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PlaceCora Terrace Houses (1,3,5,7,9,11), Port Elizabeth
… distance to St. George’s cricket stadium, and about a 10 minute drive to the new Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. It was …
EventMarthinus van Schalkwyk is born
… van Schalkwyk leader of the New National Party was born on 10 November 1959. He replaced FW de Klerk as leader of the …
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
… official when Kaizer Daliwonga Matanzima announced on 10 April 1978 that Transkei would break all diplomatic ties. …
Commemorative Walk
… 30 November. Leaving Durban at 1.45 a.m. and returning at 10 p.m. will then do a short walk between Charlestown and …
EventDr Canaan Sodindo Banana is selected as the first President of the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe
… assault and other “unnatural acts” and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with 9 years suspended. Eventually he …
EventKaNgwane is proclaimed a self-governing territory.
… KaNgwane is among the 10 homelands that were created to rid South Africa of its …
EventFrance’s war in Morocco ends with Treaty of Tangier.
… France in any way. A peace treaty was signed in Tangier on 10 September 1844 and came to be known as the Treaty of …
ArticleRuth Robb and her involvement with Black Sash
… other for a while, they decided to marry on December 28, 1939. Francis did not allow his wife to work so she began …
ArticleThe International Criminal Court: Origins, Jurisdiction and the ‘African Bias’
… ICC Origins In the aftermath of the Second World War (1939-1945) the international community recognised the need to … Kingdom, Russia, China, France and the…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
Modern Humans evolve in Africa, including South Africa and the first African people begin to settle in South Africa. Hundreds of years later the first…
ArticleThe Freedom Charter
… Adopted at the Congress of the People, Kliptown, on 26 June 1955 We, the People of South Africa, declare for all …
Township Uprising, 1984-1985
… not purchasing luxuries and not holding parties from 16-26 December. In early 1985 the UDF was still very aware of …
PlaceJohn Vorster Square Police Station or Johannesburg Central Police Station
… prime minister of the Republic of South Africa. It was a 10 storey, blue coloured cement building. Floors 9 and 10 were occupied by the Security Branch while…
PlaceConstitution Street House 14, Port Elizabeth
… Reserve, one at 14 Constitution Street and two at 8 and 10 Whitlock Street. Donkin Street in its entirety was …
ArchiveA Crime Against Humanity - Analysing the Repression of the Apartheid State edited by Max Coleman
… 1991 9. Checkmate for apartheid? July 199 1 - June 1992 10. Last kicks of a dying horse July 1992 - June 1993 11. …
EventC.J. Langenhoven dies in Oudtshoorn
… iAfrika was also recognised as the national anthem. Since 10 October 1997, a shortened, combined version of Nkosi …
EventJohannesburg municipal workers strike
… city in South Africa. The strike involved over 10,000 African municipal workers. Apart from a wage crisis, …
EventJacob Matlala, SA flyweight, wins the World Boxing Organisation world champion title
On 15 May 1993, Jacob "Baby Jake" Matlala, won the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) world champion title. Matlala had been introduced to boxing at a young age…
EventThe Great Comet of 1901
… Innes was the first person to observe the comet using a 10-inch guiding telescope. Two other people, namely Mr. Lunt …
EventMa Tambo dies in Johannesburg
… lovingly called, became involved in politics at the age of 10 after her grandfather was beaten by police. By 18, she was …
EventKenyan politician, businessman and mathematician, George Saitoti dies
… due to his dual ancestry was seen as a problem. He died on 10 June 2012. …
PlaceRwanda
… of Africa . People began settling in the area as early as 10.000BCE [i] . After several successive waves of migrations … of the area that is now Rwanda…
Extract from a speech made at Bethlehem on 2 September
… Prime Minister to make a gesture towards Uganda's Indians. 10 I am getting a little tired of this making of gestures. I … that task. I wish you well. Gen…
ArticleSita’s story
… and cut fruit for my grandfather and we took it to him at 10.00 am I sat before him and he asked me many questions … jail, Gandhi offers advice on her diet…
PlaceSt. Mary's Cathedral, Cape Town (also known as the: 'Parish of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt'
… period lasted ten years and costs amounted to £10 000 (£5000 being the original estimated cost). The … Current service times are as follows: Monday–Friday 1…
Duties as Minister of the Interior, Resettlement, Township Administration, Inkatha and KwaZulu politics
… of action 06:86 - 08:40 - Career as a doctor 08:40 - 10:22 - Activities in the social field in Ladysmith 10:22 - 11:06 - Forced to leave Ladysmith due to…
PlaceStation Building, Point Road, Durban
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 10 August 1979. The Old Durban Railway Station was Built in … site. An article which appeared in…
ArticleThe Cattle Killing Movement
… his wife, unmarried children and maybe some relatives. [10] The interactions, status and roles of the family in the … a homestead were regarded as a divine…
Says no to xenophobia, 19 April 2015
… shall be held as follows: Date: Monday 20 April 2015 Time: 10:00 Venue: Chief Albert Luthuli House, 54 Sauer Street, …
EventBirth of Paul Kruger
… On 10 October 1825 Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus … ], [Accessed: 10 February 2017].|Siyabona Africa. A biographical history of … ],[ Accessed: 10…