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EventMahlatse Chiliboy Ralepelle becomes the first Black Springboks captain
… where he joined the rugby team. He was selected for the under- 15 squad in 2001 and the under-19 squad in 2004. Ralepelle made history in 2006 when …
Ernest Cole: Brave photographer who exposed horrors of apartheid from within by Teo Kermeliotis, (cnn.com), 5 January 2015
… is a communal shower room for mineworkers in South Africa under apartheid as captured by pioneering photographer Ernest … images documented different aspects…
PlaceRooigrond
… Rooigrond region was ‘ceded’ to Boer guerrilla volunteers under General Jacobus de la Rey by Tswana chiefs in the … it on to Bantustan Chief Lucas Mangope of…
From death row in Pretoria Central Prison, October 1964 [Extract]
… of whether the powers and functions of the provinces under the AT are substantially less than or substantially … exclusion of certain rights from those made…
The Detention Weapon
… has empowered itself to practice detention without trial under two forms of legislation: 1. Security legislation, … usually associated with times of war…
ArticleStudent Protests at Tshwane University of Technology - Timeline
… compulsory and universal and and equal for all children”, under the section, “The doors of learning and of culture … by the Post-Apartheid ANC-led South…
ArticleYusuf Dadoo Timeline: 1960 - 1969
… townships are cordoned off and the situation is brought under Government control. The Alliance partners began … National Congress meets secretly on a farm in…
Say It out Loud - The 1909 Presidential Address, Cape Town, 13th April 1909
… Africa Constitution Act has been prepared, and is now under the consideration of the various Colonial Parliaments. … to the fear I entertained as regards our…
ArchiveEFF 2019 Election Manifesto
… NOW! The economy in South Africa continues today to be under the ownership and control of white minority settlers, … yet they continue to be the economic…
PlaceIbeka, Simonstown
… garrison until 1921. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 4 June 1971 . … garrison until 1921. It was declared a National…
PlaceBo-tuin, Hof Street, Gardens.
… known as Bo-tuin . It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 11 September 1964. …
PlaceDutch Reformed Mission Institute, Cape Town
… or founding year. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 17 June 1977. …
PlaceGrand Parade, Cape Town
… of its original area. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 August 1962. …
PlaceWeskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Main building, Ketjen Street, Pretoria
… of the City Centre. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 31 July 1981. …
PlaceDie Kraal, Brummeria, Pretoria
… in house coffee shop. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 9 March 1979. …
EventZola Budd of SA and Mary Decker of the USA collide accidentally during the 3000m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
… Los Angeles Olympics. Budd, a South African, was competing under British citizenship due to apartheid laws in South …
EventCongolese activist,Patrice Lumumba is briefly arrested
… to his death unfolded. In October 1960 Lumumba was placed under house arrest, a month later he escaped to Kasai and was …
EventDr Ali Bacher, director of the SACU, announces the shortening of the ‘rebel cricket tour ‘as a gesture of support for the country’s dramatic political changes
… and such strong opposition from the time the English team, under Coach Mike Gatting arrived. Mid way through the tour, …
EventNames of 303 banned people are published
… 1964 gave the names of 303 persons on whom banning notices under the General Laws Amendment Act of 1963 (the so-called …
EventAlbert Luthuli delivers his Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
… Nobel Prize for Peace. At the time, he was serving a ban under the apartheid government for his role as president of …
EventFidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba
… Castro took over the island state's government; Cuba was under the military rule of President Fulgeneio Batista. …
EventSA artist Tshela Matsoso is born
… still at school, Matsoso studied at the Jubilee Art Centre under Cecil Skotnes, Sydney Kumalo, Bill Hart and Ezrom …
EventFietas, site of forced removal in Johannesburg, is renamed Pageview
… of the first 'locations' (multi-racial areas) established under the government of Paul Kruger in 1893. Fietas was an …
EventThe Second Battle of El Alamein starts
… broke through the defences of the Panzer Army Africa, under command of General Erwin Rommel. Success in the battle …
EventZola Skweyiya is born
… with social grants meant for the poor and children. Under his leadership nearly 10 million South Africans are …
EventThe official launch of the SABC
… of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), under Act 22 of 1936. The broadcasts of the African …
EventSA’s first official commercial airline service is launched
… the first official commercial air service in South Africa under the name of Union Airways Company (Pty). On this date …
EventThe Bantu Labour Regulations Amendment Bill becomes operative
… of collective bargaining rights for Blacks. The conditions under which Africans - for the first time - had the legal …
EventNUSAS President Ian Robertson is banned
… Students (NUSAS), Ian Robertson, receives a banning order under the Suppression of Communism Act of 1950 when he was …
EventNelson Mandela announces intentions on nationalisation policy
… would be free to take their profits out of the country under an ANC government. References: Keesing's Record of …