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Kingdoms of southern Africa: Thulamela
The city of Thulamela from the air. It has walled areas like the ruins at Great Zimbabwe, which separate royalty from commoners. Source: www.chico.mweb.co.za …
ArticlePrehistory of the Port Elizabeth area
The coastline of the Eastern Cape is treacherous, and several ships ran aground or sunk offshore after Vasco de Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope in 1498…
Disbanding, 1990-1991
… everything sorted out, the UDF held its final meeting on 14 August 1991 in Johannesburg. …
ArticlePan Africanist Congress timeline 1959-2011
… PAC member Jeff Kgalabi Masemola is charged together with 14 other people in the Pretoria Supreme Court with conspiracy … in Monrovia, Liberia which would…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… Legislation: The Durban Land Alienation Ordinance , no 14 of 1922 (Natal) This ordinance enables the Durban City … 5 March, The Durban Land Alienation…
PlaceVryburg, Bophirima Region
Vryburg lies on the N14, due West of the Towns of Klerksdorp and Orkney - as in 'Orkney Snork Nie' (Orkney doesn't snore) the popular Afrikaans toilet humour…
Post NEC & Lekgotla Briefing, 30 January 2017
The African National Congress invites members of the media to a media briefing on the outomces of the NEC meeting and NEC Lekgotla held on the 25th to the 27th…
EventSouth African artist, Maggie Laubser, is born
… On 14 April 1886, South African artist Maggie Laubser was born …
Briefing on Lekgotla outcomes, 27 January 2015
The African National Congress invites members of the media to a briefing on the outcomes of the NEC Lekgotla being held at the St. George`s Hotel, Irene in…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Consultative Conference: Speeches and Resolutions
… Congress Consultative Conference in Johannesburg, December 14-16, 1990. Includes speech by Oliver Tambo, keynote address …
PlaceJesser Point Lighthouse
… Africa's East coast. This Lighthouse was established in 1986. It is situated within the Kwazulu-Natal Parks Board …
EventBishop Desmond Tutu leaves for the USA to meet with American President Ronald Reagan
… government. These calls were initially unheeded, but by 1986, the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act was passed. This …
EventUS House of Representatives approve Bill to impose stricter sanctions on Apartheid South Africa
… On 18 June 1986, the House of Representatives of the United States of …
Chronology
… to rebuild the African Mine Workers' Union August 14 , Roosevelt and Churchill's Atlantic Charter November , … (Transvaal) elects A. M. Lembede as president…
General South African History Timeline: 1970s
… to meet demands that mixed sports should be allowed. 14 April, The United Nations Special Committee on Apartheid … Repealed by the Abolition of Influx…
ArticleAzanian People’s Organization (AZAPO)
… , AZAPO's president as the reason. AZASO was disbanded in 1986 when it joined the South African National Students' … taken over the thrust of AZAPO's…
Mandela and his three wives - Evelyn, Winnie and Graca by Sapa-AFP, 6 December 2013
… liability for Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement. In 1986, at a time when suspected traitors were being burned … and wife. Graca's first contact with…
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… vessel. Research team members remain on the island for 14 months, but it is also possible to visit the island as …
PlaceRavenswood House, Hatfield Street, Gardens
… It was declared a National Monument under old NMC on the 14 of May 1971. …
EventThe third democratic elections in SA are held
… South Africa held its third democratic elections on 14 April 2004. A total of 20.6 million People were registered …
ArticleAfrikaans: the Language of Black and Coloured Dissent
… borders and it ‘is spoken primarily in Africa’. [12] [13] [14] Afrikaans is also defined as a (southern) African creole … ondersoek” (Magistertesis,…
EventAnti-Apartheid demonstration is held outside SA embassy in Washington
… to the passing of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act in 1986 over President Reagan's veto. By this time South Africa …
ArticleDrafting of the Final Constitution
… negotiation. The National Peace Accord was signed on 14 September 1991 by the representatives of twenty-seven …
Decolonising African Museums - What does it mean?
… in Africa’s museum context. Date: 24 March 2016 Time: 14:00 –16:00 Venue: CISA Committee Room, 36 Jorissen Street, …
EventAhmed Ben Bella, former president of Algeria, is released after fourteen years in prison
… friend in 1965. He was placed under arrest for the next 14 years. He was released on 4 July 1979 and placed under …
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… of imprisonment. The visit was part of a six week tour of 14 nations in Africa, Europe and North America that began on …
EventThe New English Bible is published.
… revised version was published as The New English Bible on 14 March 1961. The new English version was revised yet again …
EventSA withdraws from the International Labour Organisation
… to withdraw from the organisation. The date is given as 14 March in another source, but 11 March is mentioned in the …
EventTrader and philanthropist Mohamed Joosub dies
… Ranavav, India where he was born in 1862, at the age of 14. He undertook a voyage to South Africa in 1876 and opened …
EventConstant Viljoen announces his resignation from AVF
… organisation again. After he broke ranks with the FA on 14 March 1994, Viljoen led his party the FF to take part in …