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ArchiveAnton Fransch and the Battle of Athlone
… on the apartheid television show, Police File. He was only 17 at the time. During his time in Angola, Anton began … exhausted Anton had positioned himself…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… ruling Socialist Party of France delivered a petition with 17 000 signatures calling for the release of Mandela, to the … under a banning order for the fifth…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… act. Formation of group and magazine Sestiger . 1964 Wilbur Smith: Where the Lion Feeds (1964) was published. 1965 Writers Nat Nakasa and Lewis Nkosi … on…
ArticleRustenburg Timeline 1850-2001
… as administrative centre for surrounding region 1852 17-19 March, a full Volksraadvergadering (People’s Council) … to a site close to industrial areas,…
Increasing repression and the turn to the armed struggle
… in places such as Pietermaritzburg, Durban and Dundee. In 1964 the NEUM changed its name and became the Unity Movement …
PlaceBill Ainslie Studios, Johannesburg
… The Bill Ainslie Studios was established in 1964 by Bill Ainslie, who was also known as William Stewart …
PlaceAndalusia, Cape and Transvaal Border
… also led to confusion about the administration until in 1964 it was decided by Parliament that the Town would fall in …
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… charged for treason in October 1963 and convicted. In June 1964 he was among 8 of the accused sentenced to life …
EventBrett Kebble, SA millionaire and director of mining companies, linked to several cases of alleged fraud, is born
… Roger Brett Kebble was born on 19 February 1964 in Springs, on the East Rand. In the 1990’s Kebble got …
EventBenjamin Mzimkulu Macala, SA artist, is born
… a few months under Cecil Skotnes at Jubilee Art Centre in 1964. He was also guided by Ephraim Ngatane in the mid 1960s, …
EventThe last Apollo Moon mission returns to Earth
… active exploration of the Moon came to an end when Apollo 17's lunar module left the lunar surface on December 14, … we came be reflected in the lives of all…
PlaceNelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum, Port Elizabeth
… (closed Tuesday mornings); Saturdays, Sundays 13:00 to 17:00; Public holidays 14:00 to 17:00; First Sunday of the month 9:00 to 14:00. …
Chronology
… Cape Town under Moses Kotane as national secretary May 15-17 , Deputation from the ANC and Congress of Urban Advisory … Front convenes conference December 28…
PlaceZambia
… On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained … refer to above) in some areas. Since its independence in 1964, Zambia has been…
EventDavid Kitson released
… an engineer by profession, was sentenced in December 1964 for his part in the early sabotage campaigns; for …
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… Bram Fischer, the former political activist was arrested in 1964 for being a member of the illegal organisation Communist …
EventDennis Brutus is born
… of South Africa from the Olympic Games. He was arrested in 1964 and fled to Britain upon his release. He later returned …
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… Arts at the University of the Wiwatersrand in 1960. By 1964 she had her own solo show. Her distinguished style and …
Open Textbooks for Africa Summit
… hack day day long refreshments Where : Workshop 17 at 17 Dock Rd, V & A Waterfront Organized by Kelsey Wiens of …
PlaceMcgregor Museum, Kimberley
… Museum Guide R10.00 pp – Without a Guide Mon-Sat: 09:00 - 17:00, Public Holidays 10:00 - 17:00, Closed on Sundays …
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
… Congress [online] Available at www.anc.org.za [Accessed: 17 June 2011] SAHO, (n.d.), ‘Umkhonto we Sizwe’ from South … [online] Available at www.sahistory.org…
EventStart of the Muslim community’s Tana Baru Cemetery Uprising
… the Muslim community with no alternate burial ground. On 17 January 1886, in defiance of the closure, 3000 Muslims …
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1970 - 1978 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… 110 1980 116 1981 130 1982 154 1983 210 15 07 1984 217 13 08 1985 259 23 07 1986 204 11 06 1987 208 08 OS 1988 212 11 06 1989 207 10 ……
ANC mourns the passing on of Mama Regina Nzo, 27 September 2011
… an ANC activist and went into exile with her husband in 1964 for 26 years. She returned to South African in 1990 and …
EventFive ANC leaders are released from prison
… The trial became known as the Rivonia Trial. On 11 June 1964, almost a year into the trial, Judge Quartus de Wet … Gerhart, G.M (2007). ‘The Rivonia Trial…
EventAfrikaans author Mikro is born
… for the Agricultural Ministry from which he resigned in 1964. He was awarded the Hertzog Prize for Prose 1936 for … Available at www.karoohoogland.co.za …
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 26 - Letter from Patrick … Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two…
EventHastings Banda, former president of Malawi, is born.
… was the leader of Nyasaland which became Malawi in in 1964, with him as its president. Banda was born in Kasungu …
EventKenya is granted independence
… in prison. When Kenya became a Republic on 12 December 1964, Kenyatta was named Kenya's first president, with …
EventANC leader Walter Sisulu is convicted and sentenced to six years in prison for contravening the unlawful Organisations Act
… others. They were charged in October 1963 and on 12 June 1964 the Rivonia Trialists were sentenced to life …