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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…
EventNotorious Pirate, Captain William Kidd, is reportedly sighted off the coast of Cape Town
Perhaps one of the most notorious pirates in history, Captain William Kidd, was thought to have become familiar with the practice of piracy while serving as an…
EventLesotho addresses political exiles in the country
The Lesotho government invited all South African political refugees to make formal application to leave the country, to indicate proposed dates of departure…
EventGary Teichmann is born
Former South Africa national rugby team Captain, Gary Teichmann, was born in Gwelo, Zimbabwe. Teichmann showed his leadership qualities when was appointed…
EventFormer Springbok rugby captain, Franscois Pienaar, is born
On 02 January 1969, Jacobus Francois Pienaar was born in Vereeniging,Transvaal (now known as Gauteng Province). Born into a working class Afrikaner family, he…
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer who was a founder member and first secretary of the Bantu Social Centre in Beatrice Street,…
EventSiamese twins are separated in Cape Town
Siamese twins have successfully been separated in the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town. The operation, which was conducted by surgeon Syd Cywes, was…
EventThe UN ends SA mandate over South West Africa
The United Nations (UN) debated the South West Africa issue (now Namibia) year after year with increasing acrimony. On 18 July 1966 the International Court of…
EventRand Afrikaans University is established
The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the second university with its seat in Johannesburg, was established by an act of parliament as the academic home of…
EventThe South African Military History Society is established
The South African Military History Society (SAMHS) was formed following an appeal by Commandant-General H.B. Klopper to all South Africans to take an interest…
EventThe first episode of Star Trek is aired on NBC
The now iconic series struggled to find an audience at first, and was cancelled after just 3 seasons. However, its cult-like popularity blossomed in…
EventSA Prime Minister H. F. Verwoerd stabbed to death
Parliamentarian Service Officer Dimitri Tsafendas stabs main architect of apartheid Prime Minister H.F. Verwoed to death. A prior attempt on his life since…
EventBeatles records are banned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), due to John Lennon’s previous ‘Jesus’ comments
In early 1966 John Lennon was reading about Christianity and when he was interviewed by Maureen Cleave for the London Evening Stadard on 4 March, said: …
Minister of Education gains complete control over student life
EventNumber of banned persons in South Africa totals 936
When the system of apartheid was implemented in South Africa in 1948, certain laws had to be put in place to maintain white domination in all aspects of South…
EventBishop Zulu refused passport by the state
On 22 June 1966 South African Bishop Alphaeus Hamilton Zulu, is refused a passport and thus permission to attend an international church conference by the…
EventRobert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid
On 6 June 1966, Robert Kennedy, the brother of former American president John F. Kennedy and American politician, made a parliamentary address at the…