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EventFormation of the South African Native National Congress
… The South African Native National Congress (SANNC), later known as the Africa National Congress (ANC) was founded on the 8 January 1912. At SANNC's inaugural…
ArchiveVisualising the web of state capture, November 7, 2016
… The State Capture Report is all over the news since its release last week after last ditch … van Rooyen and Mosebenzi Zwane) to prevent it from seeing the…
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… The South African Football Association (SAFA) was founded on … racial segregation. Mluleki George was elected to serve as the interim chairman for the first…
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Silkaatsnek begins
… There is a pass in the Magaliesberg known as Silkaatsnek It was here that the two 12-pounder guns of 'O' Battery, Royal Horse Artillery (RHA), were placed…
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… On 8 January 2012, the African National Congress (ANC) celebrated a centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein. The centenary was celebrated in a year-long…
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, President P.W. Botha … of a Black majority government in South Africa at the National…
EventPresident Mbeki opens the second sitting of PAP
… The South African state president, Thabo Mbeki, opened the second sitting of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) for the first time at its … President Mbeki…
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… Laurent Koudou Gbagbo, was extradited to the International Criminal Court (ICC) following an arrest warrant issued by the Office of the Prosecutor for Gbagbo…
Memorandum by Ben Turok before the ANC`s Morogoro Conference and a "Reply" by Joe Matthews, 5 April 1969, Morogoro
… The present discussion will be based largely on experiences … from time to time. . . . WHAT IS WRONG? . . . No one in the movement can be content with the…
PlaceBloemfontein, Capital City of the Free State Province
… Bloemfontein is the capital City of the Free State Province , previously known as the Orange Free State . The City is known as the 'City of … Pretoria, 1993…
EventKabila is inaugurated as president of the DRC
… Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Kabila was the country's first democratically elected president in…
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… The United Nations (UN) imposed sanctions on Libya for refusing to hand over two men suspected of bombing the Pan Am flight 103. Seven years later (1999),…
EventSibusiso Ndebele, The premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the ANC, is born
… The current premier of Kwa-Zulu Natal province and a National Executive Committee member of the African National Congress (ANC), Sibusiso Joel Ndebele, ……
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… long serving political prisoner, Nelson Mandela, was voted the Greatest South African in a TV show that had the country nominate their 100 most favourite…
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… 1994, South Africa introduced a new national flag, at the same time the country held its first democratic elections in which … National Congress (ANC) won…
EventLand beyond the Great Berg River is annexed
… The district of Clanwilliam celebrates its second centenary on 1 February 2008. On 1 February 1808 the territory north of the Great Berg River, at the foot…
Side By Side: The Autobiography of Helen Joseph
… Helen Joseph is one of the most well-known South African women to campaign against … This be Treason (1963) and Tomorrow's sun (1966). One of the accused in…
ArchiveSome aspects of the South African industrial revolution
… This is the seventh address in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture series deliverd by Dr. H.J. Van Eck. He describes very clearly the economic conditions in South…
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… The diary of Maria Tholo - Introducing by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 - 24 by…
EventThe Pretoria Show is opened for all races
… The Pretoria show is an annual event that began as an … arts, entertainment, education and exhibitions over the years. The show began in 1939 and was only…
EventGeorge Walker, co-discoverer with George Harrison of the gold reef of the Witwatersrand, dies in poverty in Krugersdorp.
… It is widely accepted that the gold reef on the Witwatersrand was discovered by George Harrison. What has … with him. Both men had their own version of how…
EventThe British government closes its consulate in Angola
… The British government closed its consulate and evacuated … in Angola, with Cuban forces fighting on behalf of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of…
EventPW Botha refuses to testify before the TRC
… P. W. Botha declared that he would never testify before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). He also stated … that he would never apologise for…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… On this day twenty five years ago, the South African Communist Party (SACP) secretary-general, … many as Tshonyane (his clan name), was shot and killed in…
EventHelen Suzman condemns the Immorality Act in Parliament
… 1962, a member of Progressive Party Helen Suzman condemned the Immorality Act, saying that the law was bringing misery and deprivation in its wake and … into…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… The Museum is one of Johannesburg's premier Tourist Attractions, along with the Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill. It is part of the Wits University…
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… South African subsidiary to a new company established for the benefit of IBM South Africa employees. This was done, said company spokespersons, so that the…
EventPW Botha gives the “Rubicon” Speech in Durban
… On the night of 15 August 1985, South Africa's President P. W. Botha delivered the infamous "Rubicon" Speech in Durban. Minister of Foreign Affairs at the…
EventScientists find the virus that may cause Aids.
… On 23 April 1984 the discovery of a virus that may cause Acquired Immune deficiency Syndrome (Aids) the disease that destroys blood cells, leaving its…
EventThe government launches ‘Operation Iron Fist’ in townships
… At the height of township violence in Transvaal, President F.W. … held a series of meetings to discuss means of quelling the unrest. Following these…