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Letter from Paul R. Mosaka, Newly-elected Member of the Natives’ Representative Council, to Dr. A.B. Xuma, 11 November 1942
… Letter from Paul R. Mosaka, Newly-elected Member of the Natives’ Representative Council, to Dr. A.B. Xuma, 11 …
Piet Retief orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b
… orders Erasmus Smit to ordain himself (Smit) as minister of the Voortrekkers, but meets with violent opposition b …
Dr Bernabé Jan Gerard de la Bat, first head of the deaf-and-dumb institute in Worcester, is born.
… Dr Bernabé Jan Gerard de la Bat, first head of the deaf-and-dumb institute in Worcester, is born. …
In Kisangani, Zaire, rebel leaders bloc a massive U.N. airlift of Rwandan refugees, insisting that impassable roads be fixed an
… Zaire, rebel leaders bloc a massive U.N. airlift of Rwandan refugees, insisting that impassable roads be fixed …
Ten anti-apartheid demonstrators are arrested outside the South African embassy in London after a meeting marking one year of c
… African embassy in London after a meeting marking one year of c …
Guerrillas launch two separate raids in the far south of Rhodesia near the Transvaal border, killing three Easter holidaymakers
… Guerrillas launch two separate raids in the far south of Rhodesia near the Transvaal border, killing three Easter …
In a meeting with a representative of Lockerbie victims, Colonel Gaddafi agrees to hand over two suspects for trial by a Scotti
… In a meeting with a representative of Lockerbie victims, Colonel Gaddafi agrees to hand over two …
State President F.W. de Klerk announces plans for a two day multi-party conference and the establishment of a standing commissi
… for a two day multi-party conference and the establishment of a standing commissi …
Rebels opposed to the Marxist Government of Mozambique claim responsibility today for cutting power lines from the Cabora Bassa
… Rebels opposed to the Marxist Government of Mozambique claim responsibility today for cutting power …
Bambata Rebellion: General mobilisation of Natal militia, with an appeal to the neighbouring states for assistance. To this, Tr
… Bambata Rebellion: General mobilisation of Natal militia, with an appeal to the neighbouring states …
Governments across the world apply United Nations (UN) sanctions against Libya because of its alleged involvement in the destru
… apply United Nations (UN) sanctions against Libya because of its alleged involvement in the destru …
Odirile Maponya of Umkhonto weSizwe is killed when a bomb, intended for the Sterland complex, Arcadia, Pretoria, explodes in hi
… Odirile Maponya of Umkhonto weSizwe is killed when a bomb, intended for the …
The fifteen-year rule of President Hamani Diori in Niger comes to end when he is deposed in a coup.
… The fifteen-year rule of President Hamani Diori in Niger comes to end when he is …
Walter Sisulu acts as speaker at a meeting of the African National Congress in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Sisulu urges the Black
… Walter Sisulu acts as speaker at a meeting of the African National Congress in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. …
Richard Owen Dudley, president of the New Unity Movement, 1985, and active campaigner against separate schooling based on colou
… Richard Owen Dudley, president of the New Unity Movement, 1985, and active campaigner …
Thomas Francois Burgers, state president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is born on the farm Langfontein, Graaff-Rein
… Thomas Francois Burgers, state president of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR), is born on the farm …
Twenty meters of railway track is destroyed on the railway line between Richards Bay and Vryheid, derailing a goods train.
… Horrell, M. (ed)(1982). Survey of Race Relations in South Africa 1981 , Johannesburg: South African Bureau of Race Relations, p. 78 … Twenty meters of…
Seven hundred political prisoners are released in Algeria on the orders of the French president, General Charles de Gaulle.
… political prisoners are released in Algeria on the orders of the French president, General Charles de Gaulle. …
The ‘White supremacist’ Rhodesian Front party names Ian Douglas Smith prime minister of Rhodesia. (2004). Today in History, Pre
… Front party names Ian Douglas Smith prime minister of Rhodesia. (2004). Today in History, Pre …
William H. Bell (Daddy Bell) (72), SA musician and composer of three symphonies and two operas, dies in Gordon’s Bay.
… William H. Bell (Daddy Bell) (72), SA musician and composer of three symphonies and two operas, dies in Gordon’s Bay. …
Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of a witness at the Goldstone Commission, is attacked and killed at her home.
… Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of a witness at the Goldstone Commission, is attacked and …
Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of a witness at the Goldstone Commission, is attacked and killed at her home.
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Christina Khabe, IFP member and mother of…
On behalf of the British government Sir Arthur Havelock, the Natal governor, annexes Zululand. The date is respectively giv
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 228. … On behalf of the British government…
The Rev. Willem Johannes Conradie, author of the first Afrikaans Bible retold for children, is born in Murraysburg, CC.
… The Rev. Willem Johannes Conradie, author of the first Afrikaans Bible retold for children, is born in …
Die Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger, and is the second publication of
… ten months after Die Burger, and is the second publication of …
The Rev. Erasmus Smit ordains himself as minister of the “reizende gemeente der Gereformeerde Kerk naar Port Natal” (travelling
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 10, p. 6 … The Rev. Erasmus Smit ordains himself as…
Egyptian premier Gamal Abdel Nasser threatens to close the Tiran Strait, on the Gulf of Aqaba, to Israeli shipping.
… Nasser threatens to close the Tiran Strait, on the Gulf of Aqaba, to Israeli shipping. …
American Secretary of State Hay warns Moroccan authorities that Perdicaris must be brought back alive, or his abductor, Raizuli
… American Secretary of State Hay warns Moroccan authorities that Perdicaris must …
World Bank Vice President, Edward Jaycox, announces that the Bank has $1 billion worth of development projects in the pipeline
… Jaycox, announces that the Bank has $1 billion worth of development projects in the pipeline …
Theophilus Dlodlo, Tutu Nkwanyane and Mildred Msomi, ANC members, are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane, Swaziland. Names of p
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … are shot dead in a car outside Mbabane,…