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EventSir Ronald Ross, discoverer of the malaria mosquito is born
… and visited Madras, Burma and Andaman Islands developing his interest in poetry, literature and mathematics. Sir Ross began his study of malaria in 1892. He…
Some Observations on HIV and Mortality in South Africa: 2007, 2008 and 2013 by Thabo Mbeki, 14 March 2016
… a very comprehensive Report on Mortality and Causes of Death in South Africa. In this context it is necessary to … views of your correspondent Wyndham…
EventGeneral Gamal Abdel Nasser is officially elected President of Egypt
… figures in Egyptian history. He was well-known for his Arab nationalist and anti-colonial foreign policy. He is … World as a symbol of Arab dignity and…
EventMpho Gift Leremi, Mamelodi Sundowns soccer player, dies
… car accident on 03 September 2007 after losing control of his car in Brackensdowns, next to Alberton. He was returning … Leremi suffered grave injuries that…
EventOmar Bongo, former president of Gabon is born
… one party system since he came into power in 1967. During his 41 years in office, he was implicated in a number of … corruption scandals including embezzling…
ArticleGrey Street Complex timeline 1800-1999
… arrives in Durban from Mauritius and soon establishes his first retail business in West Street. 1885 Dr. Lancelot Parker Booth completes his theological…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1980s
… Erikssen, resigns with effect from July 1980, his health having deteriorated after the exposure of Craig … Russell, is sentenced to a year’s imprisonment for…
A brief history on South African prisons and prisoners
… prison had cells for white and black male offenders, the death row cells, cells for white and black female offenders … strategy, the apartheid state was…
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
… of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1952 until his death in 1967. In 1960, he received the Nobel Peace Prize and … was the most widely known and…
EventTodd Tozama Matshikiza, musician, composer and writer, is born in Queenstown, Eastern Cape
… a huge success both locally and abroad. In 1960, he and his family left South Africa and relocated to London. After a … Africa and was pained by the fact…
ArchiveO R Tambo 1917-1993: hamba kahle people's leader
… Pamphlet on the life and death of Oliver Tambo. Includes a tribute by Nelson Mandela, a brief biography and quotes from his speeches. …
ArchiveDivine Right
… the independent newspaper, Ikhwezi Lomso, following the death of Strydom and his replacement by Dr Verwoerd. …
PlacePaul Kruger’s House, 60 Church Street West, Pretoria
… Kelly for £500, upon which this house was built. After his election as President of the new ZAR in May 1883, … 1899. Kruger occupied the house until 29 May…
EventZulu King Cetshwayo Dies
… born to Mpande, who was King Shaka’s half brother in 1826. His father declared him his successor very early on in life, which was unusual for a … prior…
EventChris Hani, the SACP secretary-general, is assassinated
… Chris Thembisile Hani also known to many as Tshonyane (his clan name), was shot and killed in the driveway of his Boksburg home. Soon after, Janus Walus, a…
BiographySumboornam Pillay
… apart. Her father had a major influence on her upbringing. His work in housing, welfare, and school building projects … others with compassion. This was…
EventSeretse Khama is born
… the first president of the Republic of Botswana . Under his leadership Botswana developed from an impoverished and … role in Southern Africa. He served as…
EventDe Klerk calls for stringent safety measures
… that he personally supported the reinstatement of the death penalty for murder and other serious crimes and would … on a motorist at Eikenhof, near…
EventHerman Charles Bosman guilty of murder
… When South African author Herman Charles Bosman visited his parents in Johannesburg during the June school holidays, his visit ended in tragedy in the house…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… when one examines commemorations of events such as the death of PietRetief and the Battle of Blood River. … of a farmer, Henry Smith, on 17 January 1906 by…
ArticleTimeline of the Marikana Massacre 2012 - 2013
… are assaulted. Two mine security officers are hacked to death by protesters and their vehicles torched. Striking … escorting the protesters. Two SAPS members…
EventMaxwell Mlilo, South African actor, dies of diabetes
… local dramas like Tsha Tsha and Home Affairs. Just before his death, Mlilo was well known for his role as Ngconde in the local sitcom Emzini Wezinsizwa. …
EventZulu King Dingane orders the execution of Piet Retief’s men
… signing of Dingane and Retief's treaty, Piet Retief and his party were treated to a farewell dance by the Zulu impis … had reached a frenzied climax, King…
EventPallo Jordan opens the Mbuzini Samora Machel Public Library
… was opened to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Samora Machel. On 19 October 1986, an air plane carrying the Mozambican president Samora…
BiographyGille De Vlieg
… a sail maker. They moved back to Johannesburg to set up his business in 1975. It was not until 1982 that she joined …
BiographyLesley Lawson
… each group member individual attention, inviting them to his home in turn for a meal and a one-on-one printing …
EventBill Flynn, popular SA actor dies in Johannesburg
… African entertainment industry, and was well known for his roles in local movies such as Heel Against the Head and Running Riot, and his role as Willie Loman…
ArticleMaps of Africa through the centuries
… include up-to-date information in the various editions of his atlases, becoming the most influential cartographer of … of the Blaeu family business, carried…
ArticleThe 1992 Whites only referendum ‘For’ or ‘Against’ a negotiated constitution
… held in Potchefstroom to fill a seat left vacant by the death of Louis le Grange, who was also the speaker of the … Potchefstroom and actively campaigned for…
ArticleTransvaal Indian Youth Congress (TIYC)
… The strike resulted in police violence that led to the death of 18 people across Soweto. It was during this period … to South Africa to take part in the…