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EventWalter Sisulu and others are arrested for attending a party
… used as a cover up for a political meeting at the house of Lillian Ngoyi. They were charged with contravening section 9(1) of Act 44 of 1950. The case was…
EventThe energy and chemical company, Sasol, is registered
… The history of Sasol began in 1927 when a White Paper was tabled in Parliament to investigate the establishment of a South African oil-from-coal industry. It…
EventPrime Minister opens SA’s first atomic reactor
… Reactor Installation-1) at Pelindaba, about thirty km West of Pretoria. The installation was not intended for the production of nuclear energy on a…
EventNegotiations between SA, Cuba and Angola start in London
… Representatives of South Africa, the United States (US), Angola and Cuba met in London (3-4 May) in search of a solution to the Angolan war and independence…
EventJan van Riebeeck’s statue, presented by Cecil John Rhodes, is unveiled in Cape Town
… On 18 May 1899, a statue of the first European to settle at the Cape, Jan van … the city by Cecil John Rhodes, a politician and financier of the late 19th…
EventThe first SARS case is suspected in South Africa
… man arrived in South Africa from Hong Kong with no signs of being ill but after seven days he started to show flu-like … results came back negative, although…
”A House in Harrington Street”, photographic exhibition by Nicholas Eppel
… exhibition reflects three years in the life and household of long-time Harrington Street resident, Elizabeth Barrett, … to community living against the rapid…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
… as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the royal Princess of Wales. Their…
EventHelen Nontando Jabavu, author and periodical editor in London, is born in Middeldrift, SA
… in the Eastern Cape into a literary family. From the age of thirteen, she was schooled in England, and continued to live there for many years. She went on to…
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 when … from two countries were assassinated…
EventTwenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen are sentenced to death for the Lari massacre in Kenya
… Nine months after the Lari Massacre of 26 March 1953, twenty-four Kikuyu tribesmen were sentenced … event happened 10 years before the independence of the…
No.46 - Steve Biko by Hilda Bernstein, 1978, South Africa
… time, the inquest revealed full and horryfying details of how political detainees are treated. What exactly happened … known only to his interrogators. But…
ArchiveWhose Reality Mr. Botha?
… A2 red and black on white, litho; maps of SA with bars; text: Whose reality Mr Botha? thousands of innocent people detained; hundreds of innocent people…
EventDraft laws are gazetted
… These include greatly increased mobility and security of tenure for Blacks qualified to be in White areas. The Minister of Cooperation and Development, Piet…
EventGen. J.B.M. Hertzog founds the Free State National Party
… was to function on a federal basis, separate branches of the party were founded in the other three provinces of the Union of South Africa shortly afterwards…
EventErmelo is founded
… Ermelo, the educational, industrial and commercial centre of a 7,750m² district in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa was founded by the Reverend Frans…
EventPretoria’s first Black mayor
… residents were moved to Mamelodi. He was the headmaster of Mamelodi High School and chairman of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU). On … 24…
Constitution Hill - Free tours for pensioners during October and November
… To celebrate the International Day of the Older People on October 01st, Constitution Hill is offering complimentary tours of the site during the Month of…
ArchiveMajority rule: some notes
… This forms part of a collection of articles which formed part of a series in The Educational Journal. The series of … Teachers' League of South Africa, Cape…
EventInternational Nurses Day.
… around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. She made many…
Freedom In Our Life Time - Foreword by A. P. Mda
… by Anton Muziwakhe Lembede When I reflect on my memories of Lembede, two things stick out in my mind ”” his scholarliness and his innovative analysis of the…
PlaceMagnet Theatre, Cape Town
… with Jazzart Dance Theatre, Southern Edge Arts of Western Australia, Theatre Spirale as well as the University of Cape Town (UCT) Drama School amongst many…
4. Conclusion
… The decisions made by the Party executive at the end of 1938 proved to be a lifesaver for the Party. Although … leadership to emerge. Branches were given a…
PlaceGenadendal Historic Village & Museum
… This interesting and Historic Village of Genadendal is the oldest Moravian Mission Village in … organ in South Africa. Genadendal, which means; 'Valley of…
Open Call to Artists
… Come for an informal evening and dinner with the community of the farm and the organising team. All questions and … Applications due Thursday January 12th at…
ArticleAbout South African History Online (SAHO)
… SAHO's founder, Omar Badsha , received the National Order of Ikhamanga (Silver) for preserving our country’s heritage … silence on our past and challenge…
ArchiveAPDUSA Bulletin 3: Dont help sellouts to get R40 000 a year
… This pamphlet analysis and illustrates the results of the elections held in 1981, in which the government … movement introduced the Dont Vote Campaign and…
Race attitudes and education
… which was delivered by E G Malherbe, who held the position of Principal of Natal University College at the time. In this lecture, he tries to analyse the…
ArchiveRace attitudes and education
… which was delivered by E G Malherbe, who held the position of Principal of Natal University College at the time. In this lecture, he tries to analyse the…
PlaceGazankulu
… Gazankulu was the homeland of the Shangaan and Tsonga people in South Africa. It was divided over two territories, west of the Kruger National Park, and its…