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Message to the Seventh Congress of the South African Communist Party by O. R. Tambo, April 1989
… a proud record of firmness and resolution in struggle. Its history is replete with stirring examples of commitment to … deservedly stand tall. Your Congress,…
Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of his acceptance of an honorary doctorate of the University of Stellenbosch Stellenbosch, 25 October 1996
… left its unmistakable imprint on our country's troubled history - a history whose scars still show. Tonight you are receiving me … reminds us also of a…
EventTribute to Joost van der Westhuizen
… legend was another unifying moment in South African history, as it focused on the unity sport can bring to the …
EventKaren Muir
… the youngest world record holder in any sport in the history of organised sport.[i] Karen Muir broke the 110 yards …
ArchiveBlack consciousness and white liberals in South Africa: paradoxical anti-apartheid politics
… of Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in the subject of History at the University of South Africa. This thesis …
Africans in Cape Town: state policy and popular resistance, 1936-73
… the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of History in the University of Cape Town. The study focusses on …
Renewed fighting in April
… Namibia . For nine days the most intense fighting in the history of the border war raged along the 300 km frontier . …
PlacePioneer's Memorial Synagogue, Raleigh Street, Port Elizabeth
… in a former synagogue featuring exhibits on Jewish life & History in Port Elizabeth. The Jewish Pioneers’ Memorial …
EventUN committee is barred to enter SA
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
Event3 students from Johannesburg are the first to climb ‘Devil’s Tooth’ in the Drakensberg Range
… Location: back to this day in history search archive The Drakensberg is the highest …
EventOmar Badsha, South African photographer, is born
… by state agents. Badsha founded the NGO, South African History Online (SAHO) in 1999 and is currently the … South African History Online . website: www…
EventCommittee of Ten wants election of a new community board
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventPupils boycott classes in defiance of the use of Afrikaans in their schools
… since the Durban Strike of 1973. Source: South African History Online …
EventTwelve Africans are acquitted at the Supreme Court
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventPAC attends Patriotic Front Conference
… South African History Online …
EventSA signs Nuclear Treaty
… for inspection. South Africa became the first nation in history to ever rollback its nuclear capability. Nuclear …
EventJan van Riebeeck, Dutch colonial administrator and first commander of the colony at the Cape of Good Hope, is born
… Van Riebeeck remains a prominent figure in the early history of colonial South Africa, and he was commander of the … [Accessed: 16 April 2014]|Giliomee et…
EventBartolomeu Dias enters Luderitz Bay
… around the Cape of Good Hope, see our This Week in History entry for 4 November 1497. … C.F.J. (ed)(1981). Five Hundred years: a history of South Africa ;…
EventProvincial Executive Committee of Free State resigns
… Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from …
EventCol Eugene de Kock testifies in Court
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventLegal action against election results
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventHundreds die in a train fire in Egypt
… It is the worst train accident in Egyptian railroad history. … Star (21 February 2002), " Worst train accident in Egypt’s history kills 373 ",From: Google…
EventGandhi leads a march from Newcastle into the Transvaal to defy the Immigrants Regulation Act of 1913
… This marked one of the greatest episodes in South African history. He was arrested the following day at Palmford. Prior … South African History Online, …
The Neglected Tradition
… the basic research needed to be done before an integrated history of South African art could be written. …
Trade unions and Popular Resistance in the 1980s and New Alliances and the Different Unions Traditions by Kaizer Thibedi
… Moiketsi Thibedi is a PhD candidate at the Department of History at Wits University. He holds a Master’s Degree in … Telling Our Own Stories – Bringing to…
A tribute to Sam Ramsamy and others who fought apartheid sport by E.S. Reddy
… passive resistance campaign of 1946-48. George Singh, a football star, was among the leaders of that campaign. A …
Death of a lion of the law, Arthur Chaskalson by Rebecca Davis, 3 December 2012
… was selected for the Combined South African Universities football team. The characteristics that would mark his life …
Address by President Jacob Zuma to the Military Veterans Medals Parade Waterkloof Airforce Base, 27 October 2012
… to continue with our journey of redefining the country`s history to truly reflect our rich diverse past. The medals … those heroes and heroines who should be…
ANC Gauteng Province pays tribute to Comrade Lawrance Phokanoka,15 July 2005
… alliance. In his passing away, he joins a rich and brave history of great patriots and freedom fighters. This history of struggle starts with the first Khoi…
ArchiveZuma's rape accuser questioned (BBC News), 07 March 2006
… to admit questions about the complainant's personal history. About 200 of Mr Zuma's supporters have gathered … the court admit questions concerning the woman…