
1980 is declared the Year of the Charter, marking the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Freedom charter in 1955 ...read more

Indian South Africans timeline 1910-1919
1910
Public Servants Superannuating Act and Teachers Pensions Act. ...read more
1983
On 23 January, Allan Boesak makes a call for the formation of a ‘united front’ at an anti-SAIC Committee (TASC) ...read more
1980
25 January, Three MK cadres, on their way to carry out a sabotage mission, take refuge in the Silverton branch of ...read more

Indian South Africans timeline 1900-1909
1900
The East London Mayor's Minute for 1899-1900 states that 1,000 refugees ...read more
January 1976, a group of people with Mosima Sexwale are taken by two cars a Fiat and a Soviet-origin vehicle to Dar es ...read more
uMkhonto weSizwe (Spear of the Nation or MK), the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC), was jointly formed ...read more
Indian South Africans Timeline: 1654-1899
1654
Slaves from India and South East Asia are introduced to the Cape.
1820
A ...read more
1961
FNLA and MPLA begin a guerrilla campaign to overthrow Portuguese colonial rule.
25 April 1974
Portuguese ...read more