SAHO global search
2,623 records
EventTwo ANC members convicted of terrorism training
… transporting weapons of Russian origin on their return in 1985 to Mdantsane Township, Eastern Cape, South Africa in 1985. In the statement they admitted to…
ArticleCape Youth Congress (CAYCO)
… members of the ANC and its military wing MK. By 1985 political violence sweeping across the country had …
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
… The Rand Daily Mail newspaper was closed in April 1985. The South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN) made the announcement on 15 March 1985. SAAN, the…
EventAt least 150 people die in clashes between the ANC and IFP
… Between 1985 and 1990, political violence was a common occurrence in … place under the State of Emergency, which was declared in 1985 by President PW Botha,…
Maqubela and Dyandyi are sentenced for necklacing
… trial followed after the necklace murder of N. Magala in 1985. They had all pleaded not guilty to charges of public … African Police officers in Stutterheim…
EventA group of White men attack and assault Indian Passive Resisters
… At 20:10 on 23 June 1946 a group of White men attacked and assaulted … 13 Resisters. The hooligans launched another attack at 23:15 on the same day in which…
ArticlePhotography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
… 36; and Transcript of conversations with Omar Badsha, 9/1985-11/1985, 8. ↵ [3] Note: Salley Gaule of the University of … conversation between Chris…
ArticleJune 16 Soweto Youth Uprising timeline: 1976-1986
… Vaal Triangle, within a few days 31 people were killed. 23 October, 700 police and army personnel were used in the … were 3 400 incidents of violence in the…
Biography of Mtutuzeli Dudu Pukwana by Nick Mencia
… Black City Music and Theatre. London, England: Longman, 1985. Cuniform Records. “BROTHERHOOD OF BREADTH: BREMEN TO … Dudu Pukwana.” South African History…
EventAmerican President Ronald Reagan reverses his earlier stance on South Africa and agrees to limited sanctions
… of South African investments. So, in September of 1985 Reagan announced limited sanctions on South Africa. … South Africa". Website: reagan.utexas.edu. 9…
ArticleConference: The Politics of Armed Struggle in Southern Africa
REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE - CLICK HERE The Wits History Workshop, the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) and South African History…
ArticleFanakalo: the language of mining culture
… the industry termed “tropical boys” from central Africa’. [23] The origins of Fanakalo According to Mesthrie, Fanakalo … Hanekom cites examples from…
PlaceDurban Natural Science Museum
… culminated in the sealing of two time capsules on the 23 September 2008 in celebration of its contributions to the …
EventPW Botha states that the Soviets will not prevent South Africa from attacking ANC bases in Mozambique
… to eliminate ANC personnel based there. This raid led to 23 people being killed, including four South Afrian soldiers … in particular the United States,…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… The Life of Kas Maine, A South Africa Sharecropper 1894-1985, New York: Hill and Wang, p.409.) <>As agricultural …
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… It held its first significant meeting on New Year’s Eve 1985, the students singing and chanting freedom songs in a … from farming, causing deep anger in the…
In Conclusion: The Decline and Fall of the Tricameral Parliament
… challenge to every structure of Apartheid rule. In July 1985, PW Botha declared a State of Emergency in parts of the …
ArticleDefeat of the Liberation struggle
… two newspapers with a wide Black readership. On 25 July 1985, the Government declared a SOE in 36 of the country’s …
Grade 4 term 2 Timeline: Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… Island to Pollsmoor Prison in the suburbs of Cape Town 1985 Mandela rejects, through his daughter, Zindzi, South …
Formation and launch of the UDF
… government resorted to declaring a state of emergency in 1985 and using brute force in attempting to quell the rising …
Imijondolo
… Published in 1985, Imijondolo, (the isi Zulu word for a shack or informal … addresses the contemporary local history of the Inanda. By 1985, when Imijondolo…
EventUDF members challenge the government to arrest them on charges of high treason
… addressing a protest meeting on the night of 27 February 1985. The meeting was attended by more than 5000 people at … African National Congress (ANC). …
Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen
… entitled Letter to Let-ta was published in South Africa. [23] In 1979 Mabuza left Africa to take her work abroad once … cultural display at a gala held in…
South African History Online and Bridgewater State University Partnership Project - 2018 Submissions
… Education and History. Project: Edward Kennedy’s 1985 Visit to South Africa Norman L’Heureux Norman L’Heureux …
ArticleAbram Fischer Timeline 1908-1975
… 1908 23 April, Abram (Bram) Fischer is born in Orange Free State … under the ninety-day law but is released three days later. 23 September, Bram is arrested…
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… the meantime organised an Indian ambulance corps. 1900 May 23, Birth of their fourth son, Devadas. 1901 December, The … Bloemfontein are jailed for not…
ArticleIndian South Africans timeline 1920-1929
… it will constitute interference in South African affairs. 23 July, Dr. D. F. Malan , Minister of the Interior, … between the Governments of India and South…
EventMass funeral for those killed at Sharpeville commemoration
… by police during a demonstration in Langa on 21 March 1985. The demonstrators were observing the 25th anniversary … between 20 and 43 people (sources vary)…
The Centenary Celebration of the February Revolution 8-12 March 2017
… latter calendar, which dates the February Revolution from 23 to 27 February 1917. [1] Russia before the Revolution By …
ArticleThe Landless People’s Movement
… and for more participatory planning of developments. [23] This was organised despite an increase in attacks on LPM … ↵ [20](LPM, 2008) ↵ [21](LPM, 2009) ↵ …