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EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… She was educated at home, and at the age of 10 she was fluent in French. At the age of 13, she attended …
Document 45 - Letter from the International Secretariat of the International Left Opposition to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932
… to Cape Town comrades, 23 October 1932 Berlin 23/10/32 Cape Town, South-Africa- Dear comrades, We received …
EventThe Aula, auditorium of the University of Pretoria, is opened by the Governor
… Makeba and Mimi Coertse" from UNISA Musicologica p. 5-10 [online] Available at: unisa.co.za [Accessed 27 August …
EventPresident P. W. Botha offers Nelson Mandela conditional release from prison
… reads his statement to this effect at a rally in Soweto on 10 February 1985. He states that the ANC's only adopted …
EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
Anwar Sadat's visit to Israel came about after he delivered a speech in Egypt stating that he would travel anywhere, "even Jerusalem," to discuss peace. In…
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… a consumer boycott and overtime ban was launched, some 10 000 protesters marched in Durban and more than 5 000 in …
EventSomerset concludes a treaty with Ngqika (aka Gaika)
… to keep them out of the neutral territory and ceded 10,000 square kilometers of good pastureland to Lord Charles …
EventChief George Mzimvubu Mathanzima, former Prime Minister of Transkei, dies
… he was pardoned and released. George Matanzima died on 10 November 2000 in Queenstown. …
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus) was born on 10 October 1825 in the Steynsburg district. When the Great …
PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Bloemfontein
… Brand laid the foundation stone for the new church on 10 May 1878, and on 7 May 1880 the new building was …
EventHarry Hart, a South African athletics champion is born
… of the 1932 Summer Olympics. [vi] Hart passed away on 10 November 1979 in Reitz, Free State. [vii] End Notes …
PlaceRed Location Museum
The Red Location Museum is situated within the Black Township of New Brighton, of Port Elizabeth (now called Gqeberha). Surrounded by the colourful homes of…
OR Tambo Memorial Lecture delivered by President Jacob Zuma, 25 October 2015, Port Elizabeth
… illness. He suffered the first stroke in 1989. In April 1993 he passed on, so close to seeing the achievement of his … non-racial and democratic South Africa…
Chapter 12
… was laying the basis for a principled struggle-the 10-Point Programme. They were no longer asking for petty … African Indian Congress towards the Unity…
The fight against passes continues
… we divided ourselves into clubs. We divided into about 10 women in one club, 10, 10, 10 and a certain club had to bring a certain amount of …
The First Slaves at the Cape
… after Woutersz had been in charge of Robben Island for 10 months, Van Riebeeck felt that he had returned to his … Cape, Cornelia, Lijsbeth and Kleine Eva…
PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW; Apartheid, Reflected in an Inventory of Simple Objects by Sarah Boxer (The New York Times), 24 July 1998
… of South Africa's store of goods, running from 1964 until 1993. Like Bernd and Hilla Becher, who photographed water …
ArchiveThe Moral Problem of Winnie Mandela by Paul Trewhela (Dailymaverick.com), 6 April 2018, South Africa
… forgive him for going to receive the Nobel (Peace Prize in 1993) with his jailer (W) De Klerk. Hand in hand they went. … …
PlaceNorthern Cape
… Africa, but has the least number of inhabitants. Before 1993 it was part of the Cape Province (under old Provinces … Africa, but has the least number of…
New Generation Sculpture
… she maintains-no baking, no drying and no painting. (10) Mabasa Noria (b.1938) Clergyman Johannes Maswanganye, … 1. Powell, "Bad faith makes bad art", The…
EventLouis Raymond, an Olympic tennis singles gold medalist is born
… Cup team between 1919 and 1931.[vii] He also has a record 10 wins and 11 loses.[viii] Raymond passed away on 30 January …
EventThe Choice of Termination Act is enacted by the Parliament of South Africa
From February 1 1997, the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted by the Parliament of South Africa, granting unrestricted access to abortion to any…
Document 61 - Minutes of the meeting of the Workers’ Party of South Africa, Johannesburg Branch, held at 90 President Street, Johannesburg, 25 March (1936) at 8.30 p.m.
… with future party activities. The meeting concluded at 10 p.m. Chairman: Secretary: …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… with combined yearly net sales in the region of 10 billion US dollars. With interests ranging from tobacco …
EventMilitary coup is executed in Lesotho
… The Military in Lesotho, African Security Review, Vol.10, No.2 (online), available at: iss.co.za [Accessed 20 …
EventHaitian leader General Raoul Cedras resigns in favour of exiled President Jean
… States intervention, Gen Raoul Cedras agreed to resign on 10 October 1994, paving the way for Aristid's return. After a …
Document 72 - Letter from R. T. R. Molefe to London comrades, 21 February 1938
… our member in, but all in vain, until he was released on £10 bail after a week before the magistrate. …
ArchiveThe Final Prize by Norman Levy
… - Chapter 9 The Final Prize: The Freedom Charter - Chapter 10 The Final Prize: “Bantu Education or the Street” - Chapter …
The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946
< Menu page < 3. Formation of the NIA | 5. Convulsions in Natal > CHAPTER IV The Struggle for Power: The Triumph of the Radicals, 1939-1946 4. War…
Biography of Can Themba by Aisha Ahmed
… 1950.” South Afrian History Online. Last modified October 04, 2016. …