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PlaceBertrams, Johannesburg
… Transport Routes, which grants easier access to the OR Tambo International Airport and other important attractions. …
EventJack Penn, sculptor and one of the world’s best plastic surgeon is born
… on show in the former Jan Smuts airport, now called O.R Tambo. A collection of Penn's books and other writings can …
ArticlePolitical executions in South Africa by the apartheid government 1961 - 1989
… sentenced to death in Pietersburg (now Polokwane) in March 1982. He was granted leave to appeal, but his family did not … on the international community to…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
… World Cup in Germany, was the main favourite. During his speech the FIFA President Sepp Blatter stated that “the FIFA …
EventEgyptian President Sadat formally accepts an invitation to visit Israel. The Egyptian foreign minister and his deputy resign over the proposed visit to Israel and the Arab nations are in uproar
… Sadat's visit to Israel came about after he delivered a speech in Egypt stating that he would travel anywhere, "even …
EventAs part of a defiance campaign against the apartheid Government, SA is hit by a nationwide wave of protests
… in force for over 3 years; which prohibited freedom of speech, assembly and association and under which arbitrary …
EventUDF activist Toto Dweba's mutilated body is found
… hands, which were then buried. Three months after the funeral, an unknown White man in civilian clothing sought out …
ArchiveInterview with Lybon Tiyani Mabasa
… in late 1978. When his banning order was lifted in May 1982, he resumed organizing for AZAPO and subsequently served …
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
… in the early 1980's, camps were once again lengthened in 1982 to 720 days in total. A movement in South Africa began …
EventThe ship São Bento (St Benedict) is wrecked on the Transkei coast
… by South African archaeologists, C. Auret and .T.Maggs in 1982, the final resting place of the Sao Bento is located …
EventThe Pretoria Supreme Court orders for an inquiry into the doctors' treatment of Steve Biko at the time of his death
… who had treated Biko shortly before his death. In February 1982, dissatisfied doctors had presented a petition to the … History Online, ‘The Inquest into…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… its formation were Anton Lembede, Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, Nelson Mandela, Dan Tloome, William Nkomo, Ida Mtwa, … Transvaal branch is established in…
PlaceChurch Square, Pretoria
… in 1904/1905, shortly after president Paul Kruger's state funeral was conducted from it. Fountain- According to a …
ArchiveAppendix 1: Time Line of South African history by Denis Goldberg
… League founded by Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo and others including Anton Lembede, A.P. Mda and Robert … PW Botha said in his live broadcast …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… Albert Luthuli and Nelson Mandela join the ANC. Adelaide Tambo is elected as a courier for the ANC. January, Moses … its formation were Anton Lembede, Walter…
Biography of Lionel Ngakane by Rod Reyna
… in the same area as Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, and other future leaders of the anti-apartheid … the South African film industry. In his…
Speaking Notes for the President of the African National Congress, President Jacob Zuma, during the MKMVA National Conference, 12 October 2012
… in Chief and the late President of the ANC Comrade OR Tambo, gives this Conference even more added special meaning. … of urgency they deserve. As we…
ArticleThe Nelson Mandela Presidency - 1994 to 1999
… Congress (ANC), and his friend and colleague, Oliver Tambo , was elected the ANC’s national chairperson. Mandela …
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1910-1919
… acknowledgement of a medal or a ribbon. 27 October, Oliver Tambo , ninth President of the ANC, is born in the village …
ArticleA history of Apartheid in South Africa
… forms of non-violent resistance. Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu started to play an important role in …
ArticleNew identities and the construction of heritage
… Johannesburg International Airport was changed to O.R. Tambo International Airport after the great ANC leader. For …
ArchiveThe 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner
… of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek in 1898, he said in a speech, that he would not tolerate the independence of the … hand which presented independence to us…
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Timeline
… of the United Democratic Front 1985 P.W. Botha’s Rubicon speech 1985 November, Kobie Coetsee meets Nelson Mandela in a …
Archive”I am Albertina Sisulu”, Interview from Blue Portraits
… the Federation of South African Women. I had to go to the funeral. The funeral was next door here at the Anglican Church. I was … for furthering the aims of…
EventWendy Botha, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… three South African titles before becoming professional in 1982.[v] She was crowned world champion in the years 1987, …
PlaceThe Dakawa Arts and Crafts Centre
… Freedom College (SOMAFCO) in Dakawa, Tanzania from 1982. The Swedish government funded the project through an … An African National Congress Settlement in…
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… Cape Town . The Triangle Arts Trust, which was founded in 1982 as an organized network of artists, visual art …
EventJack Parow, the Afrikaans rap artist is born
… Jack Parow was born in Parow, Cape Town on 22 February 1982.[i] He is one of the most popular Afrikaans hip hop …
EventKhulane Morule, the Motswako rapper is born
… was born in Mmabtho, North West province on 27 August 1982.[i] He is a Motswako rapper and songwriter.[ii] Khuli …
PlaceRailway Station, Muizenberg
… declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation in 1982. The Edwardian-era red brick Muizenberg Station with its …