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EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
… of Nelson Mandela, the imprisoned leader of the banned African National Congress (ANC) , addressed the memorial …
EventDick King returns home after securing help for Port Natal
… v. 6, p. 396. Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences Research …
EventThe NPA does not pursue charges against Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the SADF
… Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the South African Defence Force (SADF), on the charges originally …
EventClarence Mlokoti is shot dead by hijackers
… World Cup, was used to support the critics of the South African bid to argue that its high rate of violent crimes …
EventHolomisa on corruption
… of Sun International, had donated two million rand to the African National Congress (ANC) before the 1994 elections. …
EventNP set to withdraw from GNU
… of National Unity on June 30. This came after the African National Congress (ANC) refused that the coalition …
EventEleven people are killed at Donnybrook, Kwazulu
… supporters of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and the African National Congress (ANC). This rivalry reached its … J.A.; Schoeman, E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999…
EventPresident Mandela addresses the National assembly of Mali
… Mandela mentioned the many challenges still faced by African nations. He and urged the assembled politicians to … African National Congress Speeches [online…
EventSouth Africa concludes an agreement with the Marconi Company for a high
… During the South African War in 1899, Marconi wireless equipment was tested in …
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… On 9 April 2003, a 62-year-old South African man was treated at a Pretoria hospital as a possible … [Accessed: 8 April 2014]| CNN.com,(2003), First African…
EventEducationist George Molefe is born
… conditions, he received the 'Freedom of Port Elizabeth's African Townships' in 1973 in recognition of his efforts to … Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary…
Event5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war are exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian troops
… was one of the most important events in the history of African independence. The fallout from this unsuccessful … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African History…
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… recently (April 2019) been tested positive by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport for the banned drug … Who’s who Chiliboy Ralepelle South…
EventNicolaas Jacobus Smit, Vice-President of the ZAR, is born in Graaff-Reinet.
… in the Anglo-Transvaal War and Vice-President of the South African Republic (SAR), was born at Doornbos, Graaff-Reinet …
EventUnion of South Africa officially ceases to exist
… of Commonwealth Prime Ministers held in London, the South African Prime Minister, H.F. Verwoerd formally announced that …
EventPhambili Ka Ntloko, national organiser of AZAPO, is born
… a high school student, Ntloko became involved in the South African Students’ Movement (SASM), a black consciousness … Gastrow S. ‘Who’s who in South African…
EventMaggie Laubser, SA painter and winner of several awards, dies
… artist in Berlin, Germany. She was elected to the South African Society of Artists (SASA) in recognition of her …
EventA booby-trapped TV kills Tsitsi Chiliza, wife of an ANC official in Harare, Zimbabwe
… living in Zimbabwe, regardless of whether they were South African or Zimbabwean. The bomb blasted the second floor of … www.apnewsarchive.com [accessed on 16…
EventThe passive resistance movement begins with a mass meeting of 2000 Africans
… of passes. The demonstrations were peaceful. The South African Native National Congress (SANNC) had even hired … African National Congress Campaign against…
EventEx-mutineers consider resigning from the ANC
… 1989, ex-mutineers in exile considered resigning from the African National Congress (ANC). This came after the …
PlaceStatue Of Cecil John Rhodes, in the Company's Gardens
… Company’s Garden on a secondary axis of the Iziko South African Museum . The original plan was to use the Statue as a …
Mines of the beloved country: Through the mind of a photographer and essayist by J Brooks Spector (Daily Maverick), 5 November 2012
… the dark moral landscape that was South Africa, a South African colleague insisted we walk from our office in … Among the books on display were volumes of…
XI - The Verdict
… Nobody can say. But I didn't know . . . Every South African must now answer to his own conscience ... and submit … English language broadcast for abroad on 5…
Pridekit - Enoch Sontonga
… Mgqibisa, the daughter of a prominent minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She died in 1929, in … On 8 January 1912, at the first meeting of…
ArchiveHugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP by Jennifer Malec, 17 January 2019
… to seven years in prison for his activities in the African Resistance Movement, a small group of activists that … in London in 1974 as Bandiet: Seven Years…
Address to a Joint Session of the Parliament of Pakistan Islamabad, 4 May 1999
… and developing nations. Pakistan's close relations with African countries, and her influence in bodies such as the … between our regional organisations, the…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at a banquet in honour of her majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands Pretoria, 30 September 1996
… could start the snowball rolling in setting off general African resentment against the passes. This could catapult … falling off of popular support for the…
"What I think of Macmillan`s speech": Article by Albert Luthuli, 1 March 1960
… and responsibility. He entertained no fears of the rising African consciousness, but rather saw it as a natural … emerging, it is a path of wisdom to win the…
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… 'Estate of Eloff', on 25 August 1925 by the South African Government , who its restored the interior to its … in 1896. Paul Kruger was State President of…
PlaceSudwala Caves, Nelspruit
… concerts including the 2012 Innibos performances by South African artist Chris Chameleon along with the stunning … deposits too. Following the end of the…