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BiographyRichard S. Canca
Richard S Canca was born in 1924 in Transkei. Canca was a leading figure in the All African Convention (AAC). Born about 1924, he obtained an M.A. degree from…
Anglo-Boer War 2: A squadron of Col. E.C. Bethune, under Capt. Geoff, runs into a well-placed ambush under Com. Blignaut at Sch
BiographySolly Mokoetle
Solly Mokoetle was also known as Solly Mpoli in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) circles, Solly Mokoetle left the country during the first half of 1976. As the influx…
BiographyMarapo Seopa
Original residence: Matlala's Location, Pietersburg District, [Northern] Transvaal [now Polokwane, Limpopo Province] Place of banishment: Tabaans Location …
The siege of Makapan’s Cave takes place, after warriors of the Ndebele chief Makapan (Makôpane) murdered twenty-three White me
Herero Revolt: The Waterberg battle begins. The fighting takes place mainly at the areas southeast of the Waterberg (Klein Ha
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Tygerpoort (Venterskroon) takes place between the British under Lord Methuen and the Boers unde
The Battle of Muizenberg takes place during the Napoleontic War when British troops disembark at Muizenberg and move towards Ca
The first joint debate involving all members of all three Houses of the tricameral Parliament takes place, when a joint sitting
Sergio Motsoaneng, a gold medal winner in the 1999 Comrades, admits his brother ran sections of the race in his place.
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Lichtenburg takes place. The British soldiers move their horses into the Dutch Reformed Church
The Battle of Vechtkop (Vegkop), near present day Heilbron, FS, between the Voortrekkers and the Ndebele takes place. Kalipi at
The government withdraws its plan to place a quota limit on the admission of Black students to White universities, but remains
An explosion takes place at the Ciskei consulate offices in the Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, in which one person is injured. I
Women protests take place in the Free State, led by Charlotte Maxeke resisting government attempts to impose passes on women.
The first rugby match in SA takes place on the Green Point common, Cape Town, between a military and civilian team.
A serious peacetime air force accident takes place when a 20-lb bomb falls from a military DH9 bomber, which was damaged during
Several ANC sabotage attacks take place: guerrillas attack an East London police station; sections of railway line are blown up
The battle of Gingindlovu during the Anglo-Zulu War takes place. The British defeat Cetshwayo and the kraal is destroyed.
Anglo-Boer War 2: The Battle of Helvetia near Machadodorp takes place, with the British under Major Cotton surrendering to Gene
BiographyJoshua Ramopudu
In 1962, people from a ‘swartkol’ (‘black spot’), Maleuskop, between Groblersdal [Limpopo Province] and Middelburg [Mpumalanga] were removed and relocated at…
BiographyJon Lynton David Hrusa
Jon Lynton David Hrusa was born in Cape Town on October 24 1965. He matriculated from St Stithians College in the mid-1980’s and went on to study at Wits…
BiographyKewpie
Kewpie was a hairdresser and iconic queer figure from District Six. A gender fluid individual who identified by female pronouns, Kewpie was a seminal nightlife…
Helen Joseph, who has been under a series of banning orders since she became the first South African to be placed under house a
World War 2: North Africa. US Army Air Force planes see action for the first time in North Africa, bombing German military posi
The United States withdraws the last of three C-130 transport planes sent to Congo in July to help the Kinshasa government airl
BiographySimon Gqubule
Reverend Dr Simon Gqubule was born on 18 February 1928 at a place near Cookhouse, Transkei (now Eastern Cape). His family did not have a lot of money; his…