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PlaceHillbrow Tower
… in April 1971. Construction cost 2 million Rand (at the time, US$2.8 million). The tower was initially known as the …
The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa by Denis Goldberg
… 2002- 2009 Chapter 19 Last thoughts – for now Appendix 1: Time Line of South African history Appendix 2 The Political …
EventCharlotte Maxeke, politician and founder of the Bantu Women’s League of South Africa, is born
… Maxeke completed her secondary school. It was at this time that she took part in musical activities. She joined a …
EventSpringboks beat New Zealand in Rugby Wold Cup final match
… Africa winning the Rugby World Cup Trophy for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1987. Despite strong …
PlaceGeorge Harrison Park
… A of Langlaagte farm, in terms of mining law at the time. The site became a National Monument in 1944 and in …
EventGerard Bhengu SA artist, is born in Natal
… outcast in terms of his own culture, but at the same time he was considered by whites to be a part it, and called …
EventAnti-apartheid activist, Norman Levy is born
… South African Congress of Democrats (COD) in 1954. By the time COD was formally launched, Levy had also been recruited …
EventCurnick Ndlovu, Trade Unionist, is arrested.
… He was sentenced 20 years in jail in 1964 and served his time on Robben Island. He was released in 1983 and eventually …
EventPolitical Activist and Advocate, Dumisa Ntsebeza, is born
… the struggle. He was arrested in the mid 70’s and served time in prison, during which he completed his law degree. …
EventLanga, Uitenhage Massacre: 20 killed by police on Sharpeville Commemoration Day
… a tangible shift in the political situation at the time. It provoked renewed school boycotts and resulted in …
EventAndries Dreyer, church archivist and collector of Africana, dies
… in church history, he was appointed the first full-time archivist of the Cape N.G Kerk in 1929. In the same year …
EventThe Table Mountain cableway, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Cape Town, is inaugurated
… but the project was interrupted yet again by war, this time the outbreak of the First World War (1914 - 1918). A …
EventNon military national service for objectors
… in the South African Defence Force (SADF), for the same time period as normal military service; non-combatant service …
EventRight wing Wit Kommando bombs academic’s office
… electorate, who would be going to the polls in two weeks time. An extreme right wing group, the Wit Kommando (White …
EventRhodesia adopts new constitution
… was that Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Prime Minister, at the time, unilaterally declared independence from Britain in an …
EventJournalists’ first visit to Robben Island
… The South African government for the first time allowed 20 local journalists, five correspondents of …
EventResolute Treurnicht rejects waiving language policy
… should the policy be forced upon the children. During this time, an action committee was set up under auspices of the …
EventSouth African Parliament repeals The Separate Amenities Act of 1953
… dismantled the entire system of petty apartheid by the time of 1994 general election that brought the ANC to power. …
EventThe Big Three are convicted of treason
… arrested in April 1989 and charged with treason. At the time of their arrest the country was rife with unrest. …
EventFearon Fallows, first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born in England
… of hand-weaving. However, Fallows spent his spare time studying, especially subjects like mathematics. At the …
EventNelson Mandela is voted the greatest South African
… Fugard came in as the 100th greatest South African of all time. The program was stopped because of political pressure …
EventWorld Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
… on 8 May. This is to commemorate those who volunteer their time in assisting these organisations in caring for …
EventAfrica Women’s Peace Train leaves Kampala for Johannesburg
… Botswana and finally to South Africa - Johannesburg, in time for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) …
EventThousands are killed after terrorists crashed hijacked airliners into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington
… flight operations at the nation's airports for the first time in U.S. history. In the immediate aftermath of the …
EventOrganisations forward applicants for amnesty to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
… Party (IFP) members were known to have applied at the time. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a …
EventSan involvement in the Battle of Chrissiesmeer
… by the loss of their horses, which gave the Boer commandos time to re-group. …
EventPresident Paul Kruger lays the foundation stone of the Raadsaal on Pretoria’s Church Square
… used as the governmental seat of the British for a short time. The building currently houses the offices of the …
PlaceBethulie Bridge across the Gariep River
… streets, old bridges, and heritage sites tell stories of a time long past, making it a fascinating destination for …
EventThe official Commission of Inquiry into the mass media tables its report
… Minister, Mr. A.L. Schlebusch said: “For a considerable time and on various occasions, discussions have been held …
EventTransvaal Anti-SAIC Committee decided to revive the old TIC
… speech at the conference, Dr. Allan Boesak, who was at the time the president of the World Alliance of Reformed …