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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 …
EventDr Cedric Phatudi, Lebowa Chief Minister, dies
… of the Inspectors’ Association of Bantu Education in South Africa from 1947-1969. Lebowa was granted self-government in … Times (1987). ‘ Cedric Phatudi is…
EventGert Maritz (41), Voortrekker leader, dies.
… Natal), he was 41 years old. The Great Trek in South Africa started in 1835 when over a three year period more … of the Modern Nations. (2000) The History of…
EventCorner stone of Mission Church is laid in Graaff-Reinet
… of Rupert's mother. It is the 6th oldest building in South Africa and houses some of the best paintings and graphic … et al. (eds) (1970). Standard…
EventPatricia de Lille testifies at Schabir Shaik’s trial
… she sounded alarm on the possible irregularities in South Africa's multi-billion rand arms acquisition process. Her …
EventMandela asks for commitment to fight AIDS
… a campaign in raising awareness about AIDS, especially in Africa where about 25 million of the World's 38 million HIV …
EventCardoso’s murderers convicted in Mozambique
… from pre-trial detention, was tracked down in South Africa and extradited to Mozambique. Anibalzinho, who led the …
EventRebel commando leader Fourie is executed
… against the government's attack on German South West Africa. He died singing the hymn 'Als wij de doodsvallei … et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of…
EventThe mayor of Cape Town, Hyman Lieberman, opens the Great Synagogue in the Gardens, Cape Town
… Gardens Schul is the oldest active congregation in South Africa, and is designed in an 'Egyptian revival style'. … R. (unknown) 'The Virtual Jewish History…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… 'Viscara' was visible to the naked eye over most of South Africa. The comet was yellowish in colour and remained …
EventMary Elizabeth Barber, pioneer naturalist, dies
… She helped to establish the stratigraphic geology of South Africa for the first time, and initiated the examination of …
EventDaniel Francois Malherbe, SA novelist, poet and dramatist, is born
… to establish Afrikaans as a cultural language in South Africa. Malherbe published several volumes of poetry and …