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BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… the trauma of incarceration, on February 4 1959 Winnie gave birth to a daughter she named Zenani. On …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1930-1939
… hosts anti-pass meetings in the Western Native Township. 19 May, White women over the age of 21 are given the right to … to 1.4%. 21 May, The Riotous…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… one of the accused. The Trial was relocated to Pretoria. 1959 Albertina is elected to be the treasurer of the ANC … April, Walter Sisulu placed under 24…
PlaceNigeria
… new states were created in 1976, bringing the total to 19. The process of creating additional states continued … country's cabinet, and swore in new cabinet…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Statement on the update of Conference Proceedings,28 June 2012
… until they break for dinner at 18:30 and resume at 19:45. It is expected that plenary will continue till late …
EventTwo prisoners sentenced to death for sodomy
Claas Blanc and Rijkaert Jacobsz were two prisoners on Robben Island who had been accused of ‘mutually perpetrated sodomy’ according to trial records from the…
PlaceTime Ball Tower, Table Bay Harbour, Cape Town
This structure was erected in 1883 and was used as a repeater-station for harbour signals between the observatory and Signal Hill. In 1895 its height was…
EventDr. Connie Mulder is acquitted and discharged on charges of contempt
… Mulder [online] Available at: wikipedia.org [Accessed 19 August 2009] The Information Scandal: SAHO Online Library …
EventStart of blood classification controversy
… her with an amount of R46 662 by no later than November 19, 2004. SANBS medical director Dr Robert Crooks said the …
EventThe Blue Bulls rugby team wins the South African Currie Cup at Loftus
… Inter-Provincial champions. Although the tourists won all 19 of their matches, the cup was presented to Griqualand …
EventThe Vereeniging peace conference begins
… Lord Kitchner and Alfred Milner in Pretoria from 19 May onwards. After long discussions the delegates conceded …
Zastron
Zastron lies at the foot of the Aasvoelberg which is the highest peak in the Free State province (2207m, or approx. 7240 imperial feet). Close to the border of…
PlaceHout Bay, Atlantic Seaboard- Western Cape
… for the "Fish and Chips" in the Harbour Area! Posted on 19 January 2026 By Lee-Ann Steyn Take a seal safari in Hout …
EventAmina Lawal’s sentence upheld
… On 19 August 2002, an Islamic high court in the Katsina state of …
The Role of Women in the Struggle against Apartheid, 15 July 1980
… Act No. 52 of 1957 rolled back the fare increase. In 1959, Cato Manor, near Durban, became the site of large-scale … African men had to drink in municipal…
ArticleTimeline 20 years of Democracy 1994 to 2014
… parties opposed to the African National Congress (ANC). 19 March, President Nelson Mandela 's thirteen-year marriage … with Oliver Tambo formed the ANC Youth…
ArticleUnion, Segregation, apartheid and Democracy: From Union to non racial democracy
… homelands where Blacks were ‘allowed political rights’. In 1959 the Promotion of Bantu Self Government Act was passed …
ArticleThe South African Coloured People’s Organisation (SACPO)
… People Congress (CPC) after its conference in December 1959. CPC/SACPO’s decline gained even greater momentum due to …
Kirstenbosch Summer Sunset Concerts 2017
… Regret no refunds are issued. Concert Line-up Ismaël Lo 19 November 2017 Zakes Bantwini 26 November 2017 Mi Casa 3 …
PlaceParsonage House Museum, Port Elizabeth
This is probably the oldest surviving house in Port Elizabeth and was built by Rev Francis McClelland of the Church of England, who arrived in 1820 with the…
PlaceNewington Road Victorian Houses, Port Elizabeth
This row of late Victorian double-storey, semi-detached dwellings forms a unique terrace erected in the late 19th century, and survives largely unaltered to…
EventOver 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in Kenya
… and Mali re-joined the French community in 1967. On 19 November 1968, Keita was overthrown in a bloodless …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… On 19 July 1965, Ingrid Jonker, a South African poet, committed …
EventVan Riebeeck lands at the Cape
… food dwindled and at the end of the winter approximately 19 men had died. …
EventThe Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is approved by Parliament
… held between 21 December 1991 and May 1992 and attended by 19 political parties. After the collapse of CODESA II a …
EventBotswana President, Seretse Khama dies
Bechuanaland (now Botswana) President, Seretse Khama died on 13 July 1980 he died in Gabarone, Botswana. He was born on 1 July 1921 at Serowe, Botswana. His…
PlaceCato Manor, Durban
… their homes. Bourquin wrote to the City Council on 23 June 1959 to say that something had to be done to improve the lot … liquor law infringements, the…
PlaceCrocodile River Bridges
One of them is a low-level bridge crossing the Crocodile River that serves as the entrance to the Kruger National Park's-'Crocodile Bridge Rest Camp', (for…
PlaceClairwood Hospital, Durban
Clairwood Hospital, a public hospital operated by the KwaZulu Natal Health Department, is situated in Durban South, KwaZulu Natal. Hospital services include a…
Chapter 4 - The role of the Communist Party in the ANC by Richard Monroe
… by the CP which was in conflict with Congress policy." [19] This reflected the fact that in practice the policies of … p. 165.) [17] Ibid. , p. 175. [18] …