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EventBhambatha becomes chief
… Chief Magadu Bhambatha, who was held responsible for the Impi Yamakhanda (poll tax) uprising that was popularly known as the Bambatha rebellion became chief…
EventJudith Mason, SA artist, is born in Pretoria.
… Seelander Menge on 10 October 1938, Judith Mason is one of the most prolific artists in South Africa. She obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of…
Event”Unknown” White man is hanged in Pretoria
… For the first time in the South African criminal history a man was hanged with his name known only by authorities. The 37-year-old White male was accused of…
June 12 Movement
… June 12th marked a historic moment in the history of Black students. The University of the Western Cape acting together with the Department of …
June 12 Movement
… June 12th marked a historic moment in the history of Black students. The University of the Western Cape acting together with the Department of …
Inner-Party Bulletin
… Bulletin produced by the Central Committee of the SACP for internal distribution only. Issue covers the replacement of the late Moses Mabhida as General …
ArchiveJune 12 Movement
… June 12th marked a historic moment in the history of Black students. The University of the Western Cape acting together with the Department of …
EventUnion of South Africa is inaugurated
… Following delegates of the Boer Republics' agreement by 54 to 6, to accept the British proposals for peace on 31 May 1902, the Treaty of Vereeniging was…
Event30 000 Blacks fight for Britain in Anglo-Boer War
… David Lloyd George stated in the British House of Commons that as many as 30 000 armed Blacks were at that stage employed in the British army during the…
EventCecil John Rhodes is forced to resign
… Cecil John Rhodes, prime minister of the Cape Colony, was severely censured for his involvement in the infamous Jameson Raid and forced to resign by the…
EventSpringboks wallop Scotland
… After the demise of Apartheid, the South African rugby team, (Springboks/Amabokoboko) went … in Scotland to engage their Scottish counterparts. The last time…
ArchiveLetter from John Daniel, President, to University Principals and others
… letter from John Daniels, President of NUSAS, reporting on the effect of the Commission of Enquiry into Improper Political Interference and the Political…
PlaceMvezo, Eastern Cape
… Mvezo is a small Village on the banks of the Mbashe River, not far from Mthatha in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The Village is mainly known … Mvezo is a…
EventEnglish ship “Caesar” with William Pearse on board bound for Bantam arrives
… to take in water freely & to buy some refreshing from the burghers & especially for their sick, [blank] in number, … ... which was politely granted ..." …
EventP. W. Botha refutes possibility of Black majority rule
… At the height of mass revolt in the country and world condemnation, President P.W. Botha … of a Black majority government in South Africa at the National…
EventSimon Mann pleads guilty in a Zimbabwean Court to attempting to purchase dangerous weapons
… to Equatorial Guinea. Upon landing it was claimed that the pilot failed to declare that there were 60 persons on board in addition to himself, the co-pilot,…
EventSouth African Communist Party leader, Dr. Yusuf Mahomed Dadoo dies
… A political activist and Chairman of the South African Communist Party (SACP) , Dr. Yusuf Mahomed … on 19 September, 1983, after having lapsed into a coma…
EventJ.J. Hadebe replies to Thabo Mbeki’s plea
… second President after Nelson Mandela, wrote a letter to the ANC in 1964, asking the organization if he could rather further his graduate … studies. His plea…
ANC caucus statement on death of Adelaide Tambo, 01 February 2007
… ANC Members of Parliament from both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, who began the three day National Caucus Lekgotla this…
EventPolice constable is buried alive at Ackerville cemetery near Witbank
… was attacked by a crowd of people armed with spades at the Ackerville cemetery while he was attending the funeral of a friend, Mr Jimmy Brown. They buried…
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
… The Mafika Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South … History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal …
EventAfrican delegates urge U Thant to enter Nelson Mandela fray
… African delegations at the United Nations headquarters in New York requested Secretary-General U Thant to help obtain the release of Nelson Mandela, leader…
EventTrial of nine BPC and SASO leaders ends
… The lengthy trial of nine student leaders from the Black People's Convention (BPC) and the South African Students' Organisation (SASO) ended on this … events…
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
… to St Helena, King Goodwill Zwelithini was installed as the eight monarch of the Zulu nation. He took reigns over from Prince Israel … KaSolomon who acted as…
EventFive prominent anti-apartheid activists released
… Cape Town after being detained for up to two years under the Internal Security Act. The five are Trevor Manuel, Ebrahim Rasool, Mountrain Qumbela and Hilda…
EventTobacco Products Control Ammendmant Bill passed
… The National Assembly votes by 213 to 106 to pass the Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill, which bans all … prohibits smoking in public places, including…
EventSA artist Helen Martins is born
… Martins , artist known for her queer sculptures at the Owl House in the Karoo village of Nieu Bethesda, was born in Nieu Bethesda in the Eastern Cape . She…
Bantu Authorities Act of 1951
… This was the first piece of legislation introduced to support the government’s policy of separate development. It made provision for the establishment of…
EventFirst Multiracial Election is held in Zimbabwe
… between members of various liberation organisations and the illegal Rhodesian government, with the liberation organisation supported by groups such as the…
EventIOC extends South Africa’s ban from Olympic games
… South Africa suffered heavily in the international sports arena as result of its apartheid policy. Prior to the Tokyo Olympic games in 1964, South Africa was…