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EventPresident Paul Kruger and Sir Alfred Milner meet in Bloemfontein to discuss the franchise question
… Transvaal in the event of a war with England. The South African War, or Anglo-Boer War, broke out on 11 October 1899, … Stephanus Johannes Paulus "Paul"…
EventLabour Party Colonel Creswell’s move to support the war wins majority
… At a special conference of the South African Labour Party (SALP), Colonel Creswell’s move to … Some of ISL’s ideas later influenced and radicalized South…
Letter to Farzanah
… focuses on the lives of both Black and White South African children. Through Badsha's social documentary … in vivid strokes the reality of life for the…
EventPresident Thabo Mbeki establishes a commission of inquiry to probe alleged illicit activities on the UN's Iraq oil-for-food programme
… Mbeki to probe alleged illicit activities of certain South African companies or individuals relating to the United … featured in their investigation had…
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… during his reign, the position he occupied, as an African leader of an empire that claimed a pedigree older than most European empires, gave hope to many…
EventThree ANC members are sentenced to death
… Three African National Congress members, Telle Simon Mogoerane, … their torture. The trial also revealed that South African medical professionals were…
EventMass protest against the circumstances of Neil Aggett’s death
… for a nationwide work stoppage from the mostly nonwhite African Food and Canning Workers Union, where the young … had worked. A spokesman for the Federation…
EventMass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre
… Many who gathered wanted to hear the speeches from leading African National Congress (ANC) and South African Communist Party members such as Walter Sisulu,…
EventMourners are shot at Ntuli’s funeral in Thokoza
… were killed on the day of the funeral of Sam Ntuli, an African National Congress (ANC) member murdered on 29 … Party (IFP). The incident led to renewed…
EventThe ANC threatens to suspend constitutional talks
… The African National Congress (ANC) threatened in an open letter … "Inkathagate" scandal (This was revelations about South African Defence Force involvement…
EventAdvocate Anton Lubowski secretary-general of the SWAPO is assassinated
… Anton Lubowski (37), secretary-general of the South West African People's Organisation (Swapo), was shot dead at close … Malan, that Lubowski was a paid…
EventAngola, Cuba and South Africa allegedly signed a cease fire treaty
… in Angola is one of the turning points in Southern African History. It led to the movement of powerful Cuban … Cuanavale is described as either a defeat of…
EventBartholomew Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea
… The first European known to set foot on South African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. In December 1487 Dias sailed down the African coast, landing…
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… completed the biggest Black empowerment deals in South African corporate history in 1996 through the sale of … and JCI to the National Empowerment Consortium…
EventLaw and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok implicates De Klerk at TRC
… amnesty for the role he played in the bombing of the South African Council of Churches headquarters, Khotso House; the bombing of the South African Congress…
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
… Commission(TRC), General Johan van der Merwe former South African Police Services(SAPS) National Commissioner … 1988. The building was the headquarters of…
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… to murder to fraud. Amongst those that were killed were African National Congress (ANC) lawyer, Bheki Mlangeni, and … References: Kalley, J. A. et al (1999)…
EventTrevor Manuel unveils GEAR
… local and international business. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) welcomed the commitment to … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)…
EventWits attains full university status
… (Wits), Johannesburg. The origin of Wits lies in the South African School of Mines, which was established in Kimberley … University College in 1906 and was…
EventKitchener’s opinion on Concentration Camps
… During Anglo-Boer War 2 (also called South African War) between the two former Boer Republics (the South African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic)…
EventQueen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
… to further the influence of the British Empire over the African continent. A royal charter was sought to establish a … (BSAC) was established. Trade was…
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections end as counting begins
… Gazankulu, Lebowa, KwaZulu, Transkei and Ciskei. The African National Congress(ANC) under the leadership of the … won 243 478 of the national votes (1.25%),…
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
… wa a teacher and a journalist. Makgatho joined the South African Native National Congress (SANNC) later renamed the African National Congress (ANC). He…
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… This Day in History, African National Congress (ANC) executive member in charge of … 1990s and subsequently paved the road to the first South African…
A Brief Commentary on the Question of HIV and AIDS by Thabo Mbeki, 7 March 2016
… the end of 2015 I sent the communication below to a fellow African to respond to some comments he had made on the matter … it “HIV/AIDS and the Struggle for…
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki at the Millennium Debate of the Joint Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, 19 November 1999
… apart." Unlike Pliny, Chinua Achebe speaks directly to our African experience. Far too often have the warriors fought … things were falling apart. So must it…
The Rorke’s Drift Art and Craft Centre
… and had a significant impact on the development of South African art and craft in the 1960s and 1970s. This influence … students who have filtered into many…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of President Nujoma of Namibia Cape Town, 13 May 1996.
… On a winter's day in 1976 more than 20 000 pupils from the African township complex of Soweto began a protest march … On 25 May 1976, Fred van Wyk, the…
Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… reopening being a financial disaster for the sole owner (African Theatres Trust) mainly for two reasons: poor … musicians presenting "live" music. These…
Chapter 4 - Another Victory for Trade Unionism: The 1918 Cape Town Musicians’ Strike
… reopening being a financial disaster for the sole owner (African Theatres Trust) mainly for two reasons: poor … musicians presenting "live" music. These…