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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 …
EventNatasha Kate Sutherland, actress in the SA soap opera Egoli, is born.
… began her career in the early 1990’s as presenter of children’s show Kideo. She then joined the cast of the soapie, Egoli, launching her acting career. This…
ArticleAnti-Indian Legislation
… Towards the end of the nineteenth century, Harry Escombe became one of the most prominent White politicians in the Colony of … Indians. Escombe was in…
Article50 Facts on Africa
… In the modern-day world the view people are given of Africa is often a narrow one. In this piece we present 50 … Plaatje was a veritable renaissance man. In…
EventZola Skweyiya is born
… Minister of Social Development of the Republic of South Africa since 17 June 1999, Dr Zola … creation of the South African Social Security Agency, a body to…
EventFormer Student Representative Council (SRC) Vice-President shot by Police
… Council (SRC) Vice-president at the University of Transkei and staunch opponent of Transkei government, Batandwa Ndondo, was shot by police … shot eight…
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… with Almond Nofomela and David Tshikakalanga guilty of murdering human rights lawyer and UDF activist Griffiths … Mxenge. Mxenge was murdered in 1981 and his…
Who Shot My Dad? by Jann Turner
… Africa's Death Squad HQ. Horror unfolded in the forms of Almond Nofomela and Dirk Coetzee and for the first time I … I was shocked to have met a chaotic,…
EventInternational Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting
… and the problems its membership poses, the governing body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) resolved that … South Africa was faced with many…
Document 7 - ‘White South Africa.’ Two Voices.” The International, 27 January 1922
… 1922 History does not proceed with the logical march of a proposition of Euclid. Wars and disputes never arise … perfectly in place? Afrikander workers,…
EventFifth Constitution Amendment Bill is introduced
… The Republic of South Africa Constitution Fifth Amendment Bill, … in Parliament. The Bill was based closely on the majority of recommendations of the…
EventMakapane’s Cave is under siege
… The nearly month-long siege of Makapane's Cave took place after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makapane) massacred … Commandant-General Piet…
ArchiveInterview with Julius Nyerere
… with Julius K. Nyerere (1922-1999), the first president of Tanzania (known as Tanganyika until 1964). He served as … he stepped down temporarily to work on…
EventSchool boycott in Port Elizabeth ends
… Leaders of Port Elizabeth's Black secondary school children decided to end a four month boycott of classes. This followed after negotiations took place ……
Press Conference in Addis Ababal: Oliver Tambo, 02 July 1987
… The first question the President of the ANC was asked is whether he was satisfied, or the ANC … the apartheid system. In particular, it is whites who are…
PlacePretoria High School for Girls, Park Street
… for Girls was started by Lord Milner in 1902 as part of his efforts to anglicise the Transvaal under British … High’s 75th Birthday, the school received the…
ANC ‘Military High Command’ Leader Interviewed
… African police today launched a campaign to fight a spate of urban bombs. There have been about a dozen bomb blasts in … which has taken place, nor whether…
Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney: Three figures in the IWW in South Africa by Red Jack (libcom.org), 08 January 2012
… The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, the Wobblies) was the main influence on … in closed barracks etc. It also opposed the discrimination being applied…
Delegations and dialogue between ANC and internal non government groups
… in the 1980s. From late 1984 onwards, a series of meetings between the exiled ANC and groupings from within … African society should be. Fundamental…
Indian South Africans timeline 1940-1949
… the meeting ends in failure. February, The decision of the Natal Indian Association (NIA) executive to cooperate … by Indians in Durban is ratified by the…
Why General Smuts won on 4 September 1939
… after it collapsed, any conclusions about the working of Fusion and its chances of long-term success if the Second … were indeed waverers and "draadsitters"…