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EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
… British again clashed in what became known as the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal). The battle lasted six days, ending on the 27th of August when the Boers…
EventEdgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia.
… Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd was premier of South Rhodesia from 1953 till 1958. As a leader of a White minority regime during the period, he was considered…
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… Formerly known as the Belgian Congo, the Republic of Congo was established in 1960. The fight for independence was initially led by Patrice Lumumba of the…
ArchiveDraft reply to commission of enquiry request for oral evidence
… Explanation of the Constitutional nature of the National Union of South African Students, National Student Assembly, the … Draft reply to commission of…
EventHerero people of South West Africa, now Namibia, begin uprising
… Present-day Namibia was once a part of the imperial German empire. As was common during the scramble for Africa in the latter half of the nineteenth century,…
EventXhosa poet Nontsizi Mgqwetho mourns the death of her mother
… this date a poem by Nontsizi Mgqwetho lamenting the death of her mother was published. Mgqwetho was the first woman … 1920 to 1929 she contributed more than…
ArchiveThe politics of nonracialism: White opposition to apartheid, 1945-1960
… Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. This thesis is concerned with the … The…
ArchiveGoldblatt: I'm after a particular sense of stillness by Ivan Vladislavic, 27 September 2013
… both old and new. It's a rather disparate collection of work that I've not shown or published before, including … early 1990s, and belong in the series I…
EventNkomo, leader of ZAPU forms a coalition government with Robert Mugabe
… Joshua Mqabuko Nyangolo Nkomo, leader of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) formed a … seats in the new Assembly, all in his tribal homeland of…
EventParliament opens with the debate of no confidence on Government
… South African Parliament opened with the debate of 'no confidence' in government, which was introduced by the Leader of the political opposition, the United…
EventFormer Minister of Defence and others are charged with murder
… hit squads to destabilise South Africa before the end of apartheid. They were also charged with the 1987 massacre of thirteen people in KwaZulu-Natal's…
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… Prime Minister Ian Smith and United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger met in Pretoria to discuss majority … Prime Minister B.J. Vorster joined the…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest by Nosipho Majeke
… Movement where it came from Chapter II - Functions of the Missionary Chapter III - Dr. Philip - “Defendre of the Hottentots” Chapter IV - Divide and Rule…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… Sir Harry Smith was the Governor and High Commissioner of the Cape Colony from 1847-1852. He ruled during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for…
EventSoweto students begin protest against the compulsory use of Afrikaans
… and damaging three other vehicles. The first indication of African unrest at Soweto schools was noticed by government … authorities on 4 June, who reported…
EventEnd of the road for the Union Jack in Africa
… in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia was declared independent and renamed Zimbabwe. The lowering of the Union Jack and the…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
… The last conventional battle of the South African War (1899-1902), the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal) ended. The battle ended six days … out on 21 August…
EventThe Kingdom of Ashanti is formally annexed by Great Britain
… On 25 September 1901, the Kingdom of Ashanti was formally annexed by Great Britain as part of the Gold Coast colony. The Northern regions of the Gold Coast…
EventPrime Minister Louis Botha resigns because of conflict with Hertzog
… General Louis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa since 31 May 1910, resigned from his post … anti-British speech by General J.B.M. Hertzog ,…
EventThe first indications of protest over Afrikaans in Soweto schools
… The roots of the student uprising of 1976 can be traced in part to the cutbacks by the … reactions to the Apartheid education policy was one of displeasure…
ArchiveApartheid is a cancer in the body politic of the world
… The truth of the UDF slogan "UDF Unites - Apartheid Divides" was clearly borne out on Saturday as thousands of poeple from all over South Africa,…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… Gamal Abdel Nasser was officially elected President of Egypt. He had been the effective leader of Egypt since 14 November 1954 as the Chairman of the…
EventHundreds of political prisoners began a hunger strike at Robben Island
… The release of Nelson Mandela on 11 February 1990 was a catalyst that … release in order to strengthen the bargaining positions of the ANC. While de Klerk…
EventANC flag raised at the funeral of John ‘Hennie’ Ferus
… ANC supporters openly raised the party flag without fear of recrimination. Ferus was detained for a year in 1962, and … was detained again. Ferus, who was 41…
EventThe House of Assembly votes for inquiry into NUSAS & SAIRR
… The House of Assembly approved a motion by eighty-six votes to … organisations, activities, financing and related matters of the National Union of South…
EventZach de Beer is elected as leader of the PFP
… The 59 year old executive of Anglo American, Dr Zach de Beer, was elected as leader of the anti-Apartheid Progressive Federal Party. The officials of the…
Say It out Loud - The 1912 Presidential Address, Johannesburg, Transvaal, 1st January, 1912
… 1st January, 1912 1 Since our last Congress the march of events has, from our point of view, been rapid. Many Acts … have their basis of union in the…
EventThree cases of Buboinic plague are reported in Cape Town
… Three cases of Bubonic plague were reported in Cape Town, South Africa. The first cases of Bubonic plague in Cape Town emerged on 1 February 1901. … then…
EventLaurie Bloomfield takes picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban
… a photographer for the Daily News took a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban which was immediately … Africans and Indians. Rene de Villiers, the acting…
EventSir Ronald Ross, discoverer of the malaria mosquito is born
… Sir Ronald Ross the discoverer of the malaria mosquito was born in Almora, India in 1857. … literature and mathematics. Sir Ross began his study of malaria…