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Nigeria is granted full independence as a federation of three regions (northern, western, and eastern) under a constitution tha
EventYoussou N’Dour, Senegalese singer, is born.
Youssou N'Dour was born in Dakar, West of Senegal. He was a member of Star Band, Senegal’s most famous band. He left the band to form his own, Á‰toile de Dakar…
Walter Sisulu attends a function (1-2 October) in Orlando in honour of Lillian Ngoyi, recently returned from Russia.
The British colonial government in Kenya enact emergency measures to combat the growing threat from the Mau Mau.
The separate Department of Social Welfare is created to take over the welfare functions of other state departments, a step advo
The first number of Die Transvaler, with H.F. Verwoerd as editor, is published in Johannesburg.
Prof. Christiaan Engelbertus (Chris) Lampbrecht, choir master and adaptor of SA folk music, is born in Bloemfontein.
Southern Rhodesia becomes a self-governing colony.
Prof Petrus Johannes Nienaber, author and expert in literature, and collector of two complete sets of Afrikaans books, is born
Dr Albert Jan Jurie Wessels, author and founder of the Toyota motor company in SA, is born in the district of Boshof, OFS.
Three people are injured on the railway line in Maitland, Cape Town, in what can be considered SA’s first serious motorcar acci
The Town Council of Johannesburg is instituted.
Pixley ka Isaka Seme (Pixley kaIsaka Seme, Isaac Seme), barrister and president of the ANC from 1930 to 1936, is born at a miss
Fingoland and Indutywa are annexed to the Cape with Captain Matthew T. Blyth as first chief magistrate. The territory is called
Probably the correct date of President Paul Kruger’s birth, though he himself gives the date as 10 October 1825.
International Day of Older Persons.
National Day of Nigeria.
Teacher and Comrade: Richard Dudley and the Fight for Democracy in South Africa by Alan Wieder
History of the Left in South Africa: Writings of Baruch Hirson by Baruch Hirson
The Road to Democracy in South Africa: 1960-1970 by South African Democracy Education Trust
EventA plan limiting admission of black students in white universities is withdrawn
The government withdrew its plan to place a limit on the number of black students admitted to white universities, but remained committed to universities that…
EventLady Diana Spencer is killed in a car accident in Paris
Lady Diana Spencer, simply known as Princess Diana was born in 1961. She married the Prince of Wales and heir to the throne of England, Charles, and became the…
EventLady Mary Bailey, the first pilot to complete the London to Cape flight and back solo, dies in Cape Town
Lady Mary Bailey, wife of a South African mining magnate, was the first person to fly solo from London to Cape Town and back. She was already the mother of…
EventThe Town Victoria West is founded under the name Victoria, named after Queen Victoria
Victoria West is a small town in the Western Cape. In 1844 the Dutch Reformed Church bought a farm in the area and named it Victoria, after Queen Victoria. It…
EventThe last conventional battle of the South African War ends
The last conventional battle of the South African War (1899-1902), the battle of Dalmanutha (Bergendal) ended. The battle ended six days after it broke out on…