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EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… Town's tercentenary celebrations. References: This day in History: 18 May [online] Available at: news24.com [Accessed …
EventRestitution of Land Rights Act is signed
… Agricultural Union (SAAU). References: South African History Online Keesing's Record of World Events, News Digest …
Event5,580 Egyptian prisoners of war are exchanged for four Israelis held by Egyptian troops
… Invasion) was one of the most important events in the history of African independence. The fallout from this … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African History:…
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… in 2001 and the under-19 squad in 2004. Ralepelle made history in 2006 when he became the first Black rugby player …
EventSamuel Tshabalala becomes the first black athlete to win the Pietermaritzburg-Durban Comrades Marathon
… athletes entered the race. In 1989, Sam Tshabalala made history when he became the first black athlete to win the …
EventRwandan and Burundian presidents J Habyarimana and C Ntayamira are killed in an air crash
… 0n 6 April 1994, an extraordinary event in the history of the African continent took place in Kigali, Rwanda … at https://news.bbc.co.uk [Accessed: 23…
EventOldest part of Johannesburg, Marshalltown, is planned
… district (Marshalltown) are so narrow. Further reading: A History of Johannesburg …
Deployment of Racism in South Africa by Rooha Variava
… racism is interpreted in psychologistic terms, and its history and practice are seen as the product of the … model continues to be used to explain South…
Address by President Mandela on receiving the freedom of the city of Cape Town Cape Town, 27 November 1997
… to our economy, but in its involvement in our country's history. It was here, three centuries ago, that sailor from … rich diversity of our African nation…
Reflections on the 1973 Durban strikes by Steven Freedman
… to expect more change than other citizens. Why all this history? It has become fashionable to insist that our current … which prove how little progress we…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Bibliography
… Black Squatter Movements on the Rand, 1944-1952." Radical History Review 46/7 (1990): 89-116. Bradford, Helen. A Taste … and Thomas Karis. From Protest to…
PlaceDarling, West Coast
… There’s something so interesting about having a piece of history displayed in front of you. (a trip is not complete, … Farmers’ Wives in,1978, to Preserve…
New Book | Apartheid Israel: The Politics of an Analogy edited by Jon Soske and Sean Jacobs
… . JON SOSKE is an assistant professor of modern African history at McGill University and the co-editor of One Hundred … Today . ACHILLE MBEMBE is a…
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… school in the heart of Pretoria has a diverse and proud history which spans a period of more than a hundred and … to have the school declared a National…
PlaceRustenburg
… has significance for many groups in South Africa, and its History is complex and rich in variety. The known History of Rustenburg spans from the 15th Century…
PlaceSlave Lodge, Cape Colony
… The Building was restored in 1960, for use as a Cultural History Museum. The Slave Lodge, opened its door as a Museum on 6 April 1966. The SA Cultural…
Part 3: Ahmed Kathrada and Arun Gandhi - Gandhi Satyagraha Tour SA
… Chiba and Shirish Nanabhai. Archived by South African History Online with acknowledgement to the original creators. …
ArchiveA critical look at the role of the Muslim Judicial Council in the struggle for liberation in South Africa from 1960 to 1994
… fulfilment of the requirements for B.A.(Honours) Degree in History at the University of Cape Town. The aim of this essay …
PlaceAll Saints Anglican Church, Durbanville
… dates from 1860 and is closely associated with the history and development of Durbanville. It was declared a …
EventANC President Oliver Tambo meets with Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow
… 17 October 2011]South African History Online, ‘4 November’, [online] Available at …
EventAbebe Bikila wins gold at Rome Olympic Games
… became the first Black African to win gold in the history of the Olympic Games. In the process Bikila set a new …
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… increases for mineworkers. Click here to read our Labour history project … Prehistory - 2000, unpublished papers part of SA History Online's archive.|…
EventBritain returns the Cape to the Netherlands and the flag of the Batavian Republic is hoisted on the Castle
… sponsored development and reforms. In short the colonial history of the Cape of Good Hope from its first occupation in … to the year 2000, unpublished papers…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… Mtshali expressed the view that the proper function of history and museums is to convey to those safe from war and …
EventDe Klerk resigns as NP leader
… political arena removed a pivotal figure in the country's history. Click here to read African National Congress Kwazulu … 2011. ‘ Organisations-National…
The life, times, and memories of Joe Rassool
… century Cape Colony to the early 1950s covering the family history or the Gools, Rassools, and Abdurahmans. The context …
EventFrene Noshir Ginwala, former speaker of the SA Parliament, is born
… where she obtained a LLB degree and later a doctorate in history from the Oxford University. On her return to South …
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by …
PlaceSomalia
… a population of approximately; 14 065 000 people. Early History Archaeological evidence shows that Somalia has been … for combat. Image source Endnotes [i]…
Document 52 - LA. Jordaan, “A Critique of Mr. W. P. van Schoor’s.The Origin and Development of Segregation in South Africa” Discussion, 1, 3, June 1951
… From: South Africa's Radical Tradition, a documentary history, Volume Two 1943 - 1964, by Allison Drew Document 52 … who has boldly undertaken the task of…