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Early struggles, contact and conflict in the Cape Colony
… ( named Harry by European sailors and traders ) was a chief of the Strandlopers , a group of the Khoikhoi who lived …
Chapter IX - Triumph of disunity (1)
… the greatest obstacle to their aims was Moshoeshoe, chief of the Sotho nation, and it is round him that much of … in search of cattle and pasturelands. As…
Desirable or undesirable Basotho women?' Liquor, prostitution and the migration of Basotho women to the Rand, 1920-1945' by P. L. Bonner
… the same complaint. On this occasion a son of the senior chief Masopha seized back a 'runaway' wife from the Orange … of A. S. Mopeli-Paulus, himself the son…
ArchiveChapter 11 - SACTU in the Congress Alliance
… the organisation and programme for the 1958 stay-at-home, Lutuli lectured the workers that Congress was not …
Nelson Mandela by O. R. Tambo - Extract from "No Easy Walk to Freedom: Articles, Speeches and Trial Addresses of Nelson Mandela edited by Ruth First", 1965.
… Born near Umtata in 1918, he was the eldest son of a Tembo chief. His father died when he was twelve and his upbringing and education were taken over by the…
This item by Oliver Tambo was published as the introduction to the book "No Easy Walk to Freedom" by Ruth First, 01 June 1965
… Born near Umtata in 1918, he was the eldest son of a Tembo chief. His father died when he was twelve and his upbringing and education were taken over by the…
Nelson Mandela by Oliver Tambo
… Born near Umtata in 1918, he was the eldest son of a Tembo chief. His father died when he was twelve and his upbringing and education were taken over by the…
PlaceDzata Venda Ruins and Museum of the Drum, Louis Trichardt
… wall enclosing the whole area. He also mentioned that the chief cities are made of the same stone. To date no … at this stage. It is highly unlikely that he…
PlaceGriqualand East
… to as "no man's land". In March 1861, Faku, paramount chief of the amaPondo , ceded the territory to the British . … ' The Rode Valley ' was purchased from…
PlaceMobeni
… Natal). The largest City of KwaZulu-Natal Province and the chief Port of South Africa. (With the highest traffic of … Natal). The largest City of KwaZulu…
EventNational Party refuses to serve on Buthelezi Commission of Inquiry
… the National Party (NP) won’t serve on the Commission. Chief Buthelezi said the Prime Minister had told him the …
EventGovernment's final consolidation of 'homelands'
The Nationalist party government announced its intention to consolidate the total number of separate 'homeland' areas from 113 to 36. The homelands were…
Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps and Visit of the President, 19 June 2013
… Mpho Masina: 0780957117 14h30 - 15h30 Launching of the Chief Albert Luthuli Volunteer Corps Piet Thole Civic Hall …
Planned DA march to Luthuli House, 23 January 2014
… march by the Democratic Alliance to the ANC Headquarters, Chief Albert Luthuli House, on the 4th February 2014. While …
PlaceFirst & Second River Temple's
… however it is towered over by the recently constructed Chief Albert Luthuli Hospital. The original murtis,(as Hindu …
EventUN peace-keeping troops deployed to the Republic of Congo
… had been dismissed as prime minister. Joseph Mobutu, Chief of Staff in the Congolese Army, placed Lumumba under …
EventViolence erupts during Defiance Campaign
… and the newly elected president-general of the ANC, Chief Albert Luthuli. Towards the end of November 1952, the …
EventGerman Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, famous German commander of German forces in North Africa, dies on this day
… to Germany because of ill health. He was made commander in chief of all German armies from the Netherlands to the Loire …
EventSA Special Forces accused of train violence
… the unit were involved in such violence. A former deputy chief of staff intelligence expressed the view that the …
EventThe possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned
… condition: that they retrieve cattle stolen from him by Chief Sekonyela. Retief, accompanied by 69 men, invaded …
EventLouis Trichardt, Voortrekker leader, is born near Oudtshoorn 225 years ago
… time Trichardt had considerable dealings with the Venda chief, Ramabulana. According to historical documentation, …
PlaceColesberg, Northern Cape
… 1899 a Boer force of 700 men under the joint command of Chief Commandant ER Grobler and General HJ Schoeman entered …
PlaceClarendon Circle, Johannesburg
… of the Union of South Africa from 1931 to 1937. He was the Chief Representative of Britain, in South Africa. George … and sat in the House of Lords. He also…
South Africa’s policy towards Zimbabwe: synopsis by Thabo Mbeki 22 February 2016
… by agents of the apartheid regime, served as our public Chief Representative, with Geraldine Fraser, now … apartheid, the then Secretary General of the…
Chapter 1 - Striking a balance between Tribalism and Christianity
… Mfengu”. 6 Josiah Gumede’s ancestry can be traced back to chief Khondlo. 7 Khondlo was succeeded by his son … River Division where he was welcomed back by…
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address
… of South Africa. This followed his swearing in by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng after the resignation of Jacob …
EventGeneral Muhamed Lamari, head of Algeria's army, resigns for health reasons.
… Gaid, commander of ground forces and an ally of his, as chief military staff. Lamari had been an influential figure …
EventLabram, manufacturer of 'Long Cecil' is killed by shell from 'Long Tom'
… Tom' cannon during the siege of Kimberley. Labram, who was chief mechanical engineer at the De Beers Consolidated Mines, …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… the novel in English while based in Havana as SWAPO’s Chief Representative for the Caribbean. [88] It was … offset. [97] Image source 1991 Dorian Haarhoff…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… is formed with Nokukhanya Luthuli (wife of the late Chief Albert Luthuli) as patron. 13 March, Lilian Ngoyi , … members. This is confirmed by General…