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EventAlbertina Sisulu addresses a major anti-apartheid rally in London.
… Sisulu had received her passport which was valid for only 31 days. The group was later joined by United Democratic …
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… On 31 January 1985 State President P. W. Botha offers Nelson …
EventThe new ochre-red, white and green tri-colour of the Transkei is adopted
… for the first time on (South Africa's) Republic Day, 31 may 1966. It was retained unchanged when the Republic of …
EventLady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, is killed in a car accident in Paris
… On the 31 August 1997 Princess of Wales, Lady Diana Spencer, the …
Climate System Analysis Group (CSAG) at UCT ‘WINTER SCHOOL 2014 : Using climate information for adaptation and policy development’
… 9th May 2014. The final deadline for applications will be 31 st May 2014 . All remaining applications will then be …
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… 1892 22 June, New Post office building is opened. 1893 31 October, The first government hospital, the Volkshospitaal …
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… in Stephen Black’s satirical magazine Sjambok in 1929-31. The contributions Dhlomo made to these newspapers were … HIE (1943): Our Intellectuals from Illanga…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… recognition for non-white sportsmen reached a new level in 1959 with the establishment of the South African Sports … as its Secretary. At its inaugural…
EventMiriam Makeba, South African singer, dies
… Brothers and the Manhattan Brothers and the Skylarks. In 1959 Makeba starred in the anti-apartheid documentary Come …
EventZubeida Jaffer is detained, while pregnant, by the security police under Apartheid regulations
… John Issel , were detained by the security police on 31 January 1986. Jaffer who was three months pregnant at the …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… Department of Education 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging 1910 31 May, Adoption of South Africa’s first constitution 8 Jan …
PlaceMogodi Village
… to Boomplaats, and South East of Rustplaats. Only 1 hr 31 min (82,2 km) via the Orrie Baragwanath Pass to the …
Death of ANC Education Secretary, Seretse Choabi, 29 August 1991
… as an ANC functionary. The funeral will take place on 31 August, 1991. There will be a small service at 8.45am at …
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… his application for membership of the Commonwealth. On 31 May 1961, the Republic of South Africa was established, it …
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… On 31 October 1933, Abdul Samad Minty was born in …
EventMapungubwe is ‘discovered’
… of the Kingdom of Monomotapa. The site was 'discovered' on 31 December 1932, when a local informant, Mowena, led E.S.J. …
EventSouth Africa is told by IAEA to open all nuclear plants to international inspection
… measures in that connection." Earlier in the year, on 31 January 1984, South Africa had submitted a press release …
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… Bunting . April 1, A State of Emergency is proclaimed in 31 more magisterial districts. April 7, The Unlawful … Conference of the Transvaal Indian Youth…
ArticleSouth Africa and the Olympic Games
… of South Africa” was only formed three years later – on 31 May 1910. On 3 January 1908 a national Olympic Committee … this situation. At the 55th IOC meeting…
EventFormer Kenyan President, Jomo Kenyatta, dies
… Following a five month trial, he was imprisoned until 1959 and detained until 1961. Kenyatta became Prime Minister …
ArticleA history of the South African Constitution 1910-1996
… orders. The first was the Treaty of Vereeniging of 31 May 1902, which ended the Anglo-Boer War and laid the … to decide whether South Africa would become a…
Chapter IX - Treason - South African style 2
… belongs to all who live in it, black and white . . ." In 1959, the Pan Africanist Congress had established itself, the … whilst preserving its own national…
PlaceGriqualand East
… 025 2 907 Division of Qumbu ............ 23 368... 1 118 31 343 2 415 Division of Tsolo ............ 24 108... 962 31 671 2 506 Division of Umzimkulu …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… to live in Warmbad. 1907 The war is declared over on 31 March, but several battles still take place in southern … links to the African National Congress of…
ArchiveWhat lost photos of Blue Notes say about South Africa’s jazz history by Lindelwa Dalamba , 14 October 2019
… during and against apartheid. The ensemble began in 1959 after a meeting between two of South Africa’s most … dating back decades. In Lars Rasmussen’s Cape…
ArticleTimeline of South African photographic books and exhibitions 1958 - 2003
… Schadeberg in design and production at Drum magazine . 1959 Jürgen Schadeberg leaves Drum to pursue a career as a … suburb, at the Wits History Workshop…
PlaceHeuningvlei, West Coast District Municipality
… of the Northern Cape . The region covers a total area of 31 099 km². Statistics South Africa (Census 2022) estimated …
EventAnti-apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncube dies
… On 31 August 2012, anti-Apartheid activist Sister Bernard Ncub e …
PlaceIrma Stern Museum
… beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its doors today (2025-10-31) after operating for more than half a century.... but the … The beloved Irma Stern Museum shut its…
PlacePampierstad
… of Bophuthatswana in the late 1960's. It was located 31 km North-West of Jan Kempdorp and 12 km West of …