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EventZola Budd of SA and Mary Decker of the USA collide accidentally during the 3000m in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
… Zola Budd and Mary Decker are athletes who took part in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Budd, a South African, was … competing under British citizenship due…
EventOlivia Forsyth takes refuge in British embassy in Luanda
… Olivia Forsyth escaped from her guards and took refuge in the British embassy in Luanda. She was a self-confessed SA spy of the security police in the…
BiographyDean Hutton
… Dean Hutton is a genderqueer artist living in Johannesburg interested in portraiture as co-authorship; social media as narrative; … other news publications…
ArticleChieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa
… Introduction In a democratic society, the observance of chieftaincy faces … was – and still is - a common form of authority within Black African communities…
ArticleThe role of gender in Ndebele architecture
… Gender roles in Ndebele home-making From the 1940s onwards the settlement … of chevron or "Union Jack" patterns rendered in white or black upon a plain grey…
BiographyDr Hoosen Mia Haffejee
… Mia Haffejee was born on 6 November 1950. Haffejee grew up in Pietermaritzburg and completed his primary schooling at … his secondary schooling at Woodlands…
ArchiveBasebetsi be merafong ba batla meputso e lekaneng bakeng sa ho phele ho Chamber of Mines (article written in Xhosa language)
… Basebetsi be merafong ba batla meputso e lekaneng bakeng sa ho phele ho Chamber of Mines (article written in Xhosa language) …
Former defence minister Magnus Malan joins former SA Defence Force chief Constand Viljoen in denying any knowledge of mass grav
… Former defence minister Magnus Malan joins former SA Defence Force chief Constand Viljoen in denying any knowledge of mass grav …
Sir John Coode, SA harbour engineer who designed the seaward defences of Table Bay, is born in Bodmin, Cornwallis, England.
… Sir John Coode, SA harbour engineer who designed the seaward defences of Table Bay, is born in Bodmin, Cornwallis, England. …
Gideon Roos, SA actor, broadcaster and co-founder of SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation), is born in Worcester, CC.
… Gideon Roos, SA actor, broadcaster and co-founder of SAMRO (South African Music Rights Organisation), is born in Worcester, CC. …
Johannes Jacobus Fagan, SA composer, commits suicide in London because of worsening health problems and the death of his young
… Johannes Jacobus Fagan, SA composer, commits suicide in London because of worsening …
Samuel Silverthorne Bailey, surgeon and hospital pioneer in SA, marries Hester Aletta van Reenen, daughter of J.G. (Jan) van Re
… Samuel Silverthorne Bailey, surgeon and hospital pioneer in SA, marries Hester Aletta van Reenen, daughter of J.G. (Jan) …
Brig. Theuns Swanepoel (”Rooi Rus”) (70), one of the most feared interrogators of the SA Security Police, dies in Roodepoort.
… Rus”) (70), one of the most feared interrogators of the SA Security Police, dies in Roodepoort. …
The British Conservative government’s intention to resume arms supplies to SA is announced in the House of Commons. Other Commo
… government’s intention to resume arms supplies to SA is announced in the House of Commons. Other Commo …
Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius) (76), SA theologian, poet and co-translator of the Bible into Afrikaans, dies in Pretoria.
… Jacob Daniël du Toit (Totius) (76), SA theologian, poet and co-translator of the Bible into Afrikaans, dies in Pretoria. …
Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author, i.a. “Die Stem”, advocate and editor of Het Zuid-Westen, is born in Ladismith, C.P.
… Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author, i.a. “Die Stem”, advocate and editor of Het Zuid-Westen, is born in Ladismith, C.P. …
The SA cricket team loses the 5th test against England with 24 runs in Headingley. England wins the series 2-1.
… The SA cricket team loses the 5th test against England with 24 runs in Headingley. England wins the series 2-1. …
Twenty Burundian parties sign an agreement in SA on sharing power, but eleven parties, including the main Tutsi party Uprona, f
… Twenty Burundian parties sign an agreement in SA on sharing power, but eleven parties, including the main …
The first completely SA built aeroplane is flown by John Weston in Kimberley. He establishing a South African non-stop flight r
… The first completely SA built aeroplane is flown by John Weston in Kimberley. He establishing a South African non-stop flight …
The SA rugby team plays for the first time against a team of the British Isles, and lose 0-4 in Port Elizabeth.
… The SA rugby team plays for the first time against a team of the British Isles, and lose 0-4 in Port Elizabeth. …
The last six SA mercenaries from the attempted Seychelles coup are pardoned, freed and arrive in Johannesburg. The Minister of
… The last six SA mercenaries from the attempted Seychelles coup are pardoned, freed and arrive in Johannesburg. The Minister of …
The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen
… The SA government transfers R2bn to the Independent Development Trust to ‘overcome the backlog in the socio-economic developmen …
Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author and writer of the words of Die Stem, dies at his home ‘Arbeidsgenot’ in Oudtshoorn.
… Cornelis Jacob Langenhoven, SA author and writer of the words of Die Stem, dies at his home ‘Arbeidsgenot’ in Oudtshoorn. …
EventStats SA reports that the number of commercial farming units in South Africa decreased by 26% between 1993 and 2002
… Stats SA reports that the number of commercial farming units in South Africa decreased by 26% between 1993 and 2002 …
David Nthubu Koloane, SA artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He received his art training at the Bill Ainslie Studi
… David Nthubu Koloane, SA artist, is born in Alexandra, Johannesburg. He received …
William W.P. Selborne (82), British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony (1905-1909),
… William W.P. Selborne (82), British High Commissioner in SA and Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony …
SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the first break with apartheid
… Pretoria News Weekend, 21 Feb 2004. Today in history … SA government opens “whites only” downtown districts of Johannesburg and Durban to all races in the…
Simon Moshapo, SA artist, is born in Waterpoort district, Northern Transvaal. He taught art at Batlhalerwa High School for pa
… Simon Moshapo, SA artist, is born in Waterpoort district, Northern …
Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler who was known as the ‘Gemaskerde Wonder’ (Masked Wonder), dies in Johannesburg after being w
… Johannes van der Walt, SA wrestler who was known as the ‘Gemaskerde Wonder’ (Masked Wonder), dies in Johannesburg after being w …
The SA government announces that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will be requested to help in repatri
… The SA government announces that the United Nations High … for Refugees (UNHCR) will be requested to help in repatri …