SAHO global search
30,885 records
EventDutch East Indian Company expedition into the interior
… August Friedrich Beutler was employed by the Dutch East Indian Company to lead an exploration expedition into the Eastern Cape. Apart from valuable…
EventRiaad Moosa, the South African comedian is born
… a comedian, presenter, writer and actor. Riaad is known as the “Comedy Doctor”,[i] for reason being that he is a qualified medical doctor who attained his…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… in Alexandra, Gauteng on 30 January 1982. He is one of the few independent hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] … mixtape “City of Gold” in 2009, for which he…
EventThe Bantu Labour Regulations Amendment Bill becomes operative
… The South African government introduced this the Bantu Labour Relations Regulation Act in the wake of wide-spread labour unrest to set up a limited … The…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… The town of Bethlehem was founded in 1864 (other sources claim 1869). It is nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the…
EventBar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill
… The Johannesburg Bar declared that if the Suppression of Communism Bill was passed, the freedom of people in South Africa would be in jeopardy. … Joyce, P. …
ArchiveThe African National Congress calls for your support
… Series of two page pamphlets on various aspects of the ANC struggle and fight against apartheid: call for support, the armed struggle, laying the foundations…
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… The heart of a lioness has ceased to beat. Mama Nokukhanya … is no more. Comrade Nokukhanya Luthuli, 92 years old, was the wife of the late ANC President,…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. ……
EventZimbabwe becomes a member of the United Nations (UN)
… Zimbabwe's pre-colonial history is synonymous with the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, after which the country is now named. Following colonisation by Britain, ……
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
… Halley's Comet is named after the astronomer Edmund Halley, who in 1705 calculated the orbit of the comet around the sun. Halley was also the first … Halley…
EventStudents protest at the University of Fort Hare
… Students protested at the University of Fort Hare in Alice, Eastern Cape on 7 August 1973. The students’ organization, the South African Students…
EventInternational Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
… The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination was first proclaimed a United Nations’ Day of observance in 1966. The day was inspired by…
EventChumani Maxwele ignites the #RhodesMustFall Movement at UCT
… at a statue of Cecil John Rhodes that was situated on the campus of the University of Cape Town, on Rugby Road. This action … student activism and movements…
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
… were registered to vote, making it 2 million more than the 1999 elections. Approximately 76% of the registered voters voted and the leading party, the…
ArchiveDeclaration of Unity and the Ten Point Programme
… Statement approved by the Continuation Committee of the Preliminary Unity Conference of Delegates from the AAC and the National Anti-C.A.D., December 17,…
EventThe seven day war in Kwazulu-Natal starts
… The first of more than 100 people were killed near Pietermaritzburg. Political conflict in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa caused the death of 200…
EventInsulin is first introduced to the American public
… was working with J.J.R. Macleod and Charles Best in the University of Toronto in Canada. Both Banting and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for…
ArchiveDraft theses: The Workers Party of South Afr
… The theses is written on the basis of both the economic and political conditions of South Africa and serves as a programme for the Workers' Party of South…
EventSA Prime Minister speaks before the British Parliament
… his energy to world peace. In a somewhat moving speech to the British Parliament he called for the United States, Russia and Great Britain to take more … and…
EventThe Population Registration Act of 1950 is repealed
… The Population registration Act (Act No 30 of 1950 ) was repealed by the South African parliament. The Act was a pillar of the Apartheid system. It required …
EventTeboho Mokgalagadi wins gold in the Paralympic Games
… 100m sprint in his first international competition at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece. He fell to his knees … his own record of 13.07sec that he had…
EventMugabe announces the merging of ZANU and ZAPU
… that Rhodesia's political organisations, ZANU and ZAPU (the Zimbabwe African People's Union), are to be merged under one command after the political…
The African Element in Gandhi by Anil Nauriya
… been written on Gandhi’s twenty-one years in South Africa, the birth of Satyagraha and the transformation of Gandhi from a lawyer-servant of the Indian…
EventNelson Mandela says “thank you” to the world
… At the Mandela Day 2 concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, Nelson Mandela delivers a speech in which he thanks the world for their wide support…
ArchiveLetter from Moses Mabhida, General Secretary, SACP, to the Central Committee, Communist Party of the United States of America
… Letter from Moses Mabhida to the Communist Party of the United States of America rejecting the announcement that sanctions against South Africa are to ……
ArchiveA brief outline of matters discussed by the National Executive Sub-committee for June 26 with the African Liberation Committee
… Report on a meeting between the ANC National Executive Committee and the African Liberation Committee held in Dar Es Salaam regarding the organisation of a…
EventAfter being allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amateur Athletics Union, Matthews Motshwarateu, breaks the national 5,000m record
… Black athlete Matthews Motshwarateu, recently allowed into the racially exclusive SA Amatuer Athletics Union, breaks the national 5 000m record in…
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 … 1918. On 15 December 2013, Mandela was buried in Qunu…
EventFraud and Corruption on the rise in SA
… Advocate Steven Powell of the forensic and auditing firm Deloitte and Touche surprised many delegates attending a conference of the Institute of Municipal…