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Event7 People are killed during a SATS strike
… date as 10 January, the numbers killed as 6 and injured as 18. The bloody clash took place during a violent nine week …
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… On 18 June 1986, the House of Representatives of the United …
EventNongqawuse’s unfulfilled prophecy
… and nothing happened, other dates were set, including 18 February 1857. Disappointment followed disappointment, …
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… what the leader of the workers has to say about this.'" [18] What position? What position did Kotane, or other CP … , London, 1975, p. 165.) [17] Ibid. , p…
Prehistory: Pre colonial farmers in Gauteng
Prehistory of Southern AfricaFarming people did not inhabit the Greater Johannesburg region until the Late Iron Age. Then, beginning in the 15th century,…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1930-1939
… Reserve, and he subsequently leaves Adam's College. 15-18 December, Five hundred delegates arrive for a convention … in December 1935. May, The Native Trust…
ArticleNelson Mandela Awards 1960s - 2000s
… by Elisabeth Frink in a city park dedicated to Mandela. 18 July, Award of the Order ‘Star of International … Friendship' in gold by the German Democratic…
ArticleSocialism
Socialism is a political and economic ideology aiming to create a society where all members distribute resources and wealth equally. It is based on the belief…
Say It out Loud - The 1923 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 3rd April, 1923
… To get a clear grasp of the movements during the years 1902-1923,we may with advantage divide the years into these … From the Anglo-Boer War to the…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… Laing, Dave. "Call and Response." Popular Music 9, no. 01 (1990): 137. http://www.jstor.org/. ↵ [xvii] Barnett, …
ArchiveThe West African Kroomen and their link to Simon’s Town by Joline Young
… Christian Express (Lovedale: Lovedale Press, 1902), p.139. ↩ [xii]Capt Kenneth Douglas Morris, Naval … Express, The Kroo Boys (Lovedale: Lovedale Press, 1902…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
… seat to a piece of untold history. Event Details: Date: 18 September 2025 Time: 17:30 for 18:00 RSVP is essential. [email protected] / 031 303 9214 …
PlaceMangaung Metropolitan Municipality, Free State
… freely by cheetahs! Before the municipal Elections of 18 May 2011 Mangaung was a local Municipality under the … Municipality. The Motheo District was…
PlaceGreen Point Common
In the 18th century, this area was known by the Dutch as 'De Waterplaats' (The foreshore). The Green Point Common was vested land, which was granted to the…
EventPope Paul VI proclaims 22 new African saints. The saints, known as the Blessed Martyrs of Uganda, were a group of converts who were persecuted and martyred from 1885
… Pope Paul VI later canonized the 22 Catholic martyrs on 18 October 1964 during the Vatican II conference. To honor …
EventAmy Johnson, a female aviator, lands in Cape Town in record time
… England to Cape Town, which she completed in July 1932. On 18 November 1932, she arrived in Cape Town on another solo … 11 October 2013]| About.com, This Day…
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… to prisoners serving long jail terms for sabotage. 18 accepted, including Denis Goldberg , the only White found …
EventForces of the White Rhodesian regime (UDI) attack a nationalist guerrilla base in Mozambique
… bases. One such attack was carried out in Mozambique on 18 October 1978, resulting in the death of over 200 people. …
EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
… ultimately the Camp David Accords. Sources: "On This Day: 18 November." News24.com Sadat's "Sacred Mission" TIME. 28 …
EventThe Slagtersnek rebels are tried in the Uithenhage landdros court
… as Hans was said to have threatened them with death. On 18 November, this rebel group met with the forces of the …
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 110 of 1983
Background Before P W Botha came to power in 1978, the government of John Vorster had begun a process for constitutional reforms. A commission headed by…
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… convention is opened by the Mayor of Bloemfontein. 1950 18 March, The University of the Free State is founded. 1955 …
ArticleVlakplaas and the History of Apartheid's Death Squad
… killing three people and seriously injuring Musi [18] . Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge. Source: News24 How Dirk … Apartheid. Terrorism and Political Violence,…
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… His first published writing was a letter in Ilanga on 18 October 1924 entitled Hardship and Progress. Like many of …
PlaceFairview Wine and Cheese Estate, near Paarl
… the young Charles Back I, landed on these shores in 1902. With a strong work ethic and passion for wine, he soon …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… and its emphasis on the Scheme of Assisted Emigration. 18 April, The Minister of the Interior, Dr D.F. Malan, … of Native Bill and the Native Trust and the…
Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to National Worker`s Day Rally, 1 May 2011, Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
… addition, over five hundred thousand children in the 16 to 18 year age group do not attend any type of education …
UCT defends stance on artistic freedom after Goldblatt pulls out by Paul Herman (News24), 4 March 2017
… is a South African heritage treasure, it includes 18 archival boxes of photographic prints, transparencies, …
PlaceGanesha Temple, Mt Edgecombe
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 18 February 1977. Believed to be the oldest surviving ‘solid’ …
EventCôte d’Ivoire gains independence from France
The more recent pre-colonial history of CÁ´te d’Ivoire can be traced to the 17th century, with the establishment of the kingdom of Gyaaman. The capital,…