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EventNelson Mandela meets President P.W. Botha to begin negotiating the end of apartheid
… in a surprisingly cordial manner. As Mandela states in his autobiography Long Walk to Freedom: "From the opposite side of his grand office PW Botha walked…
EventSA artist Ernest Methuen Mancoba is born
… born in Boksburg, Transvaal. He left for Paris to further his studies in 1938. Mancoba never returned to live in South Africa again, but visited the country…
EventDavid Livingstone “discovers” Lake Nyasa
… and missionary. Of course, he is most remembered for his exploits as an explorer. In 1858 the British government … of the Zambezi, and discovered Lake Nyasa,…
The Role of the Missionaries in conquest - Chapter V - Political role of the mission
… to destroy the power of the chief as military leader of his people. The breakdown of tribalism meant first the … the authority of the chief, and therefore…
EventDarrell Roodt was born on this day
… the art of film to condemn the racially oppressive regime. His film Place of Weeping is one of the first anti-Apartheid films made by a South African. One of…
ANC media statement on comrade Carl Niehaus, 10 July 2009
… himself is unfortunate. Due to this, the ANC accepted his resignation and released him from all his duties at Chief Albert Luthuli House, to be able to deal…
EventAuthor and playwright Ronald Harwood is born in Cape Town
… training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He changed his name to Harwood under the advice of an English master, … sound good for a stage actor. In 1961…
EventSouth African poet Vincent Oliphant is born
… a small town near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. His first book of poems, Bloed vloei in stilte (Blood flows … in the annual Poetry International…
EventSir Thomas Cullinan (74), founder of the Premier Mine where the Cullinan diamond was discovered in 1907, dies.
… Sir Thomas Cullinan was knighted for his discovery of the Premier Mine and his service to industry. He was one of the co-founders and a … 1910. The Cullinan…
EventMandela persuades Libya to hand over two suspects accused of placing a bomb on Pan Am Flight 103
… President Nelson Mandela earned worldwide praise for his role in persuading Libya to hand over two suspects … not only scored a diplomatic victory but has…
EventMxenge murder accused Dirk Coetzee found guilty
… activist Griffiths Mxenge. Mxenge was murdered in 1981 and his mutilated body was found near Umlazi Stadium outside Durban. His wife, Victoria Mxenge, was…
EventPaul Adams becomes SA’s youngest Test Cricket player
… Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, when he featured in his first test debut at the age of 18 years and 340 days. … In later matches he suffered for a…
EventJustin Alexander (Alex) La Guma, SA novelist, short story writer and political activist, is born in Cape Town
… was born in District Six, Cape Town on 20 February 1925. His father, Jimmy La Guma was of Cuban descent, which made … was arrested several times as an…
EventFormer Tennis player, Kevin Curren, is born in Durban
… in sports management at the university and also began his tennis career. During the 14 years of his tennis career, Curren had won four Grand Slam doubles ……
EventMannetjies Coetzer is killed by a crocodile in the Kunene River
… Mannetjie Coetzer and his family had gone to the Kunene River in Namibia on a trip … has a large population of Nile crocodiles. Mannetjie and his brother…
ArchiveBiography of Flora Nwapa by Emily Coolidge
… is able to support her husband financially by rejecting his idea of having her work on their farm and instead … a daughter, but she is suddenly taken by a…
A short history of the oldest graves in Plettenberg Bay by Patricia Storrar (The Heritage Portal), 12 September 2016
… Resident of Plettenberg Bay, should bury those of his family who predeceased him in the ground of the … He was granted a pension and the use of the residency…
ArticleThe Khoisan
… of’). This leader detached himself from this group with his followers and became the first great chief of the Korana. … Jan Kupido, Klaas Lukas and Pofadder…
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… Shakas two half brothers; Dingane and Mhlangana and his body servant, Mbopa assassinated King Shaka on the 22 … of execution of many of Shaka's enemies, also…
EventEdward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West
… Cape, where the scenery would later be the inspiration for his paintings. Most of his paintings depict old farmhouses in Cape Town. He … landscapes of the…
EventSouth African artist Fikile Magadledla is born
… taught artist, who learned and benefited greatly from his peers. One of his mentors was Harold Jeppe, who introduced him to art circles in Johannesburg. Most…
EventPresident John Vorster resigns
… honorary position of State President. However, his spell in the new office was short-lived. He relinquished … but preferred to turn a blind eye. He resigned…
EventWalter Battiss is born in Somerset East
… in 1917, and drew and painted since childhood. His formal art studies started in 1929 at the Wits Tech Art … Teacher's Diploma) and etching lessons. Battiss…
EventSkipper Bertie Reed passes away
… skippers in single-handed racing around the world, died at his home in Gordon's Bay, Cape Town, after a long illness. He … from cancer. Reed will be…
EventLevy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.
… law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm, Mwanawasa & Company. He left the firm in … and became Zambia’s third President. He died…
EventDavid Malebane, a student at the Tompi Seleka Agricultural College in the Limpopo, shoots three lecturers before shooting himself
… the gun at lecturers that he believed were responsible for his failure to pass. In the end, he shot and killed three … It is reported that after the rampage,…
EventA commemorative exhibition of the work of painter and cartoonist John Amshewitz opens in the City Hall in Johannesburg
… explored most of the paintings in the media of the time. His diverse genres included landscapes, portraits and still … work at the Rand Daily Mail and The…
News SABC ‘should be hitting the panic button’ over Jimi Matthews’ resignation by Ndileka Lujabe (City Press), 27 June 2016
… has been praised as “doing the right thing” following his resignation from the SABC today. Matthews, who was acting … is wrong and I can longer be part of it…
PlaceGroote Schuur Estate
… Cecil Rhodes had a herbivorous menagerie on his estate and in 1896 he was given two lions and a leopard, … partly paved with marble and surrounded by…
EventTrade unionist Clements Kadalie dies in East London
… Trade unionist, Lameck Koniwaka Kadali Muwamba, known by his adopted name, Clements Kadalie, was born in April 1896, … the Communist Party of South Africa …