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EventBophuthatswana is granted independence by the South African government
… leaving scores of people dead. References: South African History Online (2011). ‘Bophuthatswana’from South African History Online [online]. Available at www…
EventA plan designed to fight Italian forces, Operation ‘Agreement’ is executed in Libya
… References: Boddy-Evans A., 2011. ‘This Day in African History: 14 September’from African History [online] Available at www.africanhistory.about.com …
EventRamaphosa and Motlatsi are arrested
… turned out to be the longest and costliest strike in the history of the mining industry. The strike was also costly … Click here to read more about the South…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… deny she played an even bigger part in the South African history. During her time in exile she became very outspoken … at the same time he admits “unlike…
Launch of the ANC Volunteer Corps and Visit of the President, 19 June 2013
… to take 70% of the vote in the Northern Cape based on our service delivery record and the work we have done and …
PlaceSoccer City (FNB Stadium) -Johannesburg
… activist Chris Hani , in 1993 and the moving Memorial Service and Tribute to Mandela, in 2013 . The South African …
EventCarl Niehaus is sentenced to 15 years in prison for high treason for being a member of ANC underground
… as chairman of the Transformation Forum on Correctional Service. Later in life though, Niehaus was surrounded by … E. & Andor, L.E. (eds)(1999). Southern…
EventBoeremag bomb blasts rock Soweto and Bronkhorstspruit
… building to collapse. A ninth bomb was found at a disused service station and defused by the police. Some hours after …
EventRichard Horatio Edgar Wallace, South African author and newspaper editor, is born in Greenwich, England.
… served in the medical staff corps. While he was doing his service, he started to write the song called ‘The Mission …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at a breakfast meeting of the Foreign Correspondents Association 24 April 1995
… tackle its problems. Virtually all parties, structures of civil society, individuals at various levels of the social … order;and consign all negative…
PlaceTygerberg Hospital
… in Africa, recognised for its world class health care service locally, nationally and internationally. Tygerberg Hospital held a special long-service awards…
PlaceKwaMuhle Museum, 130 Ordnance Road, Durban
… within a new political context. This museum shows a history experienced by the residents, a reality portrayed without criticism or bias, and reflects the…
ArchiveMafika Gwala Second Annual Lecture and Book Launch, 5 October 2016
… Pascal Gwala Annual lecture was initiated by South African History Online in 2015 and is run in partnership with both … issues. The lecture series is in line…
PlaceEmbassy of Azerbaijan, Pretoria
South Africa and Azerbaijan first established relations in 1992. Azerbaijan's embassy in Pretoria is the sole Azerbaijani representation in South Africa! The…
PlaceLanseria International Airport, Roodepoort
… calendar and a milestone in South African aviation History. For the first time, South African buyers were … International Airport, using the Airports 24 Hour…
PlaceSouth Sudan
… 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement , which ended a 22-year civil war that killed 2.5 million people and displaced 4 …
The Durban Moment: Revisiting politics, labour, youth and resistance in the 1970s
… floor issues and democracy; 2. Progressive politics and civil society – the Natal Indian Congress, other progressive …
Address by President Nelson Mandela at the South African Reserve Bank’s 75th anniversary banquet Pretoria, 28 June 1996
… and the creation of much-needed jobs. Scanning through the history of the South African Reserve Bank, one comes across … Java and Japan. It is natural that a…
EventThe first issue of the weekly periodical ‘TIME’ appeared on news stands
… On this day in history, the first issue of the weekly periodical TIME … languages. It is one of the most popular magazines in history, with readership…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… (9 June 2017) ↵ [3] Biography/Profile/Life History of Refiloe Maele Phoolo AKA Cassper Nyovest, http://dailymail.com.ng/biographyprofilelife-history-of…
PlaceThe Wits School of Arts and Arts Museum
… place to meet friends and enjoy delicious food and coffee. History of Art is an inherently interdisciplinary field of … a World powerfully shaped by the…
PlaceFranschhoek Motor Museum
… to look back at more than 100 years of motoring History with its unique and exciting collection of vehicles, … the Museum's inspiration; to vintage motoring…
”Malan Cannot Succeed Where Hitler Failed”: Interview To , Cape Town, June 1950
… "Never before in the history of South Africa have the national leaders acted so … of the people for freedom - it cannot change the course of history. "The…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - NOSIPHO MAJEKE: A Biographical Note
… continued to contribute to many journals, articles on the history of the Southern African liberation movement. Working … She wrote novels and plays with…
PlaceIziko Museum's, Cape Town
… locals and visitors today. Explore Cape Town’s cultural History with Iziko Museums. Iziko Museums of Cape Town is the … referred to as the 'City’s Museum…
ArticleThe Cape Minstrels: Origins and Evolution of Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year) in the Cape
… popular culture and it is important to understand its history and significance within the broader South African … to describe it as well as its relevance to…
Present Stage of the Struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Paper prepared at the request of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid by O. R. Tambo, Stockholm, 1 June 1968
… because those who set out to reverse the course of human history and change the basic nature of living man must need … freedom struggle one of the most…
Paper prepared at the request of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid by Oliver Tambo, 1 June 1968, Stockholm
… because those who set out to reverse the course of human history and change the basic nature of living man must need … freedom struggle one of the most…
Paper prepared at the request of the Special Committee against Apartheid, June 1968
… because those who set out to reverse the course of human history and change the basic nature of living man must need … freedom struggle one of the most…
ArchiveChapter 12 Hangings by Denis Goldberg
… that during the popular television series, World at War, a history of WW2, so many people went to the toilet during ad … but not within hearing of a state…