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Walter Whall Battiss, South African educationist, painter and specialist on the San art, is born in Somerset East, Eastern Cape
… painter and specialist on the San art, is born in Somerset East, Eastern Cape …
President Paul Kruger presents a medal to J.P. Hess, in commemoration of his introduction into South Africa of the first motor-
… President Paul Kruger presents a medal to J.P. Hess, in commemoration of his introduction into South Africa of the …
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a visit to South Africa, asks President Nelson Mandela to intervene in the Lockerbie case.
… South Africa, asks President Nelson Mandela to intervene in the Lockerbie case. …
Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrive at Lanseria airport on board a rescue flight from Bangkok
… Six injured South African survivors of the tsunami in Thailand arrive at Lanseria airport on board a rescue …
Justice Coetzee in the Rand Supreme Court refuses to lift an order barring resumption of publication of four Black newspapers.
… Justice Coetzee in the Rand Supreme Court refuses to lift an order barring …
Rev. Allan Hendrickse is elected leader of the Coloured Labour Party of South Africa at its thirteenth Congress in Bloemfontein
… Labour Party of South Africa at its thirteenth Congress in Bloemfontein …
Siza Khang Cecil Khampepe, financier and managing director of Khayalethu Home-loans, is born in Johannesburg. He is director of
… and managing director of Khayalethu Home-loans, is born in Johannesburg. He is director of …
Election in Kenya. President Daniel Arap Moi leaves office and is succeeded by opposition leader Mwai Kibaki as Kenya’s third p
… Election in Kenya. President Daniel Arap Moi leaves office and is …
In the Battle of the White Umfolozi, the Voortrekker commando is ambushed and nearly overpowered by a Zulu impi. Alexander Harv
… In the Battle of the White Umfolozi, the Voortrekker commando …
Sir Henry George Elliot, chief landdros of the Transkei after whom the town Elliot was named, is born in Canada.
… the Transkei after whom the town Elliot was named, is born in Canada. …
In Sharpeville sixty-nine Blacks are shot and 152 wounded by police during a demonstration. (The official report of the Commi
… Struik; Suid-Afrika, Unie Van. Kommissie om ondersoek in te stel en verslag uit te bring oor die gebeure in die distrikte Vereeniging (te wete te Sharpeville…
Document 12 - Letter from T. W. Thibedi19 to E. R. Roux 20, 27 January 1927
… night unexpectently. Although when you left South Africa in promised to write us soon when you get we were all … So allow me to tell you about our Natives…
ArticleKingdom of Kongo 1390–1914
… The Kingdom of Kongo was a large kingdom in the western part of central Africa. The name comes from … to a multitude of other cults and religious practices …
Draft Code of Conduct for SACP members in an election list and serving Parliament and government structures at national, regional and local levels
… Internal discussion document proposing a code of conduct in the light of impending elections for a Constituent … Draft Code of Conduct for SACP members in an…
Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress of South Africa on the victory of the patriotic forces in Zimbabwe
… Secretary General on the victory of the Patriotic forces in Zimbabwe. … of South Africa on the victory of the patriotic forces in Zimbabwe …
Consultative Conference on bantustans: An address by Govan Mbeki on the role of the bantustan in the current debate for a negotiated political settlement
… An address by Govan Mbeki on the role of the bantustan in the current debate for a negotiated political settlement … An address by Govan Mbeki on the role of…
Rubin Hare, affidavit re treatment by police following arrest on November 7, 1974, in Cape Town, International Universities Exchange Fund, The New Terrorists, 1976
… by police following his arrest on 7 November 1974 in Cape Town … treatment by police following arrest on November 7, 1974, in Cape Town, International…
Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 9 February 1977, Volume 102 and Volume 103
… of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa, … of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 9…
Commission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and 14 October 1976, Volume 27
… of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa, … of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and…
NUSAS in the 70s. Official opening address at the 46th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, July 1970
… raised questions about the direction the Union should take in the 1970s. The alienation of Black students was of … NUSAS in the 70s. Official opening address…
Document 38 - “How to Build o Revolutionary Mass Party in South Africa: A letter from the Executive Committee of the Communist International, “Umsebenzi, 12 December 1930
… Document 38 - "How to Build o Revolutionary Mass Party in South Africa: A letter from the Executive Committee of the … Party of South Africa . Dear Comrades,…
EventPercy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa
… critic of the apartheid regime. He initially studied in the field of theology, but became involved in journalism after joining the staff of the World in 1963…
ArticleBoeremag Treason Trial Timeline
… The first treason trial in South African history post apartheid regime is under way … Mosiuoa Lekota says that a small extremist white group in the armed…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Investment Against Crime Seminar 19 August 1998
… who are amonst the leaders of a community deeply rooted in the history of our nation. I would therefore like to thank … represent on such an occasion the…
ArticleCurries Fountain events timeline
… tuned motor cycles tearing by with staccato exhausts in a cloud of dust. But to an older generation it will recall … the big water pumping plant devised by…
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… division of the apartheid police that operated in the 1980s. Vlakplaas is also referred to as C, C1 and C10. … in operation inside and outside the country…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… journalism or sports. Goldblatt was awarded the Order in April, and had accepted it, but it was due to be … coloured people. He also documented the lives of…
ArticleJohn Maxwell Coetzee timeline 1940-2003
… 1940 Born in Cape Town. 1960s Graduates from the University of Cape Town with Mathematics and English. 1972 Earns a PhD in literature from the University of…
Out of the Fire to Find New Fetters: The Violence of Poverty in a Shack Settlement: Paper Presented at the Black Sash National Conference 1991
… of the Fire to Find New Fetters: The Violence of Poverty in a Shack Settlement: Paper Presented at the Black Sash … employment, availability of water, living…
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… provides some historical background to the role of English in the Namibian public by tracing it within the country’s … Diescho published his second novel,…