The Soweto riots of 1976, in which school children protested against being taught in Afrikaans and were subsequently gunned down, detained, and exiled, led the Security Council to impose a mandatory arms embargo on South Africa in 1977. However, the Reagan and Thatcher governments, argued for 'constructive engagement' with, rather than isolation of, South Africa.

Cyril Ramaphosa, a lawyer and General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa, was arrested in Lebowa, on charge of organising or planning to take part in a meeting in Namakgale. The local magistrate had banned meetings in the town.

Dr. Nicholaas Diederichs (Nico), former Finance Minister, was inaugurated as South Africa's third state president, in succession of President Jim Fouche. Diederichs was elected unanimously by a joint session of the House of Assembly and the Senate under the Chairmanship of Chief Justice F.L.H. Rumpff. His inaugural ceremony, resembling a religious service, was conducted by Dr. J.S. Gericke and the Rev A.H. Jeffree-James in the two official languages. After the ceremony the new state president led the procession to the Grand Parade where he delivered his inaugural address.

Dissatisfaction with the Coloured Persons Representative Council (CPRC), instituted in September 1969, climaxed with a motion of no confidence in separate development. This was followed, on 29 July, by a walkout of the Federal Party after its third defeat in three days by the Labour Party, led by Sonny Leon. The Federal Party was prepared to co-operate with the government within the framework of Apartheid, while the Labour Party was strongly opposed to it.

Dr D.F. Malan, leader of the National Party (NP) and first prime minister of the NP government that came into power in May 1948, retired from his position and withdrew from politics at the age of eighty. He was replaced by Advocate J.G. Strijdom as prime minister and leader of the party. Malan, a former minister of religion and editor of Die Burger before his political career started, was known as a sound thinker and eloquent orator.

In the early hours of 7 May 1945, the Chief-of-Staff of the German Armed Forces High Command, General Alfred Jodl, signed unconditional surrender documents to the Allies at the SHAEF headquarters in Rheims, France.   General Franz Bohme also announced the unconditional surrender of German troops in Norway on 7 May.

Tutankhamun was pharaoh during the Egyptian period of the New Kingdom. Descending from the eighteenth dynasty, he became pharaoh at the age of nine and his rule lasted for approximately ten years. Worshipped as a god, he had a devoted following, which is reflected in the temples that were built in his honour in as far away as Kawa and Faras in Nubia. Although an inscription signalled that Tutankhamun was the son of a king, his parentage is unknown. During his reign, Tutankhamun attempted to undo what the previous pharaoh had decreed.

Emily Chinea became the first woman in the Free State and South Africa to be officially executed after being found guilty of murdering her husband. The Star of 21 June 1921 tells of a woman, Emily Chinea, and her paramour, Lucas Matong, who, in 1903, were charged with the murder of her husband, an elderly White man. They were both found to have taken an active part in the murder and both were executed on 28 November 1904. The murder was a particularly brutal one in which an axe and stones were employed, and the body was thrown into a river.

On 12 January 2019,legendary Bafana Bafana  striker Philemon  Masinga died at 49 years old  in a Johannesburg hospital after a long battle with cancer.  Masinga was born on 28 June 1969 in Klerksdorp,  North West Province.  He is well known for scoring the goal in 1997 match against Congo which secured the South Africa’s World Cup appearance in 1998.  The Minister of Sports and Recreation, Thokozile Xasa acknowledged Masinga as one among the first players to play in a major league. He was also labeled as the ambassador for the game and the country.

Peter Scott was born on 27 November 1990 in Cape Town.[i] Peter is a South African alpine skier.[ii] His family immigrated to France when Peter was nine years old, where he began skiing.[iii] He formed part of the 2010 South African Winter Olympics team, representing the country in the men’s giant slalom competition.[iv] Peter trains at the Peyregudes Ski Club in France.[v] He is coached by Alexander Heath.[vi] Peter Scott failed to finish the men’s giant slalom at the 2010 Winter Olympics held in Vancouver, Canada.[vii] End Notes [i] Peter Scott, http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athle