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EventArtist Allina Ndebele is born
… mission on the Swart Mfolozi near Vryheid, Natal. On 27 September 2005, president Thabo Mbeki bestowed the Order …
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
… Declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 July 1984. This is a double-storey manor house designed by …
ArticleCosatu timeline
… and development of South Africa's national road network. 27 – 29 March: 150 delegates from various COSATU affiliates … 11th National Congress Source: www…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… formation, the PEC elects Asvat as its first president. 27 June, arsonists attack Asvat’s home in Lenasia in the … between Lenasia and the adjacent township…
ArticleIndian South Africans Timeline 1910-1919
… Christopher, S.K. Pather, K.R. Nayanah and H.S.L. Polak . 27 April, Indian passive resistance is suspended when General … dock and municipal workers, miners…
PlaceWandel and Barnet Streets, Gardens
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. …
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Indian community Mount Edgecombe, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, 18 April 2014
… is a much better place to live in now than it was before 1994. For that we are thankful to millions of South Africans … our gratitude for the freedom and…
Re-emergence of resistance, 1980-89
… teachers, and mounted strikes in the three years before 1994. The teachers defied educational authorities, and … A new wave of witchcraft accusations and…
Post NEC & Lekgotla Briefing, 30 January 2017
The African National Congress invites members of the media to a media briefing on the outomces of the NEC meeting and NEC Lekgotla held on the 25th to the 27th…
PlaceLong Cottage, Newlands Avenue, Newlands
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. Now offered is a taste of the early Cape – …
ArticleWestern Cape Youth Uprising timeline 1976
… squad threatened officials at the Bantu administration. 27 June, Further arson occurs on Langa Post Office and Zimosa …
ArticlePretoria (Tshwane): The Naming of a City
Introduction Pretoria is located in the north east of South Africa, to the north of Gauteng, and 60 Kilometres away from the north east of Johannesburg [i] …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… in the area. It is attributed to members of the ANC. 20-27 May, The International Conference on Sanctions against … Paris. Oliver Tambo addresses the…
EventRobert Sobukwe, first PAC president, dies
… General Hospital between midnight and 01h00 on February 27, 1978. Sobukwe died of lung complications after having …
EventSipho Ngomane of South Africa wins the 80th Comrades Marathon in Durban.
… from Durban to Pietermaritzburg in a time of five hours, 27 minutes and 10 seconds mentored by Nic Bester. He was the …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… a play, were published in 1975 and re-issued in 1983 and 1994. Much of Jonker's early writing related to the episodes … for human rights and democracy in…
EventSouth African Parliament votes to restore citizenship to residents of so-called independent states
… scheduled for the restoration of citizenship was 1 January 1994. The agreement sparked off reactions and counter … Africa's first democratic elections…
PlaceBritish Fort, Marabastad, Polokwane
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 January 1938. This English fort or earthworks is …
EventFirst Black Test cricket captain in SA is announced
… between Sri Lanka and South Africa were to start on July 27, while India would be the third team in a one-day …
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
… degree from the University of Stellenbosch. He died on 27 March 1934 and received a state funeral. …
ArticleStudent protests in democratic South Africa
… marches that predated South Africa’s democracy. Since 1994, when democracy was established, South African students …
ArticleThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 1995
… country’s transition from repressive rule to democracy in 1994, South Africa witnessed the establishment of the Truth …
References and links: Learning from Leaders
… Standard 2. Johannesburg: Heinemann. Machado, A. M. (1994). Exploration into Latin America. London: Belitha Press. …
ArticlePolokwane/Pietersburg Timeline 1835-1995
… The town of Pietersburg/Polokwane earned city status 1994 Nelson Mandela becomes the first democratically elected …
ArticleBlack Sash
… (FEDSAW) and the End Conscription Campaign. After the 1994 elections, the Black Sash shifted focus from being a …
PlaceRuimzicht House, 10 Milner Road, Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 27 December 1985. THE RUIMZICHT HOUSE, TAMBOERSKLOOF, …
EventThe Johannesburg International Airport is officially renamed OR Tambo International Airport by President Mbeki.
… is named after political activist Oliver Reginald Tambo on 27 October 2006 by President Thabo Mbeki. The airport was …
EventDjibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence
… the country, had named it French Somaliland. On 27 June 1977, Djibouti gained independence from France. At …
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… He travelled to Canada a few months after his release from 27 years of imprisonment. The visit was part of a six week …