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… In the middle of the night, a group of migrant workers … of the morning forcing women and children to seek refuge in churches as helpless and poorly armed self styled defence … blackened faces and masks assisted the migrant workers in this attack. Residents told the " Weekly Mail " reporters, …

… Location: back to this day in history search archive   An estimated 60,000 delegates … for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg at the Sandton Convention Centre. The summit … The summit is held every 10 years, so the one held in Johannesburg was a review and a follow up the resolutions …

… while Boy Titi Ndweni was sentenced to seventeen years in jail. During a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) … Phila Dolo, claimed responsibility for the attack. In his amnesty application Dolo told the TRC that he supervised the operation in his capacity as commander in the Azanian People's …

… Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) members, which began in December 1977 and had already taken over 100 court sessions, resumed in Bethal (also known as State v Mothopeng and seventeen … PAC, was tried along with the seventeen other suspects in the Bethal eighteen secret trial. They were convicted and …

… (ANC) underground headquarters, the Liliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, just outside Johannesburg. Apparently it was … on this day. This moment came as a terrible titanic dream in the history of the ANC. Amongst those arrested were; … Bernstein and Bob Hepple. Nelson Mandela, the commander-in-chief of MK, was not arrested at the time as he was …

… they were wrong. The two Boer republics that were involved in the conflict were the Transvaal and the Orange Free State Republics. In the encyclopaedia the 'New History of South Africa' (2007) … continued to be felt long after the conclusion of peace in May 1902, and it remains a powerful event in shaping the …

… (The South African) was the first proper Dutch newspaper in South Africa, and was first published on 9 April 1830. The publication was initially published partly in English and partly in Dutch, and started off as a weekly of four pages, until …

… War) was executed by a firing squad beside an open grave in the veld near Graaff-Reinet. He was captured in October 1901 by a British column and found guilty by a … location was unsuccessful. His execution caused an outcry in South Africa and abroad. Protests were made in the British …

… Apdusa Views was first published in 1984. In that issue it was stated: "Apdusa Views sees as its task … of Numbern-racialism and a merciless attack on racialism in all its forms; the unity of all the oppressed African …

… of the Msikaba and Mtentu rivers . (This name can differ in spelling slightly, accordingy to local dialect.) With … Visitors have a range of activities to choose from in this wilderness area, including: self-guided game drives , visits to spectacular waterfalls, (as seen in photo above) and finding marine life in the crystal clear …

… Built on a Site upon which two of the earliest Cottages in Kalk Bay already stood, the first having been erected in 1846. Instead of Demolishing these structures, the design … two into the new plan. The Building underwent refurbishing in a Victorian style in about 1890, while a second floor and …

… In 1982, the small kingdom of Swaziland was shocked when His … reign of sixty years and was the longest reigning monarch in the world at the time. King Mswati III ascended the throne in 1986 at the age of 18 - as the youngest reigning monarch …

… a Kerkplaats. The village of Riebeek was established in 1842, and was named in honour of the first Dutch Governor of the Cape, Jan van Riebeeck . Its name was amended to Riebeek East in about 1881 to differentiate it from its namesake in the …

… former police officer Gideon Nieuwoudt, for his role in the death of Steve Biko in 1977. In a seven page decision of the Amnesty Committee chairman …

… year on the 18th of November. This event was initiated in 1990 by the Subsidiary Body of the United Nations Economic … and Demographers. The day is celebrated each year in order to increase awareness about the important role statistics plays in all aspects of social and economic development in Africa. …

… South African Institute of Race Relations on July 3, 1979 in which the author portrays the social and political injustices in South Africa. Further discussion is emphasised on … there will be a change of heart by the white population in South Africa towards apartheid and racial discrimination …

… Federal Party (PFP), Colin Wells Eglin was born in Sea Point, Cape Town. During his political career, Eglin was instrumental in the merging of the Progressive Federal Party, Independent … on 8 April 1989 as opposition to the National Party (NP) in parliament. Source: Gastrow .S. (1983). Who's Who in South …

… the State President Sports Award. The event took place in the Lady Ann Barnard Room at the Castle, presented by the … at the time when South Africa was barred from taking part in international sports competitions, including rugby. The … handed to Corrie Bornman, Springboks' team manager. It was in the form of a medal framed with a certificate. The Award …

… at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery MOMO in Footprints, is provocative and ultimately liberating. With … and aching, often sweeping quietness, and clarity. In “The Value of Andrew Tshabangu’s Photographs;” an essay in the accompanying monograph, published by Fourthwall Books, …

… at Johannesburg’s Standard Bank Gallery and Gallery MOMO in Footprints, is provocative and ultimately liberating. With … and aching, often sweeping quietness, and clarity. In “The Value of Andrew Tshabangu’s Photographs;” an essay in the accompanying monograph, published by Fourthwall Books, …

… book covers civil strife and its effects on the society in 6 African countries namely Angola, Mozabique, Burundi, … Ethiopia and Eritria. The book and exhibition opened in Durban at the launch of the African Union by the OAU … hedges of thorn and men with AK's, wrapped dying cultures in ancient parchments Dreams flew with an army of children on …

… In 1886 Hans Sauer, who combined a medical practice with … Following the establishment of 'Langlaagte Deep' in September 1895 the village was developed in 1903-1904 to house employees of the company. It included a …

… In 1901, Andries Brink sold a portion of his farm: … immigrant, who then renamed the farm: 'Brackenfell', in honour of his homeland. In 1903 Walton sold the property to the- 'Brackenfell Estate …

… 5 million.  The lawsuit was sparked by newspaper reports in which former police captain Dirk Coetzee alleged that … on anti-apartheid activists. Justice Johan Kriegler ruled in favour of the Vrye Weekblad and accepted Coetzee version … Zach de Beer stated that: "The fact that the court found in favour of a relatively small newspaper, which is certainly …

… activity officially limited to government-appointed bodies in the homelands, young people sought alternative means to … PAC and ANC respectively. The armed struggled, begun early in the 1960s was intensified in the second half of the 1970s through to the early 1990s. …

… people were killed while attending an all-night vigil held in a tent in Sebokeng, in the Vaal region, where weeping mourners paid final …

… of Lockerbie and killing 270 people, mostly Americans. In August 2009 the Libyan citizen arrested in connection with the blast, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, was released from prison in Scotland. Upon his return he received a hero’s welcome … Boddy-Evans A. ‘This Day in African History: 31 March’ , from African History, …

… politician and scout Johannes Willem Viljoen (Jan) died in the Marico district, Western Transvaal. Together with three other hunters, Viljoen was allowed to hunt in Mashonaland by Mzilikazi, penetrating to regions where no … person to see the Victoria Falls. During the civil war in the Transvaal in 1863-64, his people's army was defeated …

… who founded the Anglo American Corporation, died in Johannesburg at the age of 77. Oppenheimer was credited … by diamonds, which led to a price plummet and resulted in the shutdown of the Kimberley mines. During his lifetime … of education at universities. He funded them generously in order to enable them to carry out research in the field of …

… In terms of the Treaty of Amiens, signed in 1802 (between England and France), the British officially … J.W. Janssens, sponsored development and reforms. In short the colonial history of the Cape of Good Hope from … Prehistory to the year 2000, unpublished papers donated to SA History Online …