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Winnie Mandela is banned for a further five years and continues to be restricted to the small town of Brandfort.
… for a further five years and continues to be restricted to the small town of Brandfort. …
Swaziland and South Africa agree to exchange trade representatives who will have the same rights and privileges as diplomatic p
… agree to exchange trade representatives who will have the same rights and privileges as diplomatic p …
Dr Joosub Hajee Suliman Ebrahim, recipient of the “Order for Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold” for his contribution as busines
… Dr Joosub Hajee Suliman Ebrahim, recipient of the “Order for Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold” for his …
Anglo-Boer War 2: During the Battle of Tweefontein, (also Groenkop or Krismiskop) General De Wet surprises British soldiers. At
… Cloete, P.G. (2000). The Anglo-Boer War: a chronology, Pretoria: Lapa. … Anglo-Boer War 2: During the Battle of Tweefontein, (also Groenkop or Krismiskop) …
Libya declares its independence as a constitutional and hereditary monarchy under King Idris I. It is the first country to achi
… and hereditary monarchy under King Idris I. It is the first country to achi …
ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless bonfires.
… ANC calls a nation-wide stay-at-home in protest at the Sharpeville massacre. Passbooks are burned in countless …
Beerhalls in Soweto from Soweto Heritage Survey Final Report compiled by Steven Lebelo and Elsabe Brink for the National Monuments Council, Northern Region
… Beerhalls have always been at the centre of the waves of political turmoil in Johannesburg's African townships. The Johannesburg City Council JCC) opened a…
If we want to understand African history, we need to understand the Battle of Adwa by Hannah Giorgis (Pambazuka News), 02 Mar 2016
… The battle - and the greater narrative of Ethiopia’s independence – is a … liberation from colonial forces, both formal and informal. The northern Ethiopian…
ArchiveFrom Lithuania to a false start in Johannesburg and settling in Cape Town, Carmel Schrire and Gwynne Schrire (The Heritage Portal), 21 September 2016
… Review of The Reb and the Rebel Jewish Narratives in South Africa 1892-1913. Edited … Schrire and Gwynne Schrire. Published by UCT Press and the Kaplan…
Joint Statement by Chief Albert Lutuli, Dr. G.M. Naicker and Peter Brown appealing to the British People to Boycott South Africa, 5 December 1959
… In May, 1960, the Union of South Africa will be 50 years old. The Government is preparing to celebrate this jubilee with … their school education is now to…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… 1990 2 February, President F. W. de Klerk makes a speech at the opening of Parliament, announcing the lifting of a 30-year ban on the ANC, the Pan African ……
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
… On this day in history, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Bill was adopted - despite opposition from the United and Progressive Parties. This…
ArchiveVisit of His Excellency Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, to South West Africa/Namibia: 25-26 August 1983
… Report on the visit of the Secreatry-General of the United Nations to South Africa to discuss the independence of Namibia/South West Africa. Includes ……
EventThe first airmail in SA, consisting of 730 post cards, is flown eight kilometres by Evelyn Driver in his Bleriot plane from Ken
… The first airmail ever in South Africa took place on 27 … Driver flew postcards from Kenilworth to Muizenburg. The mail bag was fastened to the back of his…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… On 17 June 1992 the Joe Slovo Informal settlement in Boipatong outside … men from Kwa Madala Hostel in nearby Sebokeng Township. The armed men were…
ArticleDr. Abu Baker Asvat timeline 1943 - 2012
… with a group of likeminded students in Karachi, establish the Azania Youth Movement, affiliated with the PAC. 1968 Asvat finishes his MD training at Dow…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 13 and 14 October 1976, Volume 27
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Ezra Mandikole Mantini, … Kumalo and Enoch William Dumizani Duma, all reporters from the Sunday Times newspaper…
ArchiveThe Women’s Jail at the Old Fort and its Impact by Claire Ennis
… Alternating from prison to fort to prison to museum, the Old Fort in Johannesburg has served a variety of unique … from their jobs, families, and lives, and…
ArchiveCommission of Inquiry into the riots at Soweto and other places in South Africa held on 9 February 1977, Volume 102 and Volume 103
… Excerpts from the transcript of evidence from Mafiison Morobe; Seth Sendile Mazibuko; David Kutumela, all school students, to the Commission of Inquiry into…
Summary notes of a meeting between a South African and United States delegation on the question of South West Africa/Namibia: Geneva, 13 February 1986
… a South African and a United States delegation to discuss the situation in southern Africa with regard to Dr Savimbi's visit to the United States, Cuban…
ArchiveCiskei Commission: transcript of an interview with Sheena Davis, Advice Office Director and Joyce Harris, President of Black Sash regarding the Transkei Independence
… and Joyce Harris, President of Black Sash regarding the independence of the Transkei and its socio-economic impact on black urban … and Joyce Harris,…
I - Introduction
… From the book: No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa This is the year, which people will talk about This is the year which … is revealed…
PlaceHershel Memorial Obelisk, Claremont-Cape Town
… The most significant memorial [to Sir John Herschel] is the Herschel obelisk. On 28 November 1838 the Cape Governor, … as by his eminent talents to the…
Document 1 - Keir Hardie, “Stoned in South Africa”, 1907
… at Durban, and was, of course, soon being interviewed by the Press. Then, as now, the racial question was acute, and the Unions were alarmed at … one that's…
ArchiveSt James Church Massacre
… 58 wounded. At about 7:30pm, on Sunday 25th July, while the congregation of 1400 listened to a hymn of worship, a group of gunmen burst into the church and…
PlaceStatue of President Paul Kruger, Pretoria
… Situated in front of the Rustenburg Town Hall, the work depicts Kruger during the last days of his exile. It … for Human Rights Violations by the 'South…
2012 ANC National Policy Conference: Report and Recommendations on Strategy and Tactics of the ANC, Midrand, 26 - 29 June 2012
… Report and Recommendations on Strategy and Tactics of the ANC, Midrand, 26 - 29 June 2012 …
Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness edited by Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, Nicole Svobodny, and Ludmilla A. Trigos
… Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness … Under the Sky of My Africa: Alexander Pushkin and Blackness edited …
An African Perspective the Management of Life and Death and its Implications for Nation Building and Reconciliation in South Africa
… An African Perspective the Management of Life and Death and its Implications for …
Selections From The Smuts Papers: Volume III. June 1910 - November 1918 edited by W.K.Hancock and Jean Van Der Poel
… Selections From The Smuts Papers: Volume III. June 1910 - November 1918 … Selections From The Smuts Papers: Volume III. June 1910 - November 1918 …