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EventFormer SADF Chief Tienie Groenewald is acquitted
… Groenewald was acquitted by the Durban Supreme Court on all charges related to the 1987 KwaMakhutha Massacre. The …
EventPresident Mandela reshuffles Cabinet Ministers
… Nelson Mandela carried out a Cabinet reshuffle, replacing all the NP ministers with African National Congress (ANC) …
EventMafeking is established
… the chairman of the land commission, established to settle all land disputes in the territory after the Bechuanaland …
EventMauritius gains independence
… Indian, African and European immigrants and slaves all make up its diverse population. The struggle for …
First Matabele War
… In 1890 Cecil John Rhodes became premier of South Africa with the support of the Afrikaner Bond. Rhodes' grand imperial vision for a British Africa included…
Interview with Lulu Dube by Sbongiseni Dladla, Ohlange, JL Dube House, 21 March 2011
… We played a lot of games. I watch my grandchildren playing all sort of indigenous games here, like omagalobhe, tins, … Apart from the harassment from the…
Time for ANC members to speak out when democracy is at stake by Denis Goldberg (Sunday Times), 17 April 2016
… ranks", but it amounts to condoning the failure of all our elected representatives to uphold and defend the … to accept the president's belated apology. Yet,…
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… Forts: Fort Pearson, War Graves and the Ultimatum Tree- All from the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War and can be found on the … 1880, and demolished in May 1984. It…
PlaceClifton and Camps Bay Beaches, Cape Town
… divided by Boulders and Rocks. Taking a stroll across all Beaches is easily accomplished despite these Natural … Picnics' are splendid although be sure to…
PlaceGhwarrie Poort
… The road is in excellent condition and is suitable for all vehicles. Mountain passes near the village of Rhodes in … treacherous Naude's Nek Pass (the…
ArchiveThe Government of divided communities
… fact that there are different races in the world, and they all vary in their social and economic development. The …
EventCOSATU issued a statement on Marikana Massacre
… for the lives taken in the Marikana Massacre. They joined all South Africans who lost their loved ones in their grief …
EventCapital City of Zimbabwe is renamed
… and streets. This was an attempt by Zimbabwe to eradicate all symbols associated with the British colonialism and White …
EventInternational Day of Peace Vigil is observed
… International Day of Peace. The UN resolution called on all UN member states, regional and non-governmental …
EventUN Tribunal on Rwanda sentences Jean Kambanda
… Kambanda cooperated with the panel and pleaded guilty to all counts of genocide pressed against him in May. Despite …
PlaceHluhluwe and Umfolozi Game Reserves
… Park . The park is the oldest proclaimed reserve in Africa. 960 square kilometres, (that's the same size as … Hluhluwe Game Reserve and together they form…
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… down the CBD. The tear gas they spray on students affects all working people there, who later are forced into the …
ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… troops from the capital to the frontline. By 11 September, all the divisions of the German army deployed in the battle …
ArticleStalinism and how Stalin used his power to change Marxism-Leninism
… Trotsky and to assume power. Once in power he expelled all those that were close to Lenin and centralized his …
Resignation of Cde Zweli Mkhize a Premier of Kwazulu-Natal, 22 August 2013
… that he served with, has made KwaZulu-Natal a province all of us are proud of in terms of governance and the … to another level our quest to create a better…
PlaceGroot Constantia, Constantia Valley
… employees, History of slaves and their traditions ! "All of these added to the successful wine making methods over … Royal Family and Fredrick the Great of…
PlaceTsolo
… riding off to Umtata for reinforcements, Welsh advised all concerned to fall back upon his residency at Mditswa … number included thirty five men, women and…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… places and the people around them. In a country like South Africa, which has a rich diverse heritage, many people have … of a local history project, it being…
Apartheid-Crime in aftermath of democratic elections May 1994, December 1996
… miracle' and the subsequent installation of South Africa's first democratically elected government referred to … president. Opening of first democratic…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
… recognition internationally. Wins the CNA Prize (South Africa's highest literary honour), and the Geoffrey Faber and … the country's civil unrest. 1986…
Introduction
… miracle' and the subsequent installation of South Africa's first democratically elected government referred to … Opening of first democratic parliament of …
49. The certificates are burned
… Indians, as well as a few Chinese numbering about 3 000 in all gathered at the Hamidia Mosque in Johannesburg to witness … that I would far rather that my…
Inner-Party Bulletin
… City Administration, a visit to the headquarters of the All Ethiopian Trade Union Council, report of a meeting of …
Event6 th Partnership Against AIDS anniversary is celebrated
… the then Deputy President Thabo Mbeki . He made a call on all South Africans to join hands to fight the epidemic. The …
EventDepartment of Transport launches Be Legal campaign
… campaign was a concerted short-term project involving all three levels of government: National, Provincial and … Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook…