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PlaceDutch Reformed Church, Weyers Street, Durbanville-Bergsig
… In the year 1824 a number of farm owners, living on the outskirts of Cape Town. Petitioned Lord Somerset, the Governor of Cape, …
EventANC members, Walter Sisulu and Duma Nokwe go overseas under false names
… went overseas under false names and without passports. The two arrived in London, England and from there they went to Bucharest, Romania, where they attended…
EventSouth Africa and Lesotho establish a consultative committee to resolve border disputes
… committee to resolve misunderstandings arising from the movement of people across their common border. The relationship between the two countries in 1970s…
PlaceHluleka Nature Reserve, Mthatha
… rocky coastline, unspoilt beaches and rolling grasslands, the Hluleka Nature Reserve lies along the ancient Wild Coast within the district of Ngqeleni. …
EventFormer South African Prime Minister Strijdom dies
… Former National Party leader and Prime Minister of South Africa, Advocate J. G. Strijdom dies. It was during … his tenure in 1955 in Kliptown near…
EventOscar Dumisani Dhlomo, politician and businessman, is born
… was born at Putellos, Umbumbulu, Natal. Dhlomo served in the homeland government of Kwa-Zulu under the leadership of Mangosuthu Buthelezi as Minister of ……
EventBritish labour conditions in South Africa condemned
… The British Parliamentary Report on Black Labour Conditions indicated that 63 of the 141 British companies investigated have been paying …
Event33 American airmen arrive in Durban on a mission to launch a long-range missile
… prepare for a mission to launch a long-range rocket which the United States hoped would be accomplished within a week. The 24 crew members and nine…
EventA Zairian aircraft crashes in Angola, killing 141 people.
… Electra plane owned by Zaire’s (now Democratic Republic of Congo) Trans Service Airlift Company, crashed shortly … and crew members perished. It is not clear…
PlaceHouses Brill and Andrew Murray, together with Tuck Shop, Grey-College, Bloemfontein
… These three buildings form the historical core of Grey College, the oldest school in the Free State. Brill House and Andrew …
EventKenyan Politician, Tom Mboya dies
… Founder of the Nairobi People’s Congress Party (NCPC) and key figure in the formation of Kenya African National Union (KANU), Thomas …
PlaceWinthrop Building, 8 Durban Road, Wynberg
… The U-plan structure with a thatched hip Roof dates from 1830 and is one of the oldest Houses in the Historical Centre of Wynberg. It …
EventDipuo Peters is born
… Premier of Northern Cape Province and member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC Women's League, Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, was born in …
EventA book claims that SA’s Nuclear weapons programme has continued since 1993
… nuclear weapons in 1993, as it was initially claimed by the then State President F. W. de Klerk , and that the nuclear weapons programme had been far more…
EventAcclaimed South African poet Sheila Cussons dies
… was born on 9 August 1922 in Moravia, near Piketberg in the Cape Province. Cussons matriculated at the HoÁƒÂƒÂ«r Meisieskool Pretoria before going on to…
ArchiveBlack women
… poster with purple border which includes text. Photograph of women dancing with raised arms looking triumphant. Notice … conference on women's struggle in…
ArchiveBlack Community Programmes: Year report 1972
… The goals of the Black community programmes are to help the Black community become aware of its own identity, to help the Black community create a …
EventAlexander Kerr dies
… Alexander Kerr, educationist, church leader and the first principal of the South African Native College (now the University of Fort … Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) …
EventPresident Mandela warns disgruntled former Umkhonto we Sizwe combatants
… The newly elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela warned disgruntled former … O’Malley, P. ‘1994’ , from Nelson Mandela Centre of…
ArchiveAfrica South Vol.2 No.1 Oct-Dec 1957
… The Prisoners, Gerard Sekota. Sex and Sedition. The South African Police, Harry Bloom. Cartoon, David Marais. … Tony O’Dowd. A Day to Remember, Christopher…
EventSir Abe Bailey, Rand mine magnate and politician, marries Mary Westenra, pioneer aviatrix
… altitude record for light aircraft, by reaching a height of 18, 000 ft. (m). She was also the first woman to fly across the Irish Sea. Her most famous…
Archie Gumede Inaugural Memorial Lecture Invitation
… Professor Ahmed C Bawa, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Durban University of Technology and Mr Don Gumede, Founder of the Archie Gumede Foundation…
EventGill Marcus is born
… Gill Marcus, former Deputy Minister of Finance from 1996-1999, Deputy Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Manager of Spoornet, was … She has since…
ArchiveEducation, development and change in Africa
… The speech delivered by Murphree places emphasis on education and educating the people of Africa as part of the liberals function in ensuring a …
EventLesotho and Swaziland threatened with sanctions
… The government of South Africa threatened Lesotho and Swaziland with … regard meant their citizens were going to suffer, as both of them were dependent on…
EventPrime Minister Botha visits Soweto
… Premier P.W. Botha became the first South African prime minister to visit Soweto. His visit included talks with the Soweto Community Council during which he…
EventGhana imposes a total ban on exports to South Africa and South West Africa
… The government of Ghana imposed a total ban on the export of all Ghanaian produce to South Africa and South West … 2013)| O’Malley, P. ‘1961’ , from Nelson…
EventAllen Kwela was born on this day
… was exposed to Western and traditional African music, both of which were important in shaping his musical style. When he moved to Johannesburg during the…
ArchiveDear Mr State President
… Pamphlet issued by the President of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa to the State President about the State …
EventBhekisani Manyoni, artist, is born in Greytown
… (now KwaZulu Natal). He later moved with his family to the Dundee area, near Rorke's Drift, where he attended the Rorke's Drift Art School. After attending…