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Maqubela and Dyandyi are sentenced for necklacing
… investigated human rights abuses that took place between 1960 and 1994. …
EventCleric and anti-apartheid activist, Mpilo Desmond Tutu is ordained as Archbishop of Cape Town
… Church in South Africa. Tutu was ordained as a deacon in 1960, and became a priest in 1961. He moved to London in …
EventBreyten Breytenbach; SA poet, activist and painter, receives the Hertzog Prize for his poetry
… a committed opponent of apartheid and left South Africa in 1960, settling in Paris in 1962 with his Viëtnamese wife …
EventAfrikaans author Mikro is born
… (a farmers' magazine) as chief editor from1956 till 1960 and thereafter became chief leader for the Farmers …
EventSouth African writer J.M. Coetzee is born in Cape Town.
… Town and graduated with an honours degree in English in 1960 and an honours degree in Mathematics the following year. …
EventThe SA government gives limited powers of internal self-government to Damaraland
… Damaras also had skills in mining and metal work. In 1960, the South African government settled the Damara in …
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… which became a huge success both locally and abroad. In 1960, he and his family left South Africa and relocated to …
EventThe Congo Free State is established by King Leopold of Belgium
… of Belgium to be run by state rather than the King. In 1960 the region gained its independence. It was renamed the …
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… Black population accelerated particularly between 1920 and 1960. Due to its central position between the major …
ArticleCato Manor timeline 1650-2007
… take place at these symbols of the apartheid government 1960 Nine policemen are killed by a mob in the Emergency …
ArticleGrade 12 - The Cold War
How did the Cold War period shape international relations after the Second World War? After the Second World War, there was a struggle between two world…
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
… the book: Le Rona Re Batho (An account of the 1982 Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 At 1 a.m. on …
Afrikaner Newspapers and the newspaper industry from 1830
… Tielman Roos , NC Havenga, CF Beyers, Karel Red and Rev JH Greyvenstein. A bi-weekly publication, the first … was replaced by JJ Kruger, who served as editor…
EventGabon gains independence from France
… On 17 August 1960 Gabon, the last of the four territories, which had …
EventGeorge Msimang, artist, is born
Artist George Msimang was born on 26 October 1948 in Durban. Msimang's interest in art began at school although art was not offered as a subject. He left…
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of international news agencies and two official photographers…
EventAdelaide Tambo returns to South Africa after 30 years
… Tambo. The Tambos' were married in December 1956, and in 1960, they were asked by the ANC to continue their work …
EventElephant poaching reaches an all time high
While African elephants have been hunted for several centuries, the exploitation of elephant herds on a massive scale began in the 1970s. Organized gangs of…
EventFirst Tramway Company in Cape Town commences operations, with a horse
Public transport in South Africa commenced in Cape Town in May 1801, when a weekly coach service from Cape Town to Simon's Town was announced. Many years later…
EventThe United Nations adopts a resolution establishing an eleven member United Nations Council for South West Africa
… were banned under Unlawful Organisations Act in April 1960. The South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO), …
African History Books
table { border: none; border-collapse: collapse; } td { border: none; border-color: red; } During the month of May we celebrate Africa…
PlaceChatsworth, Suburb of Durban
… houses for which buyers had ten years to pay. Planned in 1960, Chatsworth was officially opened in 1964, consisting of …
ArticleNamibian Timeline
… of a calendar sheet, April and May 1977 [21] Image source 1960 South West News, a “nationalist newspaper,” [22] was established in March 1960. Written…
PlaceMeadowlands or Ndofaya, in Soweto
… began on February 10, 1955, and continued until the mid-1960's when most of the new Township had been completed. … began on February 10, 1955, and continued…
Article1946 African Mineworkers Strike
… people's leaders who went among the angry crowd averted a massacre. A procession of women tobacco workers marching to … to jail; they inspired the mood that…
“Exodus without a map”: What happened to the Durban moment? by Edward Webster
… strikes, since the apartheid police massacred 69 people at Sharpeville in 1960. I was met at the airport by the head of …
Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi
… the first African to be honored by the Nobel Committee (1960 Peace Prize). Interestingly, however, Luthuli was a … " Not everyone at Adams supported this…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… of whom are women and children. The battle turns into a massacre. In fear and desperation the Herero turn away from …
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… people are killed in Cairo, Egypt. Cairo July 8 2013 Egypt massacre Jockey, Smanga Khumalo makes history at the Durban …
ArticleThe Women of Marikana
… 17 August 2012, women gathered next to the site of the massacre in protest against police brutality, mine … wives rage at South African police brutality…