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EventUnited Nations Charter is adopted
… of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 11, p. 78. History of the United Nations. Website: wikipedia.org Charter …
EventPolicewomen are enlisted as full members of South African Police Force for the first time.
… On 1 January 1972, for the first time in the history of the South African Police (SAP), policewomen were …
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
… 2011] SAHO, (n.d.), ‘Umkhonto we Sizwe’ from South African History Online [online] Available at www.sahistory.org.za …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… battle at Cuito Cuanavale in 1988, a turning point in the history of southern Africa, the stalemate condition led all …
EventWinnie Madikizela-Mandela’s bodyguards arrested in connection with the death of Stompie Seipei
… On this day in history, 4 of Winnie Mandela's (now Madikizela-Mandela) …
EventCape of Good Hope Royal Observatory is founded
… in the Northern Cape. References: Laney, C.D. (2011). ‘History of the South African Astronomical Observatory’ from …
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
… Location: back to this day in history search archive On 28 July 2004, Simon Mann, a British …
EventAnglo American announces switching of main listing to London
… biggest Black empowerment deals in South African corporate history in 1996 through the sale of interests in Johnnic and …
EventDe Kock is convicted of six killings
… Kalley, J. A. et al (1999). Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political Events from …
EventTerror strikes the Olympics Games in Atlanta
… It is said to have been the largest pipe bomb in American history- which killed 2 people and injured 111. The motive …
EventTrevor Manuel unveils GEAR
… E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern African Political History: a chronology of key political events from …
EventArthur Conan Doyle, medic during the Second Anglo, is born
… which no doubt serves as a valuable reference point for history researchers. … BBC, Historic Figures: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , from BBC History , [online],…
EventThe State President F.W. de Klerk issues a proclamation adopting the new national flag and National Anthem of SA
… iAfrika are songs which are both deeply rooted in the history of South Africa. Die Stem was sung on official …
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… This Day in History, African National Congress (ANC) executive member in … Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pg 223|South African History Online(2011). ‘The…
EventPieter Willem Frederik Wenning, SA painter, is born in The Hague, Netherlands
… 2011. ‘Pieter Wenning - South African Artist From Art History’ [online] Available at www.the-art-world.com …
PlaceVoortrekker Girl
… Aesthetics of Gardens and Buildings; the influence of the History of the School; Maintenance and Buildings that tell …
Book launch: Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim
… and determination. In this groundbreaking book, the history of Special Ops is brought to life through the voices … 48 individuals, conducted over nearly…
PlaceDonkerhoek
… Museum preserves and presents South African Agricultural History in a unique manner. The Museum showcases the History of the development of Agriculture, in…
ArchiveWebinar Programme: The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions. Convenor: Natasha Erlank
… Peter Limb Historians have largely neglected the history of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) in the … of the party in 1921 to World War II. I trace…
“Dockers and solidarity activism: from the Durban Strikes to choke points in today’s global economy” by Peter Cole
… global economy and society. Peter Cole is Professor of History, Western Illinois University (USA) and Research … San Francisco Bay Area, winner of the Philip…
The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers
… the ideological construction of apartheid through the history of photography in South Africa, the South African … Racism and segregation have been a part of…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… the country for the next eighty years. South African History Year General History South African War 1899 Accession of Edward VII 1901 … existing…
ArticleChanges in modern forms of communication
… further development of wireless communication technology. History of the radio The Typewriter The first typewriter was … explains how Baird’s television…
ArticleSouth African Film
… which derive from the continent’s rich tradition of oral history and indigenous modes of communication. Since the end … John Kani. And it’s why we often know…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress on the 25th Anniversary of the formation of Umkhonto We Sizwe, 16 December 1986
… we Sizwe our people were now better equipped to grasp history into their own hands. Born of the people, combatants … are a proud record of a risen people…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… we Sizwe our people were now better equipped to grasp history into their own hands. Born of the people, … are a proud record of a risen people making…
Lives on the Line: An Invitation to a Gripping True Story
… that changed the course of South Africa's security history. David Africa, a former intelligence mastermind, will … skill, and creative disruption. A…
PlaceMaynardville Open Air Theatre
… 1950), by an Athlone School Committee. This earlier history has mostly been ignored in subsequent decades, in … founded its famous Shakespeare seasons. The…
Book 5: People, Places and Apartheid - Introduction
… 10 February 1985 © Mayibuye Centre The Turning Points in History project has invited four leading academics to locate … The 1973 strikes marked a decisive…
Launch of The Eye of the Needle by Richard Turner
… returned to print at a critical moment in South African history, when many have turned their attention once again to …