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EventSir Alfred Milner arrives as Governor of the Cape
… appointed Sir Alfred Milner as Governor of the Cape Colony in 1897. Milner arrived in Cape Town on 5 May 1897 to assume his new position. Soon …
EventBattle of Dogali: Ethiopian army defeat the invading Italians
… as a unified country and, even though they showed spirit in fighting, they were not prepared in terms of manpower, equipment, intelligence and experience. ……
EventBritish Kaffraria becomes a province with its own administration
… Several frontier wars were fought over the territory, but in 1860 the area was declared a Crown Colony under … Read more about Chief Maqoma, a renowned Xhosa…
EventConclusive Battle of Ndondakusuka takes place
… including Mbulazi, were killed and thousands more drowned in the Tugela River. The battle, which ended in favour of Chief Cetewayo, took place where Fort…
EventFrancis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, is born
… Francis William Reitz was born on 5 October 1844 in Swelllendam in what is now the Western Cape. Reitz was a lawyerand …
EventGhana is declared a republic
… Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence on 6 March 1957. … F. Verwoerd, opted to become a republic. This move…
EventSouth African tenor opera singer, Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
… Siphiwo Ntshebe was born in Brighton, Port Elizabeth. He was a great opera singer, … a shock to many who knew him. His album Hope was released in 2010. …
ArchiveOpen letter from the National Executive Committee of the ANC to State President De Klerk and his Cabinet
… National Executive Committee of the ANC regarding violence in the country. Calls for the government to outlaw the … units, suspension of police officers…
EventThe Japanese government announces that South Africans will no longer be granted visas to enter Japan
… Due to South Africa’s Apartheid regime in the 1970s and 1980s, many countries were cautious to be … The announcement meant that they were not to take part in…
Afra Newsletter
… given for the number of evictions and threatened evictions in the affected areas mainly in the Natal provincial region (as it was known then). These …
EventJailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela sends message to Mangosuthu Buthelezi
… that Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi proposed to visit him in Pollsmoor Prison. The telegram said Nelson Mandela … for government’s permission for visiting Nelson…
EventJoint call for June 16 Stay away
… call was issued to all South Africans, Black and White, in commemoration of the Youth of 1976, who were killed in the streets of Soweto while protesting…
Statement of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress
… National Congress, reporting back on a meeting held in Lusaka, Zambia, in February 1990 regarding F W de Klerk's speech of 2nd …
ArchivePolitical Action Committee report
… this movement.The report analyses the success of the Union in politicising, mobilising and organising in order to achieve its aims and suggests focus areas. …
Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… The women are the predominant gender, 57.29%, because like in most villages of South Africa, the men venture off to … to find work and support their family…
PlaceKwaMhlanga
… KwaMhlanga is a town in Mpumalanga near Pretoria and is the spiritual home of the Ndebele tribe that settled here in the early 18th century. This town…
ArchiveMonth of Compassion 1986
… is now, and the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth.. So let us use this year to dream, let us use this …
ArchiveTo the people of Natal: race riots and the nation
… of human dignity; and economic slavery; which lies in the unity of all the Non-Europeans'. Suggestions are made … of the Non-European Movement is outlined…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.6 No.1 Oct-Dec 1961
… Segal. Cartoon. The Great Smear: Communism and Congress in South Africa, Duma Nokwe. Out of the Strike, Nelson … Tony Hughes. Nigeria-The First Decade, Ken…
PlaceDe Beers Building, 88 St Georges Street, Simonstown
… Baker for De Beer Cold Storage Syndicate, a meat outlet in Simonstown owned by Cecil Rhodes. From 1903 to 1921 it was … Standard Bank of South Africa. They…
PlaceInn on the Square, Greenmarket Square, Cape Town
… place of Caledonians and distant travellers centuries ago. In 1834, this square was the site where the Declaration of … back to the late 18th century. The…
PlaceCity Hall, Rissik Street, Johannesburg
… This ponderous pile was designed in a grandiose Edwardian style heralding the subsequent pomp … as their Market Square, and the residual space in front of…
EventDjibouti, France’s last colony, gains independence
… of less than a million, one of the least populous in Africa. France, which had colonized the country, had named … France. At the time, it was the last of…
EventThe U.S. vetoes Angola’s application for membership of the United Nations Security
… concern over the “continuing presence of Cuban forces” in the country. The US was the only member that opposed … accusing the Soviet Union of continued…
EventNelson and Winnie Mandela travel to Canada.
… The visit was part of a six week tour of 14 nations in Africa, Europe and North America that began on the 6 June … he was greeted by Canadian Prime Minister…
EventUN Special Committee on Policies of Apartheid appeals for assistance to families of apartheid victims.
… station, where they demanded to be arrested. This was in defiance of the pass laws. Unfortunately, theb situation … 69 people, leaving scores injured and…
EventThe first regular jet flight leaves London for Johannesburg
… European Airways Corporation to form British Airways). In 1952, BOAC became the first airline to introduce a … Comet, left London with 36 passengers on board…
EventThe League of Nations officially dissolves
… Powers at the end of World War I was officially dissolved in Geneva, Switzerland. From its inception, the League, … by the new international body, the United…
EventMethane gas explosion kills 68 mine workers
… gas explosion at the Hlobane coal mine near Vryheid in Kwazulu-Natal . The gas explosion was caused by poor … A week before the explosion a miner who also…
EventBomb explodes at Johannesburg synagogue
… mine exploded outside the Temple of Israel synagogue in central Johannesburg, the mother 'shul' of the … and Viljoen attended the celebration. It later…