SAHO global search
1,314 records
ArchiveIf you dont know what is happening in Northe
… of a pair of scissors, with 'Censor Limited' and 'Made in Britain' stamped on them, cutting through a microphone cable. …
ArchiveBritish coal strike enters fifth month
… As Britain's coal reserves begin to dwindle, the strike by …
PlaceSeychelles
… a population of 3500, by the time Seychelles was ceded to Britain under ' The Treaty of Paris ', in 1814. During this … of Slavery. Seychelles achieved…
EventPetronella Nellie du Toit South African soprano singer is born
… for Lodnon where studied for two years. While she was in Britain, she sang in various roles with a touring company for the arts council of Great Britain. On…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… imposed by their white oppressors. Eventually, Great Britain pronounced the emancipation of slaves in the Cape … Republics, though this was short-lived - in…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… brought to the fore sharp differences over allegiance to Britain leading to a fracture in white South African … the Westminster system South Africa had…
ArticlePaul Kruger Timeline 1825-1904
… during a visit to Johannesburg.He subsequently, guarantees Britain that he has no ambitions to the north, however he … action, this leads to the dispatch of…
We Shall Win. Joint Statement by Leaders of Liberation Movements at the fifth Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organisation of African Unity by O. R. Tambo, Algiers, 13 – 16 September 1968
… direct and indirect support of imperialist Powers such as Britain, United States, France, West Germany, Japan and … careful reexamination by States and…
ArchiveGreat power conspiracy
… the relationship between super world powers such as Great Britain, United States of America, France and the Federal …
EventSA Government spoil Chief Albert Luthuli’s chance of Rectorship
… It is announced that efforts by Britain's Foreign Secretary, Mr. Butler and Glasgow …
EventMpush Makambi wins IBO champion title
… Boxing Champion, Mpush Makambi defeated Adrian Dodson of Britain to take the Middleweight Title Fight. He was later …
ArticleThe Jameson Raid
… By 1895 Britain was getting more confident about taking action in …
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1980 - 1989
… The General Secretaries of the Communist Parties of Great Britain and Ireland also attend. He writes introduction to …
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… In 1961 the Union of South Africa became independent from Britain. This means that it was not a British colony anymore. … These also became self ruling and…
EventFive developed countries recall their Ambassadors from South Africa
… The United States, Netherlands, Great Britain, West Germany and Belgium all recalled their …
ArticleAmericas by the 1500s
… were colonised by many other European nations, including Britain, France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Russia. Activity … their share of Brazil in favour of…
EventA bomb blast rocks the ANC London office
… have strained South Africa's diplomatic relations with Britain. The decision to bomb the offices of the ANC in … bombing, especially the plot to send active…
EventSA Prime Minister,P.W. Botha visits Europe
… Botha visited eight European countries, Portugal, Great Britain, West Germany, Belgium, France, Austria, Italy and …
EventBritish secretary of war, Lord Kitchener drowns near Orkney Islands
… Asquith to try to get the support of that country for Britain's fight against Germany. He drowned when the HMS …
ArticleKenyan Timeline
… dynasties along the coast. Swahili clans resist and ask Britain for help. Two warships are sent from Britain and the captain declares the Mombasa region as a…
ArchiveOne hundred years of an air force inspired by General Smuts, by John Kane-Berman (PoliticsWeb), 18 July 2018
… colours of perhaps a dozen different nations, among them Britain, the US, South Africa, Russia, and Germany. Smuts's … During the Second World War the RAF…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… countries in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a …
EventGhana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa
… policy. The country gained independence in 1957 from Britain and became the first in …
BiographyPeter Henry Abrahams
… published The Path of Thunder. It did not come out in Britain until 1952. Abrahams went back to South Africa in … Africana Publishing Company|Padmore,…
EventJomo Kenyatta is elected Prime Minister of Kenya
… in 1963, following that country’s independence from Britain. In 1964 he became the first President of the …
EventCedric Mayson is charged with treason
… He was released on bail, fled the country and arrived in Britain the day before his case was due to resume on 18 April …
EventThe Anglo Boer War
… Britain sends 30 000 additional troops to South Africa in the …
EventGhana is admitted to the United Nations
… 8 March 1957, two days after it achieved independence from Britain. The country which had previously been known as the …
ArticleSonghai, African Empire, 15-16th Century
… for example the Gold Coast. Industrial development in Britain led to increasing trade with West Africa in … products like palm oil, rubber, and cocoa. To…
EventSA signs Nuclear Non
… weapons. Other countries that signed the treaty included Britain, the Soviet Union, the USA and fifty-seven …