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ArticleLetters: Albertina Sisulu
… yesterday afternoon, the 10th of August 1964; it was dated 12 July 1964. One wonders how quick the letters can be if … Your last photo was taken by Mthetwa…
ArticleTimeline of the Bulhoek Massacre
… faithful to God’s Word would be spared.” (Edgar, 2010: 12) Enoch Mgijima’s visions become more violent. He is asked … twenty-nine of their followers are…
ArchiveThe Story of Jean Middleton by Grant Rohrmann
… a chance to speak to any visitors about the conditions. [12] However bad Middleton’s situation at Barberton was she … not one of the deaths recorded put the…
EventANC member, Henry Fazzie sentenced to 20 years in jail under the Sabotage Act
… under the Sabotage Act. This sentence was later reduced to 12 years on appeal. …
PlaceTimour Hall Primary School, Plumstead
… duty in January 1937, holding office as principal until 1961, a period of 24 years. A central library was …
PlaceBophuthatswana, was Previously a Homeland
… The Bophuthatswana Territorial Authority was created in 1961, and in June 1972 Bophuthatswana was declared a … |SA History Online Grade 12 Classroom: Socio ”…
EventDr Albert Hertzog confirms that television would not be introduced in South Africa
… Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, had introduced television in 1961, with the financial backing of some South African …
EventThe Pondoland Revolts
… without being charged or tried. Between August and October 1961, 30 Pondo people were sentenced to death for their …
EventUnesco lists Robben Island as a World Heritage Site
… but more especially by the apartheid government since 1961. Countless member of the liberation struggle were …
EventCharles Robberts (Blackie) Swart, first state president of South Africa, is born
… of various African National Congress (ANC) members. In 1961, Swart became the first state President of the Republic …
ArchiveBiography of Dorothy Nyembe by Thomas Boatman
… fight for freedom and also her multiple prison stints. In 1961, the ANC’s militant branch, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK), recruited Nyembe to join the armed…
ArchiveList of Exhibits: Legal documents from State v Ndukwana and 4 others
… London medical officer who examined Accused no. 2 on Dec 16, l974, Handwritten affidavits by four accused regarding …
Rally to commemorate Joseph Sithole’s funeral
… be commemorated at a rally at Saul Tsotetsi, Sebokeng at 16:00 to recall the day. …
EventDesmond Tutu is appointed first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg
Desmond Mpilo Tutu was appointed and ordained as the first Black Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg a month after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The following…
PlaceRooihuiskraal Battlefield, Pretoria
… where the Battle of Rooihuiskraal took place, on 12 February 1881 during the First War of Independence …
ArticleKasturba Gandhi timeline 1869 - 1944
… by selling fruits illegally and is arrested. August 16, More restrictions are to be imposed on Indians with a new … if the applicant agreed to legalise the…
ArticleElections in post Apartheid South Africa
… % Votes No votes Seats African National Congress 62.65 12 237 655 252 National Party 20.39 3 983 690 82 Inkatha …
EventRay Alexander Simons, founder of Food and Canning Workers Union, arrives in South Africa
… arrives in South Africa from Latvia where she was born on 12 January 1913. After her arrival in the country she … struggle against apartheid. Ray Alexander…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
… in concentration and labour camps that were established. [12] He studied children called the ‘Rehoboth Bastards’ – … superiority, racial segregation and anti…
PlaceImbali Township, Pietermaritzburg
… the All-In-Africa Conference that was organised in March 1961 . It is in the Manaye Hall where Madiba addressed the … the All-In-Africa Conference that was…
PlaceBritstown, Northern Cape
… wheat and grazed karakul sheep and Clydesdale horses. The 1961 floods destroyed the Smartt Irrigation Board Dam, …
ArchiveAn Analysis of the Imprisonment and Detainment Treatment of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela by Monica McCausland
… lasting a total of 491 days. At two in the morning on May 12, 1969, police raided and searched Winnie’s home with her … her detainment, the police began to…
EventDaryll Cullinan, SA cricket player, is born in Kimberley.
… Protea player to score a first class century at the age of 16. Cullinan retired from international cricket in 2002. He …
PlacePrince Edward Islands
… Edward Island Group consists of; Marion Island (19km long 12 km wide) and Prince Edward Island (10 km long and 6.5km …
EventSouth African multi-title holder, Brian Mitchell wins the WBA title
… title. Mitchell managed to defend the title a world record 12 times before retiring in 1991. He was also a SA Junior …
ArchiveThe Anti-Apartheid Movement Abroad by Max Rossiter
… Introduction of Institutional Violence to the Struggle In 1961, the banned SACP, alongside the ANC, decided to start … Sizwe, or ‘Spear of the Nation’. For…
PlaceAbraham Fischer Men’s Residence, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
… was designed by Frank Taylor and was officially opened on 16 October 1909 by the then Prime Minister of the Orange …
EventFirst ANC Conference in SA in three decades
… Conference in South Africa after thirty-one years from 14-16 December 1990. It was considered by the ANC as ranking in …
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
… 16 May 2004 was declared as International Aids Candlelight …
EventZanzibar and Kenya are admitted to the United Nations.
… and Kenya both became members of the United Nations on 16 December 1963. This year marks fifty years since the two …