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EventThe Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg, Bishop Ambrose Reeves, resigns
… to the Government, the members of our Church and all the African people that we disagree profoundly with a policy that … South African History Online Father…
EventGhana demands independence from Britain
… majority of the Assembly. In 1957 Ghana became the first African country to gain independence. References: Ghana - …
EventANC rejects National Party proposal for a new constitution
… In a strongly worded statement, the African National Congress rejected the constitutional …
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… Matlosa.K. & Pule.N.W, (2001), The Military in Lesotho, African Security Review, Vol.10, No.2 (online), available …
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… carrying ability. According to research done by South African archaeologists, C. Auret and .T.Maggs in 1982, the …
EventThe trial of Dr Allan Boesak on charges of theft and fraud starts
… South Africa, approximated that of the then-banned African National Congress (ANC). In the late 1990s Boesak, …
EventWomen protest against passes in the Free State
… Click here to read more about the struggle of South African women. … history of South Africa, Claremont: New Africa Books|South African History Online,…
PlaceRiverside
… tokens are the best researched and most sought after South African trade tokens by numismatists and serious Coin …
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… PrÁƒÂƒ©val became the new president of Haiti. South African has been criticised for providing refuge to Aristid …
EventThe last French troops pull out of Rwanda
… Rwanda, much like the rest of the African continent, was ruled by colonial powers that left a …
EventUnited Nations lifts arms embargo on South Africa
… Africa (Armscor), the procurement agency for the South African army and the armaments industry's marketing … About African History, ' This Day in African…
Document 63 - Letter from Workers’ Party of South Africa to the International Secretariat of the International Communist League (B-L), 11 April 1936
… in secrecy to bring out the first Afrikaans (i.e., South African Dutch) translation of "The Communist Manifesto". The …
EventNelson Rolihlahla Mandela passed away
… struggle. Imprisoned in 1964 for his role in the African National Congress’ (ANC) struggle against the … South African History Online, Nelson Mandela , from…
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… of Steel Ceilings and Aluminium Works Ltd. formed our "African Metal Trade Union" which so far appointed com RL to …
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… Gujaratis, Tamils, Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Parsis and African families. At its height, Tolstoy Farm supported a …
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… of human rights abuses. The ICC has indicted two other African heads of state, including Sudanese President Omar …
PlaceThe Queen’s Fort Military Museum, Bloemfontein
… After the War, it was occupied by a division of the South African Constabulary, and following the armed uprising of …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
… 2001. It was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok. The Main Reef Road linked …
EventPrime Circle released their album ‘Hello Crazy World- 10th Anniversary Special’
… from the album ‘Hello Crazy World’ which topped South African charts for four weeks straight. This set a new record … than 800 000 YouTube views making it…
EventDr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's advice is criticised
… to fight HIV/AIDS, could be a recipe for disaster. The African potato, with a mixture of garlic, onions and virgin … one of the world's leading HIV journals,…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution, 01 July 1987, Managua
… to you fraternal and revolutionary greetings from the African National Congress and the entire mass democratic … and those who have made the ultimate…
Document 48 - “The Anti-C.A.D. and the Trade Unions”, The Torch, 1 April 1958
… been demonstrated in their attempt to stir up against African workers in Cape Town. As the unemployment position … of 1953, which destroys the right to…
Address at the Opening of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 February 8, 2003
… INDEED, TO THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF CAPE TOWN! A very warm African welcome also to our world-wide television audience! I … and South Africa. We want you to be…
Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - transcript
… Meyer, and J.C. Krogh, acting as the GOVERNMENT of SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC, AND Messrs W.J.C. Brebner, C.R. de Wet, … under Law No. 1 of 1900 of the…
ArchiveFederation
… Meyer, and J.C. Krogh, acting as the government of south african REPUBLIC, AND Messrs W.J.C. Brebner, C.R. de Wet, … under Law No. 1 of 1900 of the…
PlaceMpumalanga
… Bullterrier and their adventures in the South African lowveld. Fitzpatrick was a transport rider, which is … in the World. It is sometimes referred to as: "…
EventIraq boycott SA government's apartheid policies
… of the Sharpeville killings. Political organisations like African National Congress (ANC),South African Communist Party (SACP), PAC and others were banned …
EventSouth Africa's new constitution is approved
… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning … and democrats who had fought for the principle that South African…
EventSADF's 31 Battallion is disbanded
… The South African Defence Force's (SADF) 31st Battalion was disbanded … the San (Bushmen) battalion who had been deployed in South African townships and who…
Culture from Exile: Dakawa Art Centre By Jongikaya Mene
… centre. It had started in Tanzania in 1986 as part of the African National Congress’s (ANC) initiative to create … of the famous Solomon Mahlangu Freedom…