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EventJazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies
… (also known as Dollar Brand) died during the night of 11 March 1998 after a long struggle with cancer. …
ArticleSouth Africa’s 2019 General Election - Post Analysis
… of parties, 48 in total, contested the election, with only 11 parties securing seats in Parliament. In 2014 13 parties … it was awarded 2 seats. The BLF…
Chapter 6 - Reform, Repression and Mass Resistance
… of an ideological, political and economic nature (1986: 11; 57). With respect to the economic dimension of the crisis … the survival of everything we hold…
EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… Travis Logie was born in Durban on 11 May 1979.[i] Logie was crowned the International Surfing … https://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/572/travis-logie …
PlaceBurkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a small, poor, landlocked country in West Africa. It is bounded by Niger to the east, Mali to the north and west, and Benin, Togo, Ghana, and…
EventThe first ‘Bantustans’ or ‘homelands’ comes into existence when the Transkei Regional Authority is instituted
… On 11 December 1963 the first of the 'Bantustans' or 'homelands' …
EventThe UN General Assembly adopts resolution 1881, requesting South Africa to release all political prisoners
… committing acts of sabotage, terrorism and communism. On 11 October 1963, the General Assembly of the United Nations …
EventProfessional soccer is introduced in SA when the National Football League is founded
… soccer was introduced to South Africa when, on 11 May 1959, the National Football League (NFL) was formed. …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… The Final Prize: “Bantu Education or the Street” - Chapter 11 The Final Prize: A Charge of Treason - Chapter 12 The …
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1920s
… established as national Black trade union in Bloemfontein. 11 September, Gerrit Viljoen is born in Cape Town. 1920 The … fixed property in the Union, submits…
David Goldblatt: In the time of AIDS by Galeria Elba Benitez, 31 March 2009, Madrid
… Fifty One Years, catalogue). He took part in Documenta 11 (2001) and 12 (2007). His photographs are to be found in … Company, Boston, 1941 Galeria Elba…
South African and World leaders
… François Pienaar , the South African rugby captain in the 1995 World Cup. Under apartheid, South Africa was excluded … following democracy in 1994, the…
PlaceSomalia
… anarchy. Siad Barre continued to fight until his death in 1995, relying on the support of his clan, the Darod. The … and Italian contingents, continued their…
ArticleGandhi and the Passive Resistance Campaign 1907-1914
… law came into force, Gandhi organised a mass meeting on 11 September 1906 at the Imperial Theatre in Johannesburg, … the British government approved the act…
ArticleZulu
… of Zulu delegates from the National Assembly in early 1995 and clashed repeatedly with newly elected President …
ANC statement on Zimbabwe, 26 May 2000
The African National Congress wishes to reiterate its position on Zimbabwe as per the discussions and decisions of its last National Executive Committee (NEC)…
PlaceAlberton, Germiston
… Town 6 km West of Germiston and 11 km South of Johannesburg. It was laid out on the Farm, …
PlaceVan Riebeeck’s Hedge, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town.
… latter, in Klaassen Road, Bishopscourt, were proclaimed on 11 April 1945. …
PlaceGoodwood
… Municipalities adjoining the metropolitan of Cape Town , 11 km from the centre of the City and in the Bellville … municipalities adjoining the metropolitan…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… in the race by the Comrades Marathon Association. In 2010, 11 years since his ban from the Comrades Marathon, Motsoeneng …
EventMandela smuggled out the country and appears in Addis Ababa
… Motsamayi, which allowed him to travel the region. On 11 January made a surprise appearance at the Pan-African … November 2010]|Hepple, B. Rivonia: The Story…
EventSt James Church massacre
… after the St James Church Massacre. He was convicted of 11 murders and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Sichumiso …
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… the sole governing body of soccer in South Africa. Then on 11 May 1959 the National Football League (NFL) was formed by …
EventVlakplaas Commander testifies before Harms Commission about secret police killings in 1981
… (TRC), Coetzee said that Khondile had been killed on 11 August 1981. After his release from detention, the police …
EventAsiatic Law Amendment Act is passed in Transvaal parliament leading to increased Indian protest under MK Gandhi
In 1906, the Transvaal government promulgated a new Act which enforced registration of the colony's Indian population. At a mass protest meeting held in…
EventThe SA department of foreign affairs announces that the bodies of two South Africans have been found in Thailand
… It is estimated that 11 South Africans lost their lives during the devastating …
EventSA national soccer team, Bafana Bafana, win the SA’s first ever FIFA sanctioned match.
… Town on 9 July, and the sides met again in Johannesburg on 11 July to close the series. Around this period the team … of the Decade,' in Kick Off 1994-2004,…
PlaceAl-Azhar Mosque, Cape Town
… was appointed as the assistant imam of the masjied in 1995. Sheigh Keraan was a student of the late Sheigh Shakir. …
Luthuli House to be auctioned over R25m debt?, 20 August 2017
Johannesburg - The ANC headquarters in the Joburg CBD, Chief Albert Luthuli House, could be up for grabs soon after the Johannesburg High Court ordered the…
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Johannesburg, 21 November 1997
… efficiency and boosting your disbursements from R1bn in 1995 to over R3 billion this year, sets a shining example of …