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EventJ.M. Coetzee wins the Booker Prize
… University. A year later he began to write fiction, with his first book, Dusklands, being published in 1974. Following … 1999, Coetzee won the Booker Prize a…
EventPAC leader Robert Sobukwe is born
… girl. Sobukwe was exposed to literature at an early age by his oldest brother. His earliest education was at a mission school in Graaf … of the PAC’s anti…
EventSir Harry Smith, governor of the Cape, dies in London
… during the time of the Frontier Wars and was remowned for his autocratic tendencies. He was responsible for annexing the whole of British Kaffraria on his…
EventBishop Ambrose Reeves returns to South Africa
… Bishop of Johannesburg, returned to South Africa from his long leave spent in England. Reeves was not welcomed back … struggle against oppression and…
EventKing Mswati III is born
… in Masundini Swaziland to King Sobhuza III and one of his younger wives Ntombi Tfwala. Mswati was Tfwala’s only child. When his father,King Sobhuza, died…
EventLéopold Sédar Senghor resigns after twenty years as Senegalese president.
… in Paris where he got acquainted with Aimé Césaire. After his studies, Senghor remained in Paris and earned his citizenship. He later joined the French army…
David Goldblatt, once and future freedom hero by Rebecca Davis (Daily Maverick), 28 November 2012, South Africa
… presented to him at a ceremony in April 2012. In his email, Goldblatt writes: “I profoundly regret to inform … conscience. Possibly most famously, John…
EventDr Robert Broom is born
… he was fascinated by the origin of mammals and used his medical profession to support his travels around the world. In 1897, Broom settled in South … College…
History lesson: When Vorster stuck the knife in Ian Smith's back by Jamie Miller (Rand Daily Mail), 17 September 2016
… of South Africa’s apartheid regime to make it happen. For his part, John Vorster gambled that cooperating with the American plan would earn his regime the…
Mission Stations - I-L
… was used for a school. There were a few (Xhosa) huts near his dwelling, and fifteen kraals within six miles. "At … Umhala's Caffers. The Missionary Julius…
EventIgnatius Royston Dunnachie (Roy) Campbell, SA satirical poet, is born in Durban.
… High), where he counted literature and outdoor life among his first loves. Campbell founded the magazine, Voorslag, … Plomer – a satirical publication, after…
EventAndré Phillipus Brink, well-known SA author, is born
… Phillipus Brink was born on 29 May 1935. Brink obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature at the University of Potchefstroom in 1955. 1n 1958 he…
ArchiveRemembering Hugh Masekela: the horn player with a shrewd ear for music of the day by Gwen Ansell (The Conversation), 23 January 2018
… a long battle with prostate cancer. When he cancelled his appearance last year at the Johannesburg Joy of Jazz Festival, taking time out to deal with his…
Statement by Oliver Tambo on the murder of Griffiths Mxenge, 01 November 1981
… patriot. In unbridled savagery, they extensively mutilated his face and cut off his ears. A member of the African National Congress since the … of the ANC…
PlaceAdams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal
… preached to congregations of up to a 1 000 people. His school provided an education to 100 pupils at a time and his medical skills were sought out by the…
EventBanned PAC Leader, Robert Sobukwe, is refused an exit permit to leave SA
… (PAC), Robert Sobukwe, would not be allowed to use his exit permit (approved by the Minister of Interior Affairs) to leave South Africa for his studies in…
EventSouth African athlete, Sergio Motsoeneng, admits to cheating in Comrades Marathon
… Comrades Marathon before he exchanged vests and shoes with his twin brother in a mobile toilet along the route. They … them wearing watches on opposite…
EventSouth African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang, Club Kevin Carter, commits suicide
… in the area. Later in the day he heard over the radio that his friend Ken Oosterbroek had been killed in the conflict … and Greg Marinovich was seriously…
EventMarcus Garvey, Jamaican-born Black nationalist who advocated the departure of African-Americans back to Africa, is born.
… elected vice president of the Kingston Union. Following his involvement in a strike, he left Jamaica, travelled to … the African Times and Orient Review,…
PlaceSun City, Rustenburg
… Sculptures. " Danie de Jager - who pursued sculpture his whole life, struggled at the outset of his career. He doggedly entered every competition he could…
EventSA artist Anthony Nkotsi is born
… Art Foundation, was born in Johannesburg. During his schooling years he would spend any money that his mother gave him on art materials and spent his…
EventNiel van der Watt, SA composer is born
… Pretoria, Niel van der Walt is a composer well known for his choral compositions. He comes from a family of teachers. He obtained his high School education…
EventUgandan President Idi Amin releases political prisoners
… names of 17 new cabinet Ministers. Amin overthrew his long time ally turned enemy on 25 January 1971, while … accepted Amin who would become their worst…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1930s
… in northern KwaZulu-Natal . 1932 Pixley Seme outlines his reform scheme, desperately seeking to improve the … decline Pixley Seme uses the votes of women to…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the Unveiling of the Tombstone of Oliver Tambo, 19 April 1998, Wattville, Benoni
… President of the movement to which Oliver Tambo dedicated his life. But as one of the remaining friends of O.R.`s I … the honour three days ago to speak at…
Speech by President Nelson Mandela at the unveiling of the tombstone of Oliver Tambo
… President of the movement to which Oliver Tambo dedicated his life. But as one of the remaining friends of O.R.'s I … the honour three days ago to speak at…
PlaceHershel Memorial Obelisk, Claremont-Cape Town
… Herschel purchased and set at the centre of rotation of his great telescope can be seen. On one side of the obelisk … in this colony Sir John Herschel…
ArchiveCorrespondence between Jack Simons and Cape Town Chief Magistrate
… relaxing of banning orders. Includes request to visit his son and daughter and to communicate with his sister-in-law. Return letter from the Chief Magistrate…
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…
EventSouth African player Thabo Mngomeni is born in Cape Town
… awarded Kick Off's accolade for the Goal of the Decade for his goal for Bush Bucks in 1997, is born in Cape Town. … with Hellenic. An ankle injury in the…