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EventUniversity of Pretoria is established
… as a fully-fledged and autonomous university on 10 October 1930, having been a university college since 17 May 1910. …
EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
… Afrikaans. The Afrikaans Protestant Church comprised of 19 Ministers and more than 5 000 members. References: Anon, … [online] Available at www.ovguide.com…
The search for Peter Johnson’s story
… found two inquest dockets, Mafikeng GO 18/84 and GO 19/84, recalling the encounter from the police’s perspective. … Peter Johnson was born in Oakdale,…
BiographyKgalema Petrus Motlanthe
… Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe was born on 19 July 1949 at the Boksburg-Benoni Hospital. He grew up in …
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… Zwelithini, to be held on behalf of his subjects. On 19 April 1994, eight days before South Africa’s first …
PlaceThe Space Theatre
… 2017, https://theatreofsurvival.wordpress.com/2015/02/05/prequel/ ↵ …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… Max Sisulu , is born in Engcobo District, Transkei 1913 19 June, The Land Act, Act No 27, is passed. The Native Land … with the striking miners, killing 8…
EventTafari Makonnen proclaimed Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
… the Emperor Menelik II as ruler of Ethiopia on 3 April 1930. He immediately set about modernising the Ethiopian …
EventFormer SANNC President Sefako Mapogo Makgatho dies
Sefako Mapogo Makgatho was born at GaMphahlele, in the Pietersburg district in Transvaal (now Limpopo province) in 1861. He was the son of Chief Kgorutlhe…
EventThe name of the military base, Voortrekkerhoogte is officially changed to Thaba Tshwane
… since 1939. , It was officially renamed on 19 May 1998, marking its third name change. The military base …
PlaceAlgiers, Capital of Algeria
… of Ganyesa, which is a town with a population of about 19,000 people in the North West province of South Africa. It … The census of 2011 recorded the…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… parties opposed to the African National Congress (ANC). 19 March, President Nelson Mandela 's thirteen-year marriage … with Oliver Tambo formed the ANC Youth…
Women at the start of the 20th century
… in a male-run Union government. It was only in 1930 (many years after settler women elsewhere in the empire) …
PlaceGazebo, Civic Square
… Cooke says Zeederberg’s closed their business in 1930 and this coach was sold in 1932 to Bulawayo Municipal …
EventThe first mountain zebra foal is born in at the National Mountain Zebra Park
The Mountain Zebra is an endangered species native to South Western Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. It is boldly stripped in black and white or brown and…
EventThe AA is formed to coordinate motoring clubs
… with councils, municipalities and government. In January 1930 the FAC was liquidated and reconstituted as the …
EventA.G. Visser, SA physician and poet, dies in Heidelberg, Transvaal
… last notable works of Afrikaans authors who lived before 1930. Visser passed away on the 10 June 1929 after suffering …
EventHaile Selassi I, Emperor of Ethiopia, is born
… century dynasty, he ascended to the throne of Ethiopia in 1930, proclaiming himself "Haile Selassi", which means "Might …
EventUniversity of Pretoria's 100th anniversary
… as a full-fledged and autonomous university on 10 October 1930, having been a university college since 17 May 1910. …
The Rise of Women’s Trade Unionism in South Africa by Peter LaNasa
This article was written by Peter LaNasa and forms part of the SAHO and Southern Methodist University partnership project Abstract: This essay discusses…
Awards of Recognition to Honourable Early Associates of Gandhiji and Phoenix Settlement 1904-1914
… Kantilal (living in Durban). Virjee passed away in 1930. His eldest son Nautam together with his younger brother …
ArticleThe Anti-Pass Campaigns 1960
1959-1960: Formation, Sharpeville and Banning For many years there was tension inside the African National Congress (ANC) between those with more moderate…
EventThe “Ossewabrandwag” is founded
The Ossewabrandwag (OB as it came to be known, meaning Oxwagon Sentinal) was founded as an Afrikaans nationalist organisation in Bloemfontein, under leadership…
EventThe SA author and journalist, Herman Charles Bosman, shoots and kills his stepbrother David Russell during a quarrel
… his career, Bosman was founder and editor of The Touleier (1930) and was literary editor of South African Opinion and …
EventAlan Paton is born
… first son, David who was followed by Jonathan in 1936. In 1930 Paton joined the South African Institute of Race …
EventCPSA is founded
… methods and ideas, and the ANC even rejected communism in 1930, it was a lasting relationship as a result of a strong …
The Industrial Workers of Africa, 1917-1921 by Bikisha Media Collective
… a notice appears in Johannesburg, calling a meeting on the 19 July 1917 to "discuss matters of common interest between … Workers Industrial Union that same…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… “Josie Mpama and the Communist Party of South Africa, 1930-1948” by Robert Edgar [email protected] Joining the …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1950-1959
… 90. 7 June, Pixely ka Isaka Seme president of the ANC from 1930 to 1937 dies in Johannesburg. His funeral is attended by … in August 1955. 1 August, The…
EventSnaar Viljoen, the great all-rounder is born
… the high jump and a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1930 British Empire Games held in Hamilton, Canada.[iii] He …