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EventImperial German Forces forced to unconditional surrender by Union of South Africa Forces during World War I
… troops at the Khorab Memorial. This followed the outbreak of the First World War on 1 August 1914. On 25 December 1914 … Africa to fight against Imperial…
EventOver 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in Kenya
… Mali was once part of the Great Songhay Empire, but came under French rule in 1892. After almost seventy years of colonial rule, Mali was renamed the…
EventThe NPA does not pursue charges against Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the SADF
… announced that it would not start a fresh prosecution of Dr Wouter Basson, former chemical weapons expert of the South African Defence Force (SADF), on the…
ArchiveNUSAS Circular to SRC Presidents, Chairmen, Local Committees, Student Editors and SANSPA and Executive of NUSAS
… Circular from John Daniel, Vice-President of NUSAS, to SRC Presidents, Chairmen, Local Committees, Student Editors and SANSPA and Executive of NUSAS,…
Minutes of the meeting between the RSA and Angola at Ilha Do Sal on 5 June 1980
… Minutes of a meeting held with representatives of the South African and Angolan Governments to discuss … border issues, including border incidents and the…
EventFormer Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF), General Jannie Geldenhuys is born in Kroonstad
… Johannes Jacobus Geldenhuys (Jannie), Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and member of the State Security Council, was born in Kroonstad, Orange…
EventSouth Africa signs CITES treaty on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna
… South Africa was a founding member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered … but only came into force on the 1 July 1975. The objective of…
EventNigeria becomes the first Anglophone independent state in Africa to become an associate member of EEC
… independent African state to become an associate member of the European Economic Community, (EEC). The move to become an associate member of EEC came less…
EventDutch East Indian Company, pioneer in the expansion of European settlement in South Africa is formed
… as 'the Company', was founded when seventy-three directors of smaller trading companies united at the encouragement of Prince Maurice of Orange in the…
EventBoer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius dies
… Boer statesman, soldier and first president of the South African (Transvaal) Republic, Marthinus Wessel … Pretorius, died at his home in Potchefstroom at the…
EventThe body of the former president Nelson Mandela is taken to the Union buildings in Pretoria.
… from the Military Hospital people waiting guard of honour was formed in Madiba Street near to the Union … coffin so that people could view Mandela’s body…
EventA UN report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000
… A United Nations report estimates the number of people who have HIV/AIDS in Africa at 50,000. The report … (Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia or PCP). This…
EventThe four corner stones of the castle (Kasteel de Goede Hoop) at the Cape are laid
… On 2 January 1666 the four corner stones of the Castle of Good Hope (Kasteel van Goede Hoop) at the Cape were laid … Lacus, the structure was completed by…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Govan Archibald Mbeki, Volume 28
… Extract of evidence from Govan Mbeki, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the…
EventSouth Africa and Mozambique begin discussions which lead to the creation of a cross-border conservation park
… and Mozambique began discussions which led to the creation of a cross-border conservation park which will include the … to Paul Kruger and those who have…
EventJohn Davidson Rockerfeller, US philanthropist, donates $10 million towards the building of a museum in Cairo, Egypt
… Standard American Oil Company. Rockefeller family is one of the richest families in the world and are said to be … 1926 Rockefeller donated $ 10 million…
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… Hundreds of men, women and children led by Mahatma Gandhi marched from … to purposefully defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913 (Act no. 22). Gandhi was…
EventThe condition of Edwin Smith, the youngest baby in SA to undergo open-heart surgery, improves
… at J.G. Strijdom Hospital by Professor Rob Kinsley, head of the hospital’s cardio-thoracic team. The son of Nico and Martha Smith, Edwin was less than a day…
ArchiveMandla Mandela wants inquest into deaths of Stompie Seipie, Dr Asvat, 19 January 2018, South Africa
… Mandla Mandela, has called for an inquest into the deaths of anti-apartheid activists Stompie Seipei and Abu-Baker … He made the call in a statement…
ArchiveDiscussion towards the drafting of a document on a strategy on the South African struggle for the OAU
… to the National Executive Committee for the drafting of a document on the South African Struggle for the Organisation of African Unity. … Discussion towards…
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet surrendering
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Bothaville or Doornkraal is fought with Gen. De Wet … after heavy losses on both sides. SA National Museum of Military…
EventJohn Koenakeefe Mohl , SA artist and founder member of Artists Under the Sun, dies in Soweto
… school so he could look after cattle. A Reverend Hale of The London Missionary Society recognized his talent and … where he received formal training at the…
ArchiveTo all residents of Soweto, hostels, Reef and Pretoria, we say: remember you are all Blacks
… translation into Afrikaans, is an appeal to all residents of Soweto and surrounding areas to stop fighting amongst themselves and guard against the tactics…
Message by Oliver Tambo to the World Festival of Youth and Students, 05 July 1985, Moscow
… Let the fortieth anniversary of the victory over fascism inspire and mobilise the world … enshrined in the Freedom Charter - the policy document of our…
EventThe mayor of Cape Town, Hyman Lieberman, opens the Great Synagogue in the Gardens, Cape Town
… Cape Town has a substantial Jewish community, the majority of who are descendents of Lithuanian immigrants. By 1863, the Jewish congregation in … The mayor…
’Our alliance is a living organism that has grown out of struggle’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at meeting to observe the 60th Anniversary of the South African Communist Party, London, 30 July 198
… ’Our alliance is a living organism that has grown out of struggle’, Speech by Oliver Tambo at meeting to observe the 60th Anniversary of the South African…
Remarks by President Thabo Mbeki at the Consultative Meeting of African Governors on Voice and Participation of Developing and Transition Countries in the Bretton Woods Institutions: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, 12 March 2004
… by President Thabo Mbeki at the Consultative Meeting of African Governors on Voice and Participation of Developing and Transition Countries in the Bretton…
Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by his Excellency, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantinos Stephanopoulos at the Presidential Palace, Athens, Greece, 24 February 2005.
… Reply by the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, to the Toast Remarks by his Excellency, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantinos…
ArchiveAre you part of the big rush to defend New Nation : Make your mark against censorship
… Yellow poster. Black and red lettering. Red border. Photo of people running. … Are you part of the big rush to defend New Nation : Make your mark against …
ArchiveSouth African Students Movement Minutes of the Fourth General Student Council, Roodepoort, 4th July 1977
… Minutes of the SASM Student Council Meeting with the theme "Students … South African Students Movement Minutes of the Fourth General Student Council,…