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ArticleWorld War I Timeline 1914
… The outbreak of the First World War was precipitated by the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand and his …
ArticleDr Alfred Bitini Xuma Timeline 1893-1998
… 1893 Alfred Bitini Xuma is born, the seventh child born of Abraham and Elizabeth Xuma, an aristocratic Xhosa family living in Manzana Village in the Engcobo…
ArticleTimeline — Land Dispossession and Restitution in South Africa - 1995-2013
… After the advent of democratic rule in 1994, the newly elected ANC led government was faced with the task of dealing with a legacy of centuries of land … A…
ArticleKingdoms of Southern Africa: Mapungubwe
… This topic provides a brief introductory overview of the settlements in the Limpopo Valley before Mapungubwe, and a brief concluding … overview of Great…
ArticleSophiatown Timeline
… period marks a turning point in South African history when the discovery of diamonds at Kimberly and of gold on the Witwatersrand spurred the…
ArticleDefiance Campaign 1952
… The post-1948 period saw the African National Congress (ANC) abandoning its … such as petitions and deputations. In December 1949, with the support of the…
ArticleSouth African General Elections 2019 - List of Political Parties
… The IEC announced that a record 48 political parties have successfully registered to contest the 2019 general elections. Most have been formed recently, … an…
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… The largest North-Sotho language group in South Africa are the Bapedi group, who arrived in the northern province around the 1650s, and became powerful … P. …
ArticleAnti-Pass Campaign
… In the latter part of 1959, PAC membership was still below expectations, and it became clear to the leadership that the movement would have to produce some…
South African Constitution 1996
… The adoption of the South African Constitution on 8 May 1996 was one of the turning points in the history of the struggle for democracy in this country. …
ArticleuMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Timeline 1961-1990
… uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed by … Jeffery, A., 2009. People’s War:…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… The Transvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC) was formed in Transvaal (now Gauteng) as the youth wing of the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC) in 1945. Its…
ArticleEOAN Group
… The EOAN Group was founded by Helen Southern-Holt in 1933. … and cultural association that offered music training for the Coloured community of District Six …
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1980-1989
… The 1980s witnessed an increase in attacks launched by the ANC through its armed MK inside South Africa. Conversely, the government responded by stepping up…
ArticlePretoria Timeline 1800-2009
… in Transvaal region. 1836 Andries Potgieter's arrives in the area north of the Vaal. 1837 Mzilikazi defeated by the Voortrekkers and forced to flee across…
ArticleMapungubwe
… The ancient city of Mapungubwe (meaning 'hill of the jackal') is an Iron Age archaeological site in the Limpopo Province on the border between South Africa, …
ArticleInternational Rugby World Cup Timeline 1983-2011
… The involvement of the South African national rugby team, the Springboks, in international rugby is rife with controversy. In the 1960s, as international…
Outbreak of bubonic plague
… The outbreak of Bubonic Plague in Cape Town appears to have given a measure of warning to other coastal cities in the Cape, and a number of preventative and…
ArticleApartheid and reactions to it
… In 1948, the National Party (NP), representing Afrikaners, won the national election on a platform of racism and segregation under the slogan of 'apartheid’…
ArticleSASO till SASCO
… 1968 December SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 July 1 SASO is…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… were formed; these organisations precipitated the formation of the African National Congress. 1866 The first attempt to enfranchise Africans on large scale…
ArticleStudent Politics: SASO till SANSCO
… 1968 December, SASO is formed at the conference held in Marianhill, Natal. The conference was exclusively attended by Black students. 1969 1 July, SASO is…
Indian Community
… 2010 marks 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Indian indentured workers and the birth of this community in South Africa. Durban is home …
ArticleXhosa
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South…
ArticleSlave Resistance
… Slavery was introduced to the Cape Colony by the VOC in its desire to boost the agriculture and food supply while retaining control in …
ArticleZulu
… The four major ethnic divisions among Black South Africans are the Nguni, Sotho, Shangaan-Tsonga and Venda. The Nguni represent nearly two thirds of South…
Mission Stations - T-Z
… Cape: LMS 1868. Emil Holub visited it in 1873 and recorded the following: "Without pausing in the native quarter, we proceeded to the mission-house, a stone…
ArticleAftermath: Sharpeville Massacre 1960
… International responses The Sharpeville massacre was reported worldwide, and received … and this incident fuelled anti-apartheid sentiments as the…
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… The reign of Mzilikazi Under the leadership of Mzilikazi, the people who came to be called the Ndebele in Zimbabwe … nationmaster.com/encyclopedia| Farwell,…
ArticleSouth African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU)
… In the 1930s various trade unions from different backgrounds … Trades and Labour Council (SATLC), popularly known as the Trade and Labour Council. In 1944…