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EventThe Afrikaans Protestant Church, a breakaway faction of Dutch Reformed Church, is formed
Horrified by apparent infiltration of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) by non-whites, right-wingers formed their own Church for white Afrikaners only. This…
EventWalter Sisulu tries to recruit 5 000 volunteers during ANC meeting to protest forced removal of “Black Spots”
On 26 June 1954 Walter Sisulu addressed a meeting of the African National Congress (ANC) at the Communal Hall in Johannesburg. At the meeting he a spurred…
EventSomaliland is granted independence by British government
25 June 1960 marked the end of 73 years of British regime in Somaliland. Fireworks and singing crowds marked the Independence of Somaliland and celebrations…
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
History was made at Ellis Park Stadium on 24 June 1995, where the South African Rugby team (famously known as the Springboks) beat New Zealand in a mouth…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
On 23 June 1956 General Gamal Abdel Nasser was officially elected President of Egypt. He had been the effective leader of Egypt since 14 November 1954 as the…
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
On 22 June 1971 a Pretoria court ruled that the former leader of the banned Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), Robert Sobukwe, would not be allowed to use his…
EventSA artist, Lionel Davis, is born
Lionel Davis, a South African artist, was born in District Six, Cape Town on 21 June 1936. Davis became a political prisoner on Robben Island between 1964 and…
EventNelson Mandela receives a hero’s welcome in New York
On 20 June 1990 Nelson Mandela was greeted the way New York welcomes its heroes – with mounds of security and miles of tickertape. According to reports, the…
EventPolice open fire to disperse a rioting crowd in Cato Manor, Durban
Cato Manor, a shanty town, is situated 10 kilometres from the centre of Durban; it was named after Durban’s first mayor, George Christopher Cato. The area has…
EventThe first flight in Kimberley takes off
In 1907, four years prior to flying on his aeroplane in Kimberley, John Weston embarked on the construction of his own aeroplane in Brandfort, in the Orange…
World Reporter. (1976) ‘ANC-PAC enlist exiled students’, The World, 30 December.
Ndlovu, D. (1976) ‘Kids told - get back to school’, The World, 2 August.
Nxumalo, C. (1976) ‘Language strike continues’, The World, 15 June.
Molefe, T. (1976) ‘This is what lead to the ’76 riots...’, The World, 16 June.
Nxumalo, C. (1976) ‘New school joins strike’, The World, 28 April, p. 4.
Mutloatse, M. (1976) ‘Leaders lash ‘stupid’ education system’, The World, 23 May.
Nxumalo, C & Bokala, W.(1976) ‘UBC in new school row’, The World, 17 June.
’The schoolboard are toothless’, The World, 28 April, p. 4.
EventDefiance campaign leadership meets with SAIC
Defiance Campaign Executive members meet with the leadership of South African Indian Congress (SAIC) to recommend a massive defiance campaign to their…
EventIndependent African States resolve to impose sanctions against South Africa
During the Second Conference of Independent African States held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia a resolution calling for sanctions against South Africa was passed…
EventThe Immigration Regulation Act is passed in South Africa
On 14 June 1913, the first Immigration Regulation Act, which limited the free movement of Asians, and restricted their entry into the country, was passed in…
EventSouth African Students Movement leaders meet to plan protest action against the implementation of Afrikaans
The Naledi High School branch of the South African Students Movement (SASM) held a meeting, which was attended by representatives of all Soweto high schools,…
EventNatal votes for the formation of the Union of South Africa
On 12 June 1909, Natal voted in favour of the formation of the Union of South Africa. During the following year (1910), the South Africa Act was approved in…
EventFIFA World Cup is staged in Africa for the first time
For the first time in the history of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the World Cup was staged in Africa. Five African nations vied…
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EventJan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during South African War, is born
On 10 June 1872 Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp, general during the South African War (the Second Anglo-Boer War), Member of Parliament and SA minister of…
EventMK operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung are executed
On 9 June 1983, uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) operatives, Jerry Mosolodi, Terry Mogoerane and Thabo Motaung were executed for their part in a hit on Wonderboom police…
EventThe SA Constitutional Court abolishes the death penalty
On 6 June 1995 a historic resolution was taken by the Constitutional Court to abolish the death penalty. The court ruled that capital punishment, as provided…
EventErfdeel farm in Orange Free State becomes SA’s richest gold deposit
On 3 June 1954, a mining engineer at the Erfdeel farm in the Orange Free State pulled up a drill-core laden with ore from nearly 6,000-feet. The Essayists…
EventCape Coloured Board agrees with the Department of Education on the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children
The Cape Coloured Board agreed, in principle, to the establishment of an Art Centre for Coloured children in Cape Town. The resolution was taken during a…