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EventTravis Logie, South Africa’s world champion surfer is born
… (12 November 2014). ↵ [vii] Travis Logie joins the World Surf … (12 November 2014).|Travis Logie joins the World Surf League …
EventThe Rembrandt Tobacco Corporation was founded in South Africa
… were manufactured in an old flour mill in Paarl on 12 June 1948. After 1954 the group expanded worldwide and …
EventSouth Africa becomes a charter member of the United Nations
… the UN denounced the Bantustan (homeland system). On 12 November 1974, the United Nations General Assembly …
EventArthur Robert Ashe Jr, prominent African American tennis player and vocal protester of apartheid, dies
… both the U.S. Amateur and the U.S Open championships. For 12 years, Ashe was ranked among the world's top ten tennis …
PlaceBoksburg, the Witwatersrand
The Town of Boksburg was founded in 1887 as the Administrative Centre of the East Rand. It is the second oldest Town on the Witwatersrand. Boksburg was an…
International Boycott of Apartheid Sport by Mary Corrigall
… South African Government imposed banning orders, including 12-hour-a-day house arrest, on Mr. George Singh of the … African journalist wrote in the…
PlaceThe Bag Factory
… areas including Soweto. The Bag Factory consists of 16 studios, workshop spaces and a gallery in an urban context …
PlaceGuinea-Bissau
… coups have been recorded in Guinea-Bissau, with another 16 coups attempted, plotted, or alleged. Held in December …
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents were …
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… Nyovest” was born in Mafikeng, North West Province on 16 December 1990.[1] Cassper Nyovest is one of the most …
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… Boitumelo “Tumi” Molekane was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were …
EventAbram Fischer is struck off the roll of advocates
… Upon his return, he attended his trial which commenced on 16 November 1964. Fischer then went underground early in 1965 … Fischer reinstated on Roll , from…
EventPresident Paul Kruger (78), dies of heart failure in Clarens, Switzerland
… he was buried in the Pretoria Church Street cemetery on 16 December 1904. References: "This week in African History" …
EventThree MK soldiers found guilty
… wake, police arrested nine ANC members linked to the "June 16 detachment". MK recruits drawn from the generation …
Polokwane the Segregated city
… have been born in Pietersburg. The 1958 election held on 16 April saw Tom Naude retain his seat with a majoriy of 2804 … for the first time: 672 Blacks, 341…
ArchiveSurvey shows ignorance about big moments in South Africa’s history – like the Sharpeville massacre (TheConversation.com)
… Sharpeville massacre is evident, with 60% of those aged 16-24 never having heard of this important event. There was … the past was “not very” or “not at all”…
PlaceGreatmore Studios
… Dayile as program manager, until the end of 2016. It has 12 studios, an event/exhibition space, a digital arts … (Accessed 12 May, 2017).| …
EventProVerb, the South Africa hip hop artist, television and radio presenter is born
… ProVerb was born in Kimberley, [i] Northern Cape on 12 April 1981.[ii] He is a on-air radio presenter, radio …
EventThe Republic of South Africa is established
… his plea for a republic. This was also the first time in 12 years of government that the National Party (NP) was able …
EventThe South African Football Association (SAFA) is founded
… May 1959 the National Football League (NFL) was formed by 12 clubs from Johannesburg, and Pretoria. When FIFA suspended …
EventLord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of the Cape Colony, is born in Badminton, England
… Cape from 1814 to 1826, was born in Badminton England on 12 December 1767. Under his term as governor, Somerset played …
EventAnglo-Boer War 2: The British evacuate Rustenburg to occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek
… Scouts at Modderfontein". Military History Journal - Vol. 12 No 1 [online] Available at: samilitaryhistory.org …
History of Muslims in South Africa: Introduction by Ebrahim Mahomed Mahida
… Islamic Studies University of Durban-Westvilieday, Monday, 12 Rabi alAwwal 1414/30 August 1993 …
EventPresident Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address
… On 16 February 2019, Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his first State …
Biography of Barry Gilder by Sofia Pullen
… Defense Force was required for White men over the age of 16 starting in 1967. [iv] Gilder joined the SADF in 1968 for … we Sizwe,” The Nelson Mandela…
EventBarend Strydom kills 8 People in Pretoria
… he encountered. He killed 8 people and seriously wounded 16 before he was confronted and stopped by Simon Mukondoleli, …
EventAlbert Luthuli is elected as an ANC President
… , with Albert Luthuli elected the president-general on 16 October 1952. Following his election, Luthuli's movements …
The Dutch and the Khoisan
… of land and by entering into a burgher militia. The first 12 free burghers settled along the Liesbeeck River in 1657. …
EventNyanga school Principal's office burnt
… Town is burnt down. The broader context of this is that on 16 June 1976 school children in Soweto, near Johannesburg, …
The Polly Street Era
… only 'discovered' African art in 1953 when Egon Guenther (12) introduced him to the work of two German artists, Rudolf … three young ' artists' to mass…