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ArticleA History of Lückhoff High School, 1932-1969
Introduction Lückhoff High School was established in 1935, as the first secondary school for the town’s ‘Coloured’ population of Stellenbosch. To date no…
ArchiveBiography of Oupa John Hlomuka
Biography of Oupa John Hlomuka. Oupa John Hlomuka was born on 24 June 1953 in Evaton where he attended school until standard 8, he joined the Azanian people's…
EventANC leader, Oliver Tambo, dies after a long illness
On 24 April 1993, former President of the African National Congress (ANC),Oliver “OR” Tambo died in Johannesburg after a long battle with illness. Tambo was…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
1994 27 April,South Africa's interim constitution which was adopted in November 1993 came into effect on 27th April 1994 to administer South Africa’s first…
EventSA Police Commissioner, Lt. Gen. H.J. du Plooy to take drastic actions against police who call Africans “Kaffir”
On 24 August 1960, The Star newspaper reported that the new Police Commissioner, Lt. Gen. H.J. du Plooy would take disciplinary action against White policeman…
EventBeeld is published for the first time
The Johannesburg-based newspaper, Beeld, was published for the first time with Schalk Pienaar as editor. This Afrikaans daily newspaper is printed six days a…
Students and action in society
Papers presented at the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: Approach to student power;…
Students and action in society
Papers presented at the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: Approach to student power;…
EventGambia becomes a republic
Gambia is one of the smallest countries in West Africa. It gained its independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic…
ArchiveStudents and action in society
Papers presented at the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: Approach to student power;…
PlaceVhembe District Municipality
Vhembe District Municipality is a second-order administrative division and is located in, South Africa, with a population of 1 240 035 habitants. The estimate…
BiographyJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
Early LifeJacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma (Msholozi – his praise name) was born on 12 April 1942 at Nkandla in northern Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal). He is the first…
EventFormer IFP chairman Jiyane register Nadeco with IEC
Former Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) chairman, Ziba Jiyane, registerd a new political party, the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco), with the Independent…
PlaceKyalami Grand Prix Circuit
The Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit is situated in Midrand in the Province of Gauteng. It is ideally positioned between the 2 major Cities of Johannesburg and…
PlaceOld Anglican Church, Rustenburg
Sadly the building burnt down some years ago and is presently in ruins but then this Church was reconstructed on its present site in 1967. It was originally…
EventWalter Sisulu convicted of inciting protest
Former secretary-general of the African National Congress (ANC), Walter Sisulu, was convicted of having incited a stay-at-home of African workers in protest of…
EventGandhi demands end to White ‘hooliganism’
Speaking at a prayer meeting in New Delhi, Mahatma Karamchand Gandhi called on the South African government to stop the hooliganism by Whites. The authorities…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
1943 23 February, Abu Baker Asvat is born in Vrededorp, Gauteng. 1961 Asvat graduates from Johannesburg Indian High School and moves to Pakistan to…
EventZambia gains independence from Britain
On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain. Kenneth Kaunda, the country’s first president, proclaimed one…
EventCape Supreme Court sets aside 1973 Ciskei election of Lennox Sebe on the grounds of irregularities
The Cape Supreme Court, sitting in Port Elizabeth, sets aside the 1973 election of Lennox Sebe and three other members of the Ciskei Legislative Assembly on…
EventThe first plots are sold in Mayfair on the West Rand
The Johannesburg suburb of Mayfair was laid out the farm Langlaagte No.258, the farm on which gold was discovered in the late 1800s. The mineral rights of…
EventAfrican Mineworkers' strike starts
A week long strike by African mineworkers, led by John Beaver (JB) Marks, leader of the African Mineworkers' Union, started on this day. The strike was…
PlacePoswohl Synagogue, Mooi Street, Johannesburg
The temple was erected by members of the Jewish community who had originally emigrated to Johannesburg after the turn of the century from Poswohl, in Lithuania…
EventPretoria’s first Black mayor
Johannes Lebone Slo Ramokhoase was born in 1951 in Eesterus before the residents were moved to Mamelodi. He was the headmaster of Mamelodi High School and…
ArticleThe history of labour movements in Namibia
Background During the 1930s and 1940s, there were few black workers organisations in Namibia (then known as South West Africa). However, there were a number…
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
The involvement of the South African national rugby team, the Springboks, in international rugby is rife with controversy. In the 1960s, as international…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
1976 16 June, Extra police patrols are deployed. 24 June, The Principal's office in Hlangisi Primary (Nyanga) was burnt out and the following day the same…
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
1972 October and December - Strikes at the Durban docks October 1972 - when new wages for dockworkers were not implemented, stevedores in Cape Town and…
EventCOSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre
On 24 August 2012, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) issued a statement expressing its shock and sharing its concern for the lives taken in the…
EventA prison warder is killed in Groote Schuur Hospital
A 31 year-old prison warder Jacques Horne on guard duty, was shot dead and another injured in an attack by gunmen at Cape Town's Groote Schuur Hospital to free…