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EventWidespread violence and intimidation in 1996 Kwazulu-Natal
… The prevalent violence in kwaZulu-Natal began with widespread interference during … the African National Congress (ANC) from running campaigns in the rural…
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) took refuge in the United States consul general's office after escaping from detention in Johannesburg Prison…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of … of Kenyans…
EventNelson Mandela is buried in the Eastern Cape
… Nelson Mandela died on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, in his home in Johannesburg. He was born in Mvezo village near Mthatha, Eastern Cape on 18 July 1918…
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
… bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, Mozambique and injured 5 people. Captain Wynand … Petrus du Toit was caught later and admitted…
Editorial on taxation, in November 10, 1884 [Extract]
… dry seasons as a reason for allowing their taxes to fall in arrear. But why the evil day of solemnly calling them to … us, a very difficult problem to solve…
EventThirteen residents of Mofolo die in IFP attack
… Thirteen people were killed and eighteen injured in an attack on Soweto residents after an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) rally at Jabulani Stadium. In the…
BiographyKing Moshoeshoe I
… was allegedly changed from Lepoqo after a successful raid in which he had sheared the beards of his victims – the word ‘Moshoeshoe’ represented the sound of…
PlaceAggeneys, a Town at the foot of the Aggeneys Mountain in the Namaqualand
… originated on a farm of the same name, to service the Black Mountain Mine, which currently employ 600 permanent … a gravel road! A major zinc deposit has…
EventThe second Ashanti War breaks out in Africa
… the first one. The Ashanti Kingdom had its headquarters in Kumasi, which was in the interior, but also dominated the coastal tribes of the … Europeans…
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… women against the carrying of passes by women took place in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State), where … workers. The women involved were an…
EventNational Arts Festival celebrates 37 years in Grahamstown
… On 30 June 2011 the biggest Arts event in South Africa, known as the National Arts Festival, will be celebrating 37 years since its inception in 1974. This…
ArchiveBefore Dawn Culture in Another South Africa (CASA)
… CASA TOOK PLACE IN AMSTERDAM IN DECEMEBR 1987 AND WAS ATTENDED BY 300 SOUTH AFRICAN … REST OF THE WORLD 'BEFORE DAWN' IS A CO-PRODUCTION OF ANC IN LUSAKA AND…
EventThird Pan African Parliament session begins in Midrand
… Pan African Parliament (PAP) began at its temporary home in Gallagher Estate in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. The session was opened by … the first full…
ArchiveNotes on the migrant labour system in Lesotho
… economy. Five out of six citizens of Lesotho held jobs in South Africa, 45% of adults were absentees working and residing in South Africa even though they…
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… saying that the law was bringing misery and deprivation in its wake and turning policemen into "peeping toms". Suzman made these statements in the House of…
EventAttempted coup in Equatorial Guinea sees fifteen arrested
… On 8 March 2004, 15 suspected mercenaries were arrested in Equatorial Guinea. Many of the suspects were South … mercenaries from South Africa en route to…
10. Seedat writes to his brother in India
… by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai This letter written in Gujarati by Mohamed Ebrahim Seedat from Newcastle on 12 … correspondence exchanged between close…
EventLimpet mine explodes and damages substation in Durban
… A limpet mine exploded and damaged a substation in Jacobs, Durban. Later a second limpet exploded and … explosion, two limpet mines exploded where a sub…
EventP.W. Botha and Kenneth Kaunda in a historic meeting
… Kaunda of Zambia met the Prime Minister, P.W. Botha, in a mobile home that had been set down in the middle of the African bush across South Africa's … border…
EventScottish missionary, Robert Moffat arrives in Northern Cape
… to assist with missionary work, which the LMS started in 1816 under the Bechuana society of Chief Mothibi. Moffat … was accompanied by his wife Mary, whom he…
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
… were killed near Pietermaritzburg. Political conflict in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa caused the death of 200 residents of Vulindlela and…
EventSuspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges
… Tanzanian, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a prime suspect in the bombing of two United States of American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania,…
EventOldest example of written Afrikaans appears in a poem
… following sustained artillery fire from British warships. In the aftermath of this battle, an anonymous poet composed … diverse andere helden bij de bloedige…
In the first post-independence election in Transkei, the ruling Transkei National Independence Party (TNIP) is returned to power.
… In the first post-independence election in Transkei, the ruling Transkei National Independence Party … In the first post-independence election in Transkei,…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… P. W. Botha delivered the infamous "Rubicon" Speech in Durban. Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, Pik … allies by refusing to consider immediate and…
The role of business in South Africas future
… between the ANC and big business on the role of business in South Africa's future. Includes summary of presentations … between business and the apartheid…
EventTennis champion Frew Mcmillan is born in Springs
… with Bob Hewitt and Wimbledon tennis champion, was born in Springs. On his own, McMillan also won two pro single … partner Betty Stove he took the mixed…
EventSouth African Air Force bombs ANC in Maputo
… bombing of headquarters of the South African Defence Force in Pretoria, ANC bases in a suburb of Maputo, Mozambique's capital city, were bombed in…
ArchiveNon-Central Government structures in South Africa today
… M. Maduna for discussion at the African National Congress in-house seminar on Constitutional Guidelines for a future democratic South Africa, 1-4 March 1988…