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ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… government in Pretoria and the British, culminating in the Jameson Raid that ended in fiasco at Doornkop in January 1896 and the …
EventMercenaries from South Africa led by Colonel “Mad Mike” Hoare, attempt an unsuccessful coup in Seychelles
… leader who was deposed by René in a 1977 coup. The raid was led by Colonel Thomas Michael ("Mad Mike") Hoare, …
ArticleSlave Resistance
… invading force could be spotted. Commandos attempting to raid the community returned empty handed or with slaves that …
PlaceMatjiesfontein
… as headquarters of the Cape Command, refuge for Jamieson Raid reformers, and the venue of controversial war crimes …
EventLesotho’s Foreign Affairs Minister reveals details of agreement with Pik Botha
… 1982 by the South African Defence Force (SADF).During this raid 30 people, including members of the ANC and Lesotho …
PlaceMitchell Park Zoo, Durban
… Durban's Zoological Gardens, Mitchell Park Zoo and Robert Jameson Park , took place in the early 1900's. This followed …
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… from Zulu authority after refusing to remit cattle from a raid. He led his followers northward into the Highveld, where …
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Le Monde, Addis Ababa, 08 June 1983
… by killing 12 of our militants in Matola. During the raid on Maseru in Lesotho, they killed several dozen of our …
ANC statement on the death of Adelaide Tambo, 31 January 2007
… Her political life started at the age of 10 after a police raid following a riot in Top Location, in which a police …
PlaceDutywa, Eastern Cape
The Town was founded in 1858 as a Military Fort after a dispute between a Natal Colony raiding party and local people. It is named after the Dutywa River, a…
Biography of Baleka Mbete-Kgositsile by Brianna T. Hogg
… Gaborone Arts Ensemble” [11] . Unfortunately, in 1985, a raid arose by the South African Defence Force (SADF) that led … to leave again, but this time to…
Why protect rights of gays and lesbians?
… and notorious anti-gay laws was introduced after a police raid on a gay party in a suburb of Johannesburg in 1966. …
ArticleLesotho Timeline
… 1985 Two ANC activists and eight others killed in a raid into Lesotho by the South African Defence Force. 1986 …
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… Armed Black sentries guarded blockhouses and were used to raid Boer farms for cattle. In 1900, 7000 Blacks took part in …
EventAfrican Mineworkers' strike starts
A week long strike by African mineworkers, led by John Beaver (JB) Marks, leader of the African Mineworkers' Union, started on this day. The strike was…
Chapter 6 - No more suppers for my comrades
… Maseru Massacre) by Phyllis Naidoo, South Africa, 1992 The raid into Lesotho, not only killed 12 Basotho but also 30 … following story. It was 16 December…
ArticleArts and Crafts and reconstruction by Jillian Carman
… to Britain in 1896 following Lionel’s implication in the Jameson Raid and expulsion from the Transvaal Republic. They were …
ArticleCulture and Resistance Conference, Botswana, 1982
… or at an organisation it could lead to an arrest or a raid, which was happening constantly throughout the country …
ArticleAfrican Peoples Democratic Union of Southern Africa (APDUSA)
… on the resistance movement, the highlight of which was the raid on Liliesleaf leading to the Rivonia trial, the …
PlaceBelmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town
The History of the Mount Nelson Hotel is intertwined with the early History of the Cape. The estate on which the Hotel is built was named: 'The Garden of van…
2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup is a tribute to Africa - ANC, 21 May 2010
… not live to see the freedom include victims of the Matola raid in Botswana, victims of the Lesotho Massacre, victims of …
ArticleThe Khoisan
… capture. Klaas Lukas eventually captured the Korana 'raid' leaders and handed them over to the colonial …
ArticleThe Conflict between the AZAPO and the UDF - popular violence in the 1980s and 1990s
… for victims of a South African Defence Force (SADF) raid in Mozambique, but AZAPO’s leadership rejected the …
ArchiveRadio Freedom: A History of South African Underground Radio by Chris A. Smith
… year, South African commandos killed five in a predawn raid on an ANC military camp in southern Zambia. In 1988, a …
Indian education in Natal
… as the Umbilo Girls School in Durban. 1894 22 February, Mr Jameson seconded by a Mr Johnson moved in the Council of …
The Treason Trial: Foreword by Chief Albert Luthuli to a book by Helen Joseph, 1963
… special place in South African history. That grim pre-dawn raid, deliberately calculated to strike terror into hesitant …
Chapter 2 - SADF Speaks...
… appear that this statement was prepared in advance of the raid! Certainly the news was heard at 6 am and on the BBC as …
ArticleThe Contentious Relationship Between Ngqika And Ndlambe
… relationship that Ngqika and Ndlambe had. Brereton Raid Ngqika’s people suffered a devastating loss and so the … This act solidified the path to war. Two…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1970-1979
… move to the Transkei , which he refuses. Security police raid the Mandela home and this is followed by an attack by …
ArticleHighlights for 2013
… Russia May 15 2013 President Jacob Zuma Nigerian troops raid Boko Haram bastions Nigeria May 16 2013 Nigerian troops …