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EventQueen Mary dies
… of Edward VIII and George VI, died after a long illness on 24 March 1953. She was 86 and outlived two of her children. …
Minutes of the Black Sash Annual National Conference held at Pietermaritzburg
… National Conference held at Pietermaritzburg on 21 to 24 October 1969 discussing: Regional reports, magazine, …
PlaceAmanxala, a Farmstead in Mpumalanga
… Locality about 6 km North of Sibayeni and 24 km South of Komatipoort. The name is Swanzi for the 'grey …
ArticleCongress of South African Trade Unions 1994 - 2014
… long term to socialism. The ANC came to power in 1994. In 1995, the ANC adopted the Reconstruction and Development …
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan's Day
… the history of post apartheid South Africa. On 16 December 1995 the name was changed once more and was celebrated as a …
Johannesburg Timeline 1800-1991
… are taken out on 36 claims in the centre of Randjeslaagte. 24 July, Harrison signs an affidavit to Kruger announcing the … granted one stand free of the…
EventPeter Lindenberg, South Africa’s powerboat champion
Peter Lindeberg won the European Barefoot Water-Skiing title in 1977.[i] Peter won his first South African powerboat racing title, as well as set a world…
EventParliament convenes to consider the resignation of President Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki resigned as president of the Republic South Africa on Sunday 21 September 2008. Parliament convened on Monday 22 September and accepted…
ArchivePosition paper: Action on education
Position paper presented at the 56th Annual Congress of the National Union of South African Students, held at the University of Cape Town, 24th - 30th November…
ArchiveBiography of Oupa John Hlomuka
… of Oupa John Hlomuka. Oupa John Hlomuka was born on 24 June 1953 in Evaton where he attended school until …
EventANC leader, Oliver Tambo, dies after a long illness
… On 24 April 1993, former President of the African National …
EventSA Police Commissioner, Lt. Gen. H.J. du Plooy to take drastic actions against police who call Africans “Kaffir”
… On 24 August 1960, The Star newspaper reported that the new … The Star (24 August 1960), ‘How Natives should be addressed’ [Available …
EventBeeld is published for the first time
The Johannesburg-based newspaper, Beeld, was published for the first time with Schalk Pienaar as editor. This Afrikaans daily newspaper is printed six days a…
Students and action in society
… at the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: …
Students and action in society
… at the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: …
ArchiveWe have survived!
Yellow, red, black and white poster. Notice of an Aboriginal Poster Exhibition. Commemorating 200 years of Aboriginal Resistance in Australia - 1788 - 1988…
EventGambia becomes a republic
… its independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. On 24 April 1970 Gambia became a republic within the … [online], Available at www.telegraph.co.uk …
ArchiveStudents and action in society
… at the 9th NUSAS National Seminar held at Howick, April 24-28 in 1971. The 8 papers presented were as follows: …
Meeting today
Black strip at top with title in white lettering. "State of Emergency" in red letters down sides of poster. Black and white image of soldier in centre with…
EventFormer IFP chairman Jiyane register Nadeco with IEC
Former Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) chairman, Ziba Jiyane, registerd a new political party, the National Democratic Convention (Nadeco), with the Independent…
EventJoaquim Chissano succeeds Samora Machel as president of Mozambique
… to become a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1995. This could be seen as making a clean break with …
EventHouse of Representatives impeaches American President Bill Clinton
… In 1995, Monica Lewinsky, a recent university graduate, began …
EventMandela signs SA Constitution into law
… a final constitution by 9 May 1996. Between January 1995 and May 1996 the CA met regularly to draft the final … [online]. Available at www.emfuleni.gov.za …
EventNavanethem (Navi) Pillay is born
… Doctorate of Juridical Science from Harvard University. In 1995, Pillay joined the International Criminal Tribunal for …
EventMalawi voters take part in the first multiparty election in three decades
… jails. The new constitution took effect from 18 May 1995. …
EventFirst celebration of National Heritage Day
Heritage Day is one of the newly created South African public holidays. It is a day in which all are encouraged to celebrate their cultural traditions in the…
PlaceOld Anglican Church, Rustenburg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 24 November 1972. …
EventWalter Sisulu convicted of inciting protest
… imprisonment, but was released on bail and placed under a 24-hour house arrest. …
EventGandhi demands end to White ‘hooliganism’
… interfere. Violence against the Resisters stopped only on 24 June when the Smuts government took action after wide …
EventSouth Africa celebrates the first National Women's Day
… women. The first National Women's Day was celebrated in 1995. South Africa had just become a democratic country at …