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Address by President Nelson Mandela on the occasion of the 34th independence celebrations of the Republic of Uganda Kampala, 9 October 1996
Your Excellency President Museveni; Distinguished guests; Ladies and gentlemen; People of Uganda, It is a great honour to join you in celebrating the…
Robert Van Tonder, founder of the Boerestaat Party in 1986 to fight for the restoration of the old Transvaal, Northern Natal an
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is inaugurated, set up in terms of the Broadcasting Act (Act no 22 of 1936). It broa
Dr Fabian Defu Ribeiro, medical practitioner assassinated with his wife by state agents in 1986, is awarded the Order of the Su
Petition to the Governor of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope, from the Traskeian Territories General Council, June 21, 1909
The monument at Delville Wood, unveiled on 10 October 1926 to honour the thousands of SA soldiers who were killed there during
Defence Minister Roelf Meyer (1991-1996) says that the ANC’s proposals on joint control of security forces and on a role for th
The Department of Bantu Development is planning for the consolidation of the ‘homelands’ by buying land in terms of the 1936 legislation
The government admits responsibility for the death of the Black leader, Joseph Mdluli on 19 March 1976 and agree to pay damages
The General Laws Amendment Bill of 1966 is published. The bill entitles police officers to detain up to fourteen days anyone su
John Ndevasia Muafangejo, SA artist and teacher, is born in Etunda lo Nghadi, Angola. He moved to South West Africa in 1956
Germany apologises for the massacre of some 65 000 Hereros in South-West Africa (Namibia) by their soldiers during the 1904 reb
For the next month, until May 25, a comet known only as “The Great Comet of 1901’ is visible over most of SA.
Bruce Fordyce, legendary Comrades Marathon winner, is born in Hong Kong. He came in 1956 to South Africa with his parents and i
Schalk Willem Burger, vice-president and acting president of the ZAR after President Kruger left for Europe in 1900, dies at Go
Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli, the first Black African to win the Nobel Peace Prize, collects his prize for 1960 in Oslo, Norway.
The minutes of for the meeting where the South African team to participate in the Olympic Games in 1908 was decided on
EventLord Alfred Milner, British Colonial Secretary, and architect of the Union of South Africa dies
… Free State were allowed to have responsible government in 1906, in preparation for a national election to be held in …
Qonda Hoho
Qonda Hoho was born 1956 in Bowden village Lady Frere(Eastern Cape).An MK operative who who was shot dead during a shoot-out with members of the SAP on 4…
"Umkhonto we Sizwe - Born of the People": Statement of the National Executive Comittee of the ANC on the 25th Anniversary of the Formation of Umkhonto we Sizwe by O. R. Tambo, 16 December 1986
… of Umkhonto we Sizwe. Not since the Bambata Uprising in 1906 had patriots taken to arms in an organised form. The …
BiographyRonnie Govender (Sathiseelan Gurulingam Govender)
Sathieseelan Gurulingam Govender (more popularly known as Ronnie Govender) was born on 16 May 1934 in Cato Manor, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal). His…
BiographyDavid Wilcox Bopape
David Wilcox Hlahane Bopape was the son of Pedi-speaking farm workers, Levi and Jerita Bopape. He was born in 1915 at Houtboschdorp near Pietersburg in the…
PlaceFouriesburg
… was Michiel Heyns who served the congregation from 1894 to 1906. He had to retire because of ill health and died 1907. …
BiographyPravin Jamnadas Gordhan
The contribution of Pravin Gordhan may never be truly understood and appreciated by millions of South Africans. For those of us who have had the privilege to…
Johannes Mashego Segogela
Johannes Mashego Segogela was born in 1936, in Sekhukhuneland, Transvaal. Segogela trained as a boiler-maker. He had no formal art training. For many years he…
Speech by Oliver Tambo at the World Conference on Sanctions Against Racist South Africa: Victory is within our grasp, 16 June 1986, Unesco House, Paris
Mr. President, Your Excellency Mr. Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Your Excellency President Abdou Diouf, President of Senegal and…
BiographyFrans “Ting Ting” Masango
Frans “Ting Ting” Masango grew up in Mamelodi, Tswane. His mother was a domestic worker and his father was an employee at a construction company. Masango had…
BiographySiphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu
Siphiwo Maxwell “Congress” Mthimkhulu, son of Sipho and Joyce Nobantu Mthimkhulu was born on the 23 March 1960. He grew up in Njoli Street, Zwide Township in…
BiographyThambi Naransamy Naidoo
Narainsamy Thambi Naidoo, also known as “Naran” or “Roy.” was born in 1901 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal (now kwaZulu-Natal) where the family had moved during the…
BiographyErrol T. Shanley
Errol Shanley was born in Durban in April 1911, the son of Arthur Stanley, who was born in London of Irish parents and Anna Else Bernhardt born in Hamburg…