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A court in Pretoria sentences nine Blacks to terms of imprisonment from five to seven years on charges of training as guerrilla
The Nederduitse Gereformerde Kerk (NGK) together with its sister church for Blacks (the NGK in Afrika), Coloureds (the NG Sendi
Lilian Masediba Ngoyi, born in Gamatlala near Pretoria in 1911, dressmaker, political activist and trade unionist who spent sev
In the wake of strikes in Natal in February, The Guardian publishes a documented report on the low wages paid to Black workers
Arno Carstens, lead singer of the rock group Springbok Nude Girls, is born in Worcester, Western Cape.
Mauritius officially achieves independence from Britain.
P.W. Botha, the Minister of Defence, reports to the Senate on the progress of the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of So
Defence Minister J.J. Fouche outlines the basic principles of South Africa’s defence policy and gives details of measures being
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions submits a memorandum to the UN General Assembly calling for economic sanct
A Diaz bust is unveiled in the garden of the art gallery in Cape Town.
The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) delegation is received by the Viceroy, Lord Wavell, in Delhi, submitting a petition dr
Gen. H. C. Muller unveils a memorial for nine Boers who were killed in Anglo-Boer War 2. The memorial includes the name of Salm
Christoffel Cornelis Froneman, commandant of the Free State and founder of Marquard, dies.
Juliette Gordon founds the Girl Guides (later Scouts), a world-wide organisation active also in SA.
Andries Dreyer, archivist of the Dutch Reformed Church, is ordained as missionary of the congregation in Cape Town for the Hano
Gen. Piet Joubert, commander-in-chief of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, lays the cornerstone of the Dutch Reformed Mother Chu
Willem Lambertus van Warmelo, compiler of Afrikaanse Liedjies, is born in the Netherlands.
Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
A convoy of the British 80th Regt. is over-run at Ntombe River, northern Zululand by a force of 2 000 Zulus. Of the sixty m
Commander R.C. Dyer of the vessel MHS Industry reads the document annexing Walvis Bay and the surrounding area for Britain, aft
Sen. François S. Malan, editor of Die Patriot and founder of the FAK, is born at Bovlei near Wellington.
Basutoland, within SA, is proclaimed a British territory.
Cornelis Moll, founder of the first Natal newspaper De Natalier, is bornas 24th child in Cape Town.
Portuguese navigator Bartholomew Diaz erects his first padrao (stone cross) at Kwaaihoek near the mouth of the Bushman’s River
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EventTito Mboweni, former Governor of the SA Reserve Bank, is born in Tzaneen
Tito Mboweni was born on 16 March 1959, in Tzaneen Limpopo. After completing his high school studies, he registered for a Bachelor of Commerce Degree at the…
EventSAAN announces its decision to close the Rand Daily Mail
The Rand Daily Mail newspaper was closed in April 1985. The South African Associated Newspapers (SAAN) made the announcement on 15 March 1985. SAAN, the…
EventThe TEC decides on Bophuthatswana’s incorporation following major unrest
On 14 March, 1994, the Transitional Executive Council (TEC) management committee decided on a new administration for Bophuthatswana. The decision followed a…
EventANC’s chief representative in Swaziland, Stanley Mabizela, writes a letter to the ANC following a visit by Thabo Mbeki and Max Sisulu
On 12 March, 1975, Stanley Mabizela the African National Congress (ANC) Chief representative in Swaziland wrote a handwritten letter to the ANC to thank them…
EventNative Khoikhoi tribespeople are alleged to have looted more than forty cattle from Cape Settlers
Long before European settlers arrived at the Cape, it was inhabited by various other people. Two of the most well-known groups are the Khoikhoi, who had been…