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South Sudanese Independence Granted
… the countries first president following secession, to its 11, 5 million population with two legislative bodies …
EventMargaret Rheeder is hung in Pretoria
Margaret Rheeder, found guilty of poisoning her husband, Benjamin Fredenman, was hung in Pretoria. On the morning of 27 April 1957 Rheeder went to a pharmacy…
EventNamibians vote for a Constituent Assembly
… day in history search archive Voters went to the polls (7-11 November) to vote for a Constituent Assembly in the first …
EventThe Nelson Mandela Museum is opened in Mthatha
… then President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela himself on 11 February 2000, exactly ten years since his release from …
EventChiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first black player to lead the Springboks against a World XV in England
… player, Mahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle was born in Tzaneen on 11 September 1986. Ralepelle moved to Pretoria and attended …
EventIvorian Footballer, Arouna Kone, is born in Anyama, Ivory Coast
… Arouna Kone was born in Anyama, CÁ´te d'Ivoire on 11 November 1983. Kone began his football career as a player …
A collection of articles, speeches and letter pertaining to Dr James Sebe Moroka
… from Dr James Moroka and Walter Sisulu to Prime Minister 11 February 1952 (pdf) Letter from Dr James Moroka to Prime …
The Diary of Maria Tholo by Carol Hermer
… by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 11 - 15 by Carol Hermer The diary of Maria Tholo - August 16 …
The Broederbond by Norman Levy
… to think and dream for the Africans, the Broederbond (1918–1990) already a state within a state by the end of the 1940s, … unless he comes from the…
The purpose of the Archie Mafeje Annual Memorial Lecture by Sehlare Makgetlaneng (Pambazuka News), 31 March, 2016
… the launch of the Archie Mafeje Annual Memorial Lecture on 11 March 2010. His address was a substantial and welcome … and Fall of Money Capital (London:…
PlaceBenin
… experiments in other parts of the world” (Decalo 1995, 11). Kérékou created the Parti pour la Révolution Populaire …
EventHugh Masekela, South African musician, is born
On 4 April 1939 Hugh Ramopolo Masekela, South African musician, was born in Witbank, South Africa. Masekela grew up playing the piano and at a young age was…
EventSWAPO attacks SAP
… warfare, Namibia eventually attained independence in March 1990 under a SWAPO government with Sam Nujoma as president. …
EventLast remaining SA troops have been withdrawn from Namibia
… Assembly, which would drew up a constitution. On 21 March 1990 the country gained independence from South Africa as the … pp. 533-540.|South African…
EventANC stalwart and Rivonia Trialist, Govan Mbeki, is released from Robben Island Prison
… of Port Elizabeth until November 1989. In February 1990, when the ANC and other liberation movements were …
EventPolice head admits to Khotso House bombing
… South African Police Services(SAPS) National Commissioner (1990-1995), admitted that he gave the order in 1988 for the …
EventA few days after deciding to establish a Dutch newspaper in South Africa, the name De Burger is chosen
… Piet Cilliers clashed with Prime Minister HF Verwoerd. In 1990, the National Party was officially informed by then …
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
African National Congress (ANC) security guards at Shell House killed nineteen Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) members following a tip-off that IFP marchers were…
EventAmerican troops withdraw from Somalia
… The civil war in Somalia during 1980-1990 resulted in an enormous humanitarian crisis with more …
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
This Day in History, African National Congress (ANC) executive member in charge of youth affairs, J.J. Hadebe replied to Thabo Mbeki’s request to complete his…
EventEugene Terre Blanche, controversial leader of the AWB ( Afrikaner Resistance Movement), is born in Ventersdorp.
… public. Terre'Blanche viewed the end of Apartheid in 1990 as the beginning of communism and threatened then …
PlaceHamilton Primary School, Visagie Street, Pretoria
… from Sunnyside Primary , with Mrs S Viljoen in charge. On 11 August, Mr W H du Plessis visited our school. Mr du … school in this building, 64 years earlier …
ArchiveCHAPTER ONE: A Conceptual Overview by Kumi Naidoo
This chapter comes from the book
ArticleCOVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020
… Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and the common cold. 11 January- China reports first death from the novel … Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore…
PlaceBonteheuwel
… lives, followed by semi-detached houses in which a further 11% of population lives, while backyard dwellings – both … structures and informal dwellings – are…
Part 3: Ahmed Kathrada and Arun Gandhi - Gandhi Satyagraha Tour SA
… Nelson Mandela Foundation, Johannesburg First published: 11 January 2015, Catalyst House YouTube channel Original …
EventThe father of Rosalind Ballingall joins the search for his missing daughter
… of a Rand Mine's executive, Rosalind left Cape Town on 11 August 1969 to spend the weekend at a popular hippie spot, …
EventBram Fischer is sentenced to life imprisonment
… underground until was re-captured in Johannesburg on 11 November 1965. On 23 March 1966 his trial began in …
EventThe National Union of Mineworkers start South Africa’s longest wage strike
… The mineworkers' strike was violent, according to NUM; 11 people died, 500 were injured and over 400 workers were …
EventHunter and politician Johannes Viljoen dies
… (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa Vol.11, Cape Town: NASOU. …