SAHO global search
2,566 records
ANC Deputy President`s Election Campaign Programme, 6 May 2011
ANC Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe will on Sunday lead a campaign programme in Ekurhuleni as part of the organisation`s election programme to maximise ANC…
PlaceHopefield, Heritage Town in the Western Cape
Hopefield is a town in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, north of Cape Town. The town was laid out in 1852 and was named for the two Cape Colony…
PlaceBritish Kaffraria, now the Border Region
Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, destroying all settler resistance…
14. Suicide among indentured labourers
From the book: A Documentary History of Indian South Africans edited by Surendra Bhana and Bridglal Pachai By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in…
14. Suicide among indentured
By far the largest number of Indians (152 184 in all by 1911) who came to South Africa were indentured. Among the many problems that faced them, and apparently…
PlaceAlbasini Dam, Limpopo
Dam at the foot of the Soutpansberg Mountain Range. Named after Joao Albasini who lived from 1813 to 1885. He was the first European Settler in the Lowveld and…
EventLiberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe publically offers to resign
Liberian President, Samuel Kanyon Doe offered to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country. Doe was eventually kidnapped during a truce meeting,…
EventThe Ben Schoeman freeway is opened
The Ben Schoeman N1 freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, named after the then minister of transport, was opened on this date. In the forty years of its…
EventPresident George W Bush announces his HIV/AIDS Plan
The American president, George W Bush, announced his five-year $15 billion Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in twelve African and two…
EventIndustrial and Commercial Workers Union is founded under Clements Kadalie
The Industrial and Commercial Union later renamed the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) was founded by Clements Kadalie, a young Nyassalander who…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pioneer aviatrix
Sir Abe Bailey, a prominent politician and mine magnate, married Mary Westenra on 5 September 1911, and together they settled in Johannesburg. Lady Mary Bailey…
EventPresley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, is arrested for fraud in Pretoria
On 23 January 2007 Presley Chweneyagae (22) was arrested near Sunnyside in Pretoria for driving with an allegedly fake Ivorian driver's license. He was…
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
The Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Gingindlovu took place on 2 February 1879. It occured shortly after the Battle of Kambula and Rorkes drift. During this battle,…
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
The first issue of South Africa's first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was published in Cape Town as an English language morning newspaper with Frederick…
EventNigerian political campaigner, women’s rights activist and traditional aristocrat, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti is born
Funmilayo Ransome Kuti was born Francis Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas on 25 October 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Kuti founded a women’s organisation with 20 000…
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
The plans for the formation of the Young Communist League (YCL) were laid in 1921 when the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) was established. Youth groups…
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
Two former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo, 25, and Mary Loate, 23 were given long term imprisonment under the Terrorism Act. Seathlolo was given 15…
EventGeneral Christiaan de Wet attacks Rooiwal railway station during the South African War
During the South African War 1899-1902, General Christiaan de Wet attacked Rooiwal railway station at Koppies, Northern Free State. At this point he was the…
PlaceFree State Stadium
The Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein was originally built for the Rugby World Cup of 1995. Then, it was revamped to host a number of matches for the 2010…
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
On 28 January 1971, just three days after General Idi Amin Dada overthrew Milton Obote, he released all political prisoners detained by Obote’s government. He…
Steve Biko National Conference 2014
20 Years of Democracy: STILL CONFRONTING CHALLENGES TO NATION-BUILDING 9h00-9h30 – Registration & Tea 9h45-10h00 – Welcome 10h00-11h30- Panel Discussion…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Bridging two worlds by Emilia Potenza
From the book: All That Glitters by Emilia PotenzaAn industrial revolution was affecting the lives of everybody living in Southern Africa. By the 1920s, one or…
PlaceMozambique
With an Indian Ocean shoreline stretching more than 2000 km, from South Africa to Tanzania. "Mozambique is not easy to miss on a map!" But due to its troubles…
EventPrime Minister P.W. Botha announces Ciskei will become independent on 4 December 1981
The homeland known as Ciskei, between the Fish and the Kei River, was created between 1961 and 1982 by the then Nationalist Party Government.. This was done as…
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
The African National Congress (ANC), in an emergency meeting, called for the dismissal of Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Magnus Malan…
EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
A memorial service for the 177 miners, who died as a result of an underground fire in a tunnel at the Kinross gold mine at Evander, south of Johannesburg is…
EventPretoria disputes compensation for Gaborone raid
The government of South Africa disputed compensation claims from the government of Botswana for damages caused by the July 1985 South African Defence Force…
EventMbeki unveils Women’s Monument at Union Buildings
President Thabo Mbeki unveiled the Women's Monument at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The aim of the monument was to commemorate the role of women in the…
EventWomen’s Memorial is unveiled in Bloemfontein
The Women's Memorial was unveiled in Bloemfontein, on the same day as the celebration of Dingaan's Day upon which the Voortrekker victory over the Zulu at…
PlaceMossel Bay, (400 km From Cape Town)
It was named Aguada de Sao Bras, by Vasco de Gama in 1497, when He set off with 170 men on an expedition to find a sea Route to India. This was in order to…