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ArchiveCan we ask the question and find out the answer why our Brother Onkopotse Tiro was murdered in Botswana
… The circular urges Blacks students to take note of the murder of Black leaders by the apartheid government. It is a call for a united reaction … Can we ask…
ArchiveLetter from JG Adendorff, Director of Labour, East Rand Administration Board addressed to the Secretary of the Ciskei Commission
… Letter from the East Rand Administration Board to the Ciskei Commission, supplying requested population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the East…
EventThe last sitting of an all-white Parliament
… course in which Blacks, Coloureds and Indians were denied the right to parliamentary representation. White political domination was maintained through the…
EventAnnexation of the Orange Free State is announced
… At the begging of May 1900, the British Army, under Field Marshal Lord Roberts, launched an attack on the Orange Free State. President M T Steyn and General…
EventThe first legal photograph of Nelson Mandela released.
… Nelson Mandela was a member of the banned African National Congress and a famous black … South Africa. In 1964 Mandela was convicted of sabotage in the…
ArchiveStrategy and tactics of the African National Congress
… Booklet containing the strategy and tactics of the ANC, adopted at the Morogoro Conference in Tanzania in 1969. Analyses the … Strategy and tactics of the…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
… The African National Congress condemns the attack on Syria by the Israeli government. We view this as provocation that can … The attack of Syria by Israel, 7…
EventThe League of Nations hands over German colonies
… The League of Nations, an international body which preceded the United Nations, agreed to hand over three former German colonies as mandates. Tanganyika,…
EventThe longest state of emergency in Kenya ends
… The state of emergency in Kenya which had lasted from 1952-1959, probably the longest in the history of Kenya, came to an end. The state of emergency … this…
EventThe Liquor Laws Amendment Bill comes into effect
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The Liquor Act, which was passed on 23 June 1927, prohibited … by licence holders. Many people already…
EventSADF commandos bombs the ANC office in Maputo
… African National Defence Force (SADF) commandos bombed the African National Congress (ANC) office in Maputo, … Petrus du Toit was caught later and admitted…
”India’s Step Most Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The United Nations General Assembly, July 1948
… Timely”: Joint Statement By Dr. Dadoo And Dr. Naicker On The Decision Of The Government Of India To Raise The South African Indian Question Again Before The…
EventYouth rage follows the funeral of Victoria Mxenge
… Political violence by the youth began after the funeral of assassinated Victoria Mxenge, a civil rights lawyer, who was respected and liked by the Congress…
EventMemorial service for the victims of mining disaster
… A memorial service for the 177 miners, who died as a result of an underground fire in a tunnel at the Kinross gold mine at Evander, south of Johannesburg is …
EventButhelezi Chief Councillor of the Zululand Territorial Authority
… The Zululand Territorial Authority (ZTA) became the 7th homeland to be inaugurated by the South African government. This saw the Zulu chiefs … Buthelezi…
EventConstruction on the Aswan Dam starts in Egypt
… The building of the world famous High Aswan Dam, which was also known as Saad el Aali in Arabic was started in Egypt. The Dam contained 18 times the material…
EventThe South African Military History Society is established
… The South African Military History Society (SAMHS) was formed … to take an interest in South Africa's military history. The object of the society was to help…
EventMass funeral for the victims of Bisho massacre
… gathered at King William's Town, to pay their respects to the victims of the Bisho Massacre, who were shot to death by the Ciskei Defence Force troops on 7…
ArchiveReport on the 2nd National Conference of the ASSECA, New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, March 31 to April 2, 1972.
… A private and confidential report by Barney Pityana on the 2nd National Conference of the Association for the Education and Cultural Advancement of the…
EventThe SA government grants ‘Independent’ status to Venda
… Following South Africa's policies of racial segregation and the promulgation of the Promotion Bantu Self-Government Act,46 of 1959, the South African…
EventThato Madonsela, the South African rapper is born
… in Alexandra, Gauteng on 30 January 1982. He is one of the few independent hip hop artists in South Africa.[i] … mixtape “City of Gold” in 2009, for which he…
EventThe Bantu Labour Regulations Amendment Bill becomes operative
… The South African government introduced this the Bantu Labour Relations Regulation Act in the wake of wide-spread labour unrest to set up a limited … The…
EventThe town of Bethlehem, Free State, is founded
… The town of Bethlehem was founded in 1864 (other sources claim 1869). It is nestled in the Maluti Mountains in the Free State Province and is one of the…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on behalf of Liberation Movements, at the International Conference of experts for the support of victims of Colonialism and Apartheid in Southern Africa Mobilise world support for African Liberation struggle, 09 April 1973, OSLO
… speaking on behalf of all liberation movements, thanked the Government of Norway for its hospitality. He specially … Tambo continued:] Common Struggle In…
EventBar argues against the Suppression of Communism Bill
… The Johannesburg Bar declared that if the Suppression of Communism Bill was passed, the freedom of people in South Africa would be in jeopardy. … Joyce, P. …
ArchiveThe African National Congress calls for your support
… Series of two page pamphlets on various aspects of the ANC struggle and fight against apartheid: call for support, the armed struggle, laying the foundations…
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… The heart of a lioness has ceased to beat. Mama Nokukhanya … is no more. Comrade Nokukhanya Luthuli, 92 years old, was the wife of the late ANC President,…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. ……
EventZimbabwe becomes a member of the United Nations (UN)
… Zimbabwe's pre-colonial history is synonymous with the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, after which the country is now named. Following colonisation by Britain, ……
EventHalley’s Comet reaches the closest point to earth
… Halley's Comet is named after the astronomer Edmund Halley, who in 1705 calculated the orbit of the comet around the sun. Halley was also the first … Halley…