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EventThe first Prime Minister of the DRC, Patrice Lumumba, declares martial law in Katanga
… of Congo (DRC), Patrice Lumumba declared martial law in the Katanga region of the Congo as a result of the … Kasai. DRC President, Kasavubu dismissed Lumumba…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: address in mitigation, 12th June 1964
… and others, on the last day of the Rivonia Treason Trial, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr. Justice De Wet, in…
EventThere is an assassination attempt on Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg
… of Prime Minister H.F. Verwoerd at the Rand Easter Show in Johannesburg. His assailant was a disgruntled White … shots at the Minister at close range…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… general traveler or someone visiting a relative who lives in Mapungubwe. The will write a dairy of their stay in Mapungubwe. They should also draw what…
EventThe first mountain zebra foal is born in at the National Mountain Zebra Park
… Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. It is boldly stripped in black and white or brown and white with a white underbelly … have been reduced and two groups of…
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The Drakensberg is the highest mountain range in South Africa, with Thabana Ntlenyana the highest peak…
ArchiveStatement of the African National Congress of South Africa on the occasion of the meeting in Lusaka on April 1st 1980 of the Heads of Independent States in Southern Africa
… Congress of South Africa on the occasion of the meeting in Lusaka on April 1st 1980 of the Heads of Independent States in Southern Africa. Congratulates…
EventIn Britain, Foreign Office Minister Lynda Chalker, meets Oliver Tambo, president of the ANC.
… sent overseas to mobilise resistance against apartheid. In Britain on the 24 June 1986, Tambo met with Lynda Chalker, … Britain’s Foreign Office Minister,…
EventThe first part of the South African Press Commission’s report is tabled in parliament
… South African Press Commission's first report was tabled in parliament by the Minister of the Interior, de Klerk. The … and disassociated itself from the…
Coloured by History, Shaped by Place - New perspectives on Coloured Identities in Cape Town
… It attempts to rethink what it means to be coloured in post- apartheid South Africa. It argues that coloured … Erasmus Soft cover : ISBN 0-7957-0136-5 Who is…
EventEmily Hobhouse receives a reply to her request to be included in the Ladies Commission
… reasons for the War Department's refusal to include her in the Ladies Commission. If she cannot go, "it was due to … to Emily Hobhouse's letter saying; "The…
Christmas and New Year Message by O. R. Tambo, Distributed Illegally in South Africa, December 1973
… REMEMBRANCE AND DEDICATION CELEBRATION and PRIDE in our nationhood which the Vorsters can never destroy; … DEDICATION to the cause of the smashing of white…
EventRev Allan Hendrikse and 150 Supporters Swim at a Whites Only Beach in Port Elizabeth.
… of P W Botha's cabinet, swimed at a "Whites-only" beach in Port Elizabeth in protest against the limited reform measures introduced by … Opposes Whites-only…
ArchiveSouth Africa in Crisis: paper presented at the Black Sash National Conference at Pietermaritzburg
… South Africa in Crisis: paper presented at the Black Sash National … Mentioned: United Nations, role of white South Africans in Apartheid, overview of…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium denies accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State
… King Leopold II of Belgium denied accusations of brutality in the Congo Free State (CFS) and warned foreign powers not to interfere in the running of his…
EventJames Ranisi Jolobe, Xhosa author and poet, and Presbyterian clergyman, dies in Tsolo, Transkei
… to South African arts and culture through poetry. Born in Transkei, Jolobe was best known for his collection of poems, Umyezo (1936). He also played a major…
ArticleAfrican National Congress (ANC)
… (ANC) is South Africa's governing party and has been in power since the transition to democracy in April 1994. The organisation was initially founded as the…
ArticleActivity: Human evolution
… formulating arguments based on evidence from the sources in a debate and by producing pieces of historical writing. … appropriate Evolution a. Answer the…
20 Years of Democracy - Profiles of the Presidents
… negotiations among various political parties, culminating in the country’s first non-racial election in 1994. All legally eligible South Africans were able…
Address at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 11 December 2001
… poor and underdeveloped, with elements of the South found in the North and vice versa. Today, the processes of … be had for a price in the western market of…
BiographyCecyl Esau
… Cecyl Esau was born on 30 September 1955 in Worcester , Cape Province (now Western Cape Province), the … influence on Esau's life. Esau's father's interest…
ArchiveSociety for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa: did you know
… Circular on execution statistics in South Africa … Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in South Africa: did you know …
ArchiveGuarding the faith: reflections on the banning of black theology literature in South Africa
… reflections on the banning of black theology literature in South Africa. … reflections on the banning of black theology literature in South Africa …
ArchiveJoin the Irish anti apartheid movement : help the struggle for freedom in South Africa
… anti apartheid movement : help the struggle for freedom in South Africa … anti apartheid movement : help the struggle for freedom in South Africa …
ArchiveComments and replies to questions as submitted by Defence Solicitors in case against Guardian
… replies to questions as submitted by Defence Solicitors in I B Tabata's case against The Guardian newspaper. … replies to questions as submitted by Defence…
ArchiveThe Fingos have been described as the first Xhosa settlers in the Eastern Cape
… and edited notes on the history of the Fingo people in the Eastern Cape and their forced removal to Keiskammahoek … The Fingos have been described as the…
ArchiveReport of the Social Scientists Seminar held in Moscow from 17 - 22 March 1987
… Report on a Social Scientists seminar in Moscow around the theme of the struggle for national … Report of the Social Scientists Seminar held in Moscow from…
ArchiveConcerned citizens invites you to panel discussion on what is happening in the townships
… : Invites you to Panel Discussion on : What is happening in the townships? : The road to Peace through dismantling … invites you to panel discussion on what…
Document 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], “A History of the Franchise in S. Africa”, Workers’ Voice, 5, 5, September 1946
… 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], "A History of the Franchise in S. Africa”, Workers' Voice, 5, 5, September 1946 … 32 - Babeuf [K. A. Jordaan], “A History of the…
ArchiveDetentions in and around Grahamstown: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1988
… Detentions in and around Grahamstown: Paper Presented at at the Black … Detentions in and around Grahamstown: Paper Presented at the Black Sash …