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EventAzanian People’s Liberation Army kills three policemen in Katlehong violence
… AK-47 rifles and 9 mm pistols. These are actions taken by the Azanian People's Liberation Army, a military wing of the of the Azanian People's Organisation …
PlaceVictorian dwelling, 15 Belvedere Avenue, Oranjezicht
… The House was Erected at the turn of the 19th Century and is one of the earliest Structures to have been Built in Belvedere …
EventBenjamin Tyamzashe receives an honorary degree
… and musician, received an honorary M.A. Degree from the University of Fort Hare in recognition of the major contribution he had made to Xhosa music. In the ……
PlaceAirlie, a Railway Station near Waterval Onder
… Railway station between Sycamore and Hemlock, on the route from Pretoria to Maputo, some 16 km east of Waterval Onder. At first called Nooitgedaght, it was…
EventA Nigerian Boeing 727 airliner carrying 143 people crashes some twenty-five miles from Lagos, killing all on board
… killing all 143 passengers (some reports state 142/141). The plane departed from Port Harcourt destined for Lagos … TIX 185 that was heading for Enugu. It…
ArchiveAnyone disobeying these laws will be imprisoned, fined, and/or whipped
… Cream poster with black lettering. List of laws for black people under apartheid, issued by order of the South African Ministry of Justice. Poster issued in…
EventGolfer,Nick Price beats Tiger Woods at Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City
… golfer, Nick Price beat American golf icon, Tiger Woods in the 1998 Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament. It was Price’s third win of the tournament,…
EventEducationist Godfrey Nakene is born
… in Ga-Ramokgopa, Pietersburg district. Nakene became one of the first Black student to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts … 1983 on his farm Kameelrivier in…
ArchiveTranskei Sham
… Transkei Sham: statement published in the underground "Inkululeko-Freedom", February 1977, describes the reaction of the ANC to the granting of independence…
EventMazizi Maqekeza, ANC member, is shot dead whilst in hospital in Maseru, Lesotho
… Mazizi Maqekeza and Mbulelo Ngona were among the many South Africans who fled across the border to join the African National Congress (ANC) in … On 25…
EventDr Ben Ngubane is born
… Natal. Ngubane occupied many high political positions in the IFP and other spheres of government. He was minister of arts, culture and … in 1999. In 2006 he…
EventMalawian President Hastings Banda visits SA
… Vorster to Malawi in May 1970, President Hastings Banda of Malawi became the first head of an independent Black African state to visit … Africa (16-20 August…
EventElize Botha dies
… Mrs Elize Botha, first wife of former State President P.W. Botha, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the age of 75 in the Wilderness, Western Cape. About…
ArchiveKwa-Natal Indaba
… as it met to plan tactics and tie up crucial loose ends in the face of dicouraging government reaction to its proposals, in the latest setback,…
EventEngenas Barnabas Lekganyane is buried in Morija
… Enginasi or Ignatius), ambitious and charismatic founder of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC), was laid to rest in Moria, … district. This date has since been…
PlaceCommittees Drift, Eastern Cape
… Committees Drift was a military outpost established by the British during the frontier war of 1819. The name "committees" is pronounced by locals as as …
EventANC revolutionary propaganda leaflets exploded in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban
… revolutionary propaganda leaflets was found by a member of the public. At the Grand Parade, Cape Town, an explosion sent hundreds of … The Cape Times, (14…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… Anthony Molebatsi Nkotsi, South African artist and the head of the Printmaking Department in 1988 at the Johannesburg Art …
EventSA TV Producer reported killed in Air crash
… producer, was reported killed in a plane crash in Nigeria the previous night while on assignment for Africa Report. The twin-engine Boeing 737 left Murtala…
EventGlaxoSmithKline to reduce AIDS drugs price
… Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's largest producer of AIDS drugs, announced it would reduce the price of its popular AIDS medication. Combivir, a…
EventTranskei Defense Force topples Transkei Bantustan leader George Matanzima, but denies coup
… George Matanzima, brother of Kaiser Matanzima and leader of the Transkei Bantustan, was toppled by his military and forced to flee from the Transkei after a…
EventBlack pupils arrive at school escorted by police officers
… A few days after the ruling by the Supreme Court to force Potgietersrus Primary School in … officers to register. They were subjected to a barrage of racist…
EventHeavy rains continue to ravage SA, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
… 2000, it is reported that Cyclone Eline, which struck the Southern African countries of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Mozambique was continuing to…
EventPaul Kibii Tergat Kenyan professional long distance runner is born
… Paul Kibii Tergat was born in the Rif valley Province in Kenya. Unlike many athletes, … he completed high school. Early in his career he broke the record by…
EventTranskei’s first President, Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau, dies
… first President, Paramount Chief Botha Sigcau, died of a heart attack. Prime Minister K.D. Matanzima announced … an independent homeland. In 1960, before…
EventTranskei announces it is re-establishing diplomatic relations with South Africa
… Pretoria’s undertaking to negotiate over disputed land. The break of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Transkei … ties. This included a…
EventO. R. Tambo leaves South Africa for exile
… Oliver Reginald Tambo left South Africa shortly after the Sharpeville massacre , on the instruction of the African National Congress (ANC). The international…
EventDie Huisgenoot, oldest still existing Afrikaans magazine, appears ten months after Die Burger
… is a weekly Afrikaans-language general interest magazine. The name Huisgenoot is Afrikaans for House Companion. The magazine was founded in 1916 as the de…
EventCharges against Cape Times editor, Mr Anthony Heard are dropped
… The charges against the Cape Times editor, Mr Anthony who was convicted for publishing an interview of the African National Congress leader, Oliver Tambo…
PlaceWave Crest, 181 Main Road, Kalk Bay
… The Residence was Built on a Site upon which two of the earliest Cottages in Kalk Bay already stood, the first …