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BiographyEugène Ney Terre’Blanche
Eugene Ney Terre'Blanche was born in Ventersdorp to staunchly Afrikaner nationalist parents on January 31, 1944. The progenitor of the Terre'Blanche name was…
BiographyNadine Gordimer
… she lived most of her life. Gordimer has been awarded 10 honorary doctorates in literature from various …
PlacePomeroy- Solomon Linda
… Municipality is the District Municipality. On the 26 of August 2022, Nathi Mthethwa (who is the Minister of … difficulty due to the shortage of water in the…
PlaceWitbank, Mpumalanga
… Local Municipality. Hugh Masekela , (born April 4, 1939, Witbank, South Africa—died January 23, 2018, … The Paediatric Department at Witbank Hospital has a…
ArticleSouth African Constitutional Development Timeline 1902 - 1997
… laid the basis for a bill of rights in South Africa. 1955 26 June, The Congress of the People adopts the Freedom … issues to be dealt with at the multi-party…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… Citizenship Act (National States Citizenship Act) No 26: Required all black persons to become citizens of a … black person will eventually qualify in terms…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… year high school scholarship for Albertina at the College. 1939 Albertina finished high school. 1940 January, Albertina … to 9 months imprisonment and 3…
EventApartheid becomes official policy
… On 26 May 1948, the Herenigde Nasionale Party (Reunified … had been alienated from the UP by the split decision in 1939 to take South Africa into the war,…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… The estate becomes a significant exporter of citrus by 1939. July, Nelspruit sees its first motor cars, and the … and Kaapmuiden via Mara en Boulders is…
EventThe new ochre-red, white and green tri-colour of the Transkei is adopted
… Within the old South Africa, 10 homelands were created. The 'separate development' … in the 'awarding' of 'self-government' to four of these 10 homelands…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1980-1989
… a prolonged boycott of schools, beginning at Hanover Park. 10 March, At the Black Sash congress at the SA Institute of … convicted of attacking police…
BiographyWangari Maathai
… Available: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/sep/26/wangari-maathai-nobel-winner-dies ↵ [xliii] Books … Available: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011…
BiographyRonald “Ron” Press
Ron Press was born in 1929. His father a cinematograph operator became the secretary of the Cinematograph Workers Union, a post he held for over 20 years. He…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… 1977: p. 268). The Black Homeland Citizenship Act 26 of 1970 (assent gained 26 March), subsequently renamed the Black States Citizenship … Homelands were:…
EventTwenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death for the Lari massacre in Kenya
… Nine months after the Lari Massacre of 26 March 1953, twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen were sentenced to … their part in the event. The unfortunate event…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… in 1950. 31 August, The state of emergency is lifted. 10 500 opponents of the Government are still being detained. … 23 November, A police convoy is ambushed…
Chapter 18. Disrupting the Trade Unions
… supporter of the Nationalist Party, donated the sum of £10,000 towards this campaign and a "Reform Organisation" … preached against it from their pulpits. On…
ArticleLife Timeline of Jacob Zuma
… for military training through Zeerust. He is sentenced to 10 years in prison which he serves on Robben Island, where he … depicting Zuma preparing to rape…
BiographyDr Alfred Bitini Xuma
… Xuma to attend the ANC’s conference in Durban in December 1939. Xuma accepted and served as the conference’s Deputy … of Trade Unions, and the ANC to defuse…
ArticleStaffrider magazine (1978-1993)
… “Staffrider: An Informal Discussion,” 25. ? [xiii] Ibid., 26. ? [xiv] Vladislavic, “Staffrider An Essay,” para. 6. ? … Reference, 2016, http://www…
The Development of Indian Political Movements in South Africa, 1924 - 1946 by Essop Pahad
… IV: The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 Introductory Survey The Emergence of the Radicals …
BiographyRobert Gabriel Mugabe
… and went to Bulawayo after this incident when Robert was 10 years old. In Bulawayo, Mugabe’s father remarried and … Midlands provinces, 30 years on, African…
ArticleThe Western Front
… Battle of Mons 23 August 1914 Battle of Le Cateau 26 August 1914 Battle of the Marne 6 September 1914: The … of British and Indian armies. Battle of Neuve…
The War
… British army sent for reinforcements from Britain and on 10 January 1900 the new soldiers arrived in Cape Town with … and dysentery resulted in 1 in every 5…
The Reunited National Party is founded by Malan and Hertzog
… community. When the Second World War broke out in 1939 Smuts wanted South Africa to participate on the side of … who ordered Smuts to form a new government…
BiographyChief Hendrik ‘Hennie’ van Wyk
… formal appointment as Chief in a restoration ceremony on 10 th June 2010. Van Wyk is currently working towards …
BiographyHemant Kumar Waghmarae
… shoved into a detention cell, large enough for at least 10 prisoners. There was one filthy toilet in one corner with …
EventThe introduction of new South African flag 1994
… Africa since 31 May 1928 until just before midnight on 26 April 1994.The national flag first flew on 10 May 1994 when Mandela was inaugurated as the…
Chapter Six - The Fighter in Turmoil: 1946 - 1960
… were made in manufacturing industry between 1933 and 1939. The number of manufacturing establishments increased by … industrial wages, with the real earnings…
ArticleFootball in South Africa Timeline 1862-2012
… Association) Bakers Cup is renamed the Moroka-Baloyi Cup. 1939 The English Football Association sends an amateur … a Moroka Swallows ”” Orlando Pirates derby…