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Nelson Mandela Letter to the United Party, 23 May 1961
… it is opposed by every articulate group amongst the African, Coloured and Indian communities, who constitute the … developing crisis. We, on our part, in the…
EventAllen Kwela was born on this day
… Kwazulu Natal. He was exposed to Western and traditional African music, both of which were important in shaping his … became interested in jazz, playing with…
Event18 political prisoners are released from Bophuthatswana
… care by prison officials. Their release came after the African National Congress(ANC) restated that amongst its … fundamental preconditions for negotiation…
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… This museum depicts the history of the South African Air Force and houses a collection of old aircraft, … and paintings. The Port Elizabeth Branch of the…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt’s trial begins in the Cape Town High Court
… prison he was visited by Nelson Mandela, the newly elected African National Congress (ANC)President. The ANC stated that " as a former high-ranking South…
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
… a National Party (NP) Congress in Bloemfontein, the South African Prime Minister, P.W. Botha said that the NP has to … in South Africa. Just months after his…
EventThe launch of the Progressive Women’s Movement of SA
… Union Buildings in Pretoria that was organised by South African women to protest against the extension of pass laws to African women by the Apartheid…
EventANC’s chief representative in Swaziland, Stanley Mabizela, writes a letter to the ANC following a visit by Thabo Mbeki and Max Sisulu
… On 12 March, 1975, Stanley Mabizela the African National Congress (ANC) Chief representative in … a security agreement between King Sobhuza and the South…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It was realised then that, … Afrikaanse Steenkool, Olie en…
EventManto Tshabalala - Msimang, controversial minister of health, is born
… politically driven students were ordered by the African National Congress (ANC) to skip the country. … wish. She practiced as a Medical Doctor in different…
EventSA Olympic team leaves for Barcelona
… The South African Olympic team of ninety-five members took off to … (IOC) for its apartheid policy. At this time, the South African team was composed of…
EventCODESA’s starting date set
… (NP) send two separate delegations. The delegations of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Inkatha Freedom Party … Pan Africanist Party (PAC) ,…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… phased withdrawal of Cuban troops from Angola and of South African troops from Angola and Namibia. The agreement also entailed the removal of African…
EventRestitution of Land Rights Act is signed
… Front (FF), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the South African Agricultural Union (SAAU). References: South African History Online Keesing's Record of World…
EventNelson Mandela appeals for calm after the assassination of Communist Party chief, Chris Hani
… of the former Secretary-General of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and chief commander of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK), the armed wing of the African…
EventKenyan independence hero Bildad Kaggia dies after a long illness
… quarter-sergeant at a war office meant to rehabilitate African soldiers. During his time there, Kaggia studied … religions. He started his own church, which…
EventSA jazz singer, Letta Mbulu is born in Soweto
… album Not yet uhuru, which introduced them to the South African audience. Mbulu was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the South African Music…
EventThe Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) is founded after the government banned a host of BCM organisations in October 1977.
… others, the Black People's Convention (BPC), the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) and the Black Community … divided with some of its members…
EventRwandan and Burundian presidents J Habyarimana and C Ntayamira are killed in an air crash
… 6 April 1994, an extraordinary event in the history of the African continent took place in Kigali, Rwanda when two … were returning from a meeting of east…
PlaceBloemfontein City Hall
… to enlarge 21 of June 2017, a 1000 members of the South African Municipal Workers Union allegedly set fire to this …
PlaceVoortrekker Monument
… 16 December 1888, when President Paul Kruger of the South African Republic attended the Day of the Covenant … £ 360,000, most of which was contributed by the…
Address at a Luncheon in Honour of Zhu Rhongji, Premier of the People’s Republic of China, 5 September 2002
… of the Chinese Delegation, Representatives of the South African Government, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and … long history between us, in particular with…
PlaceGroutville
… the establishment of the sugar mill to support aspiring African farmers. Reverend Grout also introduced a system of: … It was home to Benedict Wallet…
Message to Archbishop Trevor Huddleston, President, Anti-Apartheid Movement, on the 25th Anniversary of its Founding by O. R. Tambo, 26 June 1984
… Dear Mr. President, The African National Congress congratulates the British … over the centuries of contact between British and South African peoples, the…
New Book | Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy edited by Jon Soske and Sean Jacobs
… party to celebrate the release of Apartheid Israel at the African Studies Association's Annual Meeting. Remarks by … racial discrimination and its…
Upcoming events at the Book Lounge
… Allister Sparks has spent 60 years at the heart of South African politics. He will be here to talk about his memoir. … chronicles the passionate affair…
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… 1977 this 'homeland' was granted independence by the South African government. Bophuthatswana's capital city was … by the following day by the intervention…
Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa
… the Black resistance movements, in particular the African National Congress. Those Black leaders who were not … emerged. The White- dominated National Union…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… broadcasting media, even though the state-controlled South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) had a virtual … unfair competition for the Afrikaans press…
EventPeter Mokaba is born
… Committee. He was one of the founding members of the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO), which led to him being … amongst and for the youth, he became the…