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EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… Nel, opened the Transkei Legislative Assembly at Umtata. Chief Kaiser Matanzima was installed as Chief Minister. With this development Transkei became ……
EventLesotho unable to impose sanctions against SA
… The leader of the Basutoland National Party, Chief Leabua Jonathan, indicated that Basutoland (Lesotho) … and Basutoland's foreign imports fully dependent on…
EventMandela addresses ANC rally in Durban
… further commended Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader and Chief Minister of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi, for the role he had played in …
EventRabbi Israel Abrahams is born
… Chief Rabbi of Cape Town and Hebrew scholar Israel Abrahams … He came to South Africa in 1937 and held the position of chief rabbi for more than thirty years…
EventAdam Kok III is killed in an accident
… Adam Kok III, founder and chief of Griqualand East, was killed in an accident when he … in that region; they relieved Kok of his duties as chief and granted…
EventSouth African President Charles Roberts Swart opens the first session of the Transkei Legislative Assembly
… to self-governance, with Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima as the chief minister. On 25 October 1976, Transkei was granted independence with Matanzima continuing as…
His Life and Legacy - Oliver Tambo
… how 'at a council meeting, or imbizo, everyone was heard: chief and subject, warrior and medicine man, shopkeeper and … in its purest form'. After thorough…
PlaceFort Cox
… when the Sir Harry Smith was the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Cape Colony, he was actually besieged at Fort … use and, indeed, until recently, a…
PlaceTranskei
… Governor, Lord Charles Somerset, and Ngqika, paramount Chief of the amaRharhabe . They concluded a verbal treaty … European settlement was further assisted…
PlaceRepublic of Griqualand West or the Digger's Republic
… Koranas under Andries Waterboer , and the Batlhaping under Chief Mankuroane . In 1870, Transvaal President Andries … their independence . British forces…
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
… in his speech. The speech was however resented by the Chief Executive Officer of the Zulu Territorial Authority, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, who…
EventVictor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town
… got jobs at The Cape Times instead. By 1944, Norton was Chief Subeditor of The Cape times, making him the first South African-born Chief Subeditor. He died…
Bantu Authorities Act of 1951
… with harsh penalties and were often deposed. For example, Chief Albert Luthuli was deposed from his position as Chief when he refused to resign from the…
Accredited Events
… accreditation should forward their detailed proposal to: Chief Executive Officer: Centenary Chief Albert Luthuli House 54 Sauer Street Johannesburg 2001 …
EventTranskei Constitution Act No 48 commences
… In December 1962 this committee, under chairmanship of Chief Kaiser Matanzima, was granted permission by the … leaders and 45 elected members, with a cabinet…
PlaceLebowa
… Lebowakgomo, the capital, were the main growth points. The Chief Minister during most of the 1980s was Dr C N M Phatudi. … election, held in 1973. The Lebowa…
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… dragged away to a hill called kwaMatiwane, named after a chief who had been killed there. Retief and his men were … because they withheld some of the cattle…
EventZulu assault at Holkrantz
… On 6 March 1902 in the district of Vryheid, a Zulu Chief, Sikobobo, attacked a Boer regiment after the latter … to Sikobobo daring him to take back his…
Pedi
… to be driven only by a desire for material gain. The chief also played the role of rain-maker for his subjects. In … the colonial administration. A man was…
ArticleThe fight against colonialism and imperialism in Africa
… rebellion against British colonial authority was Zulu Chief Bambatha. He was not happy with the loss of land his … rebellion was finally crushed after…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… more than a decade later. A change in ANC leadership, Chief Albert Luthuli 1898 - 1967 After the illness and the death of John L. Dube in 1946 Chief Albert…
ArticlePrehistory of the Pretoria area
… initially occupied by the southern Ndebele people, led by Chief Musi. They inhabited this area about 300 to 400 years … Tshwane, evidently comes from a…
PlaceWindermere
… Msokoli Qotole (2010) and Sean Field (2001). Oral History Excerpts from former Windermere Residents “Ah, we grew up …
Mission Stations - G-H
… resistance against the British, in 1880. It was located on Chief Sebeke's lands. Sebeke, whose name was variously spelt as Speke or Sepeke, is reported to…
ArticleTimeline: Father Trevor Huddleston
… is awarded the Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe, along with Chief Albert Luthuli and Dr. Yusuf Dadoo , the ANC’s …
Madiba The African Opera
… written by the late former presidents Grand Nephew, HRH Chief UnathiPhathuxoloMtirara. The music is composed by a … 9 year old Nelson Mandela after the death…
EventDr. Silas Modiri Molema dies in Mafikeng
… the eldest son of Silas Thelesho Molema, maternal uncle of Chief Montshioa of the Barolong boo Ratshidi. He was elected … Pretoria: HSRC Publishers . Molema,…
EventAfrikaans author Mikro is born
… for Boerdery in Suid-Afrika (a farmers' magazine) as chief editor from1956 till 1960 and thereafter became chief leader for the Farmers Movement …
EventNqwiliso cedes land to Cape Government
… Nqwiliso, tribal chief of Western Pondoland and eldest son of Ndamase, signed … 1976 the SA government handed Port St Johns to Paramount Chief K.D. Matanzima…
EventBritain and the Zulu Nation sign a peace treaty
… tide turned against the Zulus. Ulundi, the capital of Zulu Chief Cetshwayo(Cetewayo) was burnt down and his impis (Zulu … was divided into thirteen separate…