SAHO global search
15,300 records
EventThe ANC celebrates its centenary anniversary in Bloemfontein
… On 8 January 2012, the African National Congress (ANC) …
EventMahatma Gandhi leaves the Tolstoy Farm 1913
… a Johannesburg Town Councillor L. V. Partridge for £2 000 on 30 May 1910. There were an estimated 1 000 fruit-bearing …
EventFormer Ivorian president is extradited to the ICC
… was ousted by internationally-backed forces in April 2010. On 29 November, Gbagbo was transferred to the ICC …
PlaceGrey Street Complex
… its Apartheid policies . The size of the ghetto depended on where one lived, but its boundaries were a hotly contested …
ArchiveThe Participation of Women in African Litterature Pre and Post-Colonialism: The Life of Micere Githae Mugo by Caroline Gathogo
… pride and honored, owing to the fact that they carry on the fathers’ name, continuing the lineage – thus the … Mugo is also a member of numerous…
New year message to the ANC external mission by Oliver Tambo, 01 January 1971
… firm in the face of sustained and powerful enemy attacks on our movement - attacks mounted from different points at … - all these are a grab at the weapon of…
New Year Message to the ANC External Mission by O. R. Tambo, 1 January 1971
… firm in the face of sustained and powerful enemy attacks on our movement - attacks mounted from different points at … - all these are a grab at the weapon of…
ArchiveThe Arthur Chaskalson I knew by George Bizos, 5 December 2012
… us in the Faculty requested them to put their names down on the list. The Dean of the Law Faculty, Professor Hahlo, … he had to consult the leaders of the…
Albert Luthuli`s foreword to pamphlet published by the South African Congress of Democrats, 8 August 1960
… to live blissfully in a world of fantasy. When Rome is on fire many seem oblivious to how much our thinking actions … them off balance in their thinking and…
PlaceMpumalanga
… rush of the time. But in 1886 reef gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand, which caused an even bigger rush. Many … which is somebody who carried goods…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… Wendy Botha was born in East London on 28 August 1965.[i] She began surfing at the age of 13, and …
Programme for the High-Level delegation hosted by the African National Congress in Tshwane & Johannesburg from 18 - 22 October 2015
… for Cape Town 10:00 Meeting with Portfolio Committee on IR Parliament 12:00 Public Rally 16:00 Departure for …
Letter from Oliver Tambo to the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Dr. Leabua Jonathan, 13 January 1982
… of the Kingdom of Lesotho by the racist South African army on December 9th. The multiple murders of Lesotho nationals …
Author uncovers Gandhi’s links with early ANC leaders by Anelisa Kubheka (Daily News), 02 March 2012, Durban
… Langalibalele Dube in his journal in 1906 praising him on his manifesto that he had written. “He wrote that Dube …
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
… Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, Elandsfontein in 1904. Named after General …
EventDulcie September's 's life commemorated at Athlone High School
… Dulcie September was born on 20 August 1935. From her early years of activism she chose … New information above is based on an interview with a relative, Mr…
Ubuntu Awards 2018
… Now in their fourth year, the Awards are carried live on national television to a viewership to over 100 million …
PlaceWanderers Cricket Stadium, Johannesburg
… was in 1956 when England won by 131 runs and it has gone on to witness numerous memorable moments. These include South …
PlaceHugh Eksteen Photographic Museum, Polokwane-Limpopo
… fascinating first few years of the Town's bygone History on celluloid and portray what the Area of Polokwane looked … fascinating first few years of the Town…
PlaceNapier
… . At the turn of the Century miners searched for gold on the farm Hansiesrivier . The Napier Gold Mining Company …
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… a newspaper published photos showing them wearing watches on opposite wrists. Upon admitting his guilt through his …
EventThe South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) introduces its first national news service
… the SABC is frequently being criticized for reneging on its mandate to not promote the interest of the government. …
EventUDF men takes refuge in the US consulate
… under detention and the effects of the State of emergency on ordinary South Africans. Their decision to take refuge in …
EventEarly jewellery, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 years old, is discovered in South Africa
… On 16 April 2004, a set of shell beads estimated to be 75 000 …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister and State President John Vorster is born
… John Vorster was born in in Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape on 13 December 1915. Vorster began his political career as a …
EventThe Bondelswarts surrender to the German forces
… In 1917, the colonial government imposed a dog tax on the Bondelswarts, sources are unclear as to whether it was …
EventHundreds of thousands of Hutus flee to Zaire
… Habyarimana and Burundi president Cyprien Ntaryamira on April 6. It has never been established whether the plane …
PlaceRaadsaal, 95 St George’s Street, Bloemfontein
… was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 6 April 1936. …
ArchiveCongress Resister 1983 - 1989
… the United Democratic Front (UDF) and to revive the TIC On the formation of the UDF, the TIC affiliated to it. The …
EventC. Lindenberg Letty, botanical artist, is born
… lettyae Reynolds and Crassla lettyae Philips. She died on 3 May 1986, aged 90. …