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EventThe twentieth anniversary of the arrest of Nelson Mandela is marked by a call for his release by China
… Hepple acted as his legal representative. His trial took place inPretoria's Old Synagogue. In November 1962, he was …
EventJimmy Kruger announces amendment to the Internal Security Act
… would put an end to the unrest, by denying students a place to meet and mount protests. Source: Kalley, J.A.; …
EventAbolition of Internal Security Act
… the South African Defence Force (SADF) was to be put in place. The South African Police (SAP) was to be replaced by …
EventCODESA 1 convenes in Johannesburg
… Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA), took place at the World Trade Centre in Kempton Park, on the East …
EventPolice break up demonstrations against South African rebel Cricket Tour
… the National Sports Congress. Furthermore, the tour took place at a time when South Africa was going through a period …
EventBomb in Benoni Wimpy kills Mary
… the Wimpy, because they believed it was a regular meeting place of police officers. The four men were granted amnesty …
EventBuilding of Delagoa Bay railway line is completed
… 1894, however, the official opening of the line only took place on 8 July 1895. The line was completed a few years …
PlaceFort Beaufort
… the 1880s, a measure of ostrich husbandry was also taking place. Its landscape was rugged, with well-wooded hills and … place …
EventThe Birkenhead runs aground with 638 passengers
… what the sea could offer. The Birkenhead has secured a place in history due to the gallantry of her men, who, in the …
Freedom Part to Host Ken Oosterbroek Legacy Exhibition
… and João Silva documented the bloody chaos that took place in South African townships in the early 1990s. In …
EventNelson Mandela and Walter Sisulu on Robben Island 5 August 1982
… Hepple acted as his legal representative. His trial took place in Pretoria's Old Synagogue. In November 1962, he was …
EventSouth Africa’s first democratic elections
… and twenty-two million people voted. The election took place in a festive atmosphere, contrary to fears of political …
EventThomas William Bowler, prolific painter at the Cape, is born
… subject matter focused mostly on events that were taking place in the Cape and Natal as well as landscapes. Bowler …
ArchiveSteve Mokone: the striker who broke the apartheid barrier
… ups and downs. When Steve Mokone arrived at Coventry City in 1955, he was probably the most eagerly awaited … of a lifetime to show that South Africa was not…
ArticleThe Western Cape Farm Workers Strike 2012-2013
… protected strike, meaning workers who took part in strike place their already precarious jobs on farms at risk. … a number of clashes between police and…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1960-1969
… A Nation-wide Stay-At-Home, organized by the ANC, takes place. The PAC calls for non-Whites to ignore the … of Democrats is banned. October, ANC conference…
ArticleThe Zulu kingdom and the colony of Natal
… (Blacks) – began carrying out the general plan put in place for the invasion of Zululand. The main objective was to … by the British in 1877. The first…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… military station with about 50 000 British soldiers put in place to control the black population in the area. It was … Paul Kruger was not in Natal, the…
PlaceKhorixas, Town in Namibia
… READING) Located to the north-west of Namibia's capital city; Windhoek on the C39 road west of Outjo . Khorixas is a … located 430 kilometres (267 miles)…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 2000 -2010
… Alliance holds a 10-a-side meeting where planning takes place for the Alliance Summit in April. 15-17 March, The ANC … . 4-7 April, The annual tripartite…
History of Muslims in South Africa: 1903 - 1923 by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… in Cape Town. 1904 Dr 'Abdullah 'Abdurahman: Cape Town City Councillor 63 Dr 'Abdullah 'Abdurahman, hailed from an … of the Afrikaaner Bond, gained a seat on…
ArticleBlack Community Programmes (BCP)
… a meeting point and a training ground for activists, a place where the community could gather to discuss issues, but also a place for joy and celebration, an…
ArticleSouth African Communist Party (SACP)
… of the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA) took place in Cape Town from 30 July to 1 August 1921. The party … Mine Workers Union organised the largest…
ArticleZulu
… consolidation among the groups was beginning to take place. A number of powerful chiefdoms began to emerge and a … compel allegiance from conquered chiefdoms…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1940-1949
… defy licensing laws and set up fruit stalls outside the City Hall without licenses. They continue this until March … a number of occasions join the…
EventSouth Africa Declares Gender-Based Violence a National Disaster
On this day in 2025, South Africa officially classified gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster, following nationwide protests where women…
EventSouth Africa's TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
… Tutu, began its first formal hearings in East London City Hall. The South African TRC was set up by the Government …
Zweli Mkhize denies Redi Tlhabi’s book allegations, says he hasn’t read it, 18 - September - 2017
… being like a daughter to him. He complained that neither City Press nor the author of a book that alleges he tried to … 2017 at 12:30 PM, questions were sent…
Address at the Opening Session of the ANC Conference "Peoples Of The World United Against Apartheid, For A Democratic South Africa" by O. R. Tambo, Arusha,1 December 1987
… As we meet here today, an important conference is taking place in Addis Ababa. This is the Extraordinary Summit … Ahmed Salim, and all of us, your guests, to…
Address by Oliver Tambo at the opening session of the ANC Conference, Arusha, 1 December 1987
… As we meet here today, an important conference is taking place in Addis Ababa. This is the Extraordinary Summit … Ahmed Salim, and all of us, your guests, to…