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EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel came about after he delivered a speech in Egypt stating that he would travel anywhere, "even Jerusalem," to discuss peace. In…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… a consumer boycott and overtime ban was launched, some 10 000 protesters marched in Durban and more than 5 000 in …
EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… to keep them out of the neutral territory and ceded 10,000 square kilometers of good pastureland to Lord Charles …
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… he was pardoned and released. George Matanzima died on 10 November 2000 in Queenstown. …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus) was born on 10 October 1825 in the Steynsburg district. When the Great …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bloemfontein
… Brand laid the foundation stone for the new church on 10 May 1878, and on 7 May 1880 the new building was …
EventHarry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… of the 1932 Summer Olympics. [vi] Hart passed away on 10 November 1979 in Reitz, Free State. [vii] End Notes …
PlaceRed Location Museum
The Red Location Museum is situated within the Black Township of New Brighton, of Port Elizabeth (now called Gqeberha). Surrounded by the colourful homes of…
Chapter 12
… was laying the basis for a principled struggle-the 10-Point Programme. They were no longer asking for petty … African Indian Congress towards the Unity…
The fight against passes continues
… we divided ourselves into clubs. We divided into about 10 women in one club, 10, 10, 10 and a certain club had to bring a certain amount of …
The First Slaves at the Cape
… after Woutersz had been in charge of Robben Island for 10 months, Van Riebeeck felt that he had returned to his … Cape, Cornelia, Lijsbeth and Kleine Eva…
New Generation Sculpture
… she maintains-no baking, no drying and no painting. (10) Mabasa Noria (b.1938) Clergyman Johannes Maswanganye, … 1. Powell, "Bad faith makes bad art", The…
EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
… Cup team between 1919 and 1931.[vii] He also has a record 10 wins and 11 loses.[viii] Raymond passed away on 30 January …
EventThe Choice of Termination Act is enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
From February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to any…
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… with future party activities. The meeting concluded at 10 p.m. Chairman: Secretary: …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… with combined yearly net sales in the region of 10 billion US dollars. With interests ranging from tobacco …
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… The Military in Lesotho, African Security Review, Vol.10, No.2 (online), available at: iss.co.za [Accessed 20 …
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… States intervention, Gen Raoul Cedras agreed to resign on 10 October 1994, paving the way for Aristid's return. After a …
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… our member in, but all in vain, until he was released on £10 bail after a week before the magistrate. …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… - Chapter 9 The Final Prize: The Freedom Charter - Chapter 10 The Final Prize: “Bantu Education or the Street” - Chapter …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… Whites-only referendum 17 June, Boipatong massacre 1993 10 April, Assassination of Chris Hani 25 June, AWB invasion …
PlaceSt Louis Catholic Church, 22 Jacobs Road, Clairwood, Durban
… On 10 February 1884, Bishop Jolivet purchased a plot in … declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 February 1989. This once vibrant, now…
ArticleTimeline of the Group Areas Act and Selected Related Pieces Legislation
… land to be purchasable by Africans (Beinhart, 2001: 10). 1923 The Native Urban Areas Act was passed by the Smuts … though proclamation No. 72 exempt the Cape…
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
… Native Townships. The forced removals began on February 10, 1955, and continued until the mid-1960's when most of the … as: "Ndofaya". The forced removals…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1990s
… there together with 177 from the UK and 142 from the FRG. 10 March, Proclamation No 4: Gave the President power to make … in some districts under…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… later on realise my perfect innocence.’ On the morning of 10 February, Gandhi went to his office, where a group of … provincial boundaries. Gandhi was again…
EventJoyce Mashamba passed away
… George Mashamba, who had been a political prisoner for 10 years on Robben Island. [v] They have four children – …
PlaceThree Anchor Bay
… Point, lies in fact right where the two Suburbs meet, just 10 minutes from the City Centre of Cape Town. Actually the …
Beyond the Apartheid University?
… the over-simplification of complexity: A marketing ploy? 10. Re-imagining the Humanities in Post-Apartheid / …
PlaceFreedom Park
The site of Freedom Park was carefully chosen, a 52 hectare undeveloped hill overlooking the city of Pretoria. It was here that the nation’s heroes would be…