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EventSouth African swimmer, Penny Heyns, wins a gold Medal at Atlanta Olympics
… of Nebraska in the United States. In 1996, Heyns was part of Team South Africa in Atlanta. She made history by …
EventWalvis Bay is handed over to Namibia
… 432 (1978), which declared Walvis Bay to be an integral part of Namibia. …
EventANC and government to surge ahead with reforms
… reconsidered its position and confirmed that it would be part of the planning session on 5 March 1993, which would be …
EventANC denies responsibilities for the unrest in homelands
… all homelands should be reintegrated into South Africa, as part of the dismantling of Apartheid legislations. In …
EventP. W. Botha grants reprieve to the “Sharpeville Six”
… Mokhesi), who were condemned to death for allegedly being part of a crowd that killed Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini the deputy …
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… of the Zulu Kingdom in northern Natal, which is now part of the Kwazulu-Natal province, refused to follow British …
EventA teachers training college in South Africa opened in Wellington
… College and the Teachers Training College and is now part of the Boland College of Education. …
EventA new right-wing group Aksie Eie Toekoms (Action for our Own Future) (AET) is founded in Pretoria.
… to ensure that Afrikaners survived. The group later became part of the Conservative Party (CP). …
The diary of Maria Tholo - September 20 - October 17 by Carol Hermer
… sisters or cousins had to take them too. Nomsa had to take one to her cousin. She did it and all he said was, 'Oh … off because there is so little to do. It…
ArticleCaste - meaning, profession, religion
… knews.com/2008/letters/08/08/%E2%80%98banwahree%E2%80%99-is-one-of-the-names-for-lord-krishna/ Barahai, Barai - A Caste … earthworkers, lime and brick…
PlaceGauteng Province
… the most populated Province in South Africa! Gauteng was part of the old Transvaal . It was first known as the PWV, … gold mining and prosperity. Today…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… primarily on interventions to promote behaviour change. One of the main strategies was to inform people about the … has not led people to change their…
ArticleTimeline of the German and Herero, Nama War and Genocide
… Fighting continues. 11 June, General Lothar von Trotha, one of the most notorious generals of Kaiser Wilhelm II of … month of fatalities: 252 prisoners die…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 4: Communication through time
… the future will tell... after all, 100's of years ago no one would have dreamed of all the things we have today". -- …
ArticleHistory of ‘New Age’ Newspaper
… would appear under a new title, and New Age was one of these. After the State of Emergency was declared in …
ArticleGrade 5 term 1 timeline: Hunter-gatherers and herders in Southern Africa
… 1995 The Lynton panel featured as one of the premiere attractions in the international …
ArchiveCHAPTER 1 - Old Battle-Cries and Borrowed Language by Howard Barrell
… who had evaded police and who moved as a group from one safe house to another in Johannesburg. 9 It was in one of … leadership in 1963, MK was, from the…
PlaceBlue Crane Municipality, Sarah Baartman District- Eastern Cape
… disinvestment in rural areas, the dominance of one urban centre in the region and the resultant disparity … major drivers of the local economy. It also…
PlaceMtubatuba
… The Town Mtubatuba was almost swept away in 1918 in one of the worst floods the Area had seen in over 100 years. … into the uMkhanyakude District…
PlaceHuguenot Memorial Museum, Franschhoek
… French Architect, Louis Michel Thibault . “That was part of the deal. The resurgence of (what would one call it?) Afrikaans awareness, language, who we are…
PlaceMacassar Beach Pavillion
… to let nature reclaim the water park. The pavilion is part of the Macassar Dunes Reserve which is comprised of …
EventThe Riotous Assemblies Act Commences
… being enforced by the government. It was repealed in part by Internal Security Act No 74 of 1982 Click here for …
EventSouth African poet Vincent Oliphant is born
… organisation and the following year was invited to take part in the annual Poetry International Festival in …
EventFormer premier of Mpumalanga, Afrikaans poet and lawyer, Mathews Phosa is born
… Africa. He returned from exile to South Africa in 1990 as part of the ANC contingent that was to being the process of …
EventJohn Vorster says SA will welcome Maoris
… Association (FIFA) banned South Africa from taking part in any FIFA sponsored soccer tournament. Click here to …
EventSADF’s 31 Battallion is disbanded
… F. W. de Klerk announced that it would be disbanded as part of the efforts to end violence in South Africa, as they …
EventUnited Front launch in jeopardy
… committee convening the conference, but invited it to take part in the conference itself - an invitation which AZAPO …
EventCullinan diamond is cut into two
… The other gems from the Cullinan eventually became part of other jewellery belonging to the royal family. …
EventBram Fischer born today
… to be a member of the Congress of Democrats and to form part of the defence team for the leaders of the movement …
EventNkomo, leader of ZAPU forms a coalition government with Robert Mugabe
… after the discovery of arms caches that were alleged to be part of a ZAPU-led coup attempt. On 5 March, 1983, six …