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EventSouth African actor, Ken Gampu, dies in Vosloorus
… of 74, Ken Gampu was a well known veteran actor in South Africa. Gampu was the first South African actor to act in … film star who inspired a generation in…
Event18,000 people have been detained since the declaration of the State of Emergency in March
… The Government of the Republic of South Africa announced in Parliament that 18,000 people had been … at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 12 April 2013)| South…
EventActivist and Journalist, Robert Resha dies in exile
… for a non-racial, non-sexist, just and democratic South Africa. In the 1940s he was jailed for participating in the …
EventHumphrey Ndlovu, veteran IFP leader dies
… and believed that the Zulu Nation should reign in South Africa. In 1999, he suffered a stroke, which meant he could …
EventProf. Astley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… and wrote books like The stone age cultures of South Africa and Method in prehistory. He died on 5 December 1959. …
EventThe condition of Edwin Smith, the youngest baby in SA to undergo open-heart surgery, improves
… Edwin Smith became the youngest baby in South Africa to undergo open-heart surgery. Edwin was operated at … improving’ [Available at the National Library of…
The Segregation Fallacy and Other Papers by D.D.T Jabavu
… the Native view of what is known as Segregation in South Africa. Contents The Segregation Fallacy Hertzogian …
EventAstley Hilary Goodwin, first professional archaeologist in SA, is born
… and wrote books like The stone age cultures of South Africa and Method in prehistory. He died on 5 December 1959. …
PlaceRuth Prowse School of Art
… opened the only Non-Discriminatory Art Centre in South Africa on the Estate in Woodstock in 1970. In 1980 the …
PlaceAmanzamnyama, a small size Town in Kwa-Zulu Natal
… is a stream and is located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The estimate terrain elevation Above Sea Level is 936 …
ArchiveThe end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid
… of Arts in the subject history at the University of South Africa. This thesis includes chapters on the role of South …
ArchiveA mapping of the KwaZulu Natal political conflict with reference to Inkatha (1990-1993)
… Port Elizabeth. The Black political participation in South Africa has experienced many challenges whether under the then …
ArchiveThe apartheid city and its labouring class: African workers and the independent trade union movement in Durban, 1959-1985
… in the subject history at the University of South Africa. This thesis examines the emergence and development of …
ArchiveSPRO-CAS Occasional Publication Number 10: So
… position; The present political position in South Africa; Political aspects of separate development; The …
EventPresident Jacob Zuma arrives in Moscow to attend the commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
… visit was meant to build the warm relation between South Africa and the Russian Federation with cooperation in … South Africa Government,(2015),P resident…
ArchiveInterview with Duma Nokwe
… Banned, detained and in 1962 house-arrested, he fled South Africa in early 1963. He occupied leadership positions in the …
EventThe first Indian people, 197 men, 89 women and 54 children, arrive in Natal
… The first Indian people in South Africa are reported to have arrived on board the Truro from … Ancestry 24 Indentured Indians Immigrants to South Africa …
PlaceOfficers’ Club, Military Base, Wynberg
… of the Castle, the oldest military establishment in South Africa. Its history has long been neglected. Unfortunately, …
PlacePolokwane Art Museum
… and the Industrial Art Park is the only one of its kind in Africa. The museum also includes works by Naria Mabasa, Danie …
EventEthiopia requests OAU to stop Somali intervention in the Ogaden Province
… a 39 page memorandum titled “War Clouds in the Horn of Africa” to Heads of States attending an OAU meeting in Addis …
EventGeneral Secretary of the ANC, journalist and writer, Solomon Plaatje dies
… published the widely acclaimed book, Native life in South Africa documenting the experiences of black farmers forced …
EventSouth African swimmer, Penny Heyns, wins a gold Medal at Atlanta Olympics
… the United States. In 1996, Heyns was part of Team South Africa in Atlanta. She made history by winning both the 100m …
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… Poland, Russia and Communist China. They returned to South Africa on December 1953 and attended the 41st annual …
EventDemocratic Republic of Somali is formed
… and British Somaliland, situated on the eastern coast of Africa and bordered by the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, …
EventJohannesburg municipal workers strike
… the largest and most industrialised city in South Africa. The strike involved over 10,000 African municipal … African hotels,(2013),' A history of Apartheid…
EventTrade Unionists convicted of kidnapping and assault
… of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, said they would appeal against the conviction and …
EventAllan Boesak resigns from the church
… The Presbytery of South Africa announced that Dr Allan Boesak, reverend of the …
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… South Africa's largest labour federation, the Congress of South …
EventAlan Paton, author of “Cry, the Beloved Country” and founder member of the Liberal Party, dies
… Alan Paton is one of South Africa's most celebrated authors. His most renowned novel …
Event17 anti-apartheid organisations are restricted in terms of Section 6 of the Public Safety Act
… Unions (COSATU), the National Education Union of South Africa (NEUSA) and the National Education Crisis Committee …