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PlaceJesser Point Lighthouse
… Jesser Point Lighthouse is the most Northerly light on South Africa's East coast. This Lighthouse was established … from the sea in December and January to…
PlaceWoutersen Vault, Wessels Road, Green Point.
… of South Africa. Various members of the ‘family lived on the estate. Because the vault had been broken into by … Consequently the last member of the family…
EventThabo Mbeki, former President of SA, is born in Idutywa, Transkei
… Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki was born in Idutywa in Transkei on June 18 1942. Both his parents were activists. His … president. Mbeki was elected President of South…
EventNelson Mandela is born
… Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in the small village of Mvezo , in the … be celebrated annually. It was first celebrated in 2010. On 12…
EventThe Alabama, American raider of the Southern States during the American Civil War, arrives in Saldana Bay for provisions
… On 29 July 1863, The Alabama, an American raider belonging to … during the American Civil War arrived in Saldana Bay, on the west coast of South Africa, to…
EventDr. Hendrik Verwoerd announces his plan to grant Transkei independence
… On 23 January 1962, Dr Hendrik Verwoerd announced his plan to … remain in the hands of the central government in Pretoria. On 26 October 1976, the Transkei…
EventHendrik Verwoerd becomes Prime Minister
… his application for membership of the Commonwealth. On 31 May 1961, the Republic of South Africa was established, … Verwoerd was stabbed and killed by…
EventThe Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act is introduced
… Indian Representation Act (Act 28 of 1946) was introduced on 15 March 1946 and passed in June 1946. This prevented … certain restricted areas. In return for…
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… included his support for economic sanctions to be imposed on South Africa. While many European countries had boycotted … to Ronald Reagan's actions, Desmond…
EventUmkhonto We Sizwe, military wing of the ANC, claims responsibility for power station blast
… and Walter Sisulu.The first guerilla attack was launched on 16 December 1961. The headquarters of MK, located in … targeting mostly military and…
EventMK hero cadre Solomon Kalushi (Khala) Mahlangu is executed
… the country to be trained as an Umkhonto We Sizwe soldier. On 11 June 1977 Mahlangu and others returned to South Africa, … determined to assist in the…
EventEgyptian President Anwar Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and President Carter begin a Middle East peace conference at Camp David, Maryland
… of its Arab neighbors. The official agreement was signed on Mar. 26, 1979, in Washington, D.C. by Israeli Prime … Bank and Gaza Strip, but virtually no…
EventIan Smith of Rhodesia and Henry Kissinger meet in Pretoria
… were no positive results, except an announcement by Smith on 24 September that his government had accepted Kissinger's … Mozambique and Botswana) would only…
EventTurkish newspapers criticise of ANC leader Nelson Mandela for refusing to accept Turkey’s peace award
… On 14 May 1992, Nelson Mandela, leader of the African … was subjected to harsh criticism and utterances verging on libel, due to the position he took in…
EventJonas de la Guerre leaves the Cape in an expedition to the north
… On this day Sergeant Jonas de la Guerre left the Cape to … Wagenaer, Commander at the Cape. De la Guerre went on this expedition in 1663 with Pieter van…
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… that CODESA failed to resolve. An interim constitution on how the country would be governed had to be written and … comply with the thirty-four principles…
EventWWI: battalion consisting of ‘Cape Coloured men’, called the Cape Corps, is established
… On 20 September 1915 a new battalion consisting of Cape … view of being dispatched to East Africa in 1916 to fight on the side of the Allies in World War One…
EventSA artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba is born
… and Irma Stern. He read as much literature as possible on European Art and also about African Art exhibited in … African Art had a very significant and…
EventBambatha Rebellion
… end of 1905, when government introduced a new £1 poll tax on top of existing hut and dog taxes. After the Second … Most African people lived off the land as…
EventC James reports that South Africa is a poor market for produce
… an official of the British colonial administration, went on a voyage to South Africa to evaluate the market for … to pay excessive landing rates and heavy…
ArchiveThe Final Prize: Family - chapter 1
… at the age of fourteen, a happening that set my life on a path to prison, exile and finally return to South … the event was a cycle ride round the streets of…
EventMoïse Kapenda Tshombe leads the Congelese Province of Katanga into secession
… Tshombe led the Congo province of Katanga into secession on 23 December 1961. Tshombe was born in 1919 in the southern … Kolwezi and then quickly surrendered…
18. Narayanan searches for his wife and child
… for a Port Shepstone sugar mill, wrote to the Protector on 7 September 1907 asking for help in locating his wife and … told him that his wife had been sent…
Stuart Commission Report
… of the Special Commission were to investigate and report on: The Special Commission was mandated to interview and … Security Services. The Special Commission…
Document 54 - K. A. Jordaan, “What are the National Groups in South Africa? A Contribution to the Symposium”, Forum Club, Cape Town, May 1954
… Russian absolutism as well as of German militarism. Thus, on the one hand, they were subjected to a rigorous policy of Russification, and on the other, to a…
77. The South African Indian Council: an assessment from within, 1978
… to be appointed and fifteen elected by Indians serving on local authorities. The council's function was to advise the Government, at the latter's request or…
Keeping a cool head amid flying bullets: A tribute to Juda Ngwenya by Joseph Oesi (City Press), 26 October 2016
… quiet, gentle and happy demeanour about you – to cheer us on when and even if there was nothing honestly to be happy … Joseph Oesi A video posted by City…
The Struggle against our Weaknesses by A. B. Xuma, 1956
… of the ANC(1940 - 49) 44th National Conference: Letter on "certain tendencies" from Dr. A. B. Xuma 18 December 1955 … People who voice their reasonable and…
PlaceMkhambathi Nature Reserve
… Situated on the coast of north-eastern Pondoland , the Mkhambathi … of the Mkhambathi Nature Reserve. The reserve is situated on the coast of north-eastern…
Document 64 - Letter from the Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 1 July 1936
… within the party. Our unity is based theoretically on the common acceptance of the principles contained in the … We have taken sides against the Communist…