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EventNew Zealand imposes a blanket ban on sports teams from South Africa
… The story of international sanctions against South Africa dates back to the late 1950s. In 1959, the Anti-Apartheid …
EventPresident Paul Kruger authorises the construction of the railway line to Delagoa bay
… [Accessed 25 May, 2010] Important dates in South African History. [Online]. Available at: …
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
… were happy about the resolution. The story of Sidi Ifni dates back to 1476 when Spanish explorer, Diego GarcÁa de …
Address by H.E. Ms. Baleka Mbete, Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, at the Africa-Indian Ocean (AFI) Region Aviation Conference, Kwazulu-Natal, 24 November 2008
… adopted in Sun City - South Africa in 2005, in Gabon in 2006 and Addis Ababa in 2007. The opportunity for this week … These include twenty (20) Airport…
EventThe prolonged hearing of the dispute over the constitutional position of South West Africa is resumed
… was Sam Nujoma. South Africa’s occupation of Namibia dates back to 1914 during the First World War. At the time of …
EventBritain and Egypt agree on independence for Sudan.
… rule. The tale of these two countries’ rule over Sudan dates back the 19th century. In 1823, Egyptians founded …
ArticleCommemoration, remembering and memorialising June 16 Soweto uprising
… Since the early 1990s, June 16, now known as Youth Day, has been remembered, … have been different ways and forms through which the June 16 1976 student…
ArticleThe Big Debate
… discuss the foremost issues affecting South Africa. Season 10 began on the 10th of March 2019 with an episode on Land … every Wednesday at 10pm on SABC 2…
EventThe British High Commissioner for Basutoland, Bechuanaland and Swaziland issues the Prevention of Violence Abroad Proclamation
… and Swaziland and Governor-General of South Africa dates back to 1931 when the posts were created. They were …
EventSA Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster reveals that SA scientists have succeeded in developing a new process for uranium enrichment
… government. The history of nuclear energy in South Africa dates back to 1959 when the country's first large-scale … Enrich South Africa?’ , in The World…
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
… of institutional racism in South African universities dates back to the 19th century. It preceded the University … [online], available at www.nelsonmandela…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 2
… 3 March 1992 that likely dates for Codesa 2 would be 9 to 16 April 1992. However, on 9 March and whilst experiencing a … of an interim constitution, it would…
Rustenburg the Segregated city
… 8.2 million pounds of tobacco in 1929, which rose to 16 million pounds in 1944, and passed the 30-million pound … adequate for positions at White…
‘Something like an archive - Exploring memory through zine-making’ is a one day public workshop at Iyatsiba Lab facilitated by visual artist and educator, Scott Eric Williams.
It is aimed at anyone from 14 to 30 years old who would like to explore the media of zine-making, which is a DIY method for assembling a publication. Basic…
BiographyDieter 'Felix' Gerhardt
… in December 1983, while his wife Ruth received a 10-year sentence for acting as a courier. The judge said that …
PlaceAkkedisberg Mountain Pass
… and the coastal road to Hermanus. The original gravel road dates back to 1776 and is one of the very oldest passes in … Pass runs along the R 326 and first…
ArticleCapitalism in the USA 1900 to 1940
… Resource: http://www.newhistory.org/CH07.htm [Accessed: 10/02/2015] Books: … [Accessed:10/02/2015] - entrepreneurial and competitive; with rugged … …
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… as well as a church hall and a garden of remembrance, dates from 1860 and is closely associated with the history …
EventThe United Nations (UN) imposes sanctions on Libya
… were suspended. The story of the Pan Am flight 103 dates back to 21 December 1988, when a terrorist bomb …
BiographyJohannes Henricus Brand
… for Clanwilliam and went to parliament, where he sat for 10 years. In 1858 he was appointed professor of law at the …
BiographyEla Gandhi
… at the Verulam Child Welfare, where she remained for about 10 years. Ela first became aware of racial oppression, …
David Pratt
… into the Sharpeville killings and the police raiding ‘10 Native townships to the south-west of …
PlaceFaculty of Health Sciences, UCT Observatory
… medical students, specialist and residents. INTERESTING DATES: 1912: Beginning of the Faculty of Medicine 1951: Joint …
PlaceValkenburg Hospital, Observatory
… along the Liesbeek River . Its original construction dates from 1770 and was built by Cornelis de Waal, who …
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
… the main centres and offering flights to the public. The dates of 6 June 1911 and 16 June 1911 are respectively given in two other sources for …
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
… international pressure for sanctions against South Africa dates back to December 1958 when the All African Peoples' …
EventDemocratic Party (DP) indicates its policies and outlines its proposed reforms
… the DP was officially launched on 8 April 1989 its history dates back to 1959, when a number of liberal members of the …
EventKenya is granted independence
… a Republic. The campaign for independence in Kenya dates back to the 1940s before Kenyatta became the leader of …
EventThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland collapses
… to save the federation. The history of the federation dates back to 1953. …
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… In aftermath of the June 16 Uprising, the government cracked down on student activists … Force', Ikwezi, No 16, March 1981 ). It maintained that a 10%…