SAHO global search
27,664 records
Dr Paul Bosman is murdered in his home in Shelly Beach, KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina
… KwaZulu Natal, ten days after his retirement as head of the SA veterina …
Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human
… Pope John Paul II issues the 11th encyclical of his papacy in which he condemns abortion and euthanasia as …
Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer and settler who was a member of an expedition to the Zulu chief Shaka in the 1820s, is born in Lo
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 5, p. 104. … Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer and settler who…
All twenty-three mineworkers in a lift of the Vaal Reefs gold mine are killed when they plunge more that two km to the bottom.
… All twenty-three mineworkers in a lift of the Vaal Reefs gold mine are killed when they plunge more …
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Modder River or Tweerivieren takes place, in which both Gen. Methuen and Gen. De la Rey are wou
… Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Modder River or Tweerivieren takes place, in which both …
A Pretoria biker is caught doing 284km/h on his Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender
… Suzuki motorcycle on the R59. He earns the dubious honour of being the offender …
In a second murder during the same night, Billy Meyer, 43, of Lovedale farm in the Mara district near Makhado is shot in the he
… In a second murder during the same night, Billy Meyer, 43, of Lovedale farm in the Mara district near Makhado is shot in …
Johanna Brandt, nurse and spy for the Boer forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 and also author of several books on the war and natur
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 2, p. 490. … the Boer forces during Anglo-Boer War 2 and…
Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way to German South West Africa at Waterbury, near Vr
… Col. J.F. Jordaan of the SA force captures Gen. Christiaan de Wet, on his way …
The bodies of world-famous South African opera star Deon van der Walt and his father have been found on their wine estate near
… The bodies of world-famous South African opera star Deon van der Walt …
Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) is formed to "hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr
… to "hit back by all means within our power in defence of our people, our future and our fr …
Anglo-Boer War 1: The first shots in this war are fired in Potchefstroom. The war ended with the defeat of the British in the b
… are fired in Potchefstroom. The war ended with the defeat of the British in the b …
A number of women call on the government at a press conference to permit those men who refuse to serve in the army to make thei
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 521 … A number…
Mr Sol Kerzner admits in an affidavit to the Harms Commission that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Mat
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89 , Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 82 ……
Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet (67), well-known leader of Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2, dies on his farm. He was given
… Gen. Christiaan Rudolph de Wet (67), well-known leader of Boer forces in the Anglo-Boer War 2, dies on his farm. He …
Paul Emile Rossouw, the first athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs.
… athlete in the world to jump higher than 2.13 m at the age of 16, is born in Springs. …
Two serving members of the army and a third man are arrested in connection with the attack on St James’s Church in Cape Town in
… Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from independence to mid-1997 , … Two serving members of the army and a third man…
Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White contact with Black southern
… Vasco da Gama comes ashore at the mouth of the Limpopo River. He and his crew make the first White …
What appears to be a power failure brings down a ten-year-old Boeing 737 shortly after take-off from the Red Sea resort of Shar
… Boeing 737 shortly after take-off from the Red Sea resort of Shar …
Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of Willem Adriaan van der Stel as governor at the Cape, dies in the Castle in Cape Town af
… Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 122. … Louis van Assenburgh (51), successor of…
Mohammed Anwar Al Sadat, former president of Egypt, is born in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt. Date is given as 24 December by several o
… Mohammed Anwar Al Sadat, former president of Egypt, is born in Mit Abu al-Kum, Egypt. Date is given as …
PAC Constitution - Extract from Karis & Carter
… Extract from Karis & Carter 1. NAME The name of the organisation shall be the Pan Africanist Congress , … organisation and shall lay down the broad basic…
Seedtime: Omar Badsha Retrospective
… A major retrospective exhibition of Omar Badsha’s drawings, woodcuts and photographic essays … acknowledged as having crafted a new vocabulary and a way of…
EventNelson Mandela delivers a speech marking his first 100 days in office
… 18 August 1994, the first democratically elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, delivered a speech to the … Mandela announced…
My Spirit Is Not Banned - Resources by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner
… by Frances Baard and Barbie Schreiner The Federation of South African Women's Papers, University of the Witwatersrand Historical Documents Section. The Food …
ArticleFatima Meer Timeline 1928-2010
… 1928 Fatima Meer was born in Durban, daughter of Moosa and Amina Meer. 1940s Established literacy classes … after attending the founding meeting of the Black…
ArticleAlbertina Sisulu Timeline 1918 - 2011
… was born in the village Camama in the Tsomo district of the Transkei to a very large family. Circa 1926 Albertina … held from 1949 to1954. At the same…
ArchiveChief Albert Luthuli Lecture, Africa and Freedom, delivered by the patron of the TMF, Thabo Mbeki, 10 December 2021
… Programme Director, Esteemed Members of the Luthuli Museum Council, Comrades, ladies and … African National Congress on the basis of its Programme of Action…
Yusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1970 - 1979
… (SACP) convenes a special meeting. Apart from members of the Central Committee, leading activists of the Party, including MK cadres who experienced armed ……
EventThe World Health Organisation (WHO) declares Aids a worldwide epidemic
… disease a worldwide epidemic. Africa has the highest rate of infection than any continent, with South Africa having the highest of any country. According to…