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EventThe S. A government seizes the passport of Bishop Desmond Tutu
… Tutu was arrested by the South African government and his passport was confiscated, barring him from travelling … 1984, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize…
EventKuruman missionary Robert Moffat is born
… At the age of 21, he came to South Africa and started his ministry in Namaqualand. In May 1821 he and his wife Mary, an indispensible helpmate, carried on…
EventFormer Cabinet Minister Dullah Omar dies
… nearing Nelson Mandela’s release from prison, Omar was his spokesperson. Omar was the first Minister of Justice of … He died of cancer on 13 March 2004 and…
EventGandhi leaves South Africa
… liberty in SA, was passed in July, and it contributed to his view that his task in South Africa has been fulfilled. …
EventCape Colony Prime Minister opposes War
… War 2 (South African War), summarised the pssure his government has put on the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek … a peaceful settlement." He was hoping to avert…
EventAlfred Milner becomes High Commissioner and Governor of the Cape Province
… South Africa and Governor of the Cape Province in 1897. His efforts to gain political rights for the "Uitlanders" … Britain and the South African Republic …
EventChris Katongo, Zambian football player, is born
… ArminiaBielefeld and Greece’s Skoda Xanthi. Katongo made his international debut in 2003. He is currently captain of the Zambian national team. Under his…
EventVictor Sidney Norton, journalist and first South African-born editor of the Cape Times, dies in Cape Town
… in Johannesburg to an English father and a Swedish mother. His father Sidney Peter Norton was a journalist and would influence his son’s future career path…
Seedtime: Omar Badsha Retrospective
… and photographic essays from the mid-1960s to 2000s. His drawings are being shown for the first time alongside his documentary photographic essays for which…
EventPresident Nelson Mandela awards the Gold Order of Meritorious Service posthumously to Enoch Sontonga, composer of “Nkosi, Sekel
… of Meritorious Service (Gold) posthumously to Sontonga for his service to South Africa. . His granddaughter, Mrs Ida Rabotape received the award. Nkosi …
EventEthiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is captured by EPRDF rebels
… a successful rebel war against the forces of Mengistu and his appointment marked the end of years of civil war in the … government, Zenawi promised a…
EventChief Albert Luthuli is banned for a further five years
… of the banning orders Luthuli decisively continued with his political activities until his latter days. Additionally Luthuli’s five year ban expired …
EventDr Kenneth Kaunda, former president of Zambia, is born
… In 1959, Kaunda broke away from the ANC and formed his own party, the Zambian National Congress (ZANC). In 1964, … until 1991, when he stepped down following…
EventFirst president of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah (62), dies in Bucharest.
… ban opposition parties in 1960. Consequently opposition to his governance grew and led to several militants’ arrests. In … China, he was deposed by the…
EventArchibald Lamont, ex-mayor of Durban, passes away.
… and Sarah Graham. Born in Scotland, Lamont completed his schooling in Glasgow and in 1888 obtained an MA degree … at Singapore. In 1910 he came to South…
The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1
… agreements with the government”; De Klerk refined his strategy for a power-sharing constitution instead of … September 1991. However, since February 1990, De…
PlacePollsmoor Prison
… Island before being sent to Victor Verster Prison prior to his release. Walter Sisulu and Ahmed Kathrada , both … at Pollsmoor and Robben Island. Allan…
EventControversial ‘Black Jesus’ painter, Ronald Harrison, dies
… of cancer on 28 June 2011, just before he was to exhibit his latest work. Black Christ remains his most famous work. The painting is now housed at the South …
EventANC co-founder and journalist Pixley Seme dies
… and a co-founder of the African National Congress (ANC). His funeral service was conducted by the bishop of … of native affairs. When a tombstone was…
EventZola Skweyiya is born
… worked tirelessly to eradicate corruption by members of his department who were enriching themselves with social grants meant for the poor and children…
EventHezekiel Sepeng is born
… and setting the South African record for the 800 metres, his greatest achievement was in 1996 where he won South … new South African record of 1:42:86…
EventDr. Albert Hertzog is attacked by Ben Schoeman
… During his first speech as a member of Herstigte Nationale Party … time Hertzog was still a member of the National Party. His main attack was aimed at B.J…
EventSoccer coach Pitso Mosimane is fined R50 000
… League (PSL) disciplinary hearing. This followed after his heated altercation with Sundowns' coach, Angel Cappa, … to the fine, PSL ordered him to make a…
EventCecil Edwin Frans Skotnes is born in East London, Eastern Cape
… Skotnes served in the South African forces in Italy. On his return to South Africa he joined the Polly Street Art … who he trained. The most successful…
EventAfrikaner patriot Danie Theron is killed
… the "ignorant Dutch". At the conclusion of Theron’s case his fine was paid by his supporters in the courtroom. Danie Theron was born in …
EventSpringbok rugby player, Schalk Burger is born in Port Elizabeth
… Schalk Willen Petrus Burger Jnr. was named after his father who was also a rugby player. As a child he was … was selected for the Springbok squad in 2003 and…
EventJoshua Nkomo’s freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia is restricted
… leader, is served with a restriction order that affects his freedom of movement and association in Southern Rhodesia. … the Tanzanian President, Julius…
EventAlexis Preller, SA visual artist, dies
… surrealism, though he rejected the latter description for his work. Described by one critic as South Africa’s Gauguin, … Preller was one of the most…
Nelson Mandela Letter to Mrs. Manorama Bhalla, secretary of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 3 August 1980
… upbringing, I find that my own ideas were influenced by his experience. While at university and engrossed in student … man. In the forties, I for the first…
South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917)
… birth of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela , Jan Van Riebeeck and his expedition of Dutch Calvinist settlers landed at the Cape … a large area of land in the central…