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Johannes Jacob van Tonder, founder of the FAK (Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge) is born in Venterstad in the Karoo.
… Johannes Jacob van Tonder, founder of the FAK (Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge) is …
President David Dacko of the Central African Republic is ousted in a military coup by army commander Jean-Bédel Bokassa.
… President David Dacko of the Central African Republic is ousted in a military coup …
Lord Lugard, leading the expedition of the Royal Niger Company in West Africa, claims a protectorate over Nikki and Bussa.
… Lord Lugard, leading the expedition of the Royal Niger Company in West Africa, claims a …
Johann Franz (Hans) Endler, composer, director and co-founder of the Stellenbosch music conservatory, is born in Mohrau, Austri
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 4, p. 310. … Franz (Hans) Endler, composer, director and…
President Thabo Mbeki joins several African leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, to witness the final signing of a peace accord between t
… leaders in Nairobi, Kenya, to witness the final signing of a peace accord between t …
The Nigerian civil government of President Shehu Shagari is overthrown in a fourth, bloodless, military coup led by Major-Gener
… The Nigerian civil government of President Shehu Shagari is overthrown in a fourth, …
Somali presidential spokesman Yusuf Mohamad Ismail reports that the number of Somali’s killed by the tidal waves that battered
… spokesman Yusuf Mohamad Ismail reports that the number of Somali’s killed by the tidal waves that battered …
Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his wife Ruth Gerhardt, are sentenced to
… Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his wife Ruth Gerhardt, are …
Winnie Mandela is banned for a further five years and continues to be restricted to the small town of Brandfort.
… years and continues to be restricted to the small town of Brandfort. …
Leander Starr Jameson crosses the border into Transvaal, leading about five hundred hand-picked policemen of the Chartered Comp
… Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed., Pretoria: Academica, p. 291 | … leading about five hundred hand…
Dr Joosub Hajee Suliman Ebrahim, recipient of the “Order for Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold” for his contribution as busines
… Hayes, S. (ed)(2000). Who's Who of Southern Africa 2001 ..., Graighall: Jonathan Ball; CV … Dr Joosub Hajee Suliman Ebrahim, recipient of the “Order for…
Tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia. More than 125,000 people, including several South African touris
… Tsunamis devastate large swathes of South and Southeast Asia. More than 125,000 people, …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Greylingstad takes place when Commandant Buys attacks the South Rand mine, near Greylingstad. P
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Greylingstad takes place when Commandant Buys attacks the …
Hendrik Swellengrebel (60), only governor of the Cape who was born at the Cape, dies in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
… Hendrik Swellengrebel (60), only governor of the Cape who was born at the Cape, dies in Utrecht, the …
Jan van Riebeeck writes in his diary that the first two pounds of butter was churned at the Cape.
… | Muller, C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa; 3rd rev. ed ., Pretoria: Academica, p. 23 … van Riebeeck writes in his diary that…
Anglo-Boer War 2: During the Battle of Tweefontein, (also Groenkop or Krismiskop) General De Wet surprises British soldiers. At
… Anglo-Boer War 2: During the Battle of Tweefontein, (also Groenkop or Krismiskop) General De Wet …
ArchiveThe Final Prize - Contents and Preface
… The politics referred to is not about the science and art of government, but more often about the tensions between … revolt of the relatively conservative…
Verwoerd's Grim Plot by Nelson Mandela
… entry into other areas and into the urban areas is merely of a temporary nature and for economic reasons. In other … and intensifying the pass laws the …
Apartheid power in crisis
… From: A Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman The year 1989 … health of the hunger strikers forced…
ArticleSefako Mapogo Makgatho Timeline 1861-1961
… in Transvaal (now Limpopo province). 1870 The death of the King of the Baostho Moshoeshoe I. 1878 Sekhukhuni at war with the … the Imperial (British)…
Passive resistance in South Africa by Oliver Tambo, 2 June 1966
… people in South Africa have always associated the history of the United States with the great name of Abraham Lincoln. … their lot. Institutions such as the…
ArticleSouth African Defence Force (SADF)
… Early years The history of the South African Defence Force (SADF) can be traced to … at the Cape in 1652, he had with him a small contingent of soldiers,…
Fifty Fighting Years by A. Lerumo. The Communist Party of South Africa, 1921 - 1971 - Foreword to Book, by Dr Yusuf M. Dadoo,1972
… that the People's Publishing House has considered it of sufficient importance to come out with an Indian edition of Comrade Lerumo's book - History of the…
When your position can't be sustained, create a scarecrow - The Menace of Post-Apartheid South Africa by Thabo Mbeki, 18 January 2016
… all the challenges the organisation would face in terms of its work. Part of what happened was that with much of our leadership deployed in the state…
Address on Behalf of the Graduating Class at Fort Hare College, delivered at the “Completers’ Social,” by M. R. Sobukwe, October 21, 1949
… And for that reason I will give a very brief review of our doings within the College this year. We saw at the beginning of the year the implementation of the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India New Delhi, 25 January 1995
… at the very warm and moving welcome which the Government of India has extended to us as representatives of the South African Government. For those who did…
Speech by the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. Blade Nzimande at SAHO Graduate Internship Programme launch, 30 October, 2012
… Online Internship Project. We have been giving lots of attention to getting practical experience for … So it is particularly important to note the success of…
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the 12th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties, 3 December 2010, Centurion, Pretoria
… General Secretary of the South African Communist Party, Comrade Blade … Comrades` delegates to the 12th International Meeting of Communist and Workers…
ArticleThe African Union (AU)
… Context As the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) , founded in 1963, was established as a loose association of African states with limited mechanisms for…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
… . This extraordinary event which pushed the boundaries of science into the dawn of a new medical epoch took place inside Charles Saint … theatres and have…