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EventChief of the Lebelo group of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, dies
… the education of his people, by inter alia appointing an African teacher and later obtaining the services of a … 2014]| Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New…
EventStandard Bank becomes the first bank to opens its doors on the Witwatersrand
… building at 78 Fox Street. The bank has grown to span 17 African countries and 16 countries across South East Asia, …
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
… almost a month after the outbreak of the Second South African War (also known as Second Anglo-Boer War), which … Boddy-Evans, A., ‘This Day in African…
EventCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes is born in East London, Eastern Cape
… Art School in Johannesburg. Skotnes served in the South African forces in Italy. On his return to South Africa he …
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… eldest of nine children. Tsavangirai joined the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which later became …
EventJazz musician Victor Ntoni dies at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg
… Abdullah Ibrahim , Ringo Madlingozi, Dondo, the South African Freedom Singers and the Victor Ntoni Big Band, … SABC, Jazz legend Victor Ntoni dies , from…
EventAfrikaner patriot Danie Theron is killed
… and shrapnel. Six months prior to the start of the South African War II, Danie Theron was found guilty of assaulting …
EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
… of continuing to be a member of Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) which was indeed the case, while the …
EventSouth Africa readmitted to United Nations
… for the transitional period. The credentials of the South African delegation were approved and SA was welcomed back … Available at: www.un.org [Accessed on…
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front
… Nthatho Harrison Motlana he has been the secretary for the African National Congress, Eric Mafuna he was the president …
EventBoeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.
… Boer republic. Ten other men, including three former South African Defense Force (SADF) members, had already been …
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
… This was the last conventional battle of the South African War (1899-1902). The climax of the battle of … F. ‘The Second Anglo-Boer War: An Overview’ , in…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… South African novelist, Andre Phillipus Brink was born on 29 May …
EventMiss Namibia, Michelle Mclean, model and masseuse, is crowned Miss Universe in Bangkok, Thailand
… where she studied acting. In 1995, Mclean joined South African pay television channel Mnet as a presenter of a …
EventBantu Holomisa deposes Stella Sigcau as President of the Transkei
… commander of the Transkei Defence Force (TDF), a staunch African National Congress (ANC) activist, led a bloodless … (2011). ‘This Day in History: 30…
EventStephen Gray, SA writer and academic, is born
… Department of Arts and Culture honoured Gray with a South African Literary Award for Life Time Achievement. …
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
… in 1916, they advanced from Congo into Germany's East African colonies, rapidly driving out the German forces. … Boddy-Evans A., 2011. ‘This day in African…
Fighting Talk
… is also given to the path of emancipation taken by several African countries, such as Sudan, the Congo, Tanganyika, …
EventWalter Sisulu secretly attends a meeting at the house of George Xorile with F. Van Rensburg
… On 11 January 1963, African National Congress (ANC) member, Walter Sisulu … at www.nelsonmandela.org [Accessed: 01 December 2011]| African History , ‘Walter…
EventCharges against 53 of the 76 Africans detained after the Sharpeville massacre are dropped
… On 21 March 1960, 69 Africans were killed when South African police opened fire on demonstrators, who were …
EventYusuf Dadoo, political activist, is born
… closer links between underprivileged groups of Indian, African and Coloured people in the struggle for liberation. … Pahad, E., (1979) ‘Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo’…
ArchiveSouth Africa in World War One, 31 October 2018
… of the Empire, 1909 , HMSO, London, 1909). The South African leaders saw their interests as being closely … from Pretoria was promising. On 4 August, the…
January 8th Statements -Statement of the National Executive Committee on the occasion of the 95th Anniversary of the ANC - 8 January 2007
… occasion of the 95th anniversary of the formation of the African National Congress, our movement salutes the people of … we will celebrate the centenary of…
John Vorster Square revisited as Timol inquest reopened by Ernest Mabuza (Timeslive.co.za), 27 June 2017
… Essop was charged with furthering the aims of the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party and of endangering the maintenance of …
PlaceUniversity of Fort Hare, Alice- Eastern Cape
… have sadly opted to be an anti-thesis of that.” The South African Native College, later to become the University of … Nations. In the Arts, Fort Hare has…
ArchiveArt Fair forced to reinstate Mabulu painting after Goldblatt threat by Matthew Krouse (Mail & Gurdian), 28 September 2013
… "The Goodman Gallery is dedicated to upholding the South African constitution, and the freedom of expression that it … which has become increasingly…
Letter from Maryland (http://www.archaeology.org/) by Julie Schablitsky
… Some African Americans, however, haven’t lost touch with this … in close kinships among them. Today, the story of African America survives in this lineage,…
PlaceAnton van Wouw House, Museum- Pretoria
… main campus. Anton van Wouw Known as the father of South African sculpture, Anton van Wouw was born in 1862 in … but also as the home and studio of the…
PlaceScottish War Memorial, Johannesburg
… eminence in Aberdeen. Alf Beattie, a member of the South African Scottish and a survivor of the Battle of Delville … After that Sir William Hoy, General…
Introduction
… in this section deal with these developments. The South African Indian Congress was founded in 1923 to oppose these … practices. The Congress was rather…