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A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which includes the provision that no person could be classified White if one of his pa
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … A Bill on Separation of Races is passed, which…
Alleged date the Suppression of Communism Act, No 44 of 1950 is passed in parliament. 26 June is given in several sources, and
… Reader's Digest. (1988). Illustrated History of South Africa: the real story, New York: Reader's Digest Association, p. 380. … Alleged date the Suppression…
Being Indian, Being Mk: An Exploration Of The Experiences And Ethnic Identities Of Indian South African uMkhonto We Sizwe Members by Varsha Lalla
… Being Indian, Being Mk: An Exploration Of The Experiences And Ethnic Identities Of Indian South African uMkhonto We Sizwe Members by Varsha …
Scot of the Union Shipping Line sails from England to South Africa in a record time of 14 days, 18 hours and 57 minutes.
… Scot of the Union Shipping Line sails from England to South Africa in a record time of 14 days, 18 hours and 57 minutes. …
Anglo-Boer War 2: Gen. De la Rey, satisfied that his goal has been accomplished and on hearing reports of the approach of a str
… Cloete: The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology … that his goal has been accomplished and on hearing reports of the approach of a str …
Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape Town, is born in Cape Town. Her
… Verwey: New Dictionary of South African Biography … Anna (Sister Annie) Tempo, founder of ‘Nanny House’ for destitute girls on the streets of Cape Town, is…
Willem Adriaan (Wilhelm Adriaen) van der Stel, eldest son of Simon van der Stel who also became governor of the Cape, is born i
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 143 … Willem Adriaan (Wilhelm Adriaen) van der…
An Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upholds a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal, who had been con
… An Islamic high court in the Katsina state of Nigeria, upholds a sentence of death by stoning for Amina Lawal, who had been con …
Mobutu Sese Seko (66), former president of Zaire, dies in exile in Rabat, Morocco, three months after the end of his nearly 32
… Mobutu Sese Seko (66), former president of Zaire, dies in exile in Rabat, Morocco, three months after the end of his nearly 32 …
Winnie Mandela is found guilty on four charges of kidnapping and four of being an accessory after the fact to assault. Co-accus
… Winnie Mandela is found guilty on four charges of kidnapping and four of being an accessory after the fact to assault. Co-accus …
BBC reports SA security police are cleared of any blame in the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko who died while in
… BBC reports SA security police are cleared of any blame in the death of Black Consciousness leader Steve Biko who died while in …
Sithembele Zokwe, detained in terms of the Transkei Public Security Act of 1977, is shot dead at his home in Nqamakwe by police
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 103. ……
Transkei police kill three men, one of who is Mr Zolile Sangoni, when they fire on the occupants of a car outside Umtata, while
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 98 … Transkei…
EventArchbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal
… Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu , chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, is born in … Archbishop Mpilo Desmond Tutu, former secretary of the…
EventDutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed
… The Dutch East India Company(DEIC) or Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) popularly referred to as 'the Company', was founded when seventy-three…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… Nigeria became the first Anglophone, independent African state to become an associate member of the European Economic Community, (EEC). The move to become an…
EventThe Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha reveals government plan on increasingly militant Black trade unions.
… The Minister of Manpower Utilisation, Fanie Botha warned of a government plan to adopt tougher measures against the rapidly expanding and increasingly…
EventJacob Abraham Uitenhage de Mist and his daughter Augusta leave on an exploration of the interior
… General, left Cape Town on a 167 day journey into the interior, accompanied by his daughter, Augusta, a … his son and Dr. Heinrich Lichtenstein, an explorer…
ArchiveStatement of General Secretary of South African Council of Churches, Bishop Desmond Tutu, October 11, 1979
… The statement of the General Secretary of the South African Council Of Churches made on October 11, … Statement of General Secretary of South African Council…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys (Jannie), Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and member of the State Security Council, was born in Kroonstad, Orange…
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
… Boer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, died at his home in Potchefstroom at the…
EventJohn Davidson Rockerfeller, US philanthropist, donates $10 million towards the building of a museum in Cairo, Egypt
… was an industrialist and a philanthropist who founded the Standard American Oil Company. Rockefeller family is one of the richest families in the world and…
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
… A United Nations report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000. The report came five years after the Centre for Disease … …
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Govan Archibald Mbeki, Volume 28
… Extract of evidence from Govan Mbeki, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the … The State…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
… South Africa and Mozambique began discussions which led to the creation of a cross-border conservation park which will include the Kruger National Park. …
Message by Oliver Tambo to the World Festival of Youth and Students, 05 July 1985, Moscow
… Let the fortieth anniversary of the victory over fascism inspire and mobilise the world youth … enshrined in the Freedom Charter - the policy document of our…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
… John Koenakeefe Mohl was born in Zeerust in the Noth West province. He began drawing at a very young age … school so he could look after cattle. A Reverend…
Images That Preserve History, and Make It : ‘Rise and Fall of Apartheid’ at Center of Photography by Holland Cotter (The New York Times), 20 September 2012
… Photography is the common language of modern history. It’s everywhere; and everyone, in some … and parses that language with more skill and force than the…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Maximising the Developmental Impact of the People’s Mineral Assets: State Intervention in the Minerals Sector (Sims), Policy Discussion Document, March 2012
… 2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Maximising the Developmental Impact of the People’s Mineral Assets: State Intervention in the …
”The Road to Freedom Is Via the Cross.” Statement by Chief A. J. Lutuli, issued after the announcement on November 12, 1952, of his dismissal as chief [n.d.]
… ”The Road to Freedom Is Via the Cross.” Statement by Chief A. J. Lutuli, issued after the announcement on November 12, 1952, of his dismissal as chief [n.d.]…