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EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… as a Congregational Minister. In 1887 John Dube left South Africa to study at Oberlin College in the USA. In 1894 he …
ANC statement on the passing of Epainette Mbeki, 7 June 2014
… London following her sickness. Her passing has made South Africa poorer given her long history of activism and her …
EventBafana Bafana legend Philimon Raul Masinga dies
… goal in 1997 match against Congo which secured the South Africa’s World Cup appearance in 1998. The Minister of …
EventNelson Mandela receives a hero’s welcome in New York
… most visible manner that we, the oppressed people of South Africa and the ANC, are admired and respected (and) that it …
EventPolitical activist, Dr Yusuf Dadoo is re-elected President of Transvaal Indian Congress
… in London, and later Edinburgh, Dadoo returned to South Africa in 1936, well-versed in Marxist literature and …
EventThe Balfour Declaration is accepted
… the growing political and diplomatic independence of South Africa and other Dominions. … C.F.J. (ed) (1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa…
EventJeannette Schoon and her daughter are killed by a letter bomb
… in anti-apartheid politics. He was banned in South Africa and had initially taken his family into exile in …
EventDanie Malan, SA athlete, sets a new world record in the 1 000m event in Munich
… set the world record time for the event, at 2.16.0. South Africa's isolation from international competition from the …
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… 1990, political violence was a common occurrence in South Africa, with Black townships most affected. The violence took … ANC and Inkatha Violence in South…
EventFreedom of press is established at the Cape
… known as the "Magna Carta" of press freedom in South Africa, and concerned the proclamation of Ordinance No 60, … Every Step of the Way: The Journey to…
EventDr Louis Luyt resigns as president of the SARFU
… want to hurt rugby, and He did not want to let down South Africa's rugby partners, Australia and New Zealand. …
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl, SA artist is born
… the Kunst-Akademie, West Germany. On his return to South Africa he opened a school in Sophiatown and became one of the … Loots, A., 2001. ‘The Early Pioneer…
EventRobert Koch announces the discovery of a rinderpest vaccine
… disease, rinderpest. Robert Koch was brought to South Africa by the Cape Government to investigate and find a cure … et al. (eds) (1970). Standard…
Document 26 - Letter from Patrick Duncan to John Gomas, 3 October 1956
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two … South Africa’s Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two …
EventThe Government Gazette publishes a Proclamation that dissolved KaNgwane Legislative Assembly
… in 1984 and was re-incorporated into the Republic of South Africa on 27 April 1994. It now forms part of Mpumalanga …
EventTwo psychiatrists give evidence on the proceedings of David Beresford Pratt’s case
… Exposition to mark the anniversary of the Union of South Africa. After his opening address, he took his seat. Shortly … interview’, [Available at the…
Foreword
… to the South African Commissioner and the staff of South Africa House for their support and assistance in organising …
EventPolice increase their presence in Soweto
… launched television channel and around the world. South Africa and the world were outraged. On the 17 th 300 White …
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… 1940 and 1946 to 9 999. The needs of the war (South Africa contributed to the Allied war effort in ship repair … coloured representatives from all four…
ArticleThe Basotho
… was a great deal of migration and upheaval in Southern Africa, mostly as a result of the Mfecane. There were a … cultural identities of various indigenous…
PlaceUniversity of Pretoria Museums
… comprising a vast art collection, ceramics from southern Africa, and signature ceramics from around the world. … Collection, a declared national treasure of…
Chapter 4: Public Response to Vigilantism and Political Violence in Kwazulu-Natal
… as a ploy to get rid of democratic forces in South Africa. The paper further alleged that the reason why the … regarded the release of Mandela as a new…
EventLlewellyn Herbert was born on this day
… probed over photos, http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/llewellyn-herbert-probed-over-photos-1873143 ↵ … probed over photos, https://www.iol.co.za…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… only be achieved with the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994. … Apartheid South Africa: Colonialism of a Special Type, [Online], Available … Horrell…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter XI - Completion of military conquest
… and all the rest of the advance guard into the interior of Africa, acquired a new importance. In 1867 diamonds were … were to have far-reaching effects on…
SAHO Timeline and Milestones
… the Centre for Curating the Archive, will be part of South Africa History Online's film festival programme later this … the start of the arrival of…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… together to co-ordinate their responses to apartheid South Africa. They included Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, … take effect as law until it is…
Biographical Introduction
… of gallery, followed by city and country, if not in South Africa. Where known, the title of the exhibition or … is included in the main body of the biography…
EventNatal Indian Organisation delegation meets Premier Smuts
… Apartheid government on issues regarding Indians in South Africa. …
EventFidel Castro, president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008, is born
… served to encourage the fight against apartheid in South Africa. *Please note that some sources are claiming that he …