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Condolence book for Comrade Ahmed Kathrada, 28 March 2017
The African National Congress mourns the passing of Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe, Comrade Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada who passed on earlier today, 28 March 2017. …
EventSouth Africans pay tribute to Nelson Mandela at the Grand Parade in Cape Town
On 6 December 2013, Capetonians paid tribute to Nelson Mandela a day after he had passed away. The crowd gathered together at the Grand Parade in front of the…
EventTwenty former SA political prisoners launched a campaign against apartheid laws
… at www.sahistory.org.za (Accessed: 10 July 2012)| South Africa.Info , ‘Nelson Mandela: Robbern Island and after’ , …
EventMandela is awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace
The paper 'Leader' announced that African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela has been awarded the Joliot Curie Gold Medal for Peace the previous…
EventMinister reports 23 acts of sabotage in RSA
Location: back to this day in history search archive Two years after the formation of Poqo and a year after the formation of Mkhonto we Sizwe (MK),…
EventThozamile Botha breaks banning order
Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation (PEBCO) activist Thozamile Botha broke his banning order and escaped to Lesotho. PEBCO was an affiliate of the banned…
EventMandela threatens armed struggle
African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Nelson Mandela warned that if the South African government fail to take effective steps to end the current…
EventBotshabelo forced into Qwa Qwa
Despite visible resistance to incorporation into the Qwa Qwa homeland, the South African government proceeded with its plan of incorporation. The incorporation…
EventEbrahim, Maseko and Dladla are abducted in Swaziland
South African Security Forces abducted African National Congress (ANC) activists Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Mandla Maseko and Simon Dladla in Swaziland and…
EventSA tennis player Wesley Moodie and Australian Stephen Huss win the Wimbledon Men’s double title
On 2 July 2005, South African tennis player, Wesley Moodie, and Australian, Stephen Huss, won the Wimbledon Men's double title. They beat twins Bob and Mike…
EventCyril Ramaphosa resigns as ANC Secretary-General
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed that he was resigning as African National Congress Secretary-General, as well as from Parliament. Speculation around…
EventWinnie Mandela is dismissed from government
Following weeks of speculations on the fate of Winnie Mandela in the government, president Nelson Mandela eventually expelled her from the position of deputy…
EventLeprosy expert Dr Kok is born
Susanna Helena Kok, medical missionary of the Dutch Reformed Church and authority on leprosy, was born in Brandfort, Orange Free State (now Free State). She…
EventN.P. van Wyk Louw is born
Renowned South African author, Nicolaas Petrus (N.P.) van Wyk Louw, Afrikaans poet, dramatist and essayist, was born in Sutherland, Karoo. He was second in…
EventThe British government closes its consulate in Angola
The British government closed its consulate and evacuated British citizens from Angola. This was a subsequent to increasing tensions in Angola, with Cuban…
EventBotha’s Pass in Natal is under attack by General Buller’s forces
General Sir Redvers Buller' forces attacked Botha's Pass in Natal. After a five hour battle the Republican forces were in retreat, defeated. His troops…
EventCommodore Dieter Gerhardt and his wife are sentenced to life imprisonment
Commodore Dieter Gerhardt, the former commanding officer of the Simonstown naval base, and his second wife Ruth Gerhardt, were sentenced to life imprisonment…
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
Lady Mary Bailey, wife of a South African mining magnate, was the first person to fly solo from London to Cape Town and back. She was already the mother of…
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… You see unless people are looking for a Renamo in South Africa or looking for a UNITA in South Africa, they can go along with that. POM Is there any …
EventJoyce Mashamba passed away
Happy Joyce Mashamba passed away at the age of 67 after battling with a long illness, the details of which have not yet been disclosed to the public. [i] Born…
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
Khulane Morule, popularly known by his stage name ‘Khuli Chana’ was born in Mmabtho, North West province on 27 August 1982.[i] He is a Motswako rapper and…
EventEditors oppose legislation on media control
Newspaper proprietors and editors of all the main South African newspapers, both English and Afrikaans, unanimously opposed the apartheid government's planned…
ArchiveNUSAS Congress 1984: Head Office report
Report of the Head Office of the National Union of South African Students to the Annual Congress of the National Union, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg,…
EventMK operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung are executed
On 9 June 1983, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung were executed for their part in a hit on Wonderboom police…
PlaceBotanical Gardens, Pretoria
Founded in 1946, this is the home of the South African National Botanical Institute. Thus it serves as a recreational space and also as a scientific research…
EventNovelist and poet Kgadime Matsepe is born
Kgadime Oliver (Phukubjane) Matsepe, Northern Sotho novelist and poet, is born in Magagamatala (Brakfontein or Mmitse), Groblersdal district. He was twice…
EventSA trade unionist Raymond Budd dies
South African trade unionist Raymond Francis (Ray) Budd, who also played a role internationally, died in Tonbridge, London, England. On 25 May 1933, Budd…
EventWalvis Bay is handed over to Namibia
The South African government ended eighty-four years of control over the Walvis Bay enclave by handing over the port and twelve offshore islands to the…
EventCOSATU leads an anti-VAT strike
The Congress Of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) called a two-day nation-wide strike to demonstrate their opposition to the government's intention to impose…
EventSA signs Safeguards Agreement with the IAEA
Shortly after the signing of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 1991, the South African government entered into a Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with…