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EventThe fifteenth annual conference of Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) alters its constitution
The fifteenth Annual Conference of the Trade Union Council of South Africa (TUCSA) altered its constitution in such a way that effectively debarred Africans…
EventWhite entrepreneurs to be given contracts in the ‘homelands’
Prime Minister B J Vorster announces that White entrepreneurs will be given long-standing contracts in the 'homelands' to speed up economic development. This…
EventRetief Goosen is born.
On 3 February 1969 Retief Goosen, a prominent South African golf player was born in Pietersburg, Limpopo province. Goosen, famously known by his nickname "The…
Over 400 Kikuyu suspected to be part of the Mau Mau movement are arrested in Kenya
EventThe Ciskei homeland is established
The Ciskei was established under the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 as an 'independent republic'. The creation of Ciskei was in line with apartheid policies of…
EventArchibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan, Xhosa writer and linguist, dies
Archibald Campbell Mzoliza Jordan Xhosa writer and linguist died in the United State of America in Madison Wisconsin. Jordan was born on 30 October 1906 at the…
EventEquatorial Guinea gains Independence from Spain
The colonial history of Equatorial Guinea dates back to 1471 when Portuguese explorers descended on the country. On their way to India, Portuguese explorers…
EventJohn Vorster says SA will welcome Maoris
Prime Minister John Vorster said that South Africa would welcome Maoris in New Zealand rugby teams. The presence of Maoris, a non-White indigenous New Zealand…
EventStudents support the appointment of Archie Mafeje
More than 200 students at the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a "sit in" to protest against government intervention that forced the university to…
EventSA signs Nuclear Non
South Africa was one of the countries that signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Other countries that signed the…
The Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act is passed
EventAcademic and ANC politician Z.K. Matthews dies
On 12 May 1968, South African academic, African National Congress (ANC) politician, and Botswana's first ambassador to the USA and envoy to the UN, Zachariah…
EventThe Ben Schoeman freeway is opened
The Ben Schoeman N1 freeway between Johannesburg and Pretoria, named after the then minister of transport, was opened on this date. In the forty years of its…
EventSA Boeing 707 crashes in Namibia
Pretoria, a Boeing 707 of South African Airways (SAA), en route to London and only in use for seventeen days, crashed and exploded shortly after take-off from…
EventBiafra, a Nigerian Province is recognised by Tanzania
On 30 May 1967, Biafra declared itself independent from Nigeria. This region comprised roughly the south-eastern provinces of Nigeria. This declaration came…
EventSeparate Representation of Voters Amendment Act No 50 of 1968 is enacted
The Coloured Persons Representative Council was formed with forty elected members and twenty nominated members. It had legislative powers to make laws…
EventMinister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa’s defence policy.
Minister of Defence, P.W. Botha, reports to the Senate on the Arms Industry and defines the main aims of South Africa's defence policy. The paranoia that…
EventSA musician Todd Matshikiza dies
South African artist, composer and writer, Todd Tozama Matshikiza, died at the age of 47 in Lusaka, Zambia after a sudden illness. He composed the music and…
EventThe existing ban on marriages between White and Black people (Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act (1949) is extended to White and Coloured people
On this day in history, the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Amendment Bill was adopted - despite opposition from the United and Progressive Parties. This…
EventInternational Olympic Committee re-admit South Africa
Following the ban on South Africa by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 for its racial discrimination practices…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs second heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital
Renowned surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, performed his second heart transplant operation at Groote Schuur Hospital a month after his first transplant. Hamilton Naki…
EventLouis Washkansky dies
Fifty four year old dentist Louis Washkansky, recipient of the first successful human heart transplant in the world, died in Cape Town, eighteen days after…
EventDr Chris Barnard performs the world’s first human heart transplant
On 3 December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world's first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital,…
EventSAP fighting in Zimbabwe
It was officially disclosed that the South African Police (SAP) were in Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe) actively helping in the fight against Nationalist…
EventMK’s Luthuli Detachment and ZAPU in a joint operation
Umkhonto we Sizwe's (MK) Luthuli Detachment in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Zimbabwean African People's Union (ZAPU) guerrillas engaged Rhodesian forces in Wankie …
EventEnforcement of military conscription for all white males in SA
The Union Defence Force was created in 1912 and served as the South African Army. It was renamed as the South African Defence Force (SADF) by the passing of…
EventLuthuli Combat Detachment crosses the Zambezi
The 'Luthuli Detachment', made up of units of Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) operatives, and the Zimbabwean African People’s Union (ZAPU) guerrillas, crossed the…
EventChief Albert Luthuli, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of the ANC, is killed in Groutville
On 21 July 1967, Chief Albert Luthuli died after he was struck by a train on a railway bridge close to the home that he had been confined to by the Apartheid…
EventMilitary service becomes compulsory for White South African men.
The Defense Amendment Bill, designed to make military service compulsory for White young men, was passed on 9 June 1967 - with the support of the opposition…
EventMinister of Defence, PW Botha discloses that South Africa’s northern borders are protected by a radar early warning system
Minister of Defence, PW Botha disclosed that South Africa's northern borders are protected by a radar complex constituting an early warning system, and that…