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EventThe fall of the fortress town of Tobruk
… had allowed the defences of the town to deteriorate in that he had neglected to order maintenance of fortified … siege. By 20 June 1942 the Allied forces…
EventForces loyal to Zambian president Frederick Chiluba quash a coup by a handful of disgruntled military officers, arresting nine men including the captain who said an angel told him to overthrow the government
… In October 1997, the soldiers broke into an arms depot, … 9 A.M., a military commander announced on another station in the complex that the coup had been…
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
… a lawyer working for the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1990s. He and former police Captain Dirk Coetzee had … commander of the unit before he left…
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… barefoot, became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new world record at 2:16:2. … counsel…
EventCheryl Carolus is born
… Former South African High Commissioner in London, political activist and Chief Executive Officer of Tourism South Africa, Cheryl Carolus, was born in…
EventPretoria receives city status
… achieved official city status. The city was established in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers … a hero of the Voortrekkers after he…
EventDavid Kitson released
… sabotage. Kitson, an engineer by profession, was sentenced in December 1964 for his part in the early sabotage campaigns; for furthering the aims of … her…
EventANC makes demands changes to facilitate democratic elections
… (NEC) presents five demands to be met during the year in order to facilitate South Africa's first democratic … elections. These are the resumption of…
EventChief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo is shot dead
… stalwart, Chief Mhlabunzima Maphumulo, was gunned down in the driveway of his home in Pietermaritzburg. Maphumulo was a chief from … the assassins were paid…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… The Site is named after a nearby river known as Ncome in isiZulu and Bloedrivier in Afrikaans and witnessed a major confrontation between the … a re…
EventSouth Africa mandated to govern South
… League of Nations, the world body formed after World War 1 in 1919, afforded South Africa a mandate to govern South-West … the well-being and development of…
EventGen. Louis Botha, soldier, statesman and first prime minister of the Union of South Africa, is born.
… general and statesman, he was leader of the Transvaal army in the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) from March 1900, and … Africa during the First World War…
EventSouth African Police (SAP) is founded
… In 1913 the Police Bill and Defence Bill were both enacted … Resistance campaign erupted on the Witwatersrand and in Natal (kwaZulu Natal). The police force…
EventSouth African History Online goes live
… two years later. Since then SAHO has popularised history in South Africa and become the largest independent history education and research institute in the…
EventJoseph Engenas Lekganyane, founder of the Dove branch of the ZCC, is born
… Thabakgone Mamabolo, Pietersburg district (now Polokwane in Limpopo). Joseph was the fifth and favourate son of … and his advocate as his successor just…
EventJan van Riebeeck, the first Dutch governor of the Cape Colony, dies
… van Riebeeck died on 18 January 1677 at the age of 57 in Batavia, now Jakarta, Indonesia, in the former Dutch East Indies. He landed at the Cape in April…
PlaceAliwal North, Eastern Cape
… on the road to to East London. It was founded in 1849 and named by the Governor of the Cape Sir Henry … his victory over the Sikhs under Runjet Singh, at…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Govan Archibald Mbeki, Volume 28
… Extract of evidence from Govan Mbeki, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Lionel Bernstein, Volume 26
… Extract of evidence from Lionel Bernstein, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Raymond Mhlabo, Volume 25
… Extract of evidence from Raymond Mhlabo, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter of the…
ArchiveNational Presidents report at the Black Sash
… President's Report at the Black Sash National Conference in East London 7 to 8 November 1961. Mentioned were: South … possible violent protests,…
Archive4000 dead and still counting
… Black and white poster with title in red letters. Artwork of a dead face with names of people who died on December 2/3 1984, at Union Carbide in Bhopal,…
ArchiveJoburg City : Whose City?
… Art Gallery, Joubert Park. Black and white drawing in block in centre of poster, of Johannesburg with two people in front. Convened by IDASA, ACTSTOP, SAHA…
EventGana Makabeni dies
… Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1940s, died in the Western Native Township, Johannesburg. He died a … a short illness and…
ArchiveMDM (Mass Democratic Movement)
… Cream poster with title in black letters. Initials of all trade unions and student bodies in red and black letters around the border. Artwork of a … hand…
ArchiveLearning for the future
… Title in red letters in three languages, English, French, German and one other, on black strips at top of poster. Story about ANC School in Tanzania. Solomon…
ArchiveThe State versus Nelson Mandela and others: extract of evidence from Ahmed Kathrada, Volume 24
… Extract of evidence from Ahmed Mahomed Kathrada, in the Supreme Court of South Africa, before the Honourable Judge President Mr Justice De Wet, in the matter…
ArchiveInterview with Mrs J Dube, wife of the late Dr John Dube
… Interview with Mrs J Dube at the Ohlanga Institute,Inanda in Durban, South Africa, which was established in 1901 by her late husband, Dr John Langalibalele…
The Freedom Charter
… Copy of The Freedom Charter. Title in light green on white background. Headings in light green, Charter in black lettering. Image of group of people carrying…
ArchiveYou can prevent AIDS
… Multicoloured cartoon of a man and woman in bed with skeleton in between with word AIDS on it. Balloon, from mouth of … worman, with words "We cannot run…