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EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… South Africa was changing from a monarchy to a republic and to argue his case to remain within the British … which the existing political trends grew in…
EventAbdul Samad Minty, anti apartheid activist, is born
… eleven years later, he graduated with an MSc in Economics and International Relations at the University College in … Minty was abroad he worked for the…
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… of the South African Bantu Football Association (SABFA) and the South African Coloured Football Association (SACFA) … the South African Indian Football…
EventThe company, IBM, re-forms in South Africa
… no longer have assets, capital or employees in the country and would thus comply with the letter of the law. In actual … the new company signed multi year…
EventThe Directors of the Dutch East India Company propose Hout Bay to Jan van Riebeeck as a possible area to settle some Dutch families
… ocean's bounty. By the 17th century the Cape Peninsula and it's numerous safe harbors became highly coveted by … Bay side of the mountain were already under…
EventThe first family at the Cape moves into the fort
… 1652, sick-comforter at the Cape, Willem Barentz Wijlant and his wife became the first people to move into the … men were occupied daily on the construction…
EventSA judge jails former state assassin Eugene de Kock for more than 200 years
… These political executions continued throughout Apartheid and intensified during the 1980s when the system began to … in political murders were brought…
EventFawcett Commission into Concentration Camps in South Africa
… was tabled in the Westminister Parliament in June 1901 and the British Colonial Office responded by appointing a Six … was tasked with looking at living…
EventSouth African Defence Force (SADF) raid Maseru in an effort to kill suspected members of the African National Congress
… victims were Lesotho residents, including five women and two children. Their mission accomplished, the members of … political leaders in the black "homelands…
PlaceCR Swart Building
… the CR Swart Building houses the Provincial Administration and features a 26th-floor revolving restaurant. The name … to any renaming that has not gone…
EventThe full citizenship of Coloured people is called for
… history, have been regarded as neither white nor black, and their ability to exercise their political rights have … The first election of the CRC was held in…
ArchiveNo to militarism
… Black, white, red and blue poster. Artwork of aeroplanes and gas masks and a baby. …
Visit of Graca Machel, 9 October 1991
… A delegation from Mozambique, led by Mrs Graca Machel, and a delegation of South Africans led by ANC National … Chris Hani, Eastern Transvaal Chairperson…
ArchiveNUSAS Congress 1984: Head Office report
… in respect of the mobilisation of the student community and in political involvement, in particular the Union's role in the United Democratic Front and the…
Searchlight South Africa: a Marxist journal of South African Studies
… Studies was founded by Baruch Hirson from 1988-1993, and to a large extent written by him in collaboration with other exiles and comrades from the…
PlaceHoly Cross Mission & Hospital, Eastern Cape
… services to the Flagstaff area, part of Lusikisiki and Bizana with a Population of about 18,000. Holy Cross Hospital is a Provincial Hospital, and services…
ArchiveSelf rule in the Transkei: a monstrous fraud
… by the Republic of South Africa. The Unity Movement and the freedom fighters' would like to see the effective and efficient implementation of Bantu Education…
ArchiveThe Higher education of Blacks in the United States
… Hoernle Memorial Lecture series delivered by Alan Pifer, and discusses the "experience of Black Americans with higher … the first Black Americans in 1619,…
PlaceHouse Preller, Hartebeesport
… Gustav Preller was a well-known journalist and historian who championed the cause of the Afrikaans … He occupied this house from 1935 until his death, and…
PlaceLanherne Building, Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth
… in 1894 for RH Hammersley-Heenen, resident engineer and general manager of the South African Railways. During … it was converted to a convalescent home for…
PlaceCuyler Manor, Uitenhage
… Mandela Bay gently tucked away between the Swartkops River and the old road to Port Elizabeth (R367) where a 200-year … Was the homestead of Jacob Glen…
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… - stunning Victorian style houses built between 1860 and 1880, lending it a completely unique charm. It consists … on to the Donkin Reserve, one at 14…
PlacePolokwane Art Museum
… are over 1000 works displayed in the indoor collections, and the outdoor collection consists of many sculptures on … of metal, made up of melted guns which…
EventBonnie Ntshalintshali, SA artist, is born
… artist Fèe Halsted-Berning. Her talent in ceramics and painting soon shined through and Halsted-Berning encouraged her to pursue her own path. In … among…
EventPolitical activist Mohammed Shaik is born
… Mohammed Iqbal Shaik, political activist and member of the Dolphin Unit of the Special Operations … was born in Vrededorp, Johannesburg. Shaik was recruited…
EventSA artist Mizream Maseko is born
… in the Transvaal. He began his career as a house painter and was inspired to paint by the works he saw in the houses. Maseko gave up house painting and began…
EventProgressive Federal Party is formed
… The Progressive Reform Party of South Africa and the 'Japie' Basson dissident group of United Party (UP) … with Colin Eglin as leader, Ray Swart as party…
EventThe South African Military History Society is established
… to further the interests of students of military history and the collection of military items of historical … research into the history, traditions, uniforms…
EventWalvis Bay is handed over to Namibia
… over the Walvis Bay enclave by handing over the port and twelve offshore islands to the Namibian government. This … discussions lasting three years between…
EventCOSATU intensifies campaign against apartheid
… adopted several resolutions. It called on its members and supporters to join a campaign of sustained action against … week before the country's general…