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EventANC leads march through central Durban
… a few days after Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini called on his loyal subjects to boycott elections. Zwelithini further told his subjects that the interim…
PlaceAogutoas, Village near Port Nolloth
… old man'. Its location was marked by Bartolomeu Dias on his epic voyage around the Cape, in 1487. It was the last landfall sighted before a wild storm blew…
EventAssassination attempt on Kwame Nkrumah
… crowd greeting him at Kulungugu, Northern Region in Ghana. His rule in Ghana was becoming progressively oppressive. Four … Detention Act, which he had used…
EventA.W.G. Champion, outspoken opponent of apartheid dies
… Allison Wessels George (A.W.G.) Champion died at his home in Chesterville, Durban. He was known as a … for racial equality and, himself a Zulu, devoted his…
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… He showed a talent for music from an early age and his first attempt at composition was in 1899. Most of his songs were widely acclaimed and are still…
EventFuneral service of Wilton Mkwayi takes place in Eastern Cape
… William's Town. He was awarded this honour because of his extra-ordinary credentials and contribution to building a free and democratic South Africa. His…
EventBantu Holomisa is dismissed
… and billionaire paid the sum of R5 million to secure his residence in South Africa. His responsibilities were assigned to former ANC Youth League …
EventReginald (Reg) September, prominent trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist, is born
… He attended Cape Town's Trafalgar High School where his opposition to white racism was formed by his teachers who encouraged political debate on the …
EventKenyan men arrested as part of the continuing crackdown by British authorities
… was chief Luka from Lari, who was known for ill-treating his own people as an indication of his loyalty to the British government. …
EventGolfer,Nick Price beats Tiger Woods at Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Tournament at Sun City
… It was Price’s third win of the tournament, having won his first in 1993 and his second in 1997, beating South Africa’s Ernie Els. The …
EventUgandan premier Apollo Milton Obote is shot in the head by a gunman.
… of Uganda and later president. In 1969, an attempt on his life was made when he was shot at while attending a UPC … opposition parties and adopted an…
Interview with Oliver Tambo by Noticias, 05 August 1983, Maputo
… criticised for the explosion in Pretoria because of the death of innocent civilians, including the death of black … objective, and now Pieter Botha wants the…
"Should we get rid of the whites?" - Albert Luthuli answer to a question, 5 March 1959
… where he is, and the aim should be to get him to repent of his wrongdoings rather than to work for his forceful removal out of the country. The white man…
SABC’s Matthews was Motsoeneng’s willing enforcer-in-chief: FJT (TMG Digital), 28 June 2016
… himself as a hero…Matthews abandoned the ship to save his own skin and present himself as a principled person”. … enforcer-in-chief‚” it added. “He was happy…
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… Lord of the Church for giving them the grace to proclaim His word, and for granting this oldest Evangelical Lutheran … which he agreed on condition that he…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981. [1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the Apartheid regime. … [3] Tumi is described as…
EventCassper Nyovest, the South African Hip Hop artist is born
… single “Doc Shebeleza” was released, which was essentially his breakthrough track.[3] He was awarded the “Most Gifted … South African Music Awards.[5]…
EventTumi Molekane, the South African hip hop artist and poet is born
… was born in Tanzania on 16 August 1981.[1] At the time of his birth his parents were living in exile due to the Apartheid regime. … Tumi is described as a…
EventFearon Fallows, the first Astronomer Royal at the Cape, is born
… July 1789 in Cockermouth, Cumberland, in England. He spent his spare time studying, especially subjects like … he became an assistant at a school. He went on…
PlaceWierda Bridge, Six Mile Spruit, Pretoria
… the fourteen Years of working for the Government, he and his team developed the Republican Style (also known as … Wilhelmiens), Designing numerous…
EventA car bomb explodes in Durban, killing five and injuring 27 people
… officer in Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK). According to Lalla, in his amnesty request, this bomb was intended to sabotage … kill unsuspecting civilians. Lalla was…
EventRobert Kennedy, American politician, speaks at the University of Cape Town about the racial inequality of apartheid
… National Union of South African Students(NUSAS). In his speech he referred to a 'Day of Affirmation' or a … and prejudice in the United States and South…
EventRhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith, issues a Unilateral Declaration of Independence
… declared independence from Britain in 1965. During his address to the nation he declared: We Rhodesians have … Following a bitter bush war with black…
EventLiberation struggle activists, Gwala and Mothopeng are released from Robben Island
… became active in underground structures of the ANC until his arrest in 1964. He was charged with sabotage and … the PAC. He was sent to Robben Island where…
EventEban Abba, Israeli statesman is born in Cape Town
… 1915. He is the son of Abraham and Alida Sachs-Eban. His parents moved to Great Britain while he was still a … worked at the Jewish Agency for Palestine…
EventNelson Mandela’s son, Thembekile is killed in a car accident
… Mandela and Evelyn Mase was killed in a car accident while his father was serving life sentence on Robben Island. … Mandela, who always played a brother…
EventPrime Minister Botha visits Soweto
… the first South African prime minister to visit Soweto. His visit included talks with the Soweto Community Council … "we are all South Africans". These…
EventSA tenor Johan Botha is born
… Transvaal (now North West Province). He attended his first singing lessons at the age of ten. After completing his education and military training, Botha…
EventBulelani Vukwani on a shooting spree
… guard Bulelani Vukwani shot dead eleven people, including his girlfriend, and wounded five at Mdantsane Suburb in East … to the scene of the original murder…
EventUS President Bill Clinton arrives in Cape Town
… The first American president to visit SA with his wife, President Bill Clinton, arrived with his wife Hillary at the Cape Town International Airport. …