SAHO global search
23,171 records
EventNational Housing Department introduces new plan
National Housing Department Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, introduced a new housing plan to the media. The plan had been endorsed by the cabinet and entailed the…
EventSuspect in US embassies bomb blasts denies charges
The 26-year-old Tanzanian, Khalfan Khamis Mohamed, a prime suspect in the bombing of two United States of American embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es…
EventWinnie Mandela sued by the government
Lawyers representing the government announced on 14 August 1998 that they were suing Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of former president, Nelson Mandela…
EventSouth Africa observes Armistice Day
Armistice Day is observed annually in South Africa to commemorate the sacrifice of veterans and civilians in World War I. The day is observed world-wide,…
EventCape Colony Prime Minister opposes War
William Philip Screhreiner, prime minister in the Cape Colony at the start of Anglo-Boer War 2 (South African War), summarised the pssure his government has…
EventSA artist Helen Martins is born
Helen Elizabeth Martins, artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, was born in Nieu Bethesda in the Eastern…
EventBram Fischer born today
Abraham (Bram) Fischer, lawyer and champion against apartheid, was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State on 23 April 1908. This man, from staunch Afrikaans…
EventIdi Amin Dada releases the Americans held hostage in Uganda
Idi Amin Dada releases the Americans held hostage in Uganda since 25 February and suggests they leave the country. Almost three months later, Amin went to…
EventSouth African Foreign Minister, ‘Pik’ Botha denies South African support for RENAMO
South African Foreign Minister, 'Pik' Botha denied South African support for RENAMO, claiming that the country is committed to the Nkomati Accord of 1984. The…
EventChief Mangosuthu Buthelezi meets President Kaizer Matanzima in Tongaat
Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi of Kwa Zulu met President Kaizer Matanzima of Transkei in Tongaat, north of Durban, where they declared they were opposed to the…
EventThirteen residents are gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police
Thirteen residents were gunned down in Mamelodi by South African police. This followed the declaration of a State of emergency on 25 July 1985 by President PW…
EventThe Security Council begins deliberations on the situation in South Africa
The United Nations Security Council began deliberations on the situation in South Africa, under an agenda item entitled: "The situation arising out of the…
EventSol Kerzner admits to the Harms Commission, that he has paid R2m for the personal benefit of Chief George Matanzima
South African billionaire Hotelier Solomon Kerznerfound himself under investigation for corruption in a case that began in 1987. Kerzner, who owns Sun…
EventCouncil of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) is formed
The Council of Unions of South Africa (CUSA) was formed, with 9 affiliates. CUSA originated from the Urban Training Project and the Consultative Committee of…
EventEthiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
On 28 May1991, Ethiopians People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured the capital of Ethiopia,Addis Ababa. The EPRDF was led by the Meles Zinawi,…
EventDr Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, is born
Kenneth Kaunda was born in Chinsali, the Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Kaunda was a qualified teacher and taught in a number of schools…
EventMorocco reclaims its long lost region of Sidi Ifni from Spain
On 4 January 1969 an agreement to return Sidi Ifni to Morocco was signed between Spain and Morocco. One of the terms of the agreement was the awarding of…
EventLéopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a poet and writer who later became president of Senegal. He was educated in Paris where he got acquainted with Aimé Césaire. After…
EventCharles Barends, the renowned South African jockey is born
Charles “Charlie” Barends was born in Johannesburg on 24 September 1919. [i]Charlie was a jockey for 32 years, and rode 2 300 race winners [ii] Charlie only…
The attack of Syria by Israel, 7 May 2013
The African National Congress condemns the attack on Syria by the Israeli government. We view this as provocation that can only escalate hostilities in the…
PlaceZonderwater
Situated in the Highveld of Gauteng, just outside Cullinan near Pretoria. The Zonderwater museum and the Italian Military Cemetery are alongside one another!…
PlaceDutch Reformed Mission Institute, Cape Town
The South African Missionary Society, established a ministry in Wagenmakersvallei in 1796 and ministered to slaves and to detribalised Khoikhoi people who…
EventTwo top SA scientists are refused entry into Russia.
On 17 August 1970, two top South African scientists were refused entry into the Soviet Union during the International Science Congress in Leningrad. The…
PlaceWeskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Main building, Ketjen Street, Pretoria
In 1892 the first Psychiatric Institution in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, the Krankzinnige Gesticht, was established in 1892. Later being renamed as the…
PlaceDie Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef is one of South Africa’s most well known artists. He was born in Pretoria in 1886 and moved to Holland at the time of the Boer War…
EventInternational Labour Organisation excludes South Africa from its two-day meeting
In a two-day meeting to discuss emergency measures against South Africa and the problems its membership poses, the governing body of the International Labour…
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… RFK in the land of Apartheid., ' The Black Christ ', from rfksafilm , …
EventUgandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announces the proposed division of Buganda
In June 1966, Ugandan Prime Minister, Milton Obote announced the proposed division of the province of Buganda into four districts. Ruled by the powerful Kabaka…
EventFidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba
Before Fidel Castro took over the island state's government; Cuba was under the military rule of President Fulgeneio Batista. Castro was the leader of the 26…
EventPolice swoop down on the homes of Congress of the People leaders across the country, the arrests led to the Treason Trial
Following the highly successful multi-racial Congress of the People Conference in June 1955, the South African Police raided the homes and offices of those who…