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Further information on services for the late Adelaide Tambo, 07 February 2007
Please find below information on additional services for the late Adelaide Tambo. Please note that the venue for the funeral on Saturday has been changed to…
EventClarence Makwetu Passes Away
At the age of 88, Clarence Makwetu passed away in Queenstown Private Hospital at 13:30 after a long illness. Makwetu was born on the 6th of December 1928 in…
Soweto: urban politics, poverty and race in apartheid society
A dissertation presented to the Faculty of Princeton University in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the Department of Politics. Abstract:…
EventThe 1st troop ship to set sail after the sinking of the SS Mendi
Following the sinking of the SS Mendi troop ship carrying the Fifth Battalion of the South African Native Labour Contingent, the recruitment process for troops…
EventTwo top SA scientists are refused entry into Russia.
… Cape Times , Available at: The National Library of South Africa, Cape Town Campus|CradleofHumankind.co.za, N.D, …
EventUnion leader, Moses Mayekiso is reported to be under arrest on his return from Sweden.
… International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa (1986), Southern Africa News Calendar: June and July 1986, from the …
EventSACC publishes a report condemning apartheid as a false faith hostile to Christian beliefs
A Commission of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) published a report condemning apartheid as a false faith hostile to Christian beliefs. This came a…
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… Liebenberg, B.J. & Spies, S.B. (eds) (1993). South Africa in the 20th Century, Pretoria: Van Schaik Academic, p. …
EventProtest against pass laws in Langa
Hundreds of Blacks assembled in the Langa township outside Cape Town to protest against new pass laws. Delivering a fiery speech to the crowd Dora Tamana, a…
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
Pixley ka Isaka Seme died in Johannesburg on 7 June 1951. He was a political activist, journalist, lawyer and a co-founder of the African National Congress …
EventElizabeth Taylor remarries Richard Burton in Botswana
Actress Elizabeth Taylor secretly remarried her ex-husband Richard Burton, also an actor, while on holiday in Chobe Game Park, Botswana. Taylor and Burton were…
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
The African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Nelson Mandela stated that his party was prepared to abandon its long-held policy of nationalisation if…
EventANC stage marches in major cities
The African National Congress (ANC) and its allies staged marches in major cities across the country in protest at the delays in the release of political…
EventBilateral talks to continue
A consensus was reached following the fall-out between the leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and government over the continuation of talks toward…
EventCoup attempt on S Doe’s government in Liberia
A coup attempt headed by Brigadier-General Thomas Quiwonkpa, a faction of the Liberian military failed to take power from Samuel Doe. It was a third coup…
EventIndependent Democrats benefits from floorcrossing rule
The Independent Democrats (ID), a political party which was formed by Patricia de Lille, who had defected from the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), benefited…
EventRecognition of the Customary Marriages Act comes into effect
… Burger, D. (ed)(2002). South Africa Yearbook 2001/02 , Pretoria: GCIS, p. 373.| Justice …
EventUnited Nations World Summit starts
United Nations World Summit starts The United Nations World Summit started at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York. The Millennium Summit was the…
EventSelf government is granted to the Transvaal
… , Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.|Oliver, R. and Atmore, A. Africa since 1800 . google books online. books.google.co.za …
EventEarly Xhosa author William Gqoba dies
Author, editor, teacher, catechist, interpreter and wagon-maker William Wellington Gqoba (Mbaba, Goba) died in Lovedale, Eastern Cape. He was born in Gaga,…
EventChief of the Lebelo group of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, dies
Chief of the Lebelo clan of the Ndebele, Johannes Jane Tane Kekana, died on the farm Leeukraal, to the north of Hammanskraal and was buried at Wallmansthal…
EventGeneral Sir Redvers Henry Buller’s troops relieve British forces at Ladysmith
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller's troops relieved British forces at Ladysmith near Durban, KwaZulu Natal. The British forces had been under siege by the…
EventZimbabwean politician and trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai is born
… at global.britannica.com [Accessed: 27 February 2014]|Africa Confidential, Morgan Richard Tsvangirai , from Africa Confidential , [online], Available at …
EventJazz musician Victor Ntoni dies at the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg
… Soweto Blues: Jazz, Popular Music, and Politics in South Africa , Continuum Publishers, New York. London, pp 320 …
EventAlbertina Sisulu’s banning order is renewed
On 31 July 1969 Albertina Sisulu, the wife of Walter Sisulu who was serving a life sentence Robben Island had her banning order renewed for another five years…
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front
Founding members of friends of United Democratic Front, their names are Nthatho Harrison Motlana he has been the secretary for the African National Congress,…
EventBoeremag members Dirk Hanekom and Henk van Zyl are arrested in Memel. Only Hanekom is charged.
Two members of the extreme right-wing group, Boeremag, Dirk Hanekom and Henk Van Zyl, were apprehended on a farm in Memel district, Free State. They were taken…
EventBoers and the British clash in the battle of Dalmanutha
On 21 August 1900 the Boers and the British again clashed in what became known as the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal). The battle lasted six days, ending on…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
South African novelist, Andre Phillipus Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of…
EventThe League of Nations grant Belgium the right to govern Rwanda
On 31 August 1923 the League of Nations passed a resolution granting Belgium the right to govern Rwanda and its southern neighbour Burundi, as the territory of…