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EventSir John Robinson forms Natal’s first ministry as Prime Minister
… On 10 October 1893, Natal's first ministry was formed, with … After devoting his time to the newspaper, Robinson went on to play an important role in Natal…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… in 1826. His father declared him his successor very early on in life, which was unusual for a King to do. As Cetshwayo … of Isandlwana but lost the battle of…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… (Zulu soldiers) were defeated. Cetshwayo was captured on 28 August and on 2 September Britain signed a peace treaty with the Zulus. … warfare. Cetshwayo…
EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… On 10 February 1908 a new department of the Transvaal … was upgraded as a fully-fledged and autonomous university on 10 October 1930, having been a…
EventFour ANC members killed in an ambush near Piet Retief, eastern Transvaal
… On 8 June 1988, Surendra Lenny Naidu, Lindiwe Mthembu, … were shot dead when their car was ambushed at Piet Retief on the eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga)…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… On 27 April 1994, South Africa introduced a new national … South Africa since 31 May 1928 until just before midnight on 26 April 1994.The national flag first…
Dawn
… by the Umkhonto we Sizwe, documented the guerilla attacks on strategic targets within the Republic, thereby undermining … and military impact. These were…
EventMbhazima Shilowa, former premier of Gauteng, is born
… the Vice Chairperson of the United Democratic Front (UDF) on the Witwatersrand. He went on to hold a number of important positions in the new South … of the…
EventSouth African woman, Janice Bronwyn Linden, is sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
… On 9 April 2010, Janice Bronwyn Linden, 35 from Wentworth in … Province, China for smuggling drugs. According to reports, on 30 November 2008 Linden arrived…
EventNine members of the ANC are officially banned in Dakawa, Tanzania
… On 28 December 1989, a document officially banning nine … by Chris Hani and Stanley Mabizela at Mazimbu and Dakawa on 24 December 1989. During the meetings,…
23. Durban merchants plead for Sunday trading
… Two petitions were submitted to the Durban Corporation, on 9 and 12 October 1866 respectively. The first, addressed … to ask your permission to keep open our…
ArchiveECC rally
… white, ECC poster. Notice of a rally at Sea Point Civic on Thursday, 4th June. Artwork of a white dove of peace on a black circle. …
ArchiveUmsebenzi
… - voice of the South African Communist Party. Red flag on blue background with hammer and sickle on it. May Day in white letters. …
ArchiveCOSATU mass rally : Scrap the Labour Bill
… COSATU mass rally at Cape Town City Hall on Sunday 21st August. White poster with black and red lettering. COSATU Logo. Images of men on bus. …
ArchiveSpeak : Women unite
… Title in yellow letters on black background. Malibongwe conference. Black and white artwork of two women on yellow background with black and red border…
ArchiveECC peace festival concert
… End conscription campaign. List of attractions at Wits on Friday 28th June. Cartoon image of people dancing. Clothes on the floor. …
ArchiveThe Little Acknowledged Legacy of Steve Biko by Prithiraj Dullay, (Daily News), 08 Sept 2008
… Africa: in Biko’s own earlier words “Black man, you are on your own.” White South Africa had withdrawn into its … to the Apartheid government and to White…
Address to the Biennial Meeting of the Association for The Development of Education in Africa (Adea), Johannesburg, 6 December 1999
… South Africa all who have travelled from other countries on our continent and other parts of the world. I accepted the … fully aware that the development of…
Farewell To His Comrades: Message, September 19, 1983
… to my present poor state of health. It is now, reflecting on events from my hospital bed, that I fully realise the … laid, from the very beginning, the…
Enuga S Reddy: Meeting with SWAPO in Dar Es Salaam -1969
… Africa said that the only possible settlement was one on its terms. A dialogue was reminiscent of the British and Hitler on the eve of World War II. If the…
80. Local affairs committees: a means to an end
… government level. Public opinion was generally divided on the usefulness of such a system. It was labelled a puppet … of the Government's policy of divide…
Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps and Visit of the President, 19 June 2013
… as part of the launch of the Luthuli Volunteer Corps on the 22nd June 2013 (Saturday). The ANC will be unveiling … address. The volunteer corps launches puts…
South Africa: Basic Education Hosts 2016 Inkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Programme, 4 to 7 October
… of the iNkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History programme is on and this year will see the learners rub shoulders with the … an opportunity for learners not only…
PlaceAlgoa Bay, East Coast of Cape of Good Hope
… first European to land there. He planted a wooden cross on a small Island now, St Croix or Santa Cruz island. he … Mandela Bay which includes Port Elizabeth,…
ArchiveStatement Celebrating Ten Years of Democracy, ANC Chief Whip Nkosinathi Nhleko, 10 May 2004, Parliament Cape Town South Africa
… the features that define our people and country. It is on this understanding that ANC supports the invitation of the … Mandela and FW De Klerk to address the…
ArchiveBlack Art and Artists in South Africa
… of wood used 08:26 - 09:38 - Influence of Zondi and others on her work 09:38 - 10:36 - No contact with other artists at … shops 13:93 - 14:91 - Exhibitions…
PlaceOld Stables, Oatlands, Simonstown
… originally erected in the 18th century as a set of stables on the well-known Oaklands property. Shortly after the second … was declared a National Monument…
Document 32 - League of African Rights, Petition, 1929
… of the vote to non-Europeans throughout the Union on the same terms as Europeans in the Northern provinces (c) … hitherto outside any organisation. After…
EventSandra Reynolds, a South African tennis champion is born
… Sandra Reynolds was born on 4 March 1934 in Bloemfontein, Free State.[i] Reynolds was … women’s singles titles in 1959 and 1961, and then she went on to win…
EventProceedings against SA start in the International Court of Justice
… from the League of Nations over South West Africa (SWA) on 17 December 1920. Under the rules of the mandate the … in the Hague, the Netherlands, for an…