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EventBelgium annexes the Congo Free State
… The central African region in which the Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) … when European powers competed for territory and resources in Africa…
PlacePhillipton
… (prior to 1910) Philipton was established in 1829 as a station of the London Missionary Society, and was named in honour of Dr John Philip, who was…
Document 31 - The Negotiating Forum: resolution on the transition process
… In 1922, following the strikes and bloodshed in Johannesburg in the early months of that year, of which much history has …
Address of the President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, at the National Council of Provinces, Limpopo, 4 November 2005
… of Provinces. As I did when I spoke to the NCOP as it met in KwaZulu-Natal in October last year, again I would like to congratulate the … of the…
ArchiveDavid Goldblatt's landscapes of high voltage by Melvyn Minnaar, 21 November 2014
… his open-ended visual essay about the things humans put up in nature, and the places around them – specifically those … constructions and configurations…
ArchiveHugh Masekela - what I'm thinking about ... a crisis for African culture (The Guardian)12 March 2013
… that 11 of the world's 20 fastest growing economies are in Africa, but when you talk about the economy, who are you … rich will benefit but the poor will…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Helen Joseph Avalon Cemetery, Johannesburg, 30 March 1996
… demon of racism, our previous rulers chose to keep them in prison, house arrest and exile. Others they decided to … away. But her memory remains vivid in our…
Chaskalson transcended his bias and loyalties by Tony Leon, 4 December 2012
… Communist Party (SACP) drew attention to the fact that, in the 1960s and 1970s, Chaskalson was "an underground member … as the party emissary at the…
Address to the Summit of the International Conference on Financing for Development, 21 March 2002
… Nations, Distinguished Delegates: This historic meeting in Monterrey is a declaration of hope to the peoples of the … development. The mission which brought…
PlaceMapungubwe Cultural Landscape, Joining South Africa with Zimbabwe and Botswana
… Rivers. Mapungubwe developed into the largest kingdom in the sub-Continent before it was abandoned in the 14th Century. What survives are the almost…
EventEgyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack
… In September 1970 Egyptian President, Gamal Abdel Nasserdied of a heart attack. Nasser had been in power in Egypt since 24 November 1954. He was succeeded by…
EventDr Joosub Ebrahim is born
… Meritorious Service Class 1: Gold from the state president in 1992, for his contribution as businessman, philanthropist and humanitarian, was born in…
EventXhosa Chief Sandile is killed
… Xhosa Chief Sandile, born in the Ciskei in 1820, was killed in Denge Forest in a skirmish with the Fingos under Captain …
EventMoses Kottler, A leading South African sculptor of his time, is born
… Moses Kottler was born in Joniskis, Lithuania. Sources differ as to the date of his … it as 11 June 1892, others as 1896. Kottler studied art in Jerusalem…
EventThe Cape Times appears for the first time
… first daily newspaper, The Cape Times, was published in Cape Town as an English language morning newspaper with … It sold for the cheap price of a penny and…
EventSudanese-born basketball player and political activist, Manute Bol is born
… Manute Bol was born in Turalei, Sudan on 16 October 1965. He came from a family … metres tall. Bol himself was 2.31 m tall. Like most boys in his community,…
EventGeneral Idi Amin overthrows Ugandan President Milton Obote
… Milton Obote while he was at a Commonwealth meeting in Singapore. Amin was a soldier in the British colonial army and became one of its first … to become the…
Address by President Mandela at the 53rd United Nations General Assembly New York, 21 September 1998
… is a proud member of that Movement, invest great trust in this organisation that it will discharge its … of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Born…
EventWilhelmina Johanna (Wilma) Stockenström is born
… poetry and fiction. She wrote a few plays and appeared in some theatre productions, but it was only when her first … named because of the use of large font)…
PlaceGrey Institute/School, Port Elizabeth
… Governor of the Cape from 1854-61, played a leading role in the establishment of educational institutes throughout the … Reserve, where it proposed to erect…
EventBartholomew Dias, Portuguese discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope, drowns at sea
… South African soil was Bartholomew (or Bartolomeu) Dias. In December 1487 Dias sailed down the African coast, landing in among other places present-day…
EventKing Leopold II of Belgium hands over the administration of the Congo to the Belgian parliament
… From the beginning of colonialism in the 1880s following the 'scramble for Africa', the Congo … the Congolese. Atrocities committed by colonial officials in…
EventJaramogi Oginga Odinga, Kenyan independence leader dies
… Jaramogi Oginga Odinga was born in Bondo, Nyanza Province in Kenya in 1912. Odinga was a member of the second largest ethnic …
EventSuppression of Communism Act 44 of 1950 severely limits what the media could report
… the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA). was banned in 1950. On 20 June 1950, only a few days before the … of Communism Act became law, Sam Kahn…
EventMau Mau political prisoners escape from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria
… life sentences escaped from Mageta Island, Lake Victoria in a canoe. This was after the prisoners hacked to death a … operation. After killing him they hid…
Comments and Observations on Proposals for a United Nations Security Council Resolution on Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, 1963
… 7th. [1] (2) The Secretary-General, having reported in terms of that resolution, and in view of the worsening of the South African situation since … of…
Cape Slave Naming Patterns by Robert Shell
… When Robert Semple visited Cape Town in 1804 he correctly noted the significance of the naming … ransacked to find the names which are generally bestowed in…
Year of women of South Africa by E.S. Reddy
… she's going to travel very far I was born in 1925 and grew up near Hermitage Street, on the hill in Paarl. We were four brothers and four sisters. My father,…
Passive Resistance 1946 - A Selection of Documents compiled by E.S. Reddy & Fatima Meer - Special Focus: Wrangling between political groups - 1946
… were all comparatively young men who took over leadership in the time of their countries' need said. Transvaal … While the Indian Community is facing a…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the launch of the Siyakha Project, Groutville, 17 June 1995
… Ladies and Gentlemen. It is always refreshing for me to be in this town. During the early days of our underground … are launching today cannot be…