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EventProfessor Bob Hepple is born
… with legal advice, practical aid and education. On 11 July 1963, Bob Hepple was one of seven people arrested …
EventThe Young Communist League (YCLSA) is officially formed
… Conference of the YCL, held early 1924, a heated debate on the subject saw the “pro-Natives” faction over powered. …
EventTwo former Soweto student leaders, Khotso Seathlolo and Mary Loate are given long term sentences
… convicted for events related to the 16 June 1976 uprising. On this day, more than 20 000 learners marched against the …
EventRichard Maponya, one of South Africa’s richest businessmen, is born
… small grocery shops in Soweto with his wife. He then went on to bigger ventures such as setting up a funeral parlour, …
PlaceElizabeth le Roux Hostel, Bloemfontein
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 8 August 1975. The building has wood windows, old lamps, …
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… On 25 January 1971, General Idi Amin Dada led a military coup …
EventDaisy de Melker is hung for poisoning her two husbands and her son.
… he was approaching the age of 21. De Melker was hanged on 30 December 1932. …
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… formed. The leadership was composed of the working class. On the 21st of May 1946, women decided to take action against …
Part 2: Ahmed Kathy Kathrada Addresses Gandhi Satyagraha Tour Delegates
… House . Video shoot and edit by Lynnea Bylund . Recorded on 9 June 2014 at the Nelson Mandela Foundation, …
The death of Mama Luthuli,16 December 1996
… near Stanger. Yet Nokukhanya was a freedom fighter on her own right. The ANC deeps its revolutionary banner to …
EventJacob Thabo Lengane is murdered in Soweto
… On 21 October 1986 Jacob Thabo Lengane, the father of …
EventWomen lead Food Raid
… formed. The leadership was composed of the working class. On the 21st of May 1946, women decided to take action against … history.org.za/article/second-world…
PlaceMbombela Orion Hotel, 'Promenade', Nelspruit
… Situated on corner Henshall Street and Samora Machel Drive/N4, it is …
EventMarsha Cox, the South African hockey player is born
… Marsha Marescia Cox was born in Durban, KwaZulu Natal on 13 January 1983. She is a South African hockey legend. …
Interview with Amabutho members
… of school students, but with little to lose and time on their hands to roam the streets, they became the most …
EventDiplomatic ties are established between SA and Saudi Arabia
… On 29 May 1994 the South African government signed an … of) ', [online], Available at www.dfa.gov.za [Accessed on 28 May 2013]|O’Malley (1994) ‘1994’ , …
PlaceAir Force Museum, Port Elizabeth
… Air Force Museum, Forest Hill Drive, Southdene, is located on the southern side of the Port Elizabeth Airport. The …
EventThe inquest into the death of Black Consciousness leader, Steve Bantu Biko, opens in Pretoria
… Steve Biko died naked and unattended on the cement floor of a cell in a Pretoria prison hospital … African History Online (2011). ‘X - Counsel's Submission…
EventSA Prime Minister, P.W. Botha calls for unity against Marxism
… Sizinzo and Mvula Nduna. The casualties were buried on 14 February 1981. …
EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… with 7 other members of Umkhonto we Sizwe High Command. On this occasion Sisulu was not released. He, together with … history [online] Available at: www.anc…
EventNelson Mandela announces he will not stand for re-election in 1999
… On 15 February 1995, President Nelson Mandela revealed he …
EventANC’s chief representative in Swaziland, Stanley Mabizela, writes a letter to the ANC following a visit by Thabo Mbeki and Max Sisulu
… On 12 March, 1975, Stanley Mabizela the African National …
EventPoqo members arrested
… Armed Poqo members were intercepted by the police while on their way to assassinate Chief Kaiser Matanzima. An armed …
Event13 year-old South African Native mineworker is published in a newspaper
… On 7 March 1960, a photograph of a 13 year-old Native boy in …
Margaret Rheeder is hung in Pretoria
… her husband, Benjamin Fredenman, was hung in Pretoria. On the morning of 27 April 1957 Rheeder went to a pharmacy in …
EventMac Maharaj is born
… board, to prevent his presence from having negative impact on business. …
EventAt a summit SA Trade Unions resolve to defy apartheid and labour laws
… The Langa summit came a year after the Wiehahn commission on labour was tabled before parliament. Click here to read …
EventPhotographer, Abdul Shariff, is murdered in Katlehong
… On 9 January 1994, Abdul Shariff a freelance photographer was …
EventSA Olympic team leaves for Barcelona
… gathered without a single country boycotting the events. On 25th July, Nelson Mandela attended the opening ceremony at …
EventANC calls for the dismissal of Adriaan Vlok and Magnus Malan
… Minister Adriaan Vlok and Defence Minister Magnus Malan on grounds that they are engaged in activities that …