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EventMandela and Tambo meet in Sweden
… met his old friend, ANC President Oliver Tambo, for the first time in twenty-eight years. The meeting took place in Sweden, where Tambo was … from a stroke…
EventFanie de Villiers ends his last Test triumphantly
… Villiers played his last cricket match for South Africa in the third Test match against Pakistan at St George's Park, … Elizabeth. De Villiers ended his Test…
EventP.W. Botha is born
… Pieter Willem Botha, (also known as Die Groot Krokodile - The Big Crocodile) was born on the farm Telegraaf in Paul Roux district, Free State. Before … 1983…
EventAn assassination attempt is made on first Ghanaian President, Kwame Nkrumah
… attempt was made on first Ghana President, Kwame Nkrumah. The bomb, intended to eliminate Nkrumah, exploded and killed … injured. Four years before this…
PlaceMusgrove road, Berea
… Piekes. Erected in 1904-05, it is an excellent example of the Natal verandah house popular at the beginning of the 20th century, and includes a finely…
Yukon, Bezuidenhout Valley, Johannesburg
… of Johannesburg from 1917 to 1919. It is a testament to the high expectations that initially surrounded the establishment of this suburb. In addition to a…
EventA Dakota air-liner, Paardeberg, crashes into Ingeli Mountain
… One of SAA’s early aircrafts, a Dakota, crashed into the Ingeli Mountain in Kokstad on 15 October 1951. It was … all seventeen passengers. It was SAA’s third…
EventSelassie becomes emperor
… as Emperor Haile Selassie in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, after the death of Empress Zaudito. After 45 years of rule, … ousted by Marxist dictator Mengistu Haile…
EventDorothy Nyembe is released from jail
… who participated in many political demonstrations against the apartheid regime and led the Cato Manor protests, was released from jail with her … intact…
EventSA poet Sydney Vernon Peterson dies
… Sydney Vernon Petersen, one of the prominent South African poets and educationist of the 1940s, died in Germiston. His poetry was translated into … a highly…
EventChris Ntuli is stabbed to death
… Chris Ntuli, was stabbed to death in Kwa Mashu, Durban. The incident, believed to be a political murder, happened on … M. (ed) (1998). A Crime Against…
EventInternational Candlelight Memorial Day
… started by people living with HIV and Aids to break down the barriers of stigma and discrimination. The community mobilisation campaign began on 1 December, …
PlaceAlverstone, a Railway Station near Drummond
… in turn takes its name from Lord Alverstone, president of the Royal Commission on Martial Law Sentences, who visited … Webster became Chief Justice of…
PlaceAasvoelkop a Hill on which Northcliff Water Tower Stands, Johannesburg
… from Dutch, 'vulture hill', this name arouse from before the railway reached Johannesburg, up to a thousand wagons at a time were on route to cross the Vaal…
EventJudas Mahlangu, South African graphic artist, is born
… a South African graphic artist, was born in Brakpan, on the East Rand (now Gauteng). In 1982 Mahlangu started working at the South African Broadcasting…
EventArtist and boxer Ephraim Ngatane dies
… musician, teacher and boxer, died of tuberculosis at the Barangwanath Hospital, Soweto. Ngatane used water colours … musician he played penny whistle with…
EventFormer ANC president, Z.R. Mahabane, is born
… Clergyman, teacher, politician and president of the African National Congress (ANC) Zaccheus Richard … Mahabane tried to achieve Black unity and during the…
PlaceBoekenhoutfontein, District of Rustenburg
… The earliest structure known to have been erected on this … belonging to farmer: 'Bronkhorst'. In 1862 the property was purchased by President Kruger and…
PlaceErica Girl’s School Building, Richmond Hill, Port Elizabeth
… The Erica School for Girls in Port Elizabeth was begun in … by Miss Mary Anne van Wyk, who initially gave lessons in the old Erica Hall. After the South…
EventSADF raid Southern Angola
… The South African government has released details of a South … upwards of another hundred injured at a forward base in the Cambeno Valley. A significant…
EventMswati III becomes King of Swaziland
… fourteen years old when his father died, was ready to take the reigns. Queen Shongwe ruled from 1982-1983 while Queen Thwala ruled from 1983 until 1986…
EventFormer Minister of Public Works, Thoko Didiza, is born
… from his position as President in 2008, she was one of the ten Ministers that resigned. Didiza is currently a Project Consultant for the Archie Mafeje…
ArchiveAfrican National Congress Consultative Conference: Speeches and Resolutions
… Speeches and resolutions from the African National Congress Consultative Conference in … Tambo, keynote address by Nelson R Mandela, declaration of the…
PlaceAustin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, New Muckleneuk, Pretoria
… This unique sanctuary is the residence of more than 170 different species and provides … place and breeding ground for thousands of birds within the city…
EventMarais Viljoen is inaugurated as state president
… Former minister of labour and a moderate member of the National Party, Marais Viljoen, was inaugurated as South … who had resigned on that date. Before being…
EventSA tenor Johan Botha is born
… West Province). He attended his first singing lessons at the age of ten. After completing his education and military … in Roodepoort. He travels extensively…
EventScores of soccer fans die in a friendly match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates
… Chiefs and Orlando Pirates met in a pre-season friendly at the 23,000 seater Oppenheimer Stadium, near Orkney, Western … However, reports say at least 30,000…
EventSouth African tenor opera singer, Siphiwo Ntshebe dies
… 35 and was only days away from what would have been one of the highlights of his career. Former South African President Nelson Mandela had selected Ntshebe…
EventSmiso Zwane, South African hip hop artist is born
… Smiso Zwane, stage name Okmalumkoolkat was born in the Umlazi township of Durban on 27 July 1985. [i] Along ZamaniXolo stage name DoktaSpiZee, two forms the…
EventJailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela sends message to Mangosuthu Buthelezi
… Buthelezi proposed to visit him in Pollsmoor Prison. The telegram said Nelson Mandela believed that the best time for them to meet was after he and his … him…