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EventYoweri Kaguta Moseveni becomes president of Uganda
… Okello. The new government only remained in place until 26 January 1986, when the NRA entered the capital city of …
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… Hospital in Queenstown. George Matanzima was born on 26 December 1918 in Qamata in the Transkei. Together with his …
EventScientists uncover possible reason for SS Waratah’s disappearance 100 years later
… en route from Cape Town to Durban, South Africa, on 26 July 1909. The ship, built in Scotland, was meant to serve …
PlaceGraaff-Reinet Division
… The district of Graaff-Reinet was constituted on 26 August 1785 and its boundaries were proclaimed on 17 July …
5. Muslims of Durban complain about the vexatious curfew law
… times of the year. In the document reproduced here, dated 26 March 1877, Muslims celebrating the Prophet Mahommed's …
A growing urban African population
… By 1931, the population had increased to 17 000 growing to 26 000 in 1934. Consequently, Sophiatown, Martindale and …
ArticleBloemfontein Timeline 1824-2010
… appointed to set up a British residency in the area. 26 March, Warden's troops, known as the Cape Riflemen, arrive …
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… non-White civilians and three non-White police officers. 26 Black policemen and 365 Black civilians were injured – no …
BiographyHerbert Isaac Ernest Dhlomo
… United Front or Separate Ways? from Illanga Lase Natal, 26 March [Online] Available at …
Concluding Remarks
… Consciousness. A neglect of overtly political art from 1968 to 1976 is also evident in Matsemela Manaka's Echoes of … subject of one's art, one must first…
Speech at Meeting to Commemorate South Africa Freedom Day and to Condemn the 600-year Alliance between Britain and Portugal by O. R. Tambo, London, 20 June 1973
… and racist minority rule on the people of Africa. June 26: South Africa Freedom Day This meeting has been called to … of the peoples of Great Britain,…
ArticleA timeline of Zuma-Gupta issues from Nenegate to the firing of Pravin Gordhan
… true. “Sahara did its own empowerment transaction. We gave 26% to black people, the transaction was funded by Nedbank. … the relevant provisions of the…
ArticleRemembering and Celebrating South Africa’s Iconic LGBTQI+ Women
… challenge to the norm. Preceding the forced removals of 1968, Kewpie refused to leave her home and the community … Available at https://gala.co.za/wp-content…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… and the colonies there shifted attention to Australia. On 26 January 1788 a British colony was established at Botany … with a federal government. Australia…
Cape Town Launch of A to Z of Amazing South African Women
… women they depict, this book shares the life stories of 26 South African rebels, artists, troublemakers, athletes, …
EventMichael “Muis” Roberts, South Africa’s best jockey is born
… Roberts honoured, http://www.summerhill.co.za/blog/2008/11/26/michael-muis-roberts-honoured.html ↵ … honoured, https://www.summerhill.co.za/blog/2008/11/26…
PlaceBoys High School, Pretoria
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 26 May 1978. National Cultural History and Open Air Museum, …
EventKarel Schoeman, well known Afrikaans author, is born
… Karel Schoeman was born on 26 October 1939 in Trompsburg, Orange Free State. He …
EventUS Secretary of State Colin Powell is heckled by activists on the closing day of the World Summit.
… South Africa. The Summit took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September 2002. It was convened to discuss …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid
… Baker in 1908 and the building process began in 1909. On 26 November, 1910, the cornerstone was laid, with completion …
EventThe corner stone of the Union Buildings in Pretoria is laid.
… Baker in 1908 and the building process began in 1909. On 26 November, 1910, the cornerstone was laid, with completion …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… of the ANC 1948 National Party comes to power 1955 26 June, Adoption of the Freedom Charter 1960 March, …
Nelson Mandela Regrets, Nostalgia and Dreams:
… do these things. I am as one building castle in the air. 26 June 1976 My arrest for treason on 5/12/56 and the lengthy … happy when I realized that it was…
ArticleEastern Cape Wars of Dispossession 1779-1878
… defence at Zuurveld.Source: newhistory.co.za [Accessed: 26 January 2012] In spite of the fact that two Government … and that sparked the war.Source: www…
PlaceVelddrif, Western Cape
… eventually became Laaiplek- adjacent to Velddrif. In 1968 engineers blasted a channel, linking the river with St …
PlaceHlobane, Zululand District Municipality
The name is of Zulu origin, it is said by some to mean ‘beautiful place’, and by others ‘place of dispute’. Roughly 26km east of Vryheid, lies the rural…
EventThe Azanian People's Liberation Army (APLA) disbands
… farmers were believed to be motivated by this slogan. On 26 July 1993 members of APLA opened fire on a congregation in …
PlaceAlbert Jackson School, Port Elizabeth
… Jackson Primary School which first opened its doors on 26 January 1942 on the corner of Pearson Street and Belmont …
EventIFP agrees to participate in 1994 elections
… to boycott the first democratic elections scheduled for 26 to 28 April 1994. There had been a walkout and threats of …
EventSA and Mozambique revive Nkomati Accord
… keeping its end of the agreement, the Accord collapsed. On 26 May 1988 the two countries agreed to revive the Nkomati …