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EventLady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car accident in Paris
… On the 31 August 1997 Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Spencer, the former wife of Prince Charles, was killed with her companion Dodi Fayed … by the SABC. The…
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… The discovery of various rich mineral resources in Southern Africa saw the construction of various railway lines. Of note was the construction of the Delagoa…
EventKing Moshoeshoe II, the paramount chief of Lesotho, is killed in an accident
… King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho died in a car accident shortly after he reclaimed … on a mountain road on the way to Maseru, the capital city of Lesotho. After…
EventDeputy Minister of Bantu Education,Treurnicht is warned about deteriorating conditions in Soweto
… Rene de Villiers, member of parliament for Parktown, drew the attention of deputy minister of Bantu education, Dr Andries P. Treurnicht, to the fact … Muller…
Event20 000 Women march to the Union Buildings in protest of pass laws
… In one of the largest demonstrations staged in this country's history, 20 000 women of all races marched to Pretoria's Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to…
EventQueen Victoria issues charter for the formation of the British South Africa Company
… became a British colony in 1795. This led to great number of changes, such as the expansion into the interior of South Africa and the discovery of gold and…
EventParliament passes legislation separating the people of South Africa into four distinct races
… The National Assembly voted in favour of the separation of the people of South Africa into four distinct races (White, Black, … Parliament passes…
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… The a son of a wealthy businessman, Yusuf Dadoo was all too familiar … movement. In 1939, Dadoo formed and became the leader of the Transvaal Indian Congress…
EventThe hijacking of an Egypt Air passenger jet to Malta ends in bloodshed.
… The crisis began after gunmen took control of the passenger jet ten minutes after take off from Athens … divert to Malta, where the plane landed on a remote…
Rivonia: Telling it as it was, 2 July 1988
… days - twenty-five years on - to recapture the feeling of the time of Rivonia - of the sudden arrest of some of the … leading liberation movement's activists…
EventPolice arrest members of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) High Command at Lilliesleaf Farm
… would meet at the farm.Virtually the entire leadership of Umkhonto we Sizwe(MK), armed wing of the ANC, were arrested on this day. This moment came as a…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… On 20 September 1915 a new battalion consisting of Cape Coloured men, called the Cape Corps was established with the view of being dispatched to East Africa…
South African War: Thousands of Black men and women forced to walk home
… With the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War (or South African War) imminent, thousands of Black men and women were left stranded in Johannesburg. … the…
EventRecord of Understanding is agreed to by the SA government and the ANC
… National Congress (ANC), both parties agreed to a Record of Understanding. The Record set up a timetable for … should be released. They agreed that the…
Archive“In my stride”: a life-history of Alie Fataar, teacher by Yunus Omar
… “In my stride”: a life-history of Alie Fataar, teacher by Yunus Omar …
‘Umuntu, Ngumuntu, Ngabantu’: The story of the African choir by Jane Collins
… ‘Umuntu, Ngumuntu, Ngabantu’: The story of the African choir by Jane Collins …
Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg
… Message by Albert Luthuli to people of Western Areas, 7 February 1955, Johannesburg …
ArchiveSouth Africa: Structures of Dominion and Democracy by Thapelo Mokoatsi, 5 August 2015
… South Africa: Structures of Dominion and Democracy by Thapelo Mokoatsi, 5 August 2015 …
O.R. Tambo the Liberator: Learning from the Exemplary Life of an Icon
… O.R. Tambo the Liberator: Learning from the Exemplary Life of an Icon …
This land is our land: a photographic tale of rural land rights struggle
… This land is our land: a photographic tale of rural land rights struggle …
A fight for the land: the re-occupation of Criemen, Roosboom and Charlestown
… A fight for the land: the re-occupation of Criemen, Roosboom and Charlestown …
Driefontein`s origins - rooted in the days of horror after the Land Act
… Driefontein`s origins - rooted in the days of horror after the Land Act …
Press statement by New Unity Movement on the death of Samora Machel
… African People's Democratic Union of Southern Africa (Natal) … Press statement by New Unity Movement on the death of Samora Machel …
Presidential address to the Twelfth Annual National Conference of the Black Sash
… address to the Twelfth Annual National Conference of the Black Sash …
Kenya Today : Breaking the yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwaura
… Kenya Today : Breaking the yoke of Colonialism in Africa … Kenya Today : Breaking the yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwaura …
ArchiveAfrica’s Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere edited by Chambi Chachage & Annar Cassam
… Africa’s Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere edited by Chambi Chachage & Annar Cassam …
List of All People imprisoned during the 1946 Indian Passive Resistance Campaign
… List of All People imprisoned during the 1946 Indian Passive …
The Fear: Robert Mugabe and The Martyrdom of Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin
… The Fear: Robert Mugabe and the Martyrdom of Zimbabwe … The Fear: Robert Mugabe and The Martyrdom of Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin …
Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwarura
… Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa … Kenya Today: Breaking the Yoke of Colonialism in Africa by Ndirangu Mwarura …
Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the Gikuyu by Jomo Kenyatta
… Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the Gikuyu … Facing Mount Kenya: The Tribal Life of the Gikuyu by Jomo Kenyatta …