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Prime Minister J.C. Smuts appoints Dr H.J. van der Bijl to the post of Director General of War Supplies, making him, next to Sm
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 442 … J.C. Smuts appoints Dr H.J. van der…
Former first-lady of SA and ex-wife of FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, is found murdered at her home in Cape Town.
… Former first-lady of SA and ex-wife of FW de Klerk, Marike de Klerk, is found murdered at her …
Kwame Nkrumah, first premier and later president of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) is born. He is seen by many as the father of Pa
… Kwame Nkrumah, first premier and later president of Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) is born. He is seen by many as the father of Pa …
Sir David Baird, British general in command of the force sent to occupy the Cape of Good Hope in 1806 and later acting governor
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 10. … Sir David Baird, British general in command…
All speakers raise grave concern on World AIDS Day about the growing number of AIDS orphans in SA, many of whom who are raised
… grave concern on World AIDS Day about the growing number of AIDS orphans in SA, many of whom who are raised …
A volcano erupts in eastern Zaire, spewing a plume of ash and lava into the air about 40km north of the border crossing at Goma
… A volcano erupts in eastern Zaire, spewing a plume of ash and lava into the air about 40km north of the border crossing at Goma …
The Ncome Monument project is unveiled at the site of the Battle of Blood River in 1838. The Monument was opened on 26 November
… The Ncome Monument project is unveiled at the site of the Battle of Blood River in 1838. The Monument was opened on 26 November …
Anglo-Boer War 2: British forces, under Buller, are defeated by the Boers under Botha at the end of the three-day battle of Vaa
… Buller, are defeated by the Boers under Botha at the end of the three-day battle of Vaa …
Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while allegedly trying to escape from the British forces at the start of the 6th frontier
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 524. … Hintsa, chief of the Xhosa, is shot, while…
Oupa Gqozo, head of the Ciskei, claims to have put down the second coup attempt in the space of two weeks, with the assistance
… Oupa Gqozo, head of the Ciskei, claims to have put down the second coup attempt in the space of two weeks, with the assistance …
WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve
… WWI: At the end of the war, the Paris Peace Conference accepts the proposal to create the League of Nations. The League was eve …
Eulogy by President Jacob Zuma at the funeral of Mme Ruth Mompati, Vryburg, North-West Province 23 May 2015
… Kgalema Motlanthe and Madame Gugu Motlanthe, Speaker of the National Assembly Ms Baleka Mbethe, Chairperson of the … during the important year in the African…
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… born in March 4th, in 1932 Johannesburg , during a time of economic depression. Her mother, a domestic worker, was … Oil. Makeba’s mother was also a sangoma,…
EventA group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted another coup attempt on 21/22 November in Transkei, a Black ‘homeland’
… A group of six White and several Black rebel army troops mounted … dissidents attacked the main army camp in Umtata, capital of the Transkei . The coup was…
Address by his excellency, President Jacob Zuma at the 50th Anniversary of the Mpondo Revolt of 1960, 07 June 2010, Ingquza Hill, Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape
… Hon Minister Sicelo Shiceka; Hon Premier Kiviet; Members of the Provincial Executive present; Mayors of OR Tambo and Ingquza Hill Municipalities; Hon…
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 … with more skill and force than the International Center of…
ArticleMangosuthu Buthelezi was a man of immense political talent and contradictions
… a tumultuous global century, and into the local conditions of racist rule. A man of singular political talent, Buthelezi was among the … and the United…
Chapter III - The world outside
… in house arrest, the 1960s inexorably became a decade of disgrace, of repressive legislation. Sadistic … as a lively member of the Transvaal Indian Youth…
Summary of points of Agreement and others discussed at the South African and Angolan/Cuban military meetings: Sal Island, Cape Verde, 22 and 23 July 1988
… Summarised report of points of agreement between South Africa and Angola/Cuba with regard to the withdrawal of Cuban and South African troops in Angola and…
Constitiounal Court Judgement in the matter of Economic Freedom Fighters vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others, Heard on 9 February 2016 and Decided on 31 March 2016
… Constitiounal Court Judgement in the matter of Economic Freedom Fighters vs. Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance vs. Speaker of…
Address at the National Summit of Unity and Reconciliation in Rwanda Kigali 19 October 2000
… Ministers, Distinguished Guests, Brothers and Sisters of Rwanda, We bring the greetings of the people of South Africa. The people of South Africa … The…
ArchiveChanging focus: The art and activism of Omar by Bongani Kona (Mail and Guardian), 4 June 2015
… I sit in the half-empty carriage and page through one of his first photographic essays, Imijondolo: A photographic … in South Africa (1985). Despite the…
Letter from Oliver Tambo to Sir Geoffrey Howe, United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 21 July 1986
… H.E. Sir Geoffrey Howe Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs London. Sir Geoffrey, I am most grateful for your kind letter of 18 July 1986…
Toast Remarks by President Jacob Zuma at the State Banquet in Honour of the President of Zambia, His Excellency, Mr Rupiah Bwezani Banda during his State visit to South Africa, 02 December 2010, Pretoria, Presidential Guest House
… Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo and Mrs Ngcobo, Speaker of our National Assembly, Honourable Max Sisulu and Mrs … your distinguished delegation. The Government…
Address by President Nelson Mandela to the annual conference of the Methodist Church Umtata, 18 September 1994
… great honour for me to bring my personal greetings to one of the most significant Christian communities in our land. My … both in the physical and spiritual…
Resist Apartheid Campaign Message to Meeting in Johannesburg, 11 July 1954
… the Western Areas Removal Scheme--the forcible removal of Africans from their homes in Johannesburg to segregated … I have the honour to lead through the…
BiographyArchbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu
… who was educated at a Mission school, was the headmaster of a high school in Klerksdorp, a small town in the Western … Sobukwe , the first president of the…
BiographyMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
… *Note: The focus of this biography is on Gandhi's life and times in South … He was instrumental in the formation of the Natal Indian Congress (NIC) on 22…
Speech by President Mandela on receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at Fort Hare University
… receiving an honorary doctoral degree from the University of South Australia at a graduation ceremony at Fort Hare …
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture between Shell Solar and Eskom
… Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Launch of the Rural Non-Grid Electrification by the Joint Venture …