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Extraordinary Life: Zapiro
… cartoonist Zapiro's work is as important as ever following the Charlie Hebdo killings. His life and role in society is … Don Quixote: he has taken up his pen…
EventMlungisi Sisulu dies.
… On 3 January 2008 Mlungisi Sisulu, the grandson of Walter Sisulu died in London from Cerebral … Mercy Vuthela, two young South African exiles studying in the…
EventBheki Mlangeni, ANC human rights lawyer of Soweto, is killed by a walkman bomb meant for Dirk Coetzee.
… Bheki Mlangeni was a lawyer working for the African National Congress (ANC) in the 1990s. He and former police Captain Dirk Coetzee had worked together to…
EventANC President Albert Luthuli banned
… In 1954 the Minister of Justice C.R. Swart issued African National … attending public gatherings and another confined him to the magisterial district of…
EventOAU Council of Ministers decide to reject dialogue with South Africa
… On 20 June 1971, at the meetings of Organization of African Unity's (OAU) Council … with South Africa was firmly rejected. This was due to the fact that they…
EventGoldstone Commission confirms SADF complicity in violence
… The Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation (Goldstone … released its findings of a "dirty tricks" campaign…
EventResumption of talks
… Development, immediately, to prepare for a summit between the two leaders. He emphasised that ANC attendance at such a meeting depended on the government…
EventMarais Steyn dies
… politician Marais Steyn, died of heart failure at the age of 83 in Stellenbosch. His political career started in 1948, when he stood for the United Party (UP…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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 ..." …
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,…
EventBotha found Guilty
… repeatedly ignoring subpoenas to testify in public before the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), the body responsible for investigating…
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…
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…
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…
EventEleven people are killed in eSikhawini township
… Eleven people were killed in the township of eSikhawini in northern Natal by unknown killers armed with pump action shotguns. The massacre took place a few…
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…
EventSouth Africa’s TRC begins its formal hearings into Human Rights Violations
… On 15 April 1996, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), under Chairman … began its first formal hearings in East London City Hall. The South African…
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…
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… Langalibalele Dube (22.02.1871- 11.02.1946) was born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube…