works that conveyed the suffering and anger of the…
EventSouth Africa is said to resume its membership of the Commonwealth
… On 31 May 1994, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaouku told … South Africa is said to resume its membership of the…
EventThe Nigerian state of Kano resumes polio vaccination after an eleven
… Polio is a water-born disease that affects the nervous system and causes paralysis, deformation and … children, most recently in Sub-Saharan Africa. Although…
Minutes of the meeting between the RSA and Angola at Ilha Do Sal on 5 June 1980
… Minutes of a meeting held with representatives of the South African … to discuss border issues, including border incidents and the question of a…
ArticleSouth African Association of Art Historians (founded 1984)
… Who is SAAAH? About SAAAH The South African Association of Art Historians (SAAAH), founded in 1984, is the major professional association of art historians…
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
… June 1966, Ugandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announced the proposed division of the province of Buganda into four districts. Ruled by the … Ugandan Prime…