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After a meeting in Cape Town with President de Klerk, the Secretary of State James Baker 3rd said Mr. De Klerk has told him tha
… in Cape Town with President de Klerk, the Secretary of State James Baker 3rd said Mr. De Klerk has told him tha …
Rijkloff van Goens arrives in Table Bay to report on conditions at the Cape to the Directors of the Dutch East Indies and to fo
… Bay to report on conditions at the Cape to the Directors of the Dutch East Indies and to fo …
P.J. van der Merwe, writer of the book “Ons halfeeu in Angola 1880-1928” is born on the farm Die Hoek near Humpata, Angola. (St
… P.J. van der Merwe, writer of the book “Ons halfeeu in Angola 1880-1928” is born on the …
The Role of the Working Class and Organised Labour in Advancing the National Democratic Revolution by ANC, 20 December 2007, 52nd National Conference, Polokwane
… The Role of the Working Class and Organised Labour in Advancing the …
APDUSA Views - Issue No 91: The Rise of Fascistic Politics and How Judge Nicholson Handed Mbeki’s Head on a Platter to the Zuma Brigade, September 2008
… APDUSA Views - Issue No 91: The Rise of Fascistic Politics and How Judge Nicholson Handed Mbeki’s …
WWI: At the start of the 1914-Rebellion (or “Armed protest” as it was called), it is decided in Koppies, OFS, that Gen. C.R. de
… WWI: At the start of the 1914-Rebellion (or “Armed protest” as it was called), …
The SA rugby team wins the first test against the USA in New York 38-7. Ray Mordt of SA scores in his second consecutive te
… first test against the USA in New York 38-7. Ray Mordt of SA scores in his second consecutive te …
More than R10m in foreign currency is stolen from the safes of the SAPS serious and violent crimes (SVC) unit in Benoni, on the
… More than R10m in foreign currency is stolen from the safes of the SAPS serious and violent crimes (SVC) unit in Benoni, …
Cape Times reports that the Cape Town City Council has voted to reject the Group Areas Act of 1966 and to request that the enti
… South African Institute of Race Relations. (1989). Race Relations Survey 1988/89, Johannesburg: South African Institute of Race Relations, p. 223 … Town City…
Mthunzi Njakazi, ANC member of Durban, is shot dead on street. This date may not be correct, as 28 January 1991 is given by tw
… A Crime Against Humanity: analysing the repression of the apartheid state, Johannesburg: Human Rights Committee, … Mthunzi Njakazi, ANC member of Durban, is…
The Somerset Mall 10km race is won by Thembelani Zola (Mr Price) in an excellent time of 30,4, followed closely by team mate Ne
… is won by Thembelani Zola (Mr Price) in an excellent time of 30,4, followed closely by team mate Ne …
Adam Kok III, Griqua chief and third son of Griqua chief Adam Kok II, dies near Kokstad. Date is given as 30 December 1875 in a
… Kruger, D.W. (ed)(1972). Dictionary of South African Biography, Cape Town: Human Sciences … Adam Kok III, Griqua chief and third son of Griqua chief Adam Kok…
Glossary: Local History
… Account A record or description of past events. Archaeology The study of pre-historic people and their culture. Banished Forced to … interacts with its…
'Native life' 100 after Sol Plaatje published it by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson (Mail and Guardian), 30 September 2016
… Brian Willan and Bhekizizwe Peterson are the editors of a new scholarly work on Plaatje’s book, Sol Plaatje’s … to a significant piece of legislation, and it…
EventInternational Olympic Committee re-admit South Africa
… in 1964 for its racial discrimination practices, the same body decided to re-admit South Africa. The government had … heavily in the international sports…
The Heritage Museum at Villa Zain by Joline Young
… this place is. They say they actually feel the vibration of the rich history that fills these walls. I have given 19 years of my life to set up a museum that…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1960s
… 1960 1 January, Minister of Bantu Education assumes control of University College of … that 132 members of the PAC, including Robert Sobukwe, are being held…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… 1 SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko as its first … establish the Black People…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… SASO is officially inaugurated at the Turfloop campus of the University of the North (UNIN) with Steve Bantu Biko as its first … establish the Black People…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Congress (TIC)
… parties’ leadership in 1946. By the mid-60s the activities of the TIC had declined and by the early 1970s it was … was revived in 1983 and was prominent in…
Chapter 9 - Negotiating the transition
… At the beginning of february 1993 it became apparent that most role-players … were keen to secure multilateral agreement that an elected body draft the final…
EventNatal Law society apologises to Gandhi
… lawyer to apply to practise in the then British colony of Natal. The Natal Law Society opposed his application because he was Indian. The president of the…
EventBob Woolmer, former South African coach, is found unconscious in his hotel room during the Cricket World Cup in the West Indies
… in the West Indies. He died later in hospital. After weeks of investigation his body was returned to his family in South Africa. Bob Woolmer was one of the…
BiographyChief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi
… Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, son of Princess Magogo Constance Zulu kaDinuzulu, King Solomon’s … District, KwaZulu. His mother was the daughter of King…
ArticleA Land Dispossession History 1600s-1990s
… Anyone who travels over the vast expanse of South Africa is immediately struck by the great variations … under which Black rural people live. The picture of…
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… to submit at least another sixty, including those of three of their Cabinet ministers. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) … Truth and Reconciliation…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… (his clan name), was shot and killed in the driveway of his Boksburg home. Soon after, Janus Walus, a Polish … Clive Derby-Lewis, a Conservative Party (CP)…
Summary Minutes of exploratory discussions held in London on 3 May and 4 May 1988 between a South African Delegation and an Angolan Delegation, facilitated by a Delegation from the United States
… reponse to a draft agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of Angola, the Republic of Cuba, the Republic of South Africa and the South West…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… in tertiary education fees, due to the high inflation of the South African economy, the news fell on an already disgruntled and highly mobilised student body…
EventZuma announces freeze on university fees increase
… in tertiary education fees, due to the high inflation of the South African economy, the news fell on an already disgruntled and highly mobilised student body…